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Travel writer, broadcaster and four-time Emmy (R) -award winning director and host Joseph Rosendo 's Musings - The Short Happy Pursuit of Pleasure and Other Journeys is a collection of informative, entertaining and uplifting stories about travel and life's other pleasurable pursuits for which we all yearn. It is a touching and often-humorous journey through a life propelled by a passionate and compassionate view of the world. It is written in a conversational tone that captures the heart and soul of the author and reveals his deep connection to the travel experience, especially as a path to pleasure, enlightenment and cultural connections. The stories were originally written for Joseph's Musings column in the Travelscope magazine, which appeared in print from 1985 to 2002, and is now online at Travelscope.net . Joseph had always promoted "The Art of Travel" and spoken of "Travel As A Life-Changing Experience" at travel shows, wellness expos, embassies, schools, coffee shops, bus stops and street corners around the world. The column was a place for Joseph to safely expound on about whatever he wanted and since his ramblings often connected formerly unrelated events, topics, concepts and ideas - Musings seemed like the perfect name for them. Some of the musings, particularly the early ones, are directly related to travel. They offer how-to tips on bargaining, packing, planning and other nuts-and-bolts travel issues. Others are less solidly connected to travel as an activity, an