Close Encounters of the Traveling Kind - Amanda Jayne

4 STARS

ABOUT THE BOOK -

This collection of near-death (and a few almost-near-death) stories take you on adventures in Africa, South America, Nepal, Japan and Thailand. Close Encounters with an angry snake, the edge of an abyss, an unfriendly African tribe, a fake guide or two, a mean Dutch man, a magic whirlpool, a nasty case of Typhoid and a severe case of mountain stupidity are told with the confidence of a traveler who has discovered that no matter what happens, everything works out in the end.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR -
Amanda Jayne never wanted to live a normal life, which she has achieved with resounding success so far. She realized books were magic and could take you to other places, times and universes when she was very young and wanted to become an author immediately. However, she waited several decades so she could do other things first.

Her love for travel began with a six month South Africa trip at age 18 and continued with short jaunts in Eastern Europe during the years she worked in the mental health field.

As soon as she realized offices, rules and regulations were not her thing, she left her job and her native England to find out more about the world and the amazing array of people living in it. She spent 10 years living and traveling in various countries and finally returned to the UK in 2009 after gaining a masters in Spiritual Psychology in the USA and walking 1,200 km around the 88 temples pilgrimage in Shikoku, Japan.

These days she teaches Jikiden Reiki, makes websites and writes books. She’s sometimes quite busy. Some of the things she loves are trees, art, being with friends, making up stories for her nephews, karaoke, cats and dark chocolate, not necessarily in that order. She lives in a quiet corner of Kent in the UK and tries, but usually fails, to stay there for long periods of time.

Website: https://www.amandacjayne.com/author
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MY THOUGHTS -
This was a fun, exciting, and very interesting book to read. I really enjoyed it very much. I love travel memoirs anyway. They are one of my favorite genres. I just haven't found any lately that I was interested in reading. I was thrilled when this one came up. I jumped at the chance to read and review it.

This is a series of short stories. Each one very different and takes place in a different area. It is a very nice sampling, almost as if you are traveling with her. Each short takes you on an adventure. Most of them, adventures that I would have never done! LOL There are even a few nice pictures in there.

I recommend this book for anyone who loves to travel or if you just love to read about traveling!

Added bonus - I love the cover! Hilarious :-P


I voluntarily posted this review after receiving a copy of this book from Virtual Author Book Tours -  Thank You!!


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