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A solo travel book and a discussion of the benefits of alone time.

My #doublespin is part memoir, part travelogue, and part self-help book about the joys of traveling alone, something I hope to do once I retire. The author spends time in Paris, Florence, Istanbul and her hometown NYC (a city she tries to see with fresh eyes). I found the writing, her observations and her thoughts about the topic lovely.
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1. Indie, folk, easy listening, yacht rock.
2. My honeymoon because it was my first time to our beloved St.John USVI
3. Five. It was before I discovered that boys were yucky, that others kids were mean, and that I was on the periphery of my social group. I didn't realize my own awesomeness again until I was in my 30s.
4. Alone time.

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I am really glad I got to read this book - Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities and the Pleasures of Solitude because it hits not one but two aspects of what I enjoy: Travel and Solitude. In times when leisure travel is not quite what it used to be, a good travelogue is a perfect companion. Here, Stephanie Rosenbloom recaptured and 👇

Alone, we can power down. We're "off stage," as the sociologist Erving Goffman put it, where we can doff the mask we wear in public and be ourselves. We can be reflective. We have the opportunity for self-evaluation, a chance to consider our actions and take what Westin called a "moral inventory." - from the book, Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities and the Pleasures of Solitude by #StephanieRosenbloom ??

This is more of a travel memoir than a meditation on alone time, but I enjoyed it. The author breaks 1 year into 4 cities: Paris, Istanbul, Florence, & NYC. I've traveled to all but 1 & loved revisiting them through her descriptions. I agree that traveling alone is empowering & wonderful. You enjoy museums, eating, & sightseeing in a new way.

On dining alone:
“When you‘re not sitting across from someone, you‘re sitting across from the world.”

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enjoyed the quiet afternoon with some tea & the third book on my tbr for the #11thHourReadathon #readinggoal #bookishgal

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1. Tagged
2. Definitely by the log-burner, under a blanket, maybe even with an added hot-water bottle!
3. Stealing the squirrel idea Alisia; these squirrels epitomise how Litsy has made me feel this week; such a heart-warming snuggly place to be 🐿❤️
4. I‘ve heard of Yoda, but that‘s about it.... 😬

Thanks for the tag @gradcat

This was THE perfect book to read while travelling. As well as detailing her own adventures in Paris, Istanbul, Florence & New York she also gives insights into how to make the best of exploring a new city & how to best savour the experience. I‘m not sure if I would be brave enough to travel alone in a foreign city but I 100% admire her, and others, that do. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thanks Helen for this @squirrelbrain 😘

I‘ve been saving this one to read on my holiday in America @squirrelbrain and so far I‘m loving it.

Having a coffee and reading a bit before more sightseeing in Washington 💙

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Eee Helen I was so excited when I opened your present. I‘ve been really wanting to read this!! I genuinely can‘t wait to read it and good to know you liked it ♥️♥️ love the card and bookmark too 😘

Really enjoyed this one on audio — it‘s a mix of travel memoir and research on the merits of solitude. Set in #Paris, #Istanbul, #Florence, and #Manhattan.

#audiobook #travel #nonfiction #readtheworld

I really enjoyed this! Thanks for recommending it, @squirrelbrain Rosenbloom mixes memoir with observations on foreign cultures and theories on why it is good for us to spend time alone. As someone who really values her alone time I found myself in so many of the pages of this book. Highly recommend!

Look what you made me do, @squirrelbrain 😁 This came in the post today. 😁

One of my favourite books I‘ve read this year. Stephanie spends Spring in Paris, Summer in Istanbul, Autumn in Florence and Winter in New York.

She not only writes about her travels but also about being alone, why it‘s good for us and how we can make the most of ‘Alone Time‘.

I need to have a re-read already to note down all of the little shops, streets and gardens in Paris....

Perfect for Littens!
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Time for our amazing Litsy #readingretreat at Gladstone‘s Library. 😍😍😍 @squirrelbrain @RachelO @Oryx @Mitch @julesG @Leniverse @jhod @eraderneely

Adore this book already! Ok, Ok, I admit i haven‘t even left home yet for the #readingretreat and I‘ve started reading it already, but who could fail to love a book that starts like this....

I love to travel and don't mind going alone. Hope everyone gives this a go! #audio

There are times when I am convinced the book you need, finds you. This one did. Pleasures of solitude says it all.❤️

Went for a walk with my kindle today, can‘t seem to acquire an affection for audiobooks but I really need to get some exercise. Anyone else a #readwalker ?

I really enjoyed this! Appealing premise, well researched and written, lots of lush description - everything I want out of a travel memoir with a social science twist. I fully appreciated the message that deliberate, mindful travel alone - even as a tourist in your own city - can be fun, meaningful, and transformative. ❤️

Enjoyed it

This sounded so intriguing that I bought a copy for the library‘s collection and checked it out...