Travel Books
Marcia Hewitt Johnson is a seasoned traveler and author with over 50 years of global adventures captured in her "Traveler Collections" of more than 30 photo books. Her works blend personal diary stories, vivid descriptions of cultures, landscapes, cuisine, and architecture, and her own photography.
World Traveler Book 1
NEW! On sale now. See the full book:
https://www.blurb.com/b/12584677-world-traveler
Stories from my diary, gathered over 50 years of travel while exercising travel lust. The stories are illustrated with over 2oo images
taken by the author.
An entertaining travel memoir that explores world cultures, landscapes, cuisine, and architecture - country by country.
World Traveler Book 1 follows the Traveler Collection of over 30 photo books by the author who is a seasoned traveler with a sharp eye for the joys experienced when one travels with curiosity for all things worldly.
World Traveler Book 2
Coming in 2026
France, Japan, Vietnam, Singapore, Thailand, Corsica, Sardinia, Switzerland, Austria, Croatia, Budapest to Bruges, Indonesia, Australia, Central America, Hawaii, Mexico, Alaska, Cuba, Ireland, Scotland.
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Coastal Cultures - South America
https://www.blurb.com/b/12362212-coastal-cultures
Tango, glaciers and Nikkei gourmet on a 12 day cruise in South America from Lima, Peru around the Cape and up to Buenos Aires.
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Mekong - River of Nine Dragons
https://www.blurb.com/b/12094606-mekong
Exotic Mekong River from a Scenic river cruise including the cities of Ho Chi Minh, Phnom Penh, and Siem Reap. This journey visits ports in Vietnam and Cambodia, and ends with a gala dinner in the ruins of Siem Reap.
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Sojourn in France
https://www.blurb.com/b/12078689-sojourn-in-france
Three stories: the city of Bordeaux and its surrounding famous winieries, Paris and its romantic pleasures, and a D-Day celebration in Normandy on its anniversary.
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Ireland and Scotland
https://www.blurb.com/b/11281021-simply-the-best
Ireland and Scotland revisited with some old stories and some new. Pubs and snugs, military tattoo in Edinburgh, wet sheep dogs, fields of goldern barley, Giants Causeway, lonely castles, Royal Yacht Brittania.
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Portugal and Spain
https://www.blurb.com/b/11188507-portugal-spain
Porto and the wine-terraced Douro River, history steeped Seville with a splashy flamenco, food mecca Barcelona. Re-visiting the ever-ongoing building of the Sagrada Familia.
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World Portraits
https://www.blurb.com/b/11046720-world-portraits
A world of portraits taken over 25 years by the author who compiles and compares images of people as solos, couples, triples, and crowds. Her focus is on cultures, people and place.
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Safari Stories
https://www.blurb.com/b/10897421-safari-stories
A coffee table book larger than life filled with safari stories and black and white images from the South African bush.
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Thailand
https://www.blurb.com/b/6032374-thailand
Chiang Mai: monks taking lessons, tuk tuks, elephant camp, Ping River, Dhara Dhevi, Bangkok: floating markets, private estate, klongs.
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Santa Fe
https://www.blurb.com/b/10108516-santa-fe
A memoir from an aritist who lived and worked in Santa Fe. A revealing story of how a person interacts with place.
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New York New York!
https://www.blurb.com/b/9758297-new-york-new-york
Landscapes, culture, entertainment, food. I love New York!
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Return to South Africa
https://www.blurb.com/b/9201898-return-to-south-africa
A return journey to South Africa through Paris, Kruger Park, Stellenbosch. The pure joy of safari rides and the pleasure of South African cuisine and wines.
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Monaco to Lisbon
https://www.blurb.com/b/8237244-monaco-to-lisbon
Traveler Collection continues from Monaco and Monte Carlo through Spain, Corsica and Sardinia to Lisbon.
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Budapest to Bruges
https://www.blurb.com/b/8945392-budapest-to-bruges
River cruising the Danube and Rhine Rivers through Hungary, Austria, Germany, Netherlands, and Belgium. Fascinating.
