I need a book title
 

Hi All
I have received so many helpful suggestions from you guys, I thought I would try for another one - slightly off the wall.
The first part of 2011, I made a solo trip around the world returning in mid july. After a small bout with depression (about it being over I guess) I took someone's suggestion on this forum and did a book about my little adventure. By the time I finished it, it was over 300 pages. I have spent the last month or so editing the pictures and copy and now just about have it finished. My problem is I would like to have a really cute title for it. I find myself unable to come up with anything catchy.
It wont be on the NT Times best seller list, - just a coffee table book full of pictures and stories of everywhere I went. If it helps, I am 72, did the 6 month trip solo and with a 18 lb backpack.
There are a lot of really clever folks that look at this forum. Can you help me with some name for a book of a trip like this? I appreciate and will definitely consider any suggestions.
Thanks a bunch

Shrink

Circumventing the World
By Myself, For Myself

I have put your "problem" to a list of librarians/writers.
First suggestion from a member is "When I am an old man, I shall wear a backpack: adventures of a 72 year old world traveller"

Around the World in 180 Days
Greybeard Magellan
Globetrekking
Tripping at 70
Blues Traveler
Life's A Trip
New Trip for an Old Dog

New Trek for an Old Dog

Oh Solo Mio :-d

Marco Solo

Can you précis it and do a TR for us??? One for each country. THink of all the Fodor's books you might earn.

Downhill from Everywhere
Whoa Is Me
Nothing Left for the Title
All Over but the Shooting (Photos that is)

And, from your post and I think, the best:

An Occasional Horse

Or

And an Occasional Horse

Also

Filling My Bucket

Bold, Not Old

A Book for (All) The Ages

I Did It My Way

Old World, New World, My World

Not sure if you're a Tolkein fan, but how about...

There and Back Again,
A Shrink's Tale

Failing that, how about:

...And the Horse I Rode In On, Too

Around the world with 18 lbs

New World for an Old Man

The World - My Way

Our World - My World

So Shrink, whadya think?

YOU GUYS ARE INCREDIBLE! All of your suggestions made me smile, several brought me laughter, and a couple brought me to tears. I really believe that Fodors folks are quite unique among the human race. Thank you so much.
Can I assume that I have your permission to use one of these? Now the hard part is going to be picking the best from the best. Again thank you for your cleverness, and eloquence.

Shrink

A hop, skip and a jump around the world at 70.

The world was my oyster

Me and the Equator

My Solo Trip Around the World:A Coffee Table Book

Me,Myself and I-my solo trip at 72!


On a personal note-good for you to keep on traveling!

The First Time Around

Let us know when you decide

my vote would be Miss Prism's one

"When I am an old man, I shall wear a backpack: adventures of a 72 year old world traveller"

The Eleventh Commandment:Thou Shalt Not Sit on Your Ass. A 72-year-old Circumnavigates the World. ($29.95)

I Beat Magellan:My Trip Around the World.

Still thinking on this...

Six months on the Silver Circuit

How This Shrink Shrunk the World

You have my permission, but how about attribution??? Just say "To TDudie, you know who you are"

Thanks guys
You can bet on the attribution -
shrink

i love "first time around"
if it's time to vote== i vote for that!

"My World, Welcome to It"

"I'm going out for milk, be back in a bit"

"Adventures with my back, backpack and chiropractor"

This is from my husband who can no longer happily carry a heavy backpack. I think he's envious.

Kay

When all is said and done
More is said than done.

The suspense is building, what is it to be Shrink?

Hi All

I have decided and frankly I am quite proud of it. I opted for "When I Am Old I shall Wear a Backpack". I have pasted the attribution out of the book here:

The title for the book was inspired by a poem written by Jenny Joseph. The poem idea was provided to me by a friend on Fodors known only as MissPrism. My heartfelt thanks go out to her and all my Fodors friends who pointed me in this direction. For what its worth, Ms. Joseph is the UK's foremost living poet. She was born in 1932 and first published "The Purple Poem" in 1961. The second line of the poem supposedly inspired the formation of America's Red Hat Society, the largest women's social group in the world with membership in excess of 70,000. I guess everyone has their own bucket list. Hers deserves to be printed here.

I followed the above paragraph with her poem. If you haven't read it, google it. It was perfect. Again Thanks MissPrism and all of you who helped me with this. As soon as I write some pithy little paragraph for the back flap on the cover I will send it in for publishing.

Thanks Again
shrink

Hi Shrink - that is perfect! You should be VERY proud of yourself. Well done on an amazing achievement, in more ways than one.

Congratulations and keep traveling.

I would love to buy your book when it is published. Please come back and post about your publishing details.

I will definitely let you know how the publishing thing goes. This will be one in a row for me so I am a rank novice at this.
Blurb recommends that you only buy one book initially to see the actual product. Sometimes there are mistakes that aren't obvious on a computer screen. It makes a lot of sense to me to do that. Will let you know how it goes and again thank you for all your interest and help.
shrink

Wonderful title and ack! Please report back when book is in print.