{"id":2453,"date":"2022-03-16T21:32:22","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T21:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/?page_id=2453"},"modified":"2025-02-21T01:06:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T01:06:04","slug":"go-now","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/go-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"287\" src=\"http:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/00.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2491\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/00.jpg 960w, https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/00-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/00-768x230.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kosrae, Micronesia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;ve been a <em>gypsy scholar<\/em>, off and on, for about twenty years.  On March 6, 2020, I landed on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zoa.com\/2019b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the remote Pacific island of Kosrae<\/a> two days before Micronesia declared a Covid-19 travel ban.  I soon realized that being marooned in a gorgeous, virus-free paradise isn&#8217;t such a bad thing.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"http:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02book-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02book-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02book-1024x640.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02book-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02book-1536x960.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/02book.jpg 1595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>So, what does a traveler do when he can&#8217;t travel?  He writes a book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before being marooned on Kosrae, I played and\/or worked in 158 countries.  Years of travel across six continents showed me the beauty and complexity of our world, and taught me about universal themes in different societies. A family in Kosrae will love, laugh, eat, sing and get into mischief just like one in Israel.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Go Now!<\/em><\/strong> is the story of my sixteen months in Kosrae and the adventures that led me here &#8212; plus my own brand of travel advice and philosophy.  My luck and talent for meeting delightful people have led me on unforgettable paths and roads rarely traveled. The stories of my adventures in <strong><em>Go Now!<\/em><\/strong> will transport you from familiar landmarks to the far reaches of the globe.  The book includes thirty of my most colorful adventures with fascinating history, maps and more than 100 photographs.&nbsp;Most of these stories haven&#8217;t been previously published.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"http:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/01book-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/01book-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/01book-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/01book-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/01book-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/01book.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>With <strong><em>Go Now!<\/em><\/strong> you will join me as I explore Afghanistan, Australia, Chile, China, Cuba, Diego Garcia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Georgia, Greece, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tibet, Togo and Uganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve enjoyed reading my blogs, you\u2019ll love <em><strong>Go Now!<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/em> Some stories are hilarious.&nbsp; Others are nail-biting.&nbsp; This book is my humble attempt to share what I\u2019ve learned from all the places I\u2019ve been and the people I\u2019ve met.&nbsp; The book also encapsulates my road wisdom to help you stay safe and happy should you feel inspired to embark on your own adventures.&nbsp; I titled the book <em><strong>Go Now!<\/strong><\/em> because we&#8217;re not getting any younger and because our amazing planet is changing fast.&nbsp; If you want to see what&#8217;s here before it&#8217;s gone, <em><strong>Go Now!<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" src=\"http:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03book-300x186.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03book-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/zoa.com\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/03book.jpg 572w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>My friends in Kosrae hope lots of people will buy and read <strong><em>Go Now!<\/em><\/strong> because they want people to know where their island is.  All profits from the sale of this book are donated to schools on Kosrae.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Go-Now-Adventures-advice-entirely-ebook\/dp\/B099J5P5Y9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a> to go to Amazon.com to buy my book.  The book is available as an eBook, as a 280-page paperback and as an Audiobook (recorded by yours truly).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon wp-block-embed-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Go Now!: Adventures and advice mostly about travel, but not entirely\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"910\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_lCAebnZjfthRKw&#038;asin=B099J5P5Y9&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been a gypsy scholar, off and on, for about twenty years. 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