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Ticket for one: One woman's transformative, inspirational and humorous trek through Greece, Turkey and Italy
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 19 2020
Pages: 252
Weight: 0.82
Height: 0.57 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Greek islands, Summer...
Bronté finds herself backpacking through the Mediterranean, but it's not all paradise.
Reeling from the end of her marriage, the loss of her job, and with no place to call home Bronté hadn't hesitated to pack her bags when she unexpectedly won an airline ticket to her dream destination, with spending money included!
With nothing left to lose, she had set off into the unknown with no itinerary, no experience, and a hastily filled backpack. After losing access to her money on her first day, being poisoned on her second day, and finding herself sleeping on a beach next to travellers on the run from organised crime, her adventure takes her on an hilarious tour through the underworld of backpacking.
This is a story about transformation from helplessness to power, hopelessness to faith, and anguish to joy. Set against the backdrop of breathtaking Mediterranean islands, vibrant Rome, enchanting Tuscany, and captivating Turkey, Bronté connects with the beauty of nature to restore her shattered heart and confidence.
But how will she be able to go back to normal life after this journey? Should she stay in the arms of her belly dancing boyfriend? And is the amount of Byzantine icons in a city a good indication of whether she should settle there?
I listened, I let myself go where my heart took me and it never took me 'back home'. It took me to a new one.
From the dark, gaping hole of plans that had fallen through, and a life that had never worked out the way I wanted it to, I had trodden step by step, carrying nothing with me except what was required, and staying constantly in the present. Somehow I had moved forward just by being, by continuing to look at the sky, by talking to people around me, and by being out on the road each minute, each hour, each day. Although I had wanted to stay still, crying on a beach waiting for someone to rescue me, I had found that moving into the unknown was possible and, in the long term, truly fulfilling.
A compelling and candid story. An odyssey of self-discovery that fundamentally questions how to live and find happiness.
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