Finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award
IPPY�Award Gold Medalist for Travel�Essay
Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner for General Non-Fiction
Next Generation Indie Book Award Finalist for Travel/Travel Guide
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Both a memoir and a memorial, these collected letters and diary entries recount one family�� adventurous journey in 1967 attempting to drive around the world in a VW bus. Not intended as a
book at the time of the writing, the intimate and poignant story details the family�� travels through Europe, the Middle East, and into Asia, challenging preconceptions about different
cultures and illuminating how one-year-old Zerky had a magical effect on everyone they met along the way. The book features maps and pictures of the trek yet is more than just a travelogue;
Zerky and his mother died shortly after the trip and this narrative serves as tribute to their lives.
