The Best Travel Writing 2011 - James O'Reilly [138]
Sean O’Reilly is editor-at-large for Travelers’ Tales. He is a former seminarian, stockbroker, and prison instructor who lives in Virginia with his wife and their six children. He’s had a lifelong interest in philosophy and theology, and is the author of How to Manage Your DICK: Redirect Sexual Energy and Discover Your More Spiritually Enlightened, Evolved Self (dickmanagement.com). His travels of late have taken him through China, Southeast Asia, and the South Pacific; his most recent non-travel project is redbrazil.com, a bookselling site.
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PUBLISHER’S PREFACE
INTRODUCTION
THE WAY OF THE MIST
FIRE AND WATER
ONE DAY, THREE DEAD MEN
HOW I PROMISED ANUSHA THE SMILE
AIN’T READY FOR NO MAN
THE MEMORY BIRD
CAMEL COLLEGE
LANTERNS OF FEAR
ALL IN THE SAME HOUSE
FEMME IN THE VOSGES
BENEATH THE RIM
IT’S THE SAUCE
JIMMY THE NATURAL
FLYOVER COUNTRY
EDUCATING THE BODY
SUN VALLEY WITH DAD
ALONE IN INDIA—BUT NOT FOR LONG
WINGED VICTORY
PROTECTED
THE CHILEAN CLIFF CARVER
ALONE, ILLEGAL, AND BROKE DOWN
WILDING HORSES
IN THE FIELDS OF MY LAI
THE YEAR WE BOUGHT OUR HITCHHIKER
DEATH ROAD
SHIVA AND SADHUS AT PASHUPATI TEMPLE
INTO THE UNDERWORLD
ETERNITY
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS