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This guest book review is brought to you by Hayley Simpson.
“The world is my playground. There is no box for me.”
This simple phrase, taken from the end of Travel, Sex and Train Wrecks perfectly sums up the book and what I took away from reading Julie Morey’s autobiography. Julie did what a lot of travelers have done before her – disappeared into the backpacker Heaven that is South East Asia to escape her not-so perfect life.
And what a playground it was for her.
She flirted and maybe did a little something more with men with sexy accents from all over the globe. I feel like there should have been a map included in the e-book with pins placed on the countries of the men (and perhaps women) she kissed.
She survived the harsh heat of India, fell in love with Pai in Thailand, got “happy” in Cambodia and naked in Halong Bay, and had the “absolute best time of her life.”
But most importantly, she found what she longed for – peace within herself.
Julie, a devout Christian, felt like a contradiction after her marriage crumbled and led to divorce. In this book, you follow along with her as she forgives herself and finds inner happiness.
She writes in an informal way so readers have the sense that they are a part of the realization process. It was definitely interesting reading all of her feelings regarding the divorce, and you feel like cheering at the end when she lets it all go and the sun shines again.
I would recommend this book to all women travelers, for a laugh, for some insight and for the “oh-my-god-I’ve-totally-done-that” moments.
You can hear Julie reading a portion of her book below.
About the Reviewer: Hayley is an Australian expat currently living in beautiful Vancouver, Canada. She blogs at Hayley on Holiday and writes about being an introvert constantly stepping out of her comfort zone and into the world.
As an avid traveller and reader this is a must have book for me and I’d love to read it!
This book sounds very intriguing. Definitely going to check it out!
Wow! sounds interesting. Thanks for the heads up, I’ll be checking this one out in the future.
Travel memoirs are some of the best reads for a traveler. Looking forward to checking it out!
The title looks very intriguing, please send me a copy!
I’d love to read it befor my own journey starts on 10th of January 2014 🙂
Sounds like a fun read!
Sounds interesting indeed!
I would love to read this book!
Would like to read it =)
I’ll be adding this to my list of books to read!
Ooo, this sounds right up my alley!
Sounds like if you like stories like “Eat, Pray, Love” or “Under the Tuscan Sun” you’ll like this read, too. Awesome!
I love to travel so I will love this book for sure!
Sounds amazing! Definitely putting this one on my To Read list!
Oooh. Wanna read this.
I would love to have this book as my travel companion on my next adventure! 🙂
Love to read this
Sounds like a great read! perfect for my 20 hour trip down under to Sydney coming up!
This book sounds so interesting! I am currently studying in Europe for a semester, and I must get my hands on a copy!
Nice!
I would love to have a great read on my upcoming trip to Scotland! 🙂
Way to go Julie!! I’m always so excited to hear about other people wanting to find out what they really want out of life and who they really are!! Bravo for having the immense courage it takes to step outside of our preconceived beliefs of how to be apart of the world and digging in to make your own life “blue print”! I would love to read this book!
sounds like a great read , love to take a few on my travels and this sounds like a must have 🙂
I’d love a good travel story. My passport is threatening to leave me since it hasn’t been used in so long.
Very intriguing! I’d love to read this book.
Happy travels!
I have been looking for new books to add to my list. Can’t wait to get around to this one!
Ouuu! This book sounds really interesting and right up my alley! If I don’t win, I’ll definitely be checking it out on my own 😉
Sounds intriguing! Another must read!
I would love to read this!
Love to travel!!
Backpacking around Australia and heading to Asia after. This would be a great read. I can already relate.
I am sure it is something all female travelers can relate to. I would love to read it!
I look forward to reading.
Sounds fun!!
I downloaded this book to my ereader as soon as I read this article and I wasn’t disappointed. Such a fantastic read, and now my excitement for my first solo trip to Peru is even greater!