Table of Contents

Foreword: Saying Yes to the World by Pico Iyer

Introduction

Prologue: Every Journey Is a Pilgrimage

Part One: Pilgrimages

Climbing Kilimanjaro

A Night with the Ghosts of Greece

Ryoanji Reflections

Connections: A Moment at Notre-Dame

Conquering Half Dome

Impression: Sunrise at Uluru

Castaway in the Galápagos

Machu Picchu Magic

A Pilgrim at Stinson Beach

Japan’s Past Perfect

Home for the Holidays: A Thanksgiving Pilgrimage to Connecticut

Part Two: Encounters

In Love, in Greece, in the Springtime

A Day in the Life of Dubbo

A Passage to Pakistan

Insights into Nice at the Musée Matisse

Treasures of Dubrovnik

Letters from Jordan

Baja: Touched by a Whale

Building Bridges in Mostar

Into Africa

Making Roof Tiles in Peru

Living-History Lessons in Berlin

Part Three: Illuminations

At the Musée d’Orsay

California Epiphany

Japanese Wedding

Prambanan in the Moonlight

In the Pythion of Time

Finding Salvation in the South Seas

The Intricate Weave

Unexpected Offerings on a Return to Bali

Spin the Globe: El Salvador

French Connections in Saint-Paul-de-Vence

Piecing Together Puzzles in Cambodia

Epilogue: Travel Writing and the Meaning of Life

Acknowledgments

Story Credits

About the Author