I was a student of yours in the Writing Salon's Travel Writing class and I wanted to send you my good news. I got my first travel article accepted as feature in Allergy Living Magazine. Your advice on finding my own niche with travel writing was fantastic advice and I am already benefiting! Thanks for such a fabulous class and I am looking forward to a rewarding career in travel writing.

In addition to being a collection of travel stories, Exotic Life also explores the many trials and joys of Alpine’s personal life. Readers will not just come away with a host of tales from around the world, but with a vivid sense of the type of woman Alpine is. Her personality leaps from the pages.

I've been enjoying your book- such adventures you've had!! The story about your performance in the diamond necklace for your Victorian grandmother was hilarious...

From the stench of a lovelorn sea otter to applause from the Polish Canoe Federation, Lisa delights in unusual experiences around the world. Her spirited and engaging memoir illuminates the role travel can play in the search for self.

Hey Lisa - I read Exotic Life, and liked it. It breathes the mystique of adventurous travel. I will post about it, and tell friends. Good, vivid writing, nice twists and turns, and notes from a very interesting life. - Paul McH