Anyone that has read Elizabeth Gilbert’s best selling novel, Eat Pray Love is surely excited about the release of the film starring Julie Roberts this August 13. For those not familiar, the story chronicles the escapades of a recently-divorced woman who goes in search of herself around the world. Gilbert’s trip takes her to Italy, where she indulges in amazing food, to India where she learns the art of spirituality, and finally to Bali, where she discovers the local beauty and meets a man.
Along with the release of the film, a number of travel companies are jumping on the bandwagon by offering tours that follow Gilbert’s travels. Spirit Quest Tours is one, offering a week-long Bali adventure that takes guests to many of the same sights and spots that Gilbert visited, even introducing them to her Balinese shaman. These tours are on offer in September 2010 and June 2011.
Discount and student travel agency, STA Travel is also in the midst of organising its own version of the Gilbert world tour, with stops in all three of the Eat Pray Love countries. These three different packages, which are part of the Eat Pray Love Inspirational Travel Packages, offer the chance to eat your way through Italy, pray your way through India and love your way through Bali, and should be available for booking by the time the film releases this autumn.
The film, which was directed by Ryan Murphy of Glee fame and promises to provide lots of globe-trotting eye candy, was shot on location around the world, including in Bali, Delhi, India, Naples and Rome.
