Prologue
“Every Journey Is a Pilgrimage” originally appeared in Yoga Journal, April 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Don George.
Part One: Pilgrimages
“Climbing Kilimanjaro” originally appeared in Mademoiselle, November 1977. Copyright © 1977 by Don George.
“A Night with the Ghosts of Greece” originally appeared in Signature, May 1981. Copyright © 1981 by Don George.
“Ryoanji Reflections” originally appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, October 25, 1987. Reprinted courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
“Connections: A Moment at Notre-Dame” originally appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, October 2, 1988. Reprinted courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
“Conquering Half Dome” first appeared in Salon, at www.Salon.com, on July 31, 1999. An online version remains in the Salon archives. Reprinted with permission.
“Impression: Sunrise at Uluru” originally appeared on lonelyplanet.com, May 29, 2001. Reproduced with permission from the Lonely Planet website www.lonelyplanet.com. Copyright © 2001 Lonely Planet.
“Castaway in the Galápagos” originally appeared in Islands, January/February 2004. Copyright © 2004 by Don George.
“Machu Picchu Magic” originally appeared on Gadling.com, September 15, 2010. Copyright © 2010 by Don George.
“A Pilgrim at Stinson Beach” originally appeared on Gadling.com, July 25, 2011. Copyright © 2011 by Don George.
“Japan’s Past Perfect” originally appeared in National Geographic Traveler, January/February 2012. Copyright © 2012 by Don George.
“Home for the Holidays: A Thanksgiving Pilgrimage to Connecticut” originally appeared on AOL Travel, November 27, 2013. Content © AOL Inc. Used with permission.
Part Two: Encounters
“In Love, in Greece, in the Springtime” originally appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, June 21, 1987. Reprinted courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
“A Day in the Life of Dubbo” originally appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, August 14, 1988. Reprinted courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
“A Passage to Pakistan” originally appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, July 22, 1990, July 29, 1990, and August 5, 1990. Reprinted courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
“Insights into Nice at the Musée Matisse” originally appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, August 15, 1993. Reprinted courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
“Treasures of Dubrovnik” originally appeared on lonelyplanet.com, July 17, 2001. Reproduced with permission from the Lonely Planet website www.lonelyplanet.com. Copyright © 2001 Lonely Planet.
“Letters from Jordan” originally appeared on lonelyplanet.com, September 25, 2002 and October 9, 2002. Reproduced with permission from the Lonely Planet website www.lonelyplanet.com. Copyright © 2002 Lonely Planet.
“Baja: Touched by a Whale” originally appeared on AdventureCollection.com, June 1, 2007. Copyright © 2007 by Don George.
“Building Bridges in Mostar” originally appeared on AdventureCollection.com, October 15, 2007. Copyright © 2007 by Don George.
“Into Africa” originally appeared on AdventureCollection.com, October 11, 2008, October 15, 2008, October 19, 2008, October 23, 2008, and October 27, 2008. Copyright © 2008 by Don George.
“Making Roof Tiles in Peru” originally appeared on GeoEx.com, September 24, 2012. Copyright © 2012 by Don George.
“Living-History Lessons in Berlin” originally appeared on NationalGeographic.com, August 5, 2014. Copyright © 2014 by National Geographic Society. Reproduced with permission.
Part Three: Illuminations
“At the Musée d’Orsay” originally appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, September 18, 1988. Reprinted courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
“California Epiphany” originally appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, October 16, 1988. Reprinted courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
“Japanese Wedding” originally appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, October 21, 1990. Reprinted courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
“Prambanan in the Moonlight” originally appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, April 4, 1993. Reprinted courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
“In the Pythion of Time” originally appeared in the San Francisco Examiner, June 27, 1993. Reprinted courtesy of The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
“Finding Salvation in the South Seas” originally appeared in Islands, December 2005. Copyright © 2005 by Don George.
“The Intricate Weave” originally appeared on GeoEx.com, December 1, 2008. Copyright © 2008 by Don George.
“Unexpected Offerings on a Return to Bali” originally appeared on Gadling.com, November 22, 2012. Copyright © 2012 by Don George.
“Spin the Globe: El Salvador” originally appeared in AFAR, August 2013. Copyright © 2013 by Don George.
“French Connections in Saint-Paul-de-Vence” originally appeared in Northern New England Journey, August 2013. Copyright © 2013 by Don George.
“Piecing Together Puzzles in Cambodia” originally appeared on BBC Travel, January 27, 2015. Copyright © 2015 by BBC Worldwide. Reproduced with permission.
Epilogue
“Travel Writing and the Meaning of Life” originally appeared on Gadling.com, October 21, 2011. Copyright © 2011 by Don George.