The World and I, Vol. 1: A Woman, Several Suitcases, 65 Countries.

The World and I, Vol. 1: A Woman, Several Suitcases, 65 Countries.

<h3> A 23-year old woman is given the job of a lifetime by a media agency; over the next three decades, she will travel to 65 countries. This is her story...</h3><br />Told with humor and insight into countries where she lived for months, <i> The World and I </i> is comprised of the real adventures of Cassia Meare as she jumps from country to country for work and learns to rely on herself.<br />In the first volume she is sent to Algiers right after being hired and gets a scorpion as a marriage proposal in the Sahara; she travels from glorious St Petersburg all the way to Sakhalin in Russia just as it is emerging from communism -- without forgetting to stop at the casinos of Siberia; she falls in love with Istanbul and meets crazy Sergei and his gun in Kiev; she works with a very handsome man in Vladivostok -- only to travel on with him to stunning Rajasthan. <br />Get an insider's view on Madrid, Rome, Palermo and find out more about Warsaw, Prague and what is in Azerbaijan.<br />There will be information on culture, sights, history -- but most of all there will be the people Meare finds along the way, often the most memorable things about her trips.<br />You'll laugh, discover things about places you might never go to, or which have changed beyond recognition since then. You'll also find out about some of the world's most beautiful spots. <br />Just don't expect this book to teach you how to travel for less...<br />