I recently finished a refreshing and fun read, “Queen of the Road” by Doreen Orion. This book was lent to me by a co-worker who had no idea who owned it, nor how she acquired it. I perused the back cover and decided, “O.K. why not?”
From the beginning, I was enraptured by the honest humor and the idea of “chucking it all” and traveling across the U.S. for a year. But, what I didn’t expect were moments of introspection and a time of learning from mini history lessons about the various destinations the author and her husband visited. These elements were all bundled together for one of the most delightful books I have come across in a long time. I was dry and thirsty looking for my next good book. “Queen of the Road” did not fail to deliver.
In a nutshell, the author is somehow convinced, or rather coerced, into taking a year off and traveling in a converted Prevost bus. Now, to be fair, this bus was decked out with the finest accoutrements that a converted bus can have; from the ultra expensive Blue Bahia granite countertops, to the chef kitchen, to the built in washer/dryer combo. The bus sounded nicer than my house! However, this Princess from the Island of Long (as she likes to call herself) did have to stuff her 200 pairs of shoes, 2 cats and a standard poodle into this bus for a year. What would you decide to pack?
Along the way, this dynamic psychiatrist duo meet up with long lost friends and family members; experience the highs and lows of traveling by bus and all that can go wrong; learn valuable life lessons about their own psyches and experience the amazing landscape along 47 U.S. states, to include Alaska. When it is all said and done, they have a lifetime of memories and a new view on life.
This book is definitely worth someone’s time and money; I'll probably read it again!
From the beginning, I was enraptured by the honest humor and the idea of “chucking it all” and traveling across the U.S. for a year. But, what I didn’t expect were moments of introspection and a time of learning from mini history lessons about the various destinations the author and her husband visited. These elements were all bundled together for one of the most delightful books I have come across in a long time. I was dry and thirsty looking for my next good book. “Queen of the Road” did not fail to deliver.
In a nutshell, the author is somehow convinced, or rather coerced, into taking a year off and traveling in a converted Prevost bus. Now, to be fair, this bus was decked out with the finest accoutrements that a converted bus can have; from the ultra expensive Blue Bahia granite countertops, to the chef kitchen, to the built in washer/dryer combo. The bus sounded nicer than my house! However, this Princess from the Island of Long (as she likes to call herself) did have to stuff her 200 pairs of shoes, 2 cats and a standard poodle into this bus for a year. What would you decide to pack?
Along the way, this dynamic psychiatrist duo meet up with long lost friends and family members; experience the highs and lows of traveling by bus and all that can go wrong; learn valuable life lessons about their own psyches and experience the amazing landscape along 47 U.S. states, to include Alaska. When it is all said and done, they have a lifetime of memories and a new view on life.
This book is definitely worth someone’s time and money; I'll probably read it again!
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