Christmas Gift For The Armchair Traveler

With Christmas just around the corner, everyone is scurrying about trying to finish up their last-minute shopping. Or in my case, trying to start their last-minute shopping!

Semantics aside, if you are looking for a great gift for the traveler in your life, consider Circling the Earth in a Wheelchair, just released in September 2005.

This lighthearted travelogue chronicles the 1997 around-the-world journey of wheelchair-user Stan Morse. Stan's travels took him from Washington to Hawaii, Australia, New Zealand, Europe and the Far East before returning home to his law practice in Seattle.

This is a great book for the armchair traveler because it focuses on the spirit of the journey, instead of access details.  Now granted Stan did run into a few glitches along the way, but her choose not to dwell on them.

All in all it's a very entertaining read. And a very welcome Christmas gift!