Clara Bensen
Autore di No Baggage: A Minimalist Tale of Love and Wandering
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katiekrug | 5 altre recensioni | Feb 16, 2024 | The topic interested me...but then once I realized what they were attempting to do...I thought, "this is crazy!" This couple had just met each other, literally weeks prior, and then both agreed to go on vacation together. A vacation without any luggage. Or plans. Or reservations. In foreign countries. They only took what they had on their bodies, passport, phone, some cash. No toothpaste. There was a start point and an end point with a date and plane tickets, but nothing in between. Just typing that all makes me sweat and feel sick to my stomach. THEN...she reveals that she has just come out of a huge breakdown that lasted two years. (I am diagnosing bipolar, btw.) Which is fine, but almost unbelievable that she would willingly walk into this situation.
Fascinating and voyeuristic on my part because I can't even go on day trips without some kind of a plan. I don't trust fate or my luck. At all. Glad I am done reading it!
I do send Clara best wishes however. She deserves peace and happiness.… (altro)
Fascinating and voyeuristic on my part because I can't even go on day trips without some kind of a plan. I don't trust fate or my luck. At all. Glad I am done reading it!
I do send Clara best wishes however. She deserves peace and happiness.… (altro)
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BarbF410 | 5 altre recensioni | May 22, 2022 | The other reviews that I read praised Clara for her bravery, for eschewing luggage and all the paraphernalia that one brings on vacation. Actually as you read the book and think about it, that is the easiest way to travel and I'm surprised that most people don't travel that way. I applaud her bravery on just getting over a two year bout of psychological issues, with dropping everything in her life, meeting a new man and just taking off without being paralyzed by fear that while thousands of miles away she might relapse. This is a book well worth reading.… (altro)
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kevn57 | 5 altre recensioni | Dec 8, 2021 | In the wake of a mental breakdown, Clara Bensen had just started rejoining the world when she decided to sign up for OKCupid on a lark. Through the website, she met Jeff, a college professor with an adventurous and spontaneous streak. A month into their relationship Clara agrees to join Jeff on a three-week, 8 country trip to Europe. The only condition: neither of them would bring any luggage.
This memoir is utterly engaging from the first page. Blending gorgeous travel writing with the tale of her unconventional romance with Jeff and reflections on her mental health journey, there's a lot of compelling reading here. While I could never imagine undertaking a trip with a single outfit and the contents of a small purse, it was utterly fascinating to explore such a trip. Highly recommended for both fans of travel memoirs as well as dating/relationship memoirs.… (altro)
This memoir is utterly engaging from the first page. Blending gorgeous travel writing with the tale of her unconventional romance with Jeff and reflections on her mental health journey, there's a lot of compelling reading here. While I could never imagine undertaking a trip with a single outfit and the contents of a small purse, it was utterly fascinating to explore such a trip. Highly recommended for both fans of travel memoirs as well as dating/relationship memoirs.… (altro)
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MickyFine | 5 altre recensioni | Jun 6, 2017 | Statistiche
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- 4
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- ½ 3.6
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- 6
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- 22
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- 4
I love books about travel, especially memoirs, but neither the author nor Jeff are interesting enough (despite their best efforts and yes, they are the kind of people who yearn to be unique and special) to merit a couple hundred pages. Jeff, especially, just seems like an ass hat, one of those people who thinks he's super quirky and fun but is really just annoying and self-centered.
So yeah. No.
2.5 stars… (altro)