Travel North America: (and Avoid Being a Tourist)

Description

Following the success of their first book Travel Anywhere, Fathom's latest book Travel North America pays homage to the stories, histories, landscapes and cultures of the vast and diverse North American continent. The future of travel is set to keep us closer to home, encourage us to slow down, expand our minds and bring us closer to nature. Tapping into a treasure trove of time-tested recommendations (both classic and little known) and a network of interesting people (chefs, novelists, designers, innkeepers, musicians), Fathom's founders Jeralyn Gerba and Pavia Rosati provide inspiration and practical trip-planning advice for modern travellers looking to rediscover North America in the wake of the coronavirus. With a focus on the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean, Travel North America includes chapters such as 'Brave New World - The post-pandemic travel mindset', 'Follow Nature's Lead', 'Second Cities Take First Place', 'Road Tripping' and 'Giving Back - Humanitarian travel in North America'. Presented in a beautifully designed package, Travel North America will show you that now has never been a better time to plan your next vacation, not too far from home.

Pavia Rosati took her first plane journey at nine months old when her Italian mother took her to meet her grandparents at their villa outside Venice, a trip she repeated every year until college. As a result, her American classmates thought she was too Italian ("Where did you get those shoes?") and her Italian aunts thought she was too American ("You're so bold!"). Other early, formative trips took her to pre-Perestroika Russia, where she learned to travel light, and post-Berlin Wall Prague, where she learned to travel without a guidebook. A voracious and tireless explorer, she has spent her career covering culture, entertainment, food, and travel, taking special pride in seeing it all to report on the things worth knowing. Old homes and kitchens hold a keen interest to her, because how we live the day-to-day speaks volumes about who we are and where we came from. She's happiest sitting around a dining room table in animated conversation with new and old friends. Part pragmatist, part nostalgist, and wholehearted enthusiast of the irreverent, Jeralyn Gerba grew up in a house filled with books - history, fiction, science, reference - that stoked her curiosity for people, places, and things. She started traveling when she finally made enough money from summer jobs to do so, and, while based in New York City for university, she also studied art history in Italy, politics and society in South Africa, and food culture in Louisiana, among other things. She started writing about art, culture, nightlife, food, and items people make by hand, and figured out that she was happiest when comparing and collecting those observations with others. She was hooked on visiting cities until she started hiking volcanoes, swimming in lagoons, and bicycle riding through rustic, unpaved lands. These days, her favorite destinations are places on the verge of change - probably because they are a visceral reminder that nothing is static, provide an opportunity to capture transformation in the making, and force her to embrace the unknown. For Jeralyn, travel feels the best when a challenge is met with a breakthrough and a homemade snack on the other side.

"Anyone seeking a dose of American pride need look no further than Travel North America (and Avoid Being a Tourist), which is equal parts travel book and guide to life, a where's-where of our rich continent woven with an urgent call to exist "more responsibly, sustainably, and gently." Taken together it is a most hopeful and moving portrait of the magic and majesty of our country that feels timely indeed." - SteamLine Luggage, "It's a better country for having Jeralyn Gerba and Pavia Rosati create books like this." - HeadButler, "Jeralyn Gerba and Pavia Rosati offer a comprehensive guidebook in Travel North America (And Avoid Being a Tourist)." - The Wall Street Journal, "What if you also want to travel without doing the same old same old? Enter ?Travel North America: (and Avoid Being a Tourist)?. Authors Jeralyn Gerba and Pavia Rosati have compiled a travel guide that acknowledges the major trends of where people want to go, and both leans into them and subverts them. A pleasurable read, with gorgeous photos throughout and funny asides, you'll feel less like you're being shamed for your love of boutique hotels over roughing it in the wild, and more like you're in safe, understanding hands." - Hunker, "With guidance, tips and reviews, Travel North America: (And Avoid Being a Tourist) provides plenty of information for those able to visit the United States, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean; and those who want to research their future trip once borders open up more." - CoolHunting,