Winning a fortune, being completely free, traveling the world: What's it like to live the life everyone dreams of? When you can do anything, do you really know what you want? Meike Winnemuth travels for a year across all continents, 12 months, 12 cities: Sydney, Buenos Aires, Mumbai, Shanghai, Honolulu, San Francisco, London, Copenhagen, Barcelona, Tel Aviv, Addis Ababa, Havana. With energy, humor, and a keen sense for the unique character of each city and its inhabitants, she recounts her aha moments and culture shocks, a year that transforms her life. An inspiring book about the intoxication of freedom, the joy of serendipity, and the surprises you experience, not least within yourself. And the best part: she didn't even need all that money.

The popular bestseller now in a new edition, with numerous photos in the text, a map, travel tips and a color photo section.

biography

Meike Winnemuth, born in Schleswig-Holstein in 1960 and living in Hamburg and Munich, is a freelance journalist. She has built a large and enthusiastic following through her work for Stern, Geo Saison, SZ Magazin, and many other magazines, as well as online (Das kleine Blaue). Her travel blog, "Vor mir die Welt" (The World Before Me), has over 200,000 readers, was nominated for the Grimme Online Award in 2012, and won an award at the Lead Awards in 2012.

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