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In 2005, Pam Stucky toured the Republic of Ireland by bus for
seventeen days, logging dozens of hours on public transportation as
she traveled to Galway, Inishmore, Doolin, Dingle, Kinsale, Cashel,
Kilkenny, Glendalough, and Dublin. In this short travelogue, Pam
shares the tales of her adventures, from nearly losing her wallet
in Galway, to being mistaken for a local on Inishmore, to swaying
home from a pub late at night, supporting three drunkenly singing
senior citizens in Doolin. In Inishmore, she conspired with a local
to rent a bike for free; in Cashel, she managed to get herself
locked inside her B&B room; at Newgrange, she peered back
through the veil of time. She chatted with locals, braved a haunted
fort, and bore witness to some of the country's most important
history. Through it all, she was always on the hunt for internet
cafes from which to send home her stories.
Filled with wit and wanderlust, Pam on the Map: Ireland offers one
woman's perspective on her first solo foray into the world of
travel. Pam on the Map: Ireland is one of the retrospective books
in the Pam on the Map series.
About the Pam on the Map series:
In the Pam on the Map series, author and traveler Pam Stucky
offers her own engaging twist on the modern travel
memoir/travelogue genre.
Pam is curious. She's curious about the world, and curious about
people. In her Pam on the Map series, Pam sets out to discover and
connect with people and places, and to take readers along on her
adventures through her almost real-time reports. Raw and real,
Pam's tales are infused with candid honesty, humorous observations,
and perceptive insights. Pam's descriptive, entertaining,
conversational style brings her trips alive, making readers feel as
though they're traveling right along with her.
Though they're not guidebooks, the Pam on the Map books are still
informative and illuminating, providing useful tips and plentiful
ideas for people who might want to follow along in Pam's footsteps.
In 2007, Pam Stucky and five other family members embarked on a
family heritage trip to Switzerland. Throughout their travels, Pam
and her "cub reporters" wrote home regularly to bring the trip to
life for friends and family. Together, the six travelers enjoyed a
trek through a vineyard trail, took a ride on a Chocolate Train,
traveled to the "Top of Europe," made trips to two different cheese
factories, and experienced a unique visit to an alpenhorn factory.
The group ate rosti and double cream over berries, climbed hundreds
of stairs, visited dozens of ancestral sites, and witnessed an
unusual but fabulous array of toilets. Pam on the Map: Switzerland
is a short travelogue recounting those tales.
Filled with wit and wanderlust, "Pam on the Map: Switzerland"
shares the humor and wonder of a family on a quest to discover the
country their ancestors once called home. "Pam on the Map:
Switzerland" is one of the "retrospective" books in the Pam on the
Map series.
About the Pam on the Map series:
In the Pam on the Map series, author and traveler Pam Stucky
offers her own engaging twist on the modern travelogue genre.
Pam is curious. She's curious about the world, and curious about
people. In her Pam on the Map series, Pam sets out to discover and
connect with people and places, and to take readers along on her
adventures through her almost real-time reports. Raw and real,
Pam's tales are infused with candid honesty, humorous observations,
and perceptive insights. Pam's descriptive, entertaining,
conversational style brings her trips alive, making readers feel as
though they're traveling right along with her.
Though they're not guidebooks, the Pam on the Map books are still
informative and illuminating, providing useful tips and plentiful
ideas for people who might want to follow along in Pam's footsteps.
From setting off a hotel fire alarm, to getting a luxurious
in-water spa massage, to going on a "traditional Icelandic ice
cream car ride," to interviewing Jon Gnarr, "the most interesting
mayor in the world," Pam experienced it all on a two-week summer
journey that took her all around the outer edge of Iceland. Armed
with a two-wheel drive car, a persnickety GPS, and a goal to
discover the heart and soul of the country, Pam broke out of the
boundaries of Iceland's popular Golden Circle to travel the full
Ring Road (the road that circles all the way around the country),
and beyond.
In "Pam on the Map: Iceland," Pam brings readers along on her trip
as she discusses all things Iceland, including the restrooms at
Keflavik airport, the Ring Road and travel infrastructure, the
treacherous gravel roads and Highway 939, the omnipresent
waterfalls, hot dogs and fermented shark, and the history and
culture of the country and its people. Pam stops to talk with
locals about their views and opinions on Iceland, tourism, writing,
the economy, soil erosion, and happiness.
