Eat Pray Love
Book written by Elizabeth Gilbert

When i read the back cover of the book...i thought...oh no .... not another "journey through life book"....but now i am going around recommending it to everyone i know.

I loved the book as the author mirrors my thoughts on learning about life through traveling. The author shares her experience of traveling and living in Italy, India and Indonesia, how she learns and re-discovers herself by exploring a new country, meeting new people and living in a new culture. Somewhere it touched my vagabond spirit and made me think about my own experiences of living across six cities in India through different phases in life...so think about living in different countries.

While she lives in Italy she learns a new language, visits the lesser known cities in the country and being a real food lover experiences the city "gastrono-micaly" (did i just create that word!!!).Then she comes to India to discover the spiritual aspect to her personality and lives in an ashram. Her experiences of meditation are so close to mine (which i dare not share) that i bonded with the book right then. One small island of Indonesia is the final leg of her journey and since i am a sucker for a happy ending....i loved it the most ( you have to read it to know more). And it is written with the right mix of humor, facts, intelligence and close to life feeling...that makes it amazing

Another interesting aspect of the book is on she starts her journey with a completely planned itinerary in Italy, then deviates a bit in India and then lands in Indonesia with absolutely no plan....so when they say that the best surprises in life when you are not planning...they actually do...and for a "project planner" like me (what my hubby likes to call me) the real take away from the book was "LET GO AND LIFE WILL TAKE YOU ON A SPIN"