5 Books On Travel That Will Transform Your Life

From early school days, we are taught to read books and books are your best friend. As we grow older, our interests slowly start to shift towards other activities and reading becomes a mere pastime. Even if you love to travel, you can read some books that can change your life. Here are five books that you must read if you are a travel addict.

1. The Beach The beach is a great novel depicting the story of a man called Alex Garland, who is a British backpacker. The story revolves around the man’s search for paradise on Earth. If you are not interested in traveling but loves reading books then, you should pick up this novel and start reading it. By the time you will finish reading this novel, your perspective about travelling might have changed.

This novel has inspired many students to fly to the Far East and start their own search for paradise on Earth. It also highlights the benefits of travelling and the escape it offers from your daily hectic routine. Don’t miss out on this great novel by Alex Garland.

2. The Looptail The Looptail is a fascinating story by Bruce Poon that comes from his personal adventure as he narrates his first-person account. In this book, he tells how he gained entrepreneurial instincts to lay the foundation and grow G-Adventure, the the world’s most successful adventure travel company, which now operates more than 100 countries, on all seven continents, serving more than 100,000 customers every year.

In addition to this, there are some pearls of wisdom for business professionals and entrepreneurs as well as this team, e author shares how he managed his team, keep the employees engaged and keep your customers happy and satisfied.

3. Unlikely Destinations Did you plan to visit Dubai and luxury yacht charter in Dubai to have some fun and relax but you ended up somewhere else or got stuck? These situations do occur regularly and frequent travelers can easily relate to that but you can relate to such situations even if you are not a frequent traveler if you read this book.

It is a three in one book as it provides you business history, travel account and you can even consider it as an autobiography. The book shed light on the personal story of Maureen Wheeler and Tony Wheeler, who are the founder of Lonely Planet. It is a fascinating account of how the author turned their bumpy travel experiences into a world’s largest travel publishing company.

4. The Alchemist Had a childhood dream that you are still following and want to achieve? If yes, then there is no better book to read than Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist. It is a story of a young shepherd boy in Egypt who tries to cross the Mediterranean Sea to fulfill his dream and reach Spain. He follows his heart, learns to go with the flow and understand the real meaning of life. No matter what your dreams are, you will surely find tons of inspiration after reading this book.

Here are my favorite lines from this book.

“If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man… Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living right now.”

5. Vagabonding Imagine living in the US and traveling to Dubai on your next vacation to enjoy luxury yacht rental in Dubai. Don’t let the long flight put you off. If you have taken long flights than this might not be an issue but if you are doing it for the first time. Vagabonding is one of the best books for first time traveler boarding a long flight.

After spending a decade on the road, Rolf, the author of this book has penned down this book. If you are looking for some inspirational quotes, useful insights or practical information, you should not miss out on this book. It covers all the bases from saving money on travel to planning the life on the road. You will learn valuable lessons that will help you enjoy even long term travel and you will never get bored of a particular destination.

Which is your favorite travel book and why? Did it changed your life? What change did it bring in your life? Feel free to share it with us in the comments section below. We value your feedback and love to hear from you.