Thomas Swick: 2 books
The Joys of Travel
And Stories That Illuminate Them
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
The Joys of Travel: And Stories that Illuminate Them is a collection of Thomas Swick’s personal essays on what he has identified as the seven joys of travel”: anticipation, movement, break from routine, novelty, discovery, emotional connection and heightened appreciation of home.
The...
by Thomas Swick
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2012
Two Americans walk Japans Kiso Road, the mountainous section of one of the ancient highways that once connected Kyoto and Tokyo. Going from traditional inn to traditional inn, they follow the road through rain and cold, attend a fiery religious ceremony, eat a lot of rice and fish, and discover at a pilgrims pace the beauty and graciousness of rural Japan.