저자가 international banker로서 한국, 캐나다, 싱가포르, 일본에서 일하며 또 세계 여러 나라를 여행하며 보고 느낀 것을 적은 기행문과 여러 주제에 대해 쓴 에세이를 묶어 발간한 단행본입니다. 이 책에 수록된 대부분의 글 The Korea Times의 Thoughts of the Times 칼럼에 게재되었습니다.
Part One: Travel Anecdotes
A Life on the Road _ 7
My First Ever Overseas Trip _ 9
A Sojourn in Ilha Formosa _ 11
Into Untested Waters _ 13
Singapore on My Mind _ 16
Backpacking through Europe _ 18
Around the World in 10 Days _ 20
Scaling Japan’s Highest Mountain _ 21
The Last Time I saw Rio _ 23
An Untimely Trip to the Sunshine State _ 25
Road Trips Are Fun _ 27
A Memorable Trip to San Antonio _ 30
Across the Equator and into the Land Down Under _ 32
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans _ 34
England Revisited _ 36
Mt. Geumgang Beckons _39
Grand Tour of Eastern Europe _ 42
Canada’s Majestic Rockies _ 44
Nostalgic Journey to Montreal _ 46
Touring the Korean Countryside (I) _ 48
Touring the Korean Countryside (II) _ 50
Cruising in the Caribbean _ 52
A Swing through Iberia _ 54
Ticking off the Bucket List _ 56
Off to Northern Europe _ 59
An Unforgettable Journey to Turkey _ 63
My Version of Grand Tour _ 66
Consumed by Wanderlust _ 68
Part Two: Random Thoughts
O Canada! _ 70
A Portrait of Korean-Canadians _ 72
A Passage to Canada _ 74
Living in Canada _ 76
Count Your Blessings _ 78
Rediscovering Seoul _ 80
Writing for the Fun of It _ 82
Remorseless Japan _ 84
Why Climb Mountains? _ 86
My Role Model _ 88
A Passion for Historical Novels _ 90
What Is Utopia Like? _ 92
A Glimpse of Dystopia _ 94
Atoning for An Act of Cowardice _ 96
A Blessing in Disguise _ 98
Noblesse Oblige _ 100
A Mania for Old Movies (I) _ 103
A Mania for Old Movies (II) _105
All That Musical _ 107
One Life to Live _ 110
Notes from Canada _ 112
America’s Best-loved Novel _ 115
Does History Repeat Itself? _ 117
Lessons from History _ 119
Pilgrimage to Britain’s Literary Shrines _ 121
Korea Is A Dynamic Country _ 123
Reading Makes A Full Man _ 125
Kudos to Korean Parents _ 127
A Word or Two about Literature _129
If Life Is But A Play _ 131
Love in Literature _ 133
Waiting for Statesmen _ 135
The Making of A Writer _ 138
Why is English hard to Learn? _140
Life after Retirement _143
Political Correctness _ 145
Feedback on My Writings _ 148
About the Author _ 151
