Around the World in Seven Years: A Life-Changing Journey

Have you ever asked yourself is this it? Follow one woman who travels the world to find the answer... Julie Salisbury had a spectacular epiphany in 1998 that made her walk away from her husband her high-powered job and her Victorian house in the UK and exchange them for a backpack and a dream. She spent the next seven years living in South Africa Madagascar Tanzania Kenya on an Indian Ocean desert island in Thailand Malaysia Mexico and Canada learning from the world community. Julie tells the story of her last seven years as a nomad of the world with humour poignancy and intelligence making this dream seem attainable for any woman. She travels unconventionally and without a plan facing up to her own fears of loneliness and vulnerability. A testament to human spirit and courage it is a very personal account of discovering individual self. In this second edition of her book Salisbury reflects back seven years later retracing her steps to understand how writing the book actually led to discovering her true purpose.