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    The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World.

    By Jennifer Baggett, Holly C. Corbett and Amanda Pressner

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    “A triumphant journey about losing yourself, finding yourself and coming home again. Hitch yourself to their ride: you’ll embark on a transformative journey of your own.”  — Allison Winn Scotch, New York Times bestselling author of The One That I Want and Time of My Life

    Three friends, each on the brink of a quarter-life crisis, make a pact to quit their high pressure New York City media jobs and leave behind their friends, boyfriends, and everything familiar to embark on a year-long backpacking adventure around the world in The Lost Girls.

    With their thirtieth birthdays looming, Jen, Holly, and Amanda are feeling the pressure to hit certain milestones—score the big promotion, find a soul mate, have 2.2 kids. Instead, they make a pact to quit their jobs and set out on a journey in search of inspiration and direction.

    Traveling 60,000 miles across four continents, Jen, Holly, and Amanda push themselves far outside their comfort zones to embrace every adventure. Ultimately, theirs is a story of true friendship—a bond forged by sharing beds and backpacks, enduring exotic illnesses, trekking across mountains, and standing by one another through heartaches, whirlwind romances, and everything in the world in between.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 11, 2010
    ISBN9780061993473
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    • 3/5
      It sounds like a dreamy trip but I struggled to finish/read without skimming. The three very similar writing styles made it hard to remember who was speaking, and sometimes it was hard to related to their privilege.

      "I wasn’t one of those crazy chicks who couldn’t drive. Even my guy friends could attest to that. " Uh... Okay? Sentences like these made it hard to root for them
    • 3/5
      You have to admire what these girls did. In their mid-twenties and mired in the fast-paced world of magazine publication in New York, they decided it was now or never. It was time to explore the world.Over the course of a year, their trip took them to South America, Kenya, several countries in SE Asia, Bali, New Zealand, and Australia. And the book covers it all, some in more detail than others. That’s actually one of my quibbles with the book. So much time is spent on that first month or so in South America that by the time they reach the end of their trip in New Zealand and Australia, all of the energy had disappeared from the story.I also had a problem with the narration. The three girls sounded much too alike to be able to tell who was writing unless unless there were heavy context clues (or you checked the beginning of the chapter — easier to do in hard copy than in the e-book). I wish their voices had been a little more distinctive.I also love to travel, but I can’t say that the book inspired any wanderlust in me. Though they certainly saw sights that I would love to see myself, they did it in a way (backpacks and hostels) that this almost-40 lady wouldn’t be able to hack. Also: stay away from yoga schools in India.Each of the girls definitely felt a little “lost” during their journey. What would await them when they returned to real life? Would they be happy with the same jobs, the same people, or are they forever changed? These are questions that aren’t really answered in the book, though if you read the afterword you know that they’ve continued to make travel a large part of their lives.Overall, I liked reading about their journey, but it took me a long time to get through it.
    • 5/5
      I read this more for the story than the writing but it was a fun compelling book that I didn't want to end!
    • 4/5
      This book is just what I needed to inspire me to make my 40 before 40 list ( a list of 40 things I want to do before I turn 40 ). Its a book about friendship, travel, inspiration, and discovering who you are.Three friends (Jennifer, Holly and Amanda) are on vacation in Brazil talking about all the dreaded work that they have to face once they return to NYC and they are most definitely not looking forward to any of it. Jokingly, they discuss what it would be like to take off for one whole year and just travel around the world. They would finally be able to really see the world and all it has to offer, whilst searching for the inspiration needed in helping them to decide what it is they truly want to be doing with their lives - such as, figuring out if they are on the right career path. Plus, they would be able to achieve some of their dreams, like hiking the Inca Trail, volunteering in Kenya, training to become a yoga teacher and hanging out with the Maasai. One whole year of travel could really change their lives.Of course, talking about it is one thing. Could these three successful and career-driven women really choose to give up their jobs and lives in NYC for one whole year? Would they be willing to risk what they had worked so hard for in order to take time out for themselves? Yes, they could and yes, they would. Not long after their vacation in Brazil, Jennifer, Amanda and Holly meet up to discuss turning their year long dream trip into a reality - ASAP! Soon they are sketching out an itinerary of all the places they want to visit and how long they want to spend at each place, along with figuring out how much money it will take to make this trip come to fruition. They also begin to realize just how much this trip will cost them with regards to their careers and personal relationships. Filled with excitement and fear, they book their tickets and are soon packing their bags and headed to their first stop - Peru!Talk about a fun, interesting and inspiring read. Not only do we get to know Jennifer, Amanda and Holly as they take us along their year long journey, but we also get to learn about all of these new and exciting places they get to visit. Its as if we are right alongside them on this journey of self-discovery - we get to hear about all the yucky roaches, their restroom rating system and the language barriers that cropped up from time to time. We also get to read about their adventures as they trek through jungles, meditate at a yoga retreat, dance til dawn at nightclubs, and sleep on grungy beds in hostels. From the people they meet to the way a sunset makes them feel, we begin to notice the changes slowly taking place within these women and the fact that they are starting to realize just how lucky they are in their lives already. Of course, along the way there are arguments, hugs, lots of laughter and an overall appreciation for one another. A true testament to friendship, this book really does provide a genuine feel of what these three women mean to each other and what this year means to them; which makes me glad that they decided to chronicle their year of travel. I found this book to be interesting, fun and inspirational. Its made me take stock of what I have in my life and also what it is that I want to get out of life. Of course, its made me want to travel, too. All in all, this is definitely a book I would recommend to anyone interested in reading about friendship, travel and self-discovery.

