I've read this book several times and love it. I've been to Rome twice so I could really relate of the Italy section. Learned much from author about meditation in her section about her stay at an Ashram. Well, yesterday, I actually met Elizabeth Gilbert. She and her husband, whom she met in Bali, her third leg of her journey in Eat, Pray, Love - were at their place of business in NJ (a warehouse full of eclectic things from all over the world). She is so sweet and her husband, exactly as I pictured him. I purchased a wooden "Laughing Buddha" as it was speaking to me. Liz told me, "Shop around and look at all that is here and if anything "speaks to you", consider purchasing it. Well, I was spoken to and now own a Buddha. I recommend the book. She is an awesome writer.
