I believe this book has forever changed a small part in me. It’s more than a traveling guide/journal. I love the author and her wording together with her values and views. She has a wide range of knowledge from history to literature, and she uses the cross references in a very delightful way. Some of the chapters are quite heavy, but they remind me how little I know about the real world out there and how much I should be grateful for the life that I’m living now from day to day. And really, how much do I really “need”.