7 Travel Books That Will Change The Way You See The World
The sheer distances they take our imaginations and the miles they inspire us to hike, drive and fly, are the things that matter when it comes to these books. And sometimes, reading a travel book can be as transformative as the journey itself.
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1. Masked Rider By Neil Peart
He is known to a large number of people as an exceptionally excellent drummer for the band Rush. However, what they do not realize is that in addition to being one of the best drummers in the history of music, Neil Peart was also a passionate cyclist. This fact is something that they do not know. Peart passed away due to cancer, but his brilliant mind will live on through his music, his travelogues, and the travel books he wrote.
2. Finding Gobi By Dion Leonard
This is one of the best books on adventure travel you'll ever read to put a smile on your face if you have a soft spot in your heart for canines. Dion Leonard, an ultramarathon runner, traveled all the way to China with one goal in mind: to place third or higher in a race that took place over the Gobi desert and lasted 155 miles.
3. American Shaolin By Matthew Polly
Matthew Polly, an ordinary person from the United States, tells the story of his time spent living, training, and performing in China with the Shaolin monks. This is a journey memoir that is both odd and entertaining, and it's all about following your dreams. Watch as Matthew decides to withdraw from Princeton in order to concentrate on his goal of developing the physique of a kung fu master despite his thin appearance.
4. Crazy Rich Asians – Kevin Kwan
It is one of the few travel books that does a fantastic job of translating to screen, and the movie took the globe by storm when it was released. Investigate the private lives of the ultra-wealthy families who live in secrecy and who collectively own more wealth than Vladimir Putin.
Follow along as Rachel goes on vacation with her boyfriend in Singapore, only to find out that her lowly boyfriend is Asia's most eligible bachelor, and that everyone, even his mother, is trying to drive a wedge between them.
5. White Tiger – Aravind Adiga
White Tiger describes an India that is filthy and harsh, an India that does not permit its citizens to work their way up through the Caste system. It is now available to watch as a movie on Netflix. I haven't seen it yet, but if it's any good, you can bet that I'll add it to the list of movies about traveling that I enjoy seeing the most.
6. The Beach By Alex Garland
Let me start off by saying that I absolutely detested the movie adaptation of The Beach but that I adored the book written by Alex Garland. The film The Beach accurately depicts what it was like to go through Thailand in the 1990s. (you can believe me because we were there). This was one of the very first travel books that we read that took us right back to the experience. to a location that was familiar to us.
The rooms at the Thai guesthouses were filthy, and the streets were crowded with travelers looking for an exciting new experience while attempting to disconnect from the outside world by drinking cheap beer. There were possibly multiple drug kingpins governing the country, in addition to the fact that there were still unexplored coves and beaches that nobody had heard of.
7. In A Sunburned Country By Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson is the undisputed master of producing humorous travel books that will make you howl with laughter. Anything written by Bill Bryson is sure to be a success, but "In a Sunburned Country" is the author's autobiography that I most like reading.This was the first book by Bryson that I read, and it compelled me to read all of his other books. I let out a hearty chuckle.
8. Dave Barry Does Japan
Dave Barry is entertaining, despite the fact that when it comes to discussing travel authors and novels, he may be considered to be a bit of a throwback. My appreciation for travel writing and the ways in which it may be insightful, humorous, and motivational was first awakened by Dave Barry.
Have any of these books on travel piqued your interest in going on an adventure? Which book do you consider to be the most exciting travel trip you've ever read? We are constantly seeking for new books to add to our reading list, so if you know of any other interesting travel novels, please feel free to recommend them in the comments section below.
