Don't Miss these top Travel Books if you Wishes to read one
Books are the most joyful and trustworthy companion of a person. And when you have this on a trip, these can actually provide you a lot more satisfaction than the trip alone. And who knows the next great travel author will be you!!
So, if you are planning to read a travel books filled with joy, adventure and wishes to know the history of various places, then we have brought you 10 amazing books that can accompany you throughout the journey. Eight of them are in English while the last two are in Hindi. We hope these will be helpful to you and you will witness the diversity in writing style of Indian as well as foreign authors.
The Alchemist
Author: Paulo Coelho
Published: 1988
Ratings: 3.9/5
Genre: Adventurous, quest, fantasy
About:
The book written by Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist is a fictional story but as you read it, you can relate the incidents in the book with you life. The main character in the novel is the boy named Santiago, who is a shepherd and wants to travel the world. But he was fascinated as well as doubtful by the dream in which he has found out the treasure near the Pyramids of Egypt. His journey gives a deep insight to the dilemma a person faces to achieve his goal of life because of his current circumstances and conditions. The main character in the novel is the boy named Santiago.
Buy: The Alchemist
The Odyssey
Author: Bill Bryson
Published: 1997
Ratings: 3.8/5
Genre: Epic poetry, adventurous
About:
The Odyssey is a based upon the journey of the hero of the story Odyssey, when he returns from the Trojan War to his homeland Ithaca which eventually turns into a great adventure. The novel is a melange of true and fictional events.
Buy: The Odyssey
A Walk in the Woods
Author: Bill Bryson
Published: 1998
Ratings: 4/5
Genre: Adventurous, non fiction
About:
It is a autobiography of the author Bill Bryson, describing his journey of 2000 miles from Maine to Georgia along the Appalachian Trail with his friend Stephen Katz. The book is written in a humorous style together with grabbing the fear of humans with wild woods and animals.
Buy: A Walk in the Woods
The Travels of Ibn Batuta
Author: Ibn Batuta
Published: 1829
Ratings: 3.9/5
Genre: Adventurous, travel literature
About:
One of the great travellers of all time, Ibn Batuta in the novel The Travels of Ibn Batuta has given a detailed and fascinating insight into the medieval Muslim world. The people under the rule of Muslim rulers and the expansion of Islam in various parts of the world, as a reader you will get to know a lot about it.
Innocent Abroad
Author: Mark Twain
Published: 1869
Ratings: 3.8/5
Genre: Non fiction, travel literature
About:
The Innocent Abroad is also famous by the name of The New Pilgrims Progress. The novel is a hilarious account of the author Mark Twain when he travelled to Europe and The Holy Land after the Civil War in America. He has described the experience in a different way than usual. The conclusion that can be drawn from this book is marked in one of the quote by the author," Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow mindedness."
Buy: Innocent Abroad
Jupiter Travels
Author: Ted Simon
Published: 1979
Ratings: 4.2/5
Genre: Adventurous, biography
About:
The novel is based upon the true story of the author which highlights his 4 years journey through 45 countries which was a very long journey. Starting his journey from Europe, he travelled around Happy Trails in Afghanistan and also the wilds of Kenya.
Buy: Jupiter Travels
Tracks
Author: Louise Erdrich
Published: 1988
Ratings: 3.9/5
Genre: Adventurous, novel, family saga
About:
The conversation and narration in the book Tracks alternates between two narrators: Nanapush and Pauline. Some chapters shows that Nanapush is telling stories to his granddaughter, Lulu, several years after the main events in the novel occur.
Buy: Tracks
Into the air
Author: Jon Krakauer
Published: 1997
Ratings: 4.2/5
Genre: Adventurous, novel, non-fiction
About:
The book is a personal account of the author, written one year later after the Mt. Everest Disaster. It was the bestselling nonfiction book written by Jon Krakauer at that time. It describes the author's experience in the Mount Everest disaster occured in 1996, in which eight climbers passed away and many more were injured by the storm.
Buy: Into the air
Borderland
Author: Pradeep Damodaran
Published: 2017
Ratings: 4/5
Genre: Adventurous, travel literature
About:
The book marks the life and problems of people living near the borders of the city and country. It is based upon the true experience of the author Pradeep Damodaran when he travelled across these areas for more than a year. It revels the everyday struggle of the people compelled to show their Indian identity and be counted among them.
Buy: Borderland
The Shooting Star
Author: Shivya Nath
Published: 2018
Ratings: 4.1/5
Genre: Adventurous
About:
The recently published book by a rising travel writer of India, Shivya Nath. In the book she describes her journey all along the remote Himalayan villages to the Amazon rainforests of Ecuador.
Buy: The Shooting Star
