Whether she is lost in a parallel universe, kidnapped in the scorching Tunisian desert, or eaten alive by the blood-sucking denizens of tropical north Queensland, King’s stories-poignant, quirky, and often quite funny-are always inspiring and entertaining.

Join Laurie studying French kissing in Paris … tracking lions on foot in Botswana … searching for signs of an erotic goddess in Ireland … marrying a Maasai warrior in Kenya … chasing lemurs in Madagascar … sampling the world’s most expensive coffee in Bali … and eating her way across southern Italy.