Life is a Trip (18 page)

To Ellen Barone, my partner and co-founder of
www.YourLifeisaTrip.com

To Andrew Adleman, who surprised us one day by providing us with
www.GlobalAdventure.us
, our website.

To my editor, Betsy Robinson, who approached the book with both head and heart. 

To my publishers, specifically Victoria, Paul and Matt Sutherland, who co
m
mitted to
Life Is A Trip
as soon as I gave them the man
u
script.

To friends who have supported my flights of fancy, stayed in touch with me during my travels, kept the home fires burning and made me feel welcomed when I came home:  Louise Rubin, Jade Go
r
don, Debbie Band, Judy Crawford, Devorah Leah and Berel Levertov, Brett Goldberg, Deb Finkelstein, all my Tuesday night buddies.

To friends who have traveled with us to exotic destinations: Judy Backenstow, Kitty Miller, Linda Lenhard, Maida Rubin, Jeremy Faust,  Nancy and all our travel writing students.

To friends who welcomed us into their homes: Marla Frumkin + Peter Stelzer, Christine Wilson, Stacy and Todd Sabin, Bob Linden, Abe + Gulhis, Elyn Aviva and Gary White, Benny and Miriam Tsedaka, Ann and Oded Kleinberg, Marc Dupuis.

To my “twalking” (walking and talking) partners: Jennifer Hanan, Jean Ross, Mark Bradley, Susan Paradise, Jill Schwarz, Jan Eigner, Jim Terr, Bobby Mogill, Maura Studi, Erika Eckerstrand, Therese Williams, Paul White, Susan Berk, Linda Braun, Judy Herzl, Aysha Griffin, Jann Huizenga, Barb Alpert. 

To much-appreciated cheerleaders: Jodie Rhodes, Maren Rudolph, Barbara and Tim Rogers, Marlan Warren, Wes Studi, Linda and Gary Storm, Diane Lobel, Artemes, Tone Forrest, John Rochester, Tony Grieco, Phil Hoffman.

To all my editors who gave me space, time and income.

To Ellen Valade, who started packing for me when we were in college.

To the Travel Journalists Guild, my travel writing colleagues and friends and the writers on
www.YourLifeisaTrip.com

To my mother, Miriam Burstein, and my father, Edward Burstein, who i
n
stilled in me a life-long love for travel.

And to the world of friends I have yet to meet and travel with.

The End