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    • 4/5
      The Lost Girls: Three Friends, Four Continents, One Unconventional Detour Around the World, is a book about friendship, travel, inspiration, and discovering who you are. Three young women, Jennifer Baggett, Holly C. Corbett and Amanda Pressner, feeling they had all reached a crossroad in life, decided to take this giant leap into the unknown and travel the world together.Traveling and searching for the solution to their life-alternating questions about career choices and where they wanted to go with their lives, they planned their destinations and set about achieving their dreams. From hiking the Inca Trail, volunteering in Kenya, to road-tripping in Australia the three women alternate telling their stories although I found it difficult to figure which one was doing the writing at any given time as their voices and writing styles were pretty much identical. By the end of the book, I had really had enough of the inner soul searching and all the inspiration that these girls seems to experience in every chapter. Overall it was enjoyable read, but perhaps not the best book for me. As I am in a place in my life where I don’t really need the inspiration or self discovery, I would have preferred the book to have been shorter and more focused on their actual travels. I do think The Lost Girls would really speak to young women in their twenties with their own life decisions ahead of them.
    • 4/5
      Loved the premise and story line. My only complaint is that is got a little preachy at times. Other than that a great read!
    • 4/5
      Three women in their late twenties living the challenging and stressful life in Manhattan decide to escape it all by traveling around the world for a year. They wrote the book jointly so each chapter is written by a different individual which gives the reader a different perspective on the journey and more importantly, on the three women themselves. They visit South America, Africa, India, Southeast Asia and finally New Zealand and Australia. I'm male and I thoroughly enjoyed The Lost Girls because they travel inexpensively and spent a lot of time with the citizens of the countries in which they traveled thus telling us about culture, food and living standards. Highly recommended, especially if you have the travel bug. It is long at 560 pages but it won't seem that long when you read it.
    • 4/5
      My book club (comprised of three 20-something year old women) was immediately drawn to this story of three friends who decide to leave their fast-paced lives in New York City behind to travel the world before their 30th birthdays. The chapters shift between the three women as storyteller, each sharing their own narrative of the adventures and struggles they encounter on their journey. I appreciated how honest each of the women were about their emotions (highs and lows) and the uncertainties in their lives. A fun book to read, especially for those who love to travel or who are looking for a little adventure!