Only Pack What You Can Carry
Janice Holly Booth is a writer/coach/adventurista from North Carolina and the author of Only Pack What You Can Carry, a guide to achieving personal growth through solo travel.
Your personal journey starts today.
Life is a web of possibilities, each strand leading to a maze of destinations. Knowing which direction to take can be daunting and sometimes, we find ourselves so completely entangled by choices we can no longer move. How to lead yourself safely through the snare? How to go forward when caught in your own web? How to get rid of all that excess baggage you no longer want or need? << LEARN MORE
From the Blog, "Jan's Rants"...
Janice Booth has never been accused of not having an opinion. In her blog, "Jan's Rants," Janice takes you behind
the scenes of what it's like to write a book for National Geographic; how it feels to deliberately scare yourself
half to death (over and over again); to take (and uphold) a vow of silience in the midst of chaos; explore the real
meaning of courage, and more.
May 4, 2012: NEED A NEW PERSPECTIVE? GET HIGH!
I’ll never look at a tree the same way again. Inspired by Adventurista Alex’s story of tree climbing (posted on this website), I decided to give it a try. At Blue Ridge Tree Climbing in Virginia, I reported for Tree Climbing 101 with Bob Wray and his three coaches: Big Foot, Luke and Jake. << Read More
March 28, 2012: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE LONELY
If I had one wish for myself, it would be this: the ability to speak and understand every language in the world. It’s a wish I’ve had for some time. I wasn’t altogether sure why, but now I think I know (and it’s not because I’d be able to watch foreign films without subtitles, << Read More
February 28, 2012: HOW CAN ONE WOMAN MAKE SUCH A DIFFERENCE?
Italy. Been there, done that. But I didn’t buy the T-shirt, so I have to go back (like anyone would need an excuse). My first visit was a once-in-a-lifetime experience. At the Rockefeller’s artist retreat in Bellagio, on Lake Como in Northern Italy, I was given the most gracious introduction to the Italian way of living. I << Read More