Widely acclaimed novelist, essayist, and social critic Diane Johnson presents ten striking stories, each of which is part memoir, part short story, part sharp observation of the world today. This is a book about contemporary travelers in far-flung places, about the inner compulsion to travel, and about the condition of being a traveler. Great Barrier Reef—Wine—The wildebeest—Cuckoo clock—The heart of Pakistan—Rolex—Power structures—White hunter—Fellow travelers—In the land of the patriarchs