Books can transport us to places we haven’t seen before, take you to utopia and mesmerize you with it’s eternal concept of immortality. Since childhood, we have been brought up on fables, fed on stories that made us believe something, look forward to a good ending and trust the journey we are on. Post covid 19, our belief in certainty has surely altered, but in a hope to trust the journey, we lay still. Therefore, as we wait, here is a list of Best Travel Books Which Can Inspire You To Travel and everyone who reads them can kindle the traveller within themselves.
The geography of bliss by Eric Weiner
Genres: Non-fiction, Travel literature
Part travel memoir, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide, The Geography of Bliss takes the reader across the globe to investigate not what happiness is, but WHERE it is. Eric Weiner gathers world’s data on happiness and travels from America to India, with many stops along the way, to document his journey to investigate what true happiness is. This combination of travel tales, science, data and psychology, mixed in with some of Erics famous sense of humour will satiate your thirst for travel and is among one of the Best Travel Books Which Can Inspire You To Travel.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Genres: Novel, Fantasy Fiction, Quest, Drama, Adventure fiction
Alchemist – The world renowned story, dazzling in its powerful simplicity and inspiring wisdom, is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. However on his adventurous quest, he finds himself instead. This travel book is a powerful read as it inspires courage & has helped millions of readers around the world to chase their dreams and ranks highest among Best Travel Books Which Can Inspire You To Travel.
Vagabonding by Rolf Potts
Genres: Travel literature, Guidebook
Vagabonding is about taking time off from your normal life – from six weeks to four months to two years – to discover and experience the world on your own terms. It won’t tell you exactly how to do it, but gives you ideas and confidence to figure it out for yourself. It’s a recommendation to anyone who wants to travel more, but thinks they don’t have enough money or time. If you wish to wander, grab Vagabonding while you’re on the move, and your intrinsic motivation will never leave you because this the Best Travel Book Which Can Inspire You To Travel.
Microadventures by Alastair Humphreys
Genres: Travel literature, Guidebook
The point of a microadventure is that you don’t need lots of time and money to meet a new challenge. This practical guide is filled with ideas for microadventures – for you to experience on your own or with friends and family – and over 150 stunning photographs, plus tips and advice on safety and kit. Among other things, Humphrey’s excursions in his native UK are featured prominently along with tricks of the trade for quick adventure travel. Wanderlust tip 101- Adventure is everywhere, every day and it is up to us to find it.
Destinations of a Lifetime
Genres: Guidebook, Travel literature, Atlas
Loaded with hard service information for each location, Destinations of a Lifetime has it all: when to go, where to eat, where to stay, and what to do to ensure the most enriching and authentic experience. A candy box full of visual delights, this book include images, coupled with evocative text, feature a plethora of visual wonders: ancient monoliths, scenic islands, stunning artwork, electric cityscapes, white-sand seashores, rain forests, ancient cobbled streets, and both classic and innovative architecture. A Guide to every famous place in the world to travel and ranks at the top among Best Travel Books Which Can Inspire You To Travel.
Love With The Chance Of Drowning By Torre DeRoche
Genres: Guidebook, Autobiography, Biography
Love With A Chance Of Drowning is the travel memoir of Torre, a city girl with a morbid fear of deep water who leaves her lifestyle to face her fears and sails off with a handsome Argentinian man with a humble sailboat and a dream to set off exploring the world. Set against a backdrop of the world’s most beautiful and remote destinations the book also takes you on a beautiful, romantic and deeply personal journey of self-discovery. Oh this book is simply awesome, a escape to a fantasy world for all the travel lovers, so mark this book also in the list of your Best Travel Books Which Can Inspire You To Travel.
A Year In Provence By Peter Mayle
Genre: Travel literature
A Year in Provence transports us into all the earthly pleasures of Provençal life and lets us live vicariously at a tempo governed by seasons, not by days. Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realize a long-cherished dream and actually move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubéron with his wife and two large dogs. Unintentionally, Mayle had created a new travel genre and spawned a generation of imitators.
The sex lives of cannibals by J. Maarten Troost
Genres: Travel literature, Humour
With The Sex Lives of Cannibals, Maarten Troost has delivered one of the most original, rip-roaringly funny travelogues in years. Maarten Troost and his fiancé head for a remote life on Tarawa in the equatorial pacific. However, Tarawa is not what they expected it to be. This story will have every adventure traveler relating in some way shape or form.Now, looking back on his time there, Maarten shares the lessons he learned in friendship, culture, and community.
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