Book Review: Wanderlust

The full name of this book is Wanderlust: A Love Affair with Five Continents and I started it while we were on our honeymoon.  I wasn't able to finish it as I started it the night before we left to come home but I did finish it earlier this week.  This was a nonfiction book based on the early life (18-35) of the author and it was about her life long patterns of traveling and love.  She really has some issues that she never realizes until close to the end of the book and she really just swallows them and doesn't ever really "deal" with them.  I finished this book wanting more and not because it was so good but because I felt like I never got any real answers.  I did enjoy reading the book as I can relate to the author in certain ways but not fully.  I will definitely be researching her more on my own to figure out the answers to the lingering questions that I have after finishing the book.  Again not the best book but I also am not a big fan of nonfiction so I consider it a fete to have finished it at all.  Give it a whirl and see what you think...the Amazon synopsis is below.  

Amazon Synopsis:

Spanning 15 years of travel, beginning when she is a sophomore in college, Wanderlust documents Elisabeth Eaves's insatiable hunger for the rush of the unfamiliar and the experience of encountering new people and cultures. Young and independent, she crisscrosses five continents and chases the exotic, both in culture and in romance. In the jungles of Papua New Guinea, she loses herself—literally—to an Australian tour guide; in Cairo, she reconnects with her high school sweetheart, only to discover the beginning of a pattern that will characterize her life over the long-term: while long-distance relationships work well for her, traditional relationships do not.

Wanderlust, however, is more than a chronological conquest of men and countries: at its core, it's a journey of self-discovery. In the course of her travels, Eaves finds herself and the sense of home she's been lacking since childhood—and she sheds light on a growing culture of young women who have the freedom and inclination to define their own, increasingly global, lifestyles, unfettered by traditional roles and conventions of past generations of women.

HAPPY READING!

Insta Dump #37

April was a really busy and fast month.  I had so much to do as our wedding approached, I had work deadlines, and activities packed into every weekend.  Check out my live Instagram feed @meganp1216 

BMT seminar in Austin// chest day// hump day feeling pretty// Hendrik got me new leggings...its love// post workout shake and relaxing bath// wedding DIY// no days off// travel post Phuket, Thailand Tiger Muay Thai gym// got in a workout before my bridal pics in Winnsboro// Bali travel post// girls night at painting with a twist// travel post on tips and tricks// leg workout with Lesly// fast trip to Ikea// backdate// biceps// waking up lean and flat// dressed up for girls night out// booty pump workout while my car is in the shop// new tattoos before our wedding

Insta Dump #36

My March Instagram feed was PACKED gym, gym, and more gym with a little bit of real life thrown in!  Check it out below in a compact view or go follow me @meganp1216

zoo day// blacked out ninja// aunt thug life// shoulder day// rainy day makes green look greener// fresh cut// post workout stack// couple training on a Sunday// afternoon juice snack// 100 deadlifts on a Friday afternoon// travel post on Bangkok// shoulder day// temporary wallpaper in our closet// badass braids for a MMA trip// travel post on Ireland// leg day with Lesly// got a new vacuum cleaner// glute pump and runners legs// Dubai travel post// headed to the gym// always shoulder pump// travel post on London// abs are coming in// back day// humpday pic headed to Dallas for errands

Honeymoon Bliss Part 4

Part 1 HERE Part 2 HERE and Part 3 HERE 

This is my final honeymoon post and it's going to be a picture overload of all the activities we did and all other pictures of random stuff...mainly us just relaxing!

day 1 sunning as soon as I was able to get there

afternoon snack

our day that we enjoyed a beach bed

early morning selfies as I drink my coffee and absorb that awesome view

daily travel journal of all the food, sights, sounds, and activities from the day

some of the marine life off our bungalow, minnows and gar always around

I was outside reading and Hendrik saw when I got up it did this really cool silhouette effect so he had me do a few poses and he took some pics.  They are really cute!

afternoon pedicures at the over the water spa

touring the beach side after the sunniest part of the day has past.  I wanted to get a few good pictures without so much glare.

I'm always posing and looking for good pictures. LOL 

a HUGE sting ray that hung out under the bungalows and swam in front of all our patios all day one day

with one of the maybe 4 drinks I halfway drank the entire week

can never be tan enough

we loved snorkeling right from our bungalow

we both paddle boarded around the area for around an hour one morning after the gym

Hendrik took this from inside the room through the glass floor

our last night before heading home

We had the best honeymoon and vacation.  We loved everything about the resort.....I know I've said this plenty but you just have no clue how amazing it was.  We also enjoyed staying in the same spot for an entire week...we never left the resort at all and this was an unintentional first but I think it's what we needed.  We can't think of a better honeymoon or how it could have even been made any better and I think we enjoyed each other too LOL.  I came home 10 lbs lighter in magazines, relaxed, in love and ready to conquer the Summer.  Of course we are always planning what's next in travel so stay tuned.... I hope you were able to escape some from looking through our pictures.