5.0

One of my all time favourite books. It wasn't an inspirational "go see the world alone" book or "don't get married" book- it was simply witty, funny, entertaining and completely relatable. Many books that talk about travel are written by one of two extremes of people: dirt poor and somehow couch-surfing their way along or wanting to be perceived as poor but in reality trips were paid for by family etc. Kristin is a typical middle class woman when she begins her travels and fun. I admire her hard work throughout- though it's not a large part of her story- and her desire for fun and whimsy.