内容简介
InthisnewtitleintheLonelyPlanetEncounterseries,residentauthorVorheesrevealsthebestbars,clubs,shops,andneighborhoodstovisit;BostonianssharetheirthoughtsonlifeinBeantown;andmore.Fullcolor;13maps.
作者简介
Itwas1988whenMarafirsttravelledabroad,spendingasummerinScandinaviawithasidetripintotheSovietUnion.Thehigh-schoolsummerexchangeprogramwouldshapeherlife,asitinspiredhertolearntospeakRussianandtotrytoendtheColdWar.Asastudent,shefurtherbroadenedherhorizons,circlingtheglobeonaresearchfellowshipfromtheCircumnavigators'Foundation.ThistriptookherfromBelizetoBudapest,fromSenegaltoSingapore,comparingthesuccessesandfailuresofinternationaldevelopmentprojects.Despitethedrawofmanyforeignlands,shestillfoundherselfreturningtotheformerSovietUniontimeandtimeagain.BeforetheSovietcollapse,shetaughtEnglishinKyiv,Ukraine,forayear;andduringthemosttumultuoustransitionyears,sheworkedonaforeignaidprojectinYekaterinburg,Russia.Thepen-wieldingtravellerhassincetakentoseeingandsavingtheworldbyothermeans,writingguidebooksforLonelyPlanet.MarahasalsowrittenforNationalGeographicTraveler,ExecutiveTravel,theBostonGlobeandtheLATimes,amongstothers.Sheisanon-linetravelexpertatTriporati.comandTripsketch.com.Whennottraipsingaroundtheplanet,shelivesinapinkhouseinSomerville,Massachusetts.
