I know it came out almost a year ago. And I know it was an Oprah book. And I know it got more press than global warming. But I’ve been reading Elizabeth Gilbert’s Eat, Pray, Love and I’ll be darned if it isn’t good.

I offer it up because many of our guests are coming to us from elsewhere, and there’s nothing better for getting from elsewhere to here than a good book.

If you missed all that press, Gilbert decides to take stock of her life after an ugly divorce by traveling to three distinctly different “I” countries: Italy, India and Indonesia. I’m just realizing now the whole “I” connection, it being about self-exploration.

Sound dry? Well, it ain’t. It’s witty and smart and fun. And it would make a great traveling companion (especially if you’d rather be stung by bees than watch the in-flight Bee Movie).

Safe travels,
Emily