Unlikely Destinations

Unlikely Destinations is a book written by Tony and Maureen Wheeler, who are the husband and wife founders of Lonely Planet. Bryan gave this book to me as a Christmas gift (along with A Year in Provence) and I can’t say how much I adored it! The reasons he thought I would like it were spot on: a book about a young adventurous married couple who travel the world and start an the worlds largest independent travel publishing company. The book switches back and fourth from Tony to Maureen as they recount the years gone by and how it all started. I found the first few chapters to be particularly exciting as they relive the beginning of their adventures where they get married in England, then buy a car and drive all the way to asia where they sell it for a profit. The book is filled with a lot of personal stories and the ups and downs of how the business evolved over the years. I can’t even begin to say how inspiring this book was for me. It made me feel like we need to focus on traveling more and made me feel like we should just follow our dreams and not push our wanderlust aside for something like financial security.

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