22 Best Travel Books
Goal: Find the best Travel books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best travel books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
22 Best Travel Books
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The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
Also recommended by:
Aubrey Marcus, Will Smith, LeBron James, Big Sean, Brené Brown, Ryan Flaherty, Lisa Ling, Daniel Ek, Lewis Howes, Eric Ripert, Gabby Reece, Ryan Shea, Tony Robbins, Garry Tan, Patrick Bet-David, Andy Frisella, James Clear, Jodie Cook
In a Sunburned Country
by Bill Bryson
The Beach
by Alex Garland
On the Road
by Jack Kerouac
Also recommended by:
Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson, Bob Dylan, Josh Waitzkin, Ev Williams, Lex Fridman
Wild
From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
by Cheryl Strayed
Also recommended by:
Emma Watson, Tim Ferriss, Oprah Winfrey, Liz Lambert, Shane Parrish
Eat Pray Love
One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
by Elizabeth Gilbert
Also recommended by:
Vagabonding
An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
by Rolf Potts
Also recommended by:
Dark Star Safari
Overland from Cairo to Capetown
by Paul Theroux
The Lost City of Z
A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon
by David Grann
Also recommended by:
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
by Eric Newby
A Year in Provence
by Peter Mayle
Arabian Sands
by Wilfred Thesiger
The Geography of Bliss
One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World
by Eric Weiner
The Great Railway Bazaar
By Train Through Asia
by Paul Theroux
The Rings of Saturn
by W. G. Sebald
The Road to Oxiana
by Robert Byron
Turn Right at Machu Picchu
Rediscovering the Lost City One Step at a Time
by Mark Adams
Unlikely Destinations
The Lonely Planet Story
by Tony Wheeler
Sources
- 1
The Best Travel Books: 13 Books That Will Give You Serious Wanderlust
nomadicmatt.com
- 2
15 Travel Books That Will Change The Way You See The World
forbes.com
- 3
30 Amazing Travel Books by Black Authors You Need to Read
travelandleisure.com
- 4
50 Best Travel Books Of All Time - Road Affair
roadaffair.com
- 5
Stories2007 08 08the 86 greatest travel books of all time
cntraveler.com
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