If Passports Could Talk

The book, printed in landscape form, traces the author's travels to 60 countries and all seven continents over the period of four decades. Coverage of each country consists of a full page of text, and a full facing page of photographs taken by the author that illustrate the text.

Long Book Description The book, presented in landscape form, traces the author's travels to 60 countries and all seven continents over the period of four decades. Coverage of each country consists of one full page of text, and a facing page of photographs taken by the author that illustrate the text. Each text page includes an illustration of a world globe, with the location of the particular country highlighted. The book's introduction includes the author's autobiography, and the genesis of her passion for travel, and a travel timeline dating from 1984 through 2016. Countries covered include: 1984: France–Switzerland 1987:Canada 1993: Argentina 1995: Italy–Switzerland–Vatican City 1996: England 1997: Puerto Rico 1998: Costa Rica 1999: Spain-Portugal-Gibraltar 2000: Barbados–Antigua–Puerto Rico–St. Lucia St. Maartin–St. Thomas 2001: Ireland 2002: Belize-Guatemala-Honduras 2003: Peru 2004: Oman, Thailand 2005: Bermuda 2006: Mexico, South Africa–Zambia 2007: Croatia–Greece–Italy–Turkey 2008: Antarctica–Argentina; Ecuador 2009: Canada 2010: Australia–New Zealand 2011: Austria–Czech Republic–Germany–Slovakia–Hungary; Colombia–Costa Rica–Haiti–Panama 2012: Bahamas; Cambodia–Vietnam 2013: Denmark–Estonia–Finland–Iceland–Russia–Sweden 2014: Dominican Republic; Morocco–Spain–Portugal 2015: Aruba–Curacao–St. Maartin; El Salvador–Nicaragua 2016: Cayman Islands—Jamaica—Bahamas

If Passports Could Talk is a memoir that reflects the multitude of expeditions I've taken, both overseas and domestically, including over 60 countries and all seven continents. Containing over 400 adjacent color photographs and chronicles, my book was written for people who are keen to learn more about various cultures, peoples and places around the world. My travel aspirations can be traced to my maternal grandmother, Harriett, a librarian and inveterate globetrotter; the stories she told me as a youth greatly fueled my inclination to experience more of what the world has to offer.