The Happy Traveler, Jaime Kurtz
The Happy Traveler, Jaime Kurtz
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The Happy Traveler
Unpacking the Secrets of Better Vacations

Author: Jaime Kurtz

Narrator: Carla Mercer-Meyer

Unabridged: 9 hr 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/01/2017


Synopsis

In The Happy Traveler: Unpacking the Secrets of Better Vacations, psychology professor Dr. Jaime Kurtz applies the large and ever-growing body of research on happiness and decision-making to enhance the experience of travel. An avid explorer, study abroad instructor, teacher, and happiness researcher, Dr. Kurtz shows how anyone who has a vacation in his or her future can create the most meaningful, fulfilling, and joyful experiences possible.

When the price of travel is daunting, getting the most "bang for your buck," both financially and emotionally, is essential to an ideal travel experience. With a sense of humor and adventure, Dr. Kurtz provides guidance on how to craft your perfect trip, boost your excitement before your trip even begins, and actively immerse yourself in a new culture while unplugging from your technological ties to home. She also explains how to best cherish and share travel moments, how to ease back into your daily life upon returning, and how to carry the secrets of happy travel into every day.

About Jaime Kurtz

Jaime Kurtz is an associate professor of psychology at James Madison University. Her research on happiness and savoring has been published widely in scientific journals, receiving national attention from NPR and The Today Show, as well as in print and online magazines. With bestselling author Sonja Lyubomirsky, she is coauthor of Positively Happy: Routes to Sustainable Happiness, a workbook for putting happiness strategies into practice in everyday life. Jaime is a collaborator on the "Many Labs" study, a groundbreaking project designed to test whether psychological research replicates across time and place. This ongoing work has received national acclaim from National Geographic, Science, and Nature. Her mindful travel photography has been featured in the New York Times.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian

I've been traveling all my life, and doing so full-time professionally for a decade. I also have a doctorate in Psychology and write books about happiness and positive psychology. In this respect I guess the only difference between Jaime and myself is that I don't run. Like ever. Also, I'm a guy. Whi......more

Goodreads review by Dlmrose

3+......more

This one is a great book for those of you who love to travel but sometimes find out the trip you planned and dreamed about was a disappointment and you can't figure out why.   I was a travel agent for 10 year so I travel a lot and learned that sometimes the planning and organizing was more fun then t......more