Looking for love in many, many places

0 Comments | USA TODAY, July, 2005 | by Laura Bly

Call it Bridget Jones' Travel Blog. When 39-year-old Jennifer Cox decided it was time to track down Mr. Right, the London-based publicist for Lonely Planet hit the road -- and her keyboard. The result: a globetrotter's dream lineup of 80 dates in 18 countries and a new book, Around the World in 80 Dates (Downtown Press, $13). Cox found her match at Nevada's Burning Man Festival and has been living with him happily ever after in Seattle, where she recently wrapped up a movie deal with Reese Witherspoon. She dishes with USA TODAY's Laura Bly about her global search for a soul mate.

Q: You were living in one of the world's largest, liveliest cities. What convinced you that, unlike Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz , you couldn't find your heart's desire in your own back yard?...