Books And Mags

Books & Magazines

Whether planning your international adventure travels or just gearing up for a weekend outing near home, one item is essential. Information is the key to creating the perfect getaway while still in the comfort and safety of your home or keep you out of trouble while exploring the wilds of South America. From guidebooks that will get you there to inspirational writings that help you bring something back, books have always been the traveler’s best friends.

The following is a short list of ‘must read’ books and magazines for the serious and not-so-serious travel enthusiast with topics ranging from travel tales to family escapes.

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"If you've ever dreamed of a trip around the world, this book is for you," writes Edward Hasbrouck in the introduction to this compilation of sage advice. He explains that The Practical Nomad grew out of limitations he faced as a travel agent--it's the advice he would like to impart to every traveler, but seldom has the time to share. "This book is my effort to fill the gap: to provide a how-to guide to independent world travel, to answer the most frequently asked questions about this sort of travel, to debunk the most widespread myths, and to share some advice compiled from my own trips, my colleagues, my clients, and other travelers."

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Come Back Alive isn't exactly a book that inspires you to dive into the delights of traveling. Robert Young Pelton is best known for his previous book, The World's Most Dangerous Places, and has survived numerous calamities--from car wrecks and a plane crash to killer bees. That he has indeed come back alive does initially lend credence to his advice--which includes what to eat in the bush, which animals are most deadly, and how to avoid being kidnapped.

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On the one hand, you've got to like One Year Off. When David Elliott Cohen turned 40, he freaked out, sold everything, swooped up his wife and three kids, and took a year off to travel around the world--from Costa Rica and Burgundy to Zimbabwe, Laos, and Sydney--with clan in tow. This gutsy dive into the non-antiseptic, non-Americanized world (a dream for some), offers an entertaining peek into family life on the road. Written in a personal, personable e-mail style, it's often hilarious.

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After two decades of travels around the world, Brad Newsham decides to pack his bags again to return the gift of magic that travel has brought into his life. His plan is to give a little of that back to someone he meets along the way--to invite a new untraveled friend to visit him, all-expenses paid, in Take Me With You. Over the course of 100 days through the Philippines, India, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, he asks, "What would these [people] make of my culture? Wouldn't the Grand Canyon or a redwood grove or a Safeway store, gleaming and fully-stocked at two o'clock in the morning, amaze them the way their culture and all the other cultures I've stumbled into recently have amazed me?"

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On the Road is truly an influential work. Overnight, it propelled Jack Kerouac from unknown status to "king of the beats" and then helped awaken a nation of youth who shook America out of the 1950s and ushered in the excitement of the 1960s. The novel continues to inspire and has picked up a new generation of followers in the 1980s and 1990s. On the Road follows Sal Paradise as he traverses the American continent in search of new people, ideas, and adventures. But it's the way Sal and his friends--primarily Dean Moriarty--look at the world with a mixture of sad-eyed naivete and wild-eyed abandon that causes the rumbling in the soul of so many who read it.

Editorial Reviews
Onourtravels.com
Rough Guides… smooth travel is their logo. We’ve found this series of guidebooks to be well written, offering insightful descriptions and accurate recommendations. With 14,000 destinations covered, a Rough Guide is an excellent companion for the independent traveler.