13 Travel Books that you give serious wanderlust

13 Travel Books that you give serious wanderlust -

The end of the year is that the time for the favorite lists. Last week I wrote about my favorite blogs in 2013 and this week I want to talk travel books. A portion of the tool belt of any traveler is a good book. Long bus, train or plane trips can be pretty boring and you can give a lot of "dead" time, if you have not mastered the art of the 10-hour blank stare.

When I started this blog, I have a blog post on my favorite books up, and since I'm a voracious reader since greatly expanded my list. If you are looking for some great reading, here is my latest book suggestions are to inspire, distant lands to travel:

The Alchemist

A story about your dreams follow, this is one of the most read books in recent history. The story follows a young shepherd boy from Spain to Egypt, when he follows his heart, with the current, and learns to love and the meaning of life. The book is filled with beautiful and inspirational quotes, like my favorite: "If you always focus on the present, you can be a happy person will be ... Life will be a feast for you, a great festival, because life is the moment we are living right now. " I have read this book several times. A book about your dreams, see a great book for dreamers ... and we travelers are sure dreamer.

love with a chance of drowning

This book Torre DeRoche is written by travel bloggers, and while I normally do not like "chick trip love" stories I could not put down this. It is a beautifully written book about her fear of the sea to overcome across the Pacific to sail with her boyfriend. The way she describes the landscape, the people and their experience makes me in their footsteps want. It is the best book I've read all year. Here is my interview with her from earlier in the year

The Turk Who Loved Apples :. And Other Tales of My Way Around the World Losing

Written by my friend Matt Gross, the book by the former NYT Frugal Traveler is about his misadventures and lessons learned from decades of traveling , A lot of what he wrote resonates with me, especially his thoughts on traveling to work, to be a solo traveler, and live in Southeast Asia. It is very well written and a great book. I have a video interview with him this year earlier and we joke about our very different feelings on Vietnam.

classic On the Road

Written in 1957, Jack Kerouac Beat Generation is a timeless travel novel. The story follows his character, Sal, as he leaves New York City and heads west, ride the rails, friends, and celebrate the night away. The main character of frustration and the desire to see the world are issues that can resonate with many of us. What I especially love about this story that through all his travel adventures, he will become a better, stronger and more confident person. Personally, I can well understand

Improbable objectives :. The Lonely Planet Story

Written by the founders of Lonely Planet, chronicles this tape to the beginning and rise of the company whose leader is probably in your backpack or on your bookshelf now , The story follows them from England in the 1970s to the early 21st century. In between, you can hear all your travel stories and learn about their early business struggles. While the book drags in some parts, it is ultimately a fascinating read about the company, beginning helped the travel guide industry and forever changed how we travel.

The island in the center of the world : the epic story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony that Shaped America

Nothing New York city, and this book by Russell Shorto suggests explores the founding of the city. You can not understand a place, if you do not understand its history, and this book discusses the Dutch Foundation of New York and how they lost it to the British. It's a fascinating read, and now when I go to New York City, I have a different perspective on it thanks to this book. (He published only a new book about Amsterdam, which I purchased, but not yet read.)

The Beach

side The Alchemist , which is probably my favorite book travel. (I also like the movie, but the book is much better.) What I love about Alex Garland story of backpackers and their search for the paradise that you can identify with Richard and his quest to "do something different and off the beaten paths rise ", but end up seeing that as an illusion. It is also a good story about how backpackers' search for the ideal can end to ruin this ideal. I love this book a lot - I read it twice. Now, as I write about it again, I think I could re-read it soon

Vagabonding . An unusual guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel

by Godfather Written by wandering, Rolf Potts, this book is a must for those who long to travel. Rolf spent 10 years on the road (he even Israel went), and his book contains valuable information, interesting quotes and practical information. From saving for life to keep on the road, so this is a must for beginners. It is an inspiring book and one that really affected when I was planning my trip. His book was released last month and I interviewed him about his book.

In a Sunburned Country

It's hard to pick just one book by Bill Bryson is good because they all are. He is one of the most prolific and best-known name in travel literature. This book tells a journey through Australia and runs from east to west, through tiny mining towns, forgotten seaside towns, and off-the-beaten-path forests. Bryson contains many nothings in its history, as he travels around in awe - and sometimes in fear (thanks jellyfish, riptides, crocodiles, boxing spiders, and snakes) - of this vast country. This is the book that made me to go to Australia, inspired

Geography of Bliss . One Grump looking for the happiest places in the world

Writer and NPR correspondent Eric Weiner put on a one-year tour of the world to find happiest places. He directs in places like Iceland, Qatar, Denmark, India and Moldova (the unhappiest in the world) in his quest, and while he never found the secret to happiness, his trip makes for an amazing and serene reading. When attempting the question: "What makes a society happy?" Weiner has some interesting interactions with the locals and cultural experiences.

Seven Ages of Paris

answer OK, maybe Paris beats New York. This book skips around a lot, but there are major influential periods of the history of Paris, which will take you from the early Middle Ages until the 20th century. It is very tight, and I found myself a few parts to read again. While I like more linear history books, this is a good overview of the history of Paris

Cruising Altitude :. Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama, and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet

This book by Heather Poole is about life as a flight attendant. I ironically she took at an airport and read it on a plane. It's a fast, easy to read what it is to work as at 35,000 feet. It had some funny stories and gave me a new appreciation for how hard these flight attendants are working and how much crap they have to deal with! I was fortunate to speak Heather last year about her book.

Paris was our

Another book about Paris because I love the city so much. This book presents 32 authors from around the world, the down in Paris and talked there with their time. They share personal stories to cook as they learned to study and integrate into the Parisian life. This book appeared in Bad and the Ugly, but shows just how much sustainable Paris may have on humans of a.

That is my current top list. I have a few more books at the bottom of my resources section and the time of the queue have more than 20 different travel books on my Amazon wish list (including some recommendations from readers)

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