Travel Isn't the Answer is not a travel guide. Rather, it champions curiosity, passion, and awe as universal truths not dependent on location. Join author and TEDx speaker Jacqueline Jensen on this challenging, inspirational, and critical examination of travel and the purposes it serves, and you will emerge more experimental, curious, and brave on the other side.
This book was fine, but it felt like a bunch of different self-help books smushed into one. The author gave some sound advice, but since there wasn’t a focus on one specific way to improve, it felt choppy. I was also hoping to hear more about her travels, but was disappointed to not read much about that. The writing was very matter-of-fact, but maybe that's just the author's personality. I don't plan on rereading it.
I liked the ideas and advice put forth in this book. Some of the writing was at times a bit dry for me- a little too "research paper" with various quotes and references to other people's work. The anecdotes of the author's personal experiences and the way she explained what she's learned were quite enjoyable.