Traveler's Joy


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    • Author : Juliette de Bairacli Levy
    • Binding : Paperback
    • Dewey Decimal Number : 910.4
    • EAN : 9780879836511
    • ISBN : 0879836512
    • Is Eligible For Trade In? : Yes
    • Label : Keats Pub
    • List Price : $11.95 (USD)
    • Manufacturer : Keats Pub
    • Number Of Items : 1
    • Number Of Pages : 256
    • Package Dimensions : 0.70 inches (Height) x 8.30 inches (Length) x 0.75 pounds (Weight) x 5.40 inches (Width)
    • Publication Date : 1994-08-01
    • Publisher : Keats Pub
    • Studio : Keats Pub

    Learn to explore the freedom of the wandering life in this enchanting guide to the wonders of unfettered travel. The legendary Juliette de Bairacli Levy is known for her many books on living in tune with the rhythms of nature and her mastery of herbal lore.

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    Rated 5.0 stars Customers rated Traveler's Joy 5.0 stars out of 5.0 based on 4 reviews:

    • Old world wisdom

      by L.A. in CA - 2010-04-26  Rated 5 stars
      Juliette de Bairacli Levy has written an amazing book here! A traveler, a friend of the nomads and the gypsies, and an herbalist, she shares with us many of the things she has learned over a lifetime of travel and study. Each subject that she addresses (travel, water, fire, weather, dwellings, medicine and food) takes you into the world of the gypsy. A vegetarian (because of her love for animals), she personally prefered to live on raw food, herbs, wild plants, fruits and nuts, raw milk, and bread. She includes some recipes. Of course, not everyone can eat dairy or wheat these days. And raw milk is hard to come by. So, some things may have to be adapted. But this is how she lived. She believed in simplicity, respecting animals, being good caretakers of the earth and water, and helping one another. Sprinkled amongst such information as how to build the best fires, how to stop dysentery (this surprised me), and how to eliminate pests, there are poems and words of wisdom from various sources. I am a huge fan of this woman. I will never part with this book. There is so much useful advice here. This should be on the bookshelf of every herbalist and every parent. Even hard-core survivalists might find they can learn a thing or two from this humble woman.

    • Great book about herbs

      by Lunalamia (S.R., CA) - 2009-08-22  Rated 5 stars
      Great book about herbs, healing, and the joy of traveling around the globe the natural way. Juliette Bairacli de Levy is also a wonderful storyteller and this book is a great read just in itself....but also very informative for the herbalist. Love it.

    • A Book I Come Back to Every Spring

      by Bethanne Elion (Vermont, USA) - 2009-04-12  Rated 5 stars
      At least once year i pull out my Juliette Levy books and read through favorite parts or chapters forgotten from my whole collection. Some are still available in paperback - others are coveted collector's items found on rare book sites or old book shops visited in my own travels. One of my favorites that is still available is Traveler's Joy. The book is divided into seven chapters - About Travel, About Water, About Fire and Weather, About Dwellings, About Medicine, About Food, About Travelers. The two chapters that stand out and are put to use in my home are the ones regarding food and medicine. The medicine chapter covers the how to's of healing headaches,toothaches, eye injuries or ear aches, fever, backaches or jellyfish stings. I use the recipe for insect repellent which includes wormwood, rue and rosemary. Her method of removing ticks is to throw some powdered ginger on them and they back out immediately. Some people feel that this would make them regurgetate their toxic saliva into the wound possibly causing tick born diseases. My own experience with using this method is that they move so quickly with the use of ginger or cayenne that I just do not worry about it. I would rather the whole tick out than the head left behind. I know many people who are so nervous about removing ticks that this method has helped them in dealing with their removal since it is so simple. The flea section is enjoyable to read. About Foods will make you want to go to your kitchen and toss anything refined or packaged and become a gatherer of fresh ingredients. Since pulling this book back off the shelf a week ago I have had daily cravings for freshly baked breads and raw milk cheeses. I find this book no less than completely enchanting. In a time when many are learning to scale back and make the most of what they do have, this book would be an appropriate addition to one's library with methods of healing out of the kitchen cupboard and simple means of making nutritious meals.

    • A great book for adventurers!

      by Lia de Ruiter (Scheveningen Netherlands) - 2005-12-22  Rated 5 stars
      I recently received this book (in the Dutch translation) from a dear friend. Although I don't have much time to read, every split second I do have available, is spent reading this book. It gives very useful tips for any traveller and also for possible hard times ahead (which I hope will never come)... It is a book for survivors, well written with many anecdotes and lovely illustrations. Although not everything she recommends is feasible when one is travelling, many tips are very useful. I simply love this book and can recommend it to anybody, even to people who never travel.

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