Review: Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman

A few years ago, as I was planning a yearlong sabbatical in Europe, it occurred to me to wonder: Just what exactly do people do when they're traveling? Sure, there's sightseeing, museums, walking tours. But what else? How do they spend all the hours? Once my trip started, I quickly realized what they do: They think. They muse, they ponder, they let their minds wander through tangled back alleys of ... Read full review

I love this book and enjoyed every minute of Alice Steinbach's travels. Her personal insight and growing understanding of her self was very revealing. It is a "must keep" book for me. I'll lend it to my friends but will make sure I get it back. Definitely a 5-star rating. Thanks Alice for such a super and thoughtful book. 

Review: Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman

Many women dream about taking time for themselves. This is about an entire year this woman set aside for herself to travel Europe and find again the young woman she'd once been. Highly educated ... Read full review

Review: Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman

This memoir of a journey through Europe is a winner. Alice, with her sons off living their own lives, feels like she is in a rut. She looks a the things that she wanted to do and didn't and decides to ... Read full review

Review: Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman

A friend shared this book with me and I'm so glad she did! A combination travel diary and memoir, I found Alice Steinbach someone I would love to travel with. She took about 9 months off from her ... Read full review

Review: Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman

A single woman who took 6-8 months off from her work and her life to travel the world. I definitely can relate to this one. There are many lessons/struggles that she has as a solo female traveler with ... Read full review

Review: Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman

To me, this worked okay as a travel guide. I only read the Paris and Italy sections because I found the England section too dull to get through. I live in very nomadic world where people go off all ... Read full review

Review: Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman

Utterly delightful book about a journalist's adventures and observations when she takes a year off from her regular life to live in Paris, London, Oxfords, and various towns in Italy. I LOVED this ... Read full review

Review: Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman

I don't know why the rating is so high. I thought it was rather boring... I kept thinking I would learn something after reading about the travels she'd done but no... It's just about her travels... It ends without any thinking in my opinion. Read full review

Review: Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman

Alice is a woman in her 50's who is divorced, has two grown sons who are leading their own lives, and loves her job at a newspaper reporter and columnist. However, when she looks in the mirror, she ...