Annual holiday over? Looking for a trip that’s a bit different? Here’s a selection of reads to inspire future adventures.
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You Only Live Once by Lonely Planet
This is the second edition of the bestselling guide, with more than 250 ideas for trips to inspire your personal growth and featuring illustrations, maps and infographics. Discover how to make the most of every precious moment. From seeing the sunrise at summer solstice, to camping off-grid or climbing a volcano, whether you’re travelling for a week or a year, this life-affirming book will stir your inner explorer.
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Around the World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure by Monisha Rajesh
Monisha Rajesh takes her rucksack – and her fiancé – on an unforgettable adventure from London’s St Pancras station to the vast expanses of Russia and Mongolia, North Korea, Canada, Kazakhstan and beyond. From the cloud-skimming heights of Tibet’s Qinghai railway to silk-sheeted splendour on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, this is a witty celebration of train travel.
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Journeys to Impossible Places by Simon Reeve
From the best-selling author and presenter of BBC TV’s ‘Wilderness’, this book continues the story Reeve started in ‘Step By Step’, which traced the first decades of his life. Now, he takes us on the epic adventures that followed, in the tropics, to remote paradise islands, jungles dripping with heat and life, and on nerve-wracking secret missions.
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Destinations of a Lifetime: 225 of the World’s Most Amazing Places by National Geographic
The title says it all! Get ready to add to your bucket list every time you turn the page of this aspirational travel book containing breathtaking photos. It tells you everything: when to go, where to eat, where to stay and what to do to guarantee the most enriching and authentic experience. Images by top photographers are accompanied by practical information for each place.
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To Live Not Exist by Sam Sheppard
This is a story of courage, culture and self-discovery, as well as a testament to the transformative power of solo female travel. With unflinching honesty and a touch of humour, Sam Sheppard recounts surreal adventures, like teaching the Maasai the Macarena one New Year’s Eve in Zanzibar. Along the way, she shares travel tips, candid reflections and a renewed understanding of what it means to be alive.
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The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World by Lonely Planet
Supported by colourful and detailed mapping, this title will bring the world to life for a new generation of travellers. Each country features a profile that includes details of when to visit, what to see and do, and how to learn about the country’s culture from its film, music, food and drink. Not only will this book inspire wanderlust, but it will also make an impressive gift.
