Over two years ago when I was down in the dumps, dejected, and looking for something to help change my life, I stumbled across a New York Times article about three girls who traveled around the world: Holly, Amanda, and Jen dubbed themselves “The Lost Girls” and had just completed a round-the-world trip, blogging all the way through. Professional writers all working in the New York publishing industry, they left their corporate-ladder careers and headed off for a year for a globe-circling odyssey of their own. Back in America, they upped the ante on their blog, turning it into a full-scale travel portal for independent travelers. They even took time out from their hectic schedules to provide me with advice on how to travel cheap, light, and fabulous.

Now they too have a book that’s just launched — and even managed to snag a Life section cover story in USA Today. Their journeys differed from mine — as then-twentysomethings, they did it the more traditional backpacking way (what can I say… I’m a bigger princess than they are); they also traveled (mostly) together, a challenge on its own for three friends over the span of a year.

Congrats, ladies… I look forward to following in your footsteps!

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