{"product_id":"the-trip-not-taken-amy-ross-9780578850429","title":"The Trip Not Taken","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2020, during the Covid Pandemic, casual travel, travel purely for pleasure, ended abruptly. \u003cem\u003eThe Trip Not Taken\u003c\/em\u003e is a well-pictured story of a vacation that existed only in the traveler's imagination. Touring in a world without Covid, the author explores the culture and history of the Baltics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning \u003cem\u003ein medias res\u003c\/em\u003e, the story opens in Riga, Latvia, after breakfast, on a cloudy day. The tour group follows the day's itinerary of visiting museums, churches and restaurants. Through pictures and words, the narrator shares her experiences. For the most part, the tour group interactions remain in the background.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Riga, the tour continues to Tallinn, Estonia and St. Petersburg, Russia where the story takes an unexpected turn. The tour is ending and the author considers whether she is ready to go home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith increasing independence, the narrator extends her trip in the Baltics, forgoing the safety of the tour group. She chooses her own path out of Russia and back to the European Union, and experiences the Baltics on a more personal level, making friends and learning how to live like a local not a tourist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Covid restrictions ease and the vaccine is widely available, this book will be followed by \u003cem\u003eThe Trip Taken\u003c\/em\u003e in which the narrator experiences the journey she only imagined. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0578850427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780578850429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amy Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Amy Ross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47473795989759,"sku":"9780578850429","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c64dd516-0bad-463d-a76c-91a27c3d9d40.jpg?v=1762313004","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-trip-not-taken-amy-ross-9780578850429","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}