AN author from the UST Publishing House (USTPH) highlighted the importance of travel and writing during the launching of her book, “Kissing Through a Handkerchief and Other Travel Tales,” last Feb. 18 in Makati.
Alice Sun-Cua said travel experiences were worth reminiscing in essay form.
“To travel is always a blessing—to open oneself to new places, experiences, and people. But to travel and write about these is twice a blessing,” Sun-Cua said.
Sun-Cua said writing about “the events, the conversations and the surprises in tranquility” makes one a more fulfilled traveller.
“[W]here did you go? [W]hat did you do? After each journey, these often-asked questions are always answered with delight–much laughter, the reminiscing doubling joy because shared,” she said.
Writing about one’s travel experiences is not only recording one’s life but also a way of delighting readers, she said.
Sun-Cua’s book is a collection of essays and “contemplative accounts” of her travels to different countries, such as Spain and Germany.
The work is a companion piece to her book “Autumn in Madrid and Other Tales,” published by USTPH in 2013.
Sun-Cua is a recipient of the National Book Award for Travel in 2000, for her “Riding Towards the Sunrise
