Winner 1st place for best memoir at the 2014 North American Book Awards and winner of the Best Women's Adventure Memoir in the BAIPA Book Awards.“Exotic Life is a sprawling anthology of 19 travel tales. Alpine is an inspiration to women travelers everywhere. She fearlessly wanders through one obscure destination after the other, leaving her complete trust in the experience. She answers that by doing just that and carrying away some wildly unique stories.”— Rolf Pott’s Vagabonding"Curiosity, courage and fierce determination to remain true to her own search for truth, shines brightly and are at the core of each of Lisa Alpine's stories. To quote Kurt Vonnegut "Strange travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God" - this could be Lisa's motto as she dances wherever the spirit leads her" — Maureen Wheeler, founder of Lonely Planet Publications."Lisa's adventures have one flaw: they quit. I would love to see a thousand more episodes in exotic countries or places within those exotic countries. I think my favorite chapter was "Amazon Mom" because of its children and its Green Mansions atmosphere. When Lisa says, "So much water, so much growth . . . I wonder where they live of they can live there no longer" I feel myself transported to a time and place where children need someone for a time, and the Amazon is king.Lisa's travels are more than exotic. They are wonderful reading. Her dance for her grandmother, naked except for a couple of scarves and a diamond necklace, was enchanting. She can come dance for me anytime.I have to say this book stayed with me for a long time, and I loved the last three lines about Guadeloupe." — 20th Annual Writer’s Digest Annual Self-Published Book Awards review " Exotic Life is a sprawling anthology of 19 travel tales. Alpine is an inspiration to women travelers everywhere. She fearlessly wanders through one obscure destination after the other, leaving her complete trust in the experience. She answers that timeless question - Can solo women travelers really go there? - by doing just that and carrying away some wildly unique stories."-- Rolf Pott's Vagabonding "Curiosity, courage and fierce determination to remain true to her own search for truth, shines brightly and are at the core of each of Lisa Alpine's stories. To quote Kurt Vonnegut "Strange travel suggestions are dancing lessons from God" - this could be Lisa's motto as she dances wherever the spirit leads her"-- Maureen Wheeler, founder of Lonely Planet Publications "Lisa's travels are more than exotic. They are wonderful reading. I have to say this book stayed with me for a long time, and I loved the last three lines about Guadeloupe."-- 20th Annual Writer's Digest Annual Self-Published Book Awards review "Lisa's adventures have one flaw: they quit. I would love to see a thousand more episodes in exotic countries or places within those exotic countries. I think my favorite chapter was "Amazon Mom" because of its children and its Green Mansions atmosphere. When Lisa says, "So much water, so much growth . . . I wonder where they live of they can live there no longer" I feel myself transported to a time and place where children need someone for a time, and the Amazon is king.Lisa's travels are more than exotic. They are wonderful reading. Her dance for her grandmother, naked except for a couple of scarves and a diamond necklace, was enchanting. She can come dance for me anytime.I have to say this book stayed with me for a long time, and I loved the last three lines about Guadeloupe." -- 20th Annual Writer's Digest Annual Self-Published Book Awards review Lisa Alpine is a renowned dance teacher, travel writer, and author of  Dance Life: Movin' & Groovin' Around the Globe  (Life Series 3),  Wild Life: Travel Adventures of a Worldly Woman  (Life Series 2) and  Exotic Life: Travel Tales of an Adventurous Woman  (Life Series 1). Her award-winning, dynamically delicious stories grace the pages of many anthologies, including Travelers' Tales  Best Travel Writing .When not wrestling with words, exploring the ecstatic realms of dance, swimming with sea creatures, or waiting for a flight, Lisa divides her time between Mill Valley, California and the Big Island of Hawai'i, where Pele's lava licks at the edges of her writing retreat. Read her monthly online magazine about travel, dance, writing, culture, and inspiration at LisaAlpine comLisa is also a member of Bay Area Travel Writers.