Ever since I’ve known the author, Faye Brenner (a former colleague and friend, she has been a huge traveler, taking multiple international trips a year. In Collywobbles, Tales of Travel, Life, and Anxiety, written during the pandemic when travel became impossible, she begins and ends with a discussion of her anxieties – acrophobia and claustrophobia as well a general anxiety that manifests itself in worry over getting lost, being assaulted and missing connections.

The author gives an entertaining lived perspective on what could be a paralyzing amount of anxiety combined with a passion to travel the world. Obstacle after obstacle gets in her way and each time you want to turn the pages to see how the issues are dealt with.

Faye Brenner brings her warmth and humor to the reader while desiring her adventures around the world and around her DC neighborhood.

Fay tells her story with honesty and humor.

I've really enjoyed Faye Brenner's book. It's fun, interesting, and so real. The author takes us her continual adventures around the world -- while sharing cultural tidbits and history along the way -- and, most of all, reveals her inner fears as she travels on. I don't think there's a serious traveler among us who can't relate to the anxieties she has, the challenges she faces to conquer her worries, and the great confidence she feels when she succeeds.

I enjoyed the book. It was very informative and entertaining. I enjoyed her prospective as a “wandering Jew”. It is not for the prudish as there is an entire chapter on the phallus. Faye is very blunt and honest about her experiences. I know the author.

And informative. Faye Brenner offers her unique perspectives on getting to and touring many diverse locales ranging from famous ones you thought you knew to off-the-grid places you wished you knew. She tells her stories in a very funny and entertaining voice throughout. The book is a great way to visit places we can't get to today and identify interesting ones to visit once we can. I recommend this book highly

Faye is a traveler we all can identify with. Though she had many fears she overcame them with humor and personal growth. I held back one star because I wanted more of Faye's take on her experiences. A great first memio

The book is about Faye's courageous life journey with anxiety and her love of travel. The chapters are candid, revealing, and endearing, as she manages her struggles but loves the life of an engaged world traveler. Her anxiety doesn't stop her adventures traveling alone or as a travel guide. The chapter on the toilets alone had me laughing out loud. Who hasn't been in search of a rest room while traveling? The discussion in our book group was uplifting, lively and entertaining. She has a terrific website with photos, chronology of travels and the Wandering Jew section is worth the time.

If you are an anxious traveller like I am, this book is a must read. Faye knows how to take the fear out of every nerve racking situation and turn it into an experience to learn from or to laugh at. Faye would be the kind of tour leader that I would love to travel with! I look forward to her next book.

This book is a quick and fun read. Learn all about the Collywobbles that come with traveling with anxiety!