Girls Who Travel Paperback – December 1, 2015

From what you read from the sample, you will think this book is all about Kika's (by the way, if her father was Italian, she would have been a Francesca, not Francisca) Gap Year traveling around the globe, either solo or with girls! Which was exactly what I was eager to read...Instead, and despite some adventures in India with her at the time boyfriend, the story is mainly about her not taking her job seriously, getting fired and moving to England as a backup plan to save some money to get back on the road, ending up changing her mind to stay in England permanently with her new boyfriend...The title is very tricky! Had I known this, I would never had bought it...

his book was recommended to me right before I left for my first solo adventure in over five years, and boy did it live up to the reviews! I opened it for the first time on the plane to Norway and couldn't put it down. Not only was it wonderfully entertaining, but it was exactly what I needed to read before embarking on my latest adventure. It instilled in me the confidence that I had been lacking; the confidence to know that I could travel on my own again and that I would do a great job of it. I didn't need a lot of money or even a plan. Like Kika, all I needed was my sense of adventure and wonder at the world and I would figure out the rest as I went along. I would absolutely recommend this book!

Just finished Girls Who Travel, while gazing at palm trees and white sandy beaches in Miami. Perfect book to match my mood! Nicole Trivilas is masterful at pointing to the absurdity of what some can get hung up on in everyday life. She takes the reader on a journey to exciting, gorgeous, sacred places all over the world. The awe and reverence in Ms. Trilivas' descriptions of far away places reminded me of that powerful rush that comes from packing up and taking a risk by heading somewhere unknown. It brought to mind my own travels, discoveries, and precious memories. Loved "Kika," definitely a girl I'd hang out with, and laughed out loud several times at her witty internal (and far too often external) monologues and social commentaries. Absolutely fantastic read, and very impressive debut for Ms. Trilivas!!! Can't wait to read her next one!

This is exactly the kind of novel I love and the world needs more of: well-written, funny, poignant.Twenty-three-year-old Kika spent a year traveling the world and falling in love with an Irish man who loves travel as much as she does. After a year back in New York City working at an unfulfilling job that doesn’t cover all her expenses, she’s itching to get back on the road.I loved the foul-mouthed Kika and her adventures in moving forward in life and in love. The supporting characters of the posh of America and Britain, the Italian waiter, and the Irish scoundrel, all seemed believably fleshed out.Highly recommend.

Couldn't put it down, good flow to it, like listening to a real best friend, you didn't want to interrupt her, wanted her to keep going. I loved most how she spoke up for herself and others. I love to travel on my own and understand only too well that one must go thru the dreaded job thing to get anywhere, that is what I am doing now, Kika and Nicole have kept the inspiration alive. Thank you.

As another review said, the title is misleading. Doesn’t spend much time on travel as it does about the main character talking about how she likes to travel. It was an easy read, but predictable and boring at times. A younger audience may like it better than I did. The majority of the book is a 23 year girl worrying/complaining about her boy problems and inability to hold a typical/boring job and travel as much as she wants.

Reading "Girls Who Travel" is like going on a mini-vacation.Trilivas is a delightful storyteller, and she uses her fresh, sassy voice to transport readers from the south of India, to New York City, to the poshest of London's upscale neighborhoods. With descriptions catering to each of the five senses, she sets the scene in an uncannily realistic manner. I could taste every sip of every pint and every bite of every macaroon.Kika Shores and her supporting cast are characters that leave a real impression. Let's hope the author does't stop here!

Book after my own heart. The emotions flew from the pages and had me laughing one minute, drawing interesting glances from people near me on a plane, to near tears and back again. Could not put this book down and read it on a red eye. Loved every word. Sequel please?!?! I need to know what happens to the characters next!!!

Excellent read! I am a traveler who worked as a nanny/tutor in my twenties and related to the story. Very easy to get into and very well written!

It was a great read lovely story and then it was all over to quick. It took back to London.

What do you do when your year of backpacking comes to an end? Do you settle down to a regular job, or do you find ways to finance more travelling in the future? From Europe, through India and more destinations, Kika’s adventures were crowned by a passionate love affair with the charismatic Irishman Lochlon which ended to all intents and purposes in Southern India. Lochlon continued with his backpacking adventures. Kika returns to the States and is hunkering down to do a rather mundane job, ironically part of it involves planning travel for others. Probably, a means to an end, but her future is unclear.Her work comes to a rather juddering end because she doesn’t really have her eye on the ball, and is summarily bowled into touch by Bae Yoon, a competitive colleague; but, hey, she is soon offered an au pair job for a family in London, and off she goes. It’s a good life amongst the rich jet set, where she finds her real skills of caring and enabling the two little girls in her charge. It’s a pretty ok life. Roll in Aston Hyde Bettencourt from next door, a rich businessman (only you possibly wouldn’t guess it) and she finds a bit more colour added to her life palette.Accompanying her family to a ‘do’ at the Wolseley she comes across Bae Yoon once more, but things between them are soon settled with the help of Aston, the knight in shining armour, and life moves on. But what hold does Lochlon still have over her heart? Will Aston get a look in, hovering in the background, forlornly strumming his instrument in the garden? A few twists and turns and a ride in a private jet, and a few days off the coast of Amalfi, soon give Kika the clarity she needs to find her way to her own future.I found the cover eye catching because it just shouts travel and backpacking! I was slightly taken aback because the setting, to all intents and purpose is not multiple locations (as I felt the title and cover implied) but London (and there is only really one girl – rather than plural girls – who is intent on travelling; you could, sort of, include Elsbeth, in whose house Kika lives, but she is more of a swish travelling gal). However, London really comes to life in the capable hands of this author, whether it is a quick bottle of wine at Gordon’s Wine Bar (in fact, London’s oldest wine bar) just off the Embankment or the Zetland Arms in Kensington, where Aston plays music. The writing is extremely competent and the storyline bowls along at a good pace. Interestingly the novel feels as though it is written in part, in the form of a memoir, which works quite well. I think the one issue I might have is the chemistry between Kika and Aston and for me, it just wasn’t there – they have two differing outlooks on what travel means to them, and at times he was a little gauche for the more experienced and seemingly worldly Kika. But it is after all a story about finding who you are and where you can truly be happy in life, whether that is stationed in one place or permanently on the move.On our blog we chat to Nicole about travel and writing: [...]

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