Once, I sat in a tall office building writing briefs…

  • • unhealthy and unfulfilled, I quit
  • • and decided to travel the world
  • • which hasn't always been easy
  • • but led me back to the first career I embraced
  • • and gives me time to write
  • • so now I sell and write about travel
  • • roaming around the planet
  • • overflowing with gratitude, and
  • • marveling at the wonders of our world

About

Welcome to Chasing the Unknown! I’m Marbree, a former lawyer who walked away from a settled life in the U.S. to explore the world. This site began as a blog to keep my family and friends abreast of where I was and what I was up to. I never tried to promote it or find a following, I just wrote for the love of it. As far as the blog

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Suggested Reading

A good story – whether fiction or non – has the power to deepen our understanding, broaden our horizons, and inspire us. Time and again during my travels I’ve found that reading a book set in the country I’m visiting heightens my appreciation for the culture and land I see around me. The list below is not a comprehensive guide to books about any one location but hopefully it will

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