Filled with wit and wanderlust, "Pam on the Map: Iceland" offers
one woman's perspective on traveling around this tiny island in the
far north Atlantic Ocean.
About the Pam on the Map series:
In the Pam on the Map series, fiction and nonfiction author and
traveler Pam Stucky offers her own engaging twist on the modern
travelogue genre.
Pam is curious. She's curious about the world, and curious about
people. Therefore, in her Pam on the Map series, Pam sets out to
discover and connect with people and places, and to take readers
along on her adventures through her almost real-time reports. Raw
and real, Pam's tales are infused with candid honesty, humorous
observations, and perceptive insights. Pam's descriptive,
entertaining, conversational style brings her trips alive, making
readers feel as though they're traveling right along with her.
Though they're not guidebooks, the Pam on the Map books are still
informative and illuminating, providing useful tips and plentiful
ideas for people who might want to follow along in Pam's footsteps.
"The Wishing Rock Theory of Life (a novel with recipes)" is the
second novel in the Wishing Rock series. The series begins with
"Letters from Wishing Rock," which was named a 2013 B.R.A.G.
Medallion Honoree and given the Awesome Indies Seal of Approval.
The third book in the series, "The Tides of Wishing Rock,"
concludes this popular series filled with wit, wisdom, and recipes
"Reading it felt like sitting comfortably by the fire, talking
with my nicest and funniest friends, all of whom had uplifting and
sometimes hilarious thoughts to share." Molly Ringle, author of
"What Scotland Taught Me"
"Ms. Stucky's novels are fantastic A fresh approach to writing
that takes readers into the lives of the characters (which are all
interesting and fun). I never wanted the books to end The concepts
of happiness, joy, and love are all addressed in ways that are
thought-provoking and so much fun to read. I love the fact that the
characters are so real, and the story is so believable. I recommend
this book to anyone, but especially someone that you think might
benefit from a new way of looking at happiness in life." - SJ,
Amazon reviewer
"I wish this series would have been around when I was younger and
still trying to figure out what I wanted in a relationship and in
life in general." - PLL, Amazon reviewer
"Author Pam Stucky skillfully drew me into a warm circle of
friends through their texts, emails, letters, and newsletters. She
has created a cast of individuals having distinct quirks, senses of
humor, and worldviews. Their correspondence ranges from thoughtful
discussions of relationships lost or changed, to a newsy travelogue
about Switzerland or Scotland, to speculation about a newly-arrived
mystery woman or the whereabouts of a hidden treasure, to a
hilarious description of a mud-bath, to the mundane details of
everyday life." - Judi Wildfeuer, Amazon reviewer
In Pam Stucky's debut novel, "Letters from Wishing Rock," readers
fell in love with the quirky residents of Wishing Rock, Washington
- an island town where everyone lives in the same building. Now the
cast, the shenanigans, and the wisdom are all back in "The Wishing
Rock Theory of Life."
Fresh off their auspicious adventure in the Dogwinkle Days parade,
Ruby and Ed are suffering a few growing pains as they settle into
their new relationship. Gran and Liam, on the other hand, are
blissfully traveling through Switzerland, savoring the fondue, the
chocolate, and the mountain life. Pregnant Pip is adapting to her
new home in Scotland with husband Captain Gavin, while back at
Wishing Rock, Erin is struggling with life and psychic Alexandra is
faced with an incident that could change the course of her future.
In an effort to cope with this development, as well as help Erin,
Alexandra leads the poker gals in a campaign to step outside their
comfort zones and experience new adventures. Along the way, life in
Wishing Rock hits a curve when a mysterious woman shows up in town
making a shocking claim.
As in the first novel in the series, letters between the neighbors
and their friends chronicle the twists and turns of the characters'
daily lives, and are interspersed with recipes tried and tested by
the characters themselves. Buried treasures, secret pasts, and the
detritus of affairs of the heart all come to light in this witty
and wise novel that explores fear, forgiveness, risk, dreams,
trust, and love.
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