Places I Remember Tales, Truths, Del..., Lea Lane
Places I Remember Tales, Truths, Del..., Lea Lane
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Places I Remember: Tales, Truths, Delights from 100 Countries

Author: Lea Lane

Narrator: Lea Lane

Unabridged: 8 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/17/2020


Synopsis

“I love her courage and heart! Funny, poignant, wise, and woke—an ideal travel companion.”—Joan Walsh (The Nation, CNN)

Joyful and informative Places I Remember: Tales, Truths, Delights from 100 Countries—a memoir covering over 50 years of travel throughout the world. You'll find unforgettable people and places through vivid personal experiences—good, bad and often, laugh-out-loud funny.

"With her charming essays, Places I Remember speaks to both travelers and wannabes—including the growing numbers going solo.”—Bella DePaulo (author, Singled Out)

Organized from A to Z, it rewards a binge or a browse, here and there—with loads of interesting travel info, too!

“...the perfect gift...it tells little stories—poignant and funny and sad.”—Margie Goldsmith (forbes.com)

Lea Lane is an award-winning author of eight books, and has contributed to a dozen guidebooks. She has written for magazines, websites, and newspapers, including The New York Times and The Miami Herald. She is currently a regular contributor to forbes.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Romuald on January 06, 2025

This is a unique memoir on travel Places I Remember Lea Lane features exciting places to visit and an array of settings illuminating the diverse cultures she experiences worldwide. In Andorra, a personal mugging juxtaposes the picturesque landscape, infusing the narrative with an unexpected intensit......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on November 05, 2019

An Exquisite Travel Memoir What a gift this book is to all of us. Travel writer Lea Lane has created the most beautiful book of 100 countries she has visited in more than 40 years of traveling the world. Her stories are intriguing, funny, poignant, and by the time you finish you’ll be booking a fligh......more

Goodreads review by Divina on January 03, 2025

Lea Lane's Places I Remember is more than a travel memoir; it is a poignant exploration of the human condition through the lens of diverse global settings. In Botswana, for instance, hippos emerge as both a joyful symbol and a reminder of nature's unpredictability, capturing the thrill of wildlife e......more

Goodreads review by Geraint on January 12, 2020

I first stumbled across Lea Lane’s work on the blog site Open Salon over 10 years ago. The first piece I read of hers was about travel, and all these years later I can see she has lost no passion for story telling or exploring settings new. With snippets from her travels in 100 countries, this book i......more

Goodreads review by Anna on March 27, 2022

This book is unlike any book I've ever read ~ thoroughly enjoyed! It's not really a guidebook, unless looking for a guide into human nature all around the world, or how the mind of an adventuress thinks, or how timing (or eras) can enhance or dash a travelling experience, as Ms. Lane's rememberings o......more