[ book tip by Michael Boyle ] 'A year off from work. A meandering journey around the globe. Though it sounds like an impossible dream, one day David Cohen and his family decided to make it a reality. In their year, the Cohen family trek up a Costa Rican volcano, traverse the vast Australian desert, and roam the Burgundy canals by houseboat. An inspiring true story of one family's adventure of a lifetime.'

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[ book info ] Cohen, David Elliott: One Year Off - Leaving It All Behind for a Round-the-World Journey with Our Children. Simon & Schuster, New York, 1999 . ISBN: 0-684-83601-7.