I read this on the recommendation of a trusted book friend. It was ok. As an experienced traveler, I had some issues with the writer and her "nomadic" travels. Who stands around a hotel lobby looking for strangers to eat dinner with because the thought of eating alone is so abhorrent? And some of her interactions with travelers along the way were, truthfully, a little hard for me to believe knowing the behaviors of seasoned travelers. As someone who has lived in other countries, I had issues with some of the ways she viewed the locals in the countries where she spent longer amounts of time. They were quite transactional to her. A "What can they do for me?" type of thinking. As someone who would live a "nomadic" life of sorts if the circumstances were right (Come to think of it...there was a 5 year period in my 20s where I could have been classified as a nomad for sure.), I wasn't awed by the fact that she picked up her life and did this. I was more interested in how it widened her perspective of the world. And at the end it felt like a toss up. As a specific note, her time in Bali and identifying with a spiritual-ness that isn't respected in the western world spoke to me quite strongly. I am sure if I spent time there respecting the earth and one's ancestors, I would find what is truly spiritual for me, too.