FINDING ROMANCE, COURAGE AND FREEDOM THROUGH SOLO FEMALE TRAVEL IN VIETNAM - Preface - She Great Idea

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A reflective preface introduces the origins of a travel memoir about solo female journeying in Vietnam, framed by “wonderlust”—a desire to live life with awe. During the plane’s takeoff, curated music and a personally resonant song help the author reclaim her life after heartbreak. A sudden burst of inspiration leads to writing a short story-style book that combines itinerary, tips, and empowerment for women considering travel alone.

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# FINDING ROMANCE,COURAGE AND FREEDOMTHROUGH SOLO FEMALE TRAVEL IN VIETNAM # QWondenlust Finding Romance,Courage and Freedom ThroughSolo Female Travel in Vietnam Stephanie Rae Wonderlust by Stephanie RaeCopyright ◎2018 Stephanie Rae,LLC All rights reserved.No portion of this book may be reproduced in any form without permis-sion from the publisher,except as permitted by U.S.copyright law.For permissions contact:stephanieraeyoga@gmail.com Editor,Rachel Libke Visit the author's website at runtrimom.com.First Edition,2018Ebook ISBN:I9815I2470Paperback ISBN:9781981512478 Wonderlust:(n.)A strong desire to live life in a state of wonder. Sable of Contents Preface:The Great Idea 5 vii 5 780 Digitized by the Internet Archivein 2022 with funding fromKahle/Austin Foundation https://archive.org/details/isbn 9781981512478 Prelace:She Gneat 9dea As the plane took off,I had my music on.I had created a specialplaylist for Vietnam,as I do whenever I travel somewhere.Iadd songs before,during,and after the trip.Music has such apowerful effect on the soul.It can take you back to a specific memory injust two chords.Lyrics can express the exact words your heart longs tosing.I love that after I return home from a magical journey,a song canbring me back to the moment in time when it impacted me the most.Ialways have music on for this reason. A certain song came on:"Mine"by Phoebe Ryan.It had been mytheme song for a period oftime.These lyrics helped me take back my lifeafter I had my heart broken the year before.She speaks of taking all thetime needed to piece together life and a broken heart while owning thefact that it is "mine."There is power to owning and speaking our truthwhile being patient and sensitive to time. As I looked out the window and listened,I had a lightning bolt mo-ment.Creativity hits me hard sometimes and my ideas usually come outof nowhere.This one was no exception.The thought came in an in-stant:Why don't I write a short book about myjourney in Vietnam?Thestory's vantage point would be that of a memoir of a solo female traveler.It could contain my itinerary and some tips but do it in a story setting,which is the way I like to write.I am asked all the time about travelingsolo as a female,so the book could be a story to other likeminded femaleswho travel alone;but it could especially empower other women who arethinking oftraveling alone.IfI dream even bigger,I could create an en-tire series and write about all the places that I go.It would combine two of my passions in life:writing and traveling.This is one of the best ideasthat I ever had.Yes.I must follow through!Recognizing inspiration atits finest.And maybe my destiny.And so at this moment during takeoff,Wonderlust was born.

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Who is the intended audience of the solo female travel story?

The book is meant to speak to other like-minded women who travel alone and to especially empower women thinking about traveling alone.

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