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Coastal Cultures
https://www.blurb.com/b/8725943-coastal-cultures
Singapore, Java Sea, Jakarta, Bali, Komodo, Darwin, Arafura Sea, Torries Strait, Cooktown, Townsville, Coral Sea, Brisbane, Tasman Sea, Sydney. Diverse.
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2 Tales of 50 Cities
https://www.blurb.com/b/8239724-2-tales-of-50-cities
Two photographic views of fifty cities, one in black and white, the other in bursting color and full of life.
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Merci, France
https://www.blurb.com/b/6721428-merci-france
Balloon adventure over the Loire Valley Chateaux, Vienne, Arles, Avalon, Paris. Glorious.
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Colors of Peru
https://www.blurb.com/b/6289862-colors-of-peru
Cusco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Lima. All in its own vivid color.
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Summer Stories - Europe
https://www.blurb.com/b/2620565-summer-stories-europe-traveler-collection-marcia-h
Mysteries of Corfu, Roman ruins and mountain tops of Friuli, vineyards of Piedmonte, hilltowns of Vauclause, Pintxos of San Sebastion. Stories of summertime.
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China
https://www.blurb.com/b/2131919-china
The private Great Wall, hutongs in Beijing, canals in Lijiang, Li river cruise, rice terraces in Ping An. Spectacular.
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Singapore
https://www.blurb.com/b/6091630-singapore
Singapore: Chinatown Little India, Kampong Galma Devi. Multicultural.
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Hawaii
https://www.blurb.com/b/5884276-hawaii-2005
Hilo, flora, Maunekea, Keck, over NaPali, Hanalei Valley, Oahu beaches. Amazing landscapes.
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Rome - The Second Time
https://www.blurb.com/b/5796939-rome
Borghese, St. Peter’s, Vatican, Navonna, Roman Forum, Pantheon, pasta. Historical pleasures.
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Coastal Cultures
https://www.blurb.com/b/5762364-coastal-cultures
Venice, Ravenna, Split, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Katakalon, Malta, Naples. Some of my favorite architecture.
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Tuscany
https://www.blurb.com/b/464622-t-u-s-c-a-n-yTuscany
San Gimignano, Montaione, Montalcino, Florence, Panzano, Sienna, Castelllena, Volterra, Lajatio. Italy at its best.
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Hanoi
https://www.blurb.com/b/3033365-tongues-and-masques
Old Quarter Hanoi, boat people Halong, motorbikes everywhere.
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Copenhagen
https://www.blurb.com/b/3660968-sea-of-dreams
Bikes in Copenhagen, hats in Tallin, churches in St. Petersburg, people of Helsinki.
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Buenos Aires
https://www.blurb.com/b/3962568-buenos-aires-other-seductions
Rainy day tango in Buenos Aires, coffee with legs in Santiago, working the vines in Lo Abarca, romance in the vineyards in Mendonza.
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Cuba
https://www.blurb.com/b/4175393-las-m-scaras-y-las-lenguas-de-cuba
Colorful architecture, Gran cars, rhythm and dance, a priveldged visit to a private home.
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India
https://www.blurb.com/b/5287690-tongues-and-masks-india
Jaisalmer Desert Festival, mustaches, turbans, jewels, blue city of Jodhpur, haunting stepwell Jaipur, rickshaw in New Delhi, sunrise on the Ganges.
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South Africa
https://www.blurb.com/b/4992047-tongues-and-masks
South Africa, a place of true joy, day after day. Sunsets, night noises, communing with animals, simply falling in love with the local women and men who sing and dance their own mesmerizing rhythms.
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Kyoto & Tokyo
https://www.blurb.com/b/3056352-tongues-masks
The Jidai Maturei Festival of the Ages in Kyoto, architectural color, torii in Inari, portraits in Tokyo.
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Bologna
https://www.blurb.com/b/405542-a-taste-of-emilia-romagna
Pasta school in Bologna, prosciutto in Parma, balsamic in Modena, 666 arches to Portico de S. Luca, art on the houses of Dozza.