10 Travel Books to Inspire Your Next Plane Ticket

Travel Books to Inspire Your Next Plane Ticket

Looking to fuel your wanderlust with a good book? Let your imagination wander and roam within the pages of these incredible stories. Some hilarious, some practical, some heartfelt but all inspirational. Here are my favorite travel books of all time.

The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page.” ~ Saint Augustine

How to Travel the World on $50 a Day

Author and travel blogger Matt Kepnes gives us the bible of budget travel here. If you’ve ever dreamed about travel but lack the funds, time to pick up a copy of this one! Especially if long term travel appeals to you.

The Bucketlist

Get a little motivation for your wanderlust but reading through this stunning, visual bucket list provided. How many have you done already? What might you add to your list?

Eat, Pray, Love

The all too familiar tale of a woman who leaves behind her relationship and goes on a healing journey through Italy, India and Bali. Healing herself through her travels, Liz Gilbert writes one of the most well known (and loved!) odes to traveling in order to find fulfillment within yourself.

The Alchemist

This life-changing story follows the journey of a young shepherd boy on his way to the Pyramids of Egypt. Paulo Coelho’s heartfelt story will leave you itching for adventuring, daring to follow to your dreams and feeling the powerful connection between yourself and the universe.

Tales of a Female Nomad

Follow the true story of Rita Golden Gelman as she abandons a life amongst the successful, wealthy elite to roam the earth, fully immersing herself in other cultures. It is a beautiful homage to wanderlust and a life lived on the road.

Destinations of a Lifetime: 225 of the World’s Most Amazing Places

This coffee book table will have you and all your house guests booking a plane ticket shortly after flipping the drool worthy pages. Each destination more beautiful than the last! What I love about this book is that it features plenty of lesser know locations as well.

World’s Best Travel Experiences

Another stunning coffee table book by National Geographic. The photos inside these pages will have you reaching for your phone to check the latest deals on Skyscanner!

Vagabonding

A game changing book about how we view travel by Rolf Potts and what it means to explore the world long term. Recommended by many great authors, speakers and entrepreneurs such as Tim Ferriss,

“Vagabonding easily remains in my top-10 list of life-changing books. Why? Because one incredible trip, especially a long-term trip, can change your life forever. And Vagabonding teaches you how to travel (and think), not just for one trip, but for the rest of your life.”—Tim Ferriss, from the foreword

The Volunteer Traveler’s Handbook

Looking to enrich your travels by giving back? Shannon O’Donnell write a comprehensive guide on how to find and select worthwhile volunteer opportunities abroad. After all, the secret to living is giving! Maybe it’s time you gave volunteer travel a try 🙂

InstaTravel

Travel blogger and Instagram influencer Aggie Lal aka “Travel In Her Shoes” has a new travel photography book with some seriously jaw-dropping travel photos!