Have Passport. Will Travel.

A reader can move through Yoga for People Who Can't be Bothered to Do It very quickly. We do things as travelers which seem very logical at the time [negotiate the cheapest boat and captain in Bangkok] only to realize during the journey that perhaps the strategy adopted was not the best one [cheapest boat = cheapest overhead which may mean a hole or two in the vessel]. My travels essays would certainly include said Bangkok boat, an Alaskan sea captain on a Gilligan's Island Tour, and a complete chapter devoted to the Shanghai taxi. While I cannot connect with each of Dyer's anecdotes, there is certainly enough empathy to have an enjoyable read. I would not recommend moving straight through the novel in typical fashion but take a chapter or two with a pause. This also gives you the opportunity to have sufficient coffee to invoke a portion of Dyer's Parisian experience.