In full confinement, with all option to travel curtailed, we only have two options to avoid being locked up at home for a month just going out to throw garbage and quick purchases: either we watch movies, series and social networks that take us to other worlds or we we cozy up and read some of these travel lover books.
Today we are going to opt for the latter, so we put ourselves in our reading corner to let our mind fly where our body cannot, for now, go.
Some classic books if you are a travel lover
1. Africa Trilogy, by Javier Reverte
To say travel is to speak, in Spain, of Javier Reverte, perhaps the most recognized traveler in the travel literature genre. His agile, close, detailed pen takes us in this trilogy to the bowels of Africa: the light and the dark, the fascinating and the irritating.
Of course, this is an essential book for those who want to understand Africa , and, incidentally, fall in love with it and its greatness.
2. Five Trips to Hell, by Martha Gellhorn
The name Martha Gellhorn may not be familiar to you at first. But if we tell you that it was Hemingway’s wife, maybe things will change. He got tired of being under its shadow and its influence.
On her own, she stood out as a war reporter , whose acid pen was able to portray in Five Voyages to Hell her disastrous experience in five voyages: in China, accompanied by then still her husband, through the Caribbean in search of German submarines; also his journey through Africa from West to East; or his stay on the island of Crete, as well as his contact with Stalin’s Soviet Union. Essential to see the world from the sofa, and a little history.
3. By the Sea of Cortez, by John Steinbeck
A classic among those who want to delve into human nature and the history of the United States. Steinbeck embarked on a sardine boat in 1950 and with it he traveled the coastline of the Gulf of California, which inspired him to create this story about the seekers of mother-of-pearl in the bay of La Paz, south of the Baja California peninsula.
Original books to travel from the sofa
1 diary of a nomad
Miquel Silvestre shows us in this book his adventure traveling the world on the back of his particular tin camel , the motorcycle that he does not leave for the world.
Travel the most hidden corners of the planet in search of adventure, challenge and knowledge of other cultures. The book is available in both a physical version and in Kindle format.
Some of the stages narrated with mastery in this book can be seen in the program he has done for RTVE , which is available in A la Carta.
2. Travelers
The travel book, published by La Editorial Viajera, is a declaration of intentions: advice from 6 women who usually travel alone . If you are a woman and cannot find someone with whom to make your dreams of knowing the world come true, this book will be like a liberation, defeating all your fears of going on a solo journey as a woman.
What awaits you in this book for travelers? In addition to advice and the most recommended destinations for your first solo trip, the authors do not skimp on tips on safety, health, accommodation … A real discovery among the books for travel lovers!
3. Trip to the interior: 80 days in a van through forgotten Spain
The story of a journey through the interior of Spain for eighty days, masterfully narrated by this Spanish Willy Fog. Towns, villas, castles and fortresses, natural spaces and archaeological sites , to get a glimpse of the reality and the fascinating of our own country, which we often do not know.
4. Paris will be toujours Paris
A romantic city, an inspiring walk through the French capital of the long-awaited 20’s were the basis of this appetizing book by Màxim Huerta and María Herreros. Painters, musicians, writers, cabarets, nightlife, bohemia, ateliers , neighborhoods … all of Paris comes to life and takes us to the city of love and fascination.
We hope these travel-lover books inspire you to travel even from the couch.
