Michaela Benson is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK and Karen O' Reilly is Reader in Sociology at Loughborough University, UK

'In setting out the commonalities linking a diverse array of migrants, this welcome new collection convincingly establishes "lifestyle migration" as a phenomenon richly deserving of scholarly attention. It is a very timely and engaging contribution to mapping the landscape of contemporary mobility.' Vered Amit, Concordia University, Canada 'This is an important book for scholars of contemporary personal growth, tourism, mobility and globalization. The editors develop the useful concept of lifestyle migration, which is illustrated by excellent ethnographic chapters about newly chosen lives in such places as Varanasi, Florence, rural Michigan and the Mediterranean.' Nelson Graburn, University of California, USA, and London Metropolitan University, UK

• Chapter 1 Lifestyle Migration, Karen O’Reilly, Michaela Benson; Chapter 2 When a Trip to Adulthood becomes a Lifestyle, Mari Korpela; Chapter 3 Pursuing the Good Life, Brian A. Hoey; Chapter 4 Romance Tourists, Foreign Wives or Retirement Migrants? Cross-cultural Marriage in Florence, Italy, Catherine Trundle; Chapter 5 Your Home in Spain, Per Gustafson; Chapter 6 Social Capital in the Sun, Maria Angeles Casado-Diaz; Chapter 7 The Children of the Hunters, Karen O’Reilly; Chapter 8 A Desire for Difference, Michaela Benson; Chapter 9 Taking the Risk, Ozlem Nudrali, Karen O’Reilly; Chapter 10 Lifestyle Afterthoughts, Jacqueline Waldren;

Michaela Benson is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK and Karen O' Reilly is Reader in Sociology at Loughborough University, UK

'In setting out the commonalities linking a diverse array of migrants, this welcome new collection convincingly establishes "lifestyle migration" as a phenomenon richly deserving of scholarly attention. It is a very timely and engaging contribution to mapping the landscape of contemporary mobility.' Vered Amit, Concordia University, Canada 'This is an important book for scholars of contemporary personal growth, tourism, mobility and globalization. The editors develop the useful concept of lifestyle migration, which is illustrated by excellent ethnographic chapters about newly chosen lives in such places as Varanasi, Florence, rural Michigan and the Mediterranean.' Nelson Graburn, University of California, USA, and London Metropolitan University, UK

• Chapter 1 Lifestyle Migration, Karen O’Reilly, Michaela Benson; Chapter 2 When a Trip to Adulthood becomes a Lifestyle, Mari Korpela; Chapter 3 Pursuing the Good Life, Brian A. Hoey; Chapter 4 Romance Tourists, Foreign Wives or Retirement Migrants? Cross-cultural Marriage in Florence, Italy, Catherine Trundle; Chapter 5 Your Home in Spain, Per Gustafson; Chapter 6 Social Capital in the Sun, Maria Angeles Casado-Diaz; Chapter 7 The Children of the Hunters, Karen O’Reilly; Chapter 8 A Desire for Difference, Michaela Benson; Chapter 9 Taking the Risk, Ozlem Nudrali, Karen O’Reilly; Chapter 10 Lifestyle Afterthoughts, Jacqueline Waldren;

Michaela Benson is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK and Karen O' Reilly is Reader in Sociology at Loughborough University, UK

'In setting out the commonalities linking a diverse array of migrants, this welcome new collection convincingly establishes "lifestyle migration" as a phenomenon richly deserving of scholarly attention. It is a very timely and engaging contribution to mapping the landscape of contemporary mobility.' Vered Amit, Concordia University, Canada 'This is an important book for scholars of contemporary personal growth, tourism, mobility and globalization. The editors develop the useful concept of lifestyle migration, which is illustrated by excellent ethnographic chapters about newly chosen lives in such places as Varanasi, Florence, rural Michigan and the Mediterranean.' Nelson Graburn, University of California, USA, and London Metropolitan University, UK

• Chapter 1 Lifestyle Migration, Karen O’Reilly, Michaela Benson; Chapter 2 When a Trip to Adulthood becomes a Lifestyle, Mari Korpela; Chapter 3 Pursuing the Good Life, Brian A. Hoey; Chapter 4 Romance Tourists, Foreign Wives or Retirement Migrants? Cross-cultural Marriage in Florence, Italy, Catherine Trundle; Chapter 5 Your Home in Spain, Per Gustafson; Chapter 6 Social Capital in the Sun, Maria Angeles Casado-Diaz; Chapter 7 The Children of the Hunters, Karen O’Reilly; Chapter 8 A Desire for Difference, Michaela Benson; Chapter 9 Taking the Risk, Ozlem Nudrali, Karen O’Reilly; Chapter 10 Lifestyle Afterthoughts, Jacqueline Waldren;