Best Women's Travel Writing, Volume 13

Lavinia Spalding has edited six previous volumes of The Best Women's Travel Writing. She is also the author of Writing Away: A Creative Guide to Awakening the Journal-Writing Traveler and With a Measure of Grace, the Story and Recipes of a Small Town Restaurant, and she introduced the reissued e-book edition of Edith Wharton's classic travelogue, A Motor-Flight Through France. Her writing appears in numerous print and online publications, including Sunset, Yoga Journal, San Francisco magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle, Tin House, and The Best Travel Writing. She lives in New Orleans.

• IntroductionLavinia SpaldingVast and UnknowableRoxane GayANTARCTICAO Brother, Where Art We?Melissa RemarkNEW ZEALANDTime PassageAlenka VrecekCROATIATo the Thai Woman Who Touched MePier NirandaraSOUTH AFRICAPlaying the World by EarAbbie KozolchykSENEGAL / FIJI / NEPAL / SLOVAKIAWhy to Climb a Volcano TwiceMarcia DeSanctisITALYUnbridled JoySusan OrleanVIRGINIATraveling with BaggageChristina BrobbyDENMARKInto the WindLaura KillingbeckCANADA / USARadioactive MemoryTheresa LinJAPANIt Can Be Beautiful for EveryoneKatrina WoznickiLOS ANGELESThe DonationStephanie KnappFRANCETenderheadedFaith AdieleMOROCCO / NIGERIACarrying OnCaletha CrawfordSPAINMeeting the MistressLisa VanderVeenSINGAPOREThe Weight of ParadiseCherene SherrardHAWAI'IThe Sound of a Hummingbird’s WingsAnn HoodMEXICOSurrendering the SearchMaggie DownsCOSTA RICABoob DeckPaulette PerhachBAHAMASThe Magnificent Mother of Sea CountryJayme MoyeAUSTRALIAPastizziKristin WinetMALTAThe Living GoddessAdriana PáramoNEPALHonor and the SeaJanna BrancoliniITALYRipple EffectsAislyn GreeneFRANCEYou Can’t Get There from HereSue ParmanSCOTLANDShifting SandsEmma MorrellQATARMilonga After MidnightMarta HansonARGENTINAAcknowledgmentsMore Stories We LoveAbout the Editor

Praise for The Best Women's Travel Writing series:“In story after story, the refreshing absence of bluster and bravado, coupled with the optimism necessary for bold travel, create a unifying narrative that testifies to the personal value and cultural import of leaving the perceived safety of home and setting out into the wider world." —The New York Times Book Review“The mix of tones and topics—sorrowful and joyful, the positive side of travel and the negative—reflects the “duality” many travelers face.” —AFAR“In this, its twelfth edition, The Best Women's Travel Writing proves again that it has found a formula that works.” —Perceptive Travel“The authors here know how to spin a tale.” —Body+Soul“A contemplative break from daily life…a wise and affectionate collection.” —Clarion Reviews