Few things can replenish the soul like a good book. Travel books are not only informative, they can be like therapy for the work-worn spirit. Here we offer a few favorites to entertain and inspire your next travel adventure.
1000 Places To See Before You Die by Patricia Schultz
Covering both popular and little-known treasures of the US and Canada, this well-read gem is the perfect companion for the frequent traveler. 1000 Places guides you to breathtaking beaches, fantastic museums, natural geographic wonders, and many local events and curiosities to break up the monotony that business travel can impose. For family vacation planning, the book also specifies the most family and child friendly activities to help you plan some good times for the whole crew. Many websites, phone numbers, and other useful tidbits are included to make planning go smoothly.
The Fodor’s Series
Fodor’s has something for everyone. Since 1949, this most reliable of travel industry giants has been producing wonderful and diverse travel guides. Three hundred of them, to be exact, listing more than 7500 fabulous locations worldwide to help you get the most out of your adventures. If you happen to be coming to Los Angeles on business, why not pick up a copy of Fodor’s Los Angeles (2014), with travel advice specifically for Orange County and all it has to offer. It would be a great way to pass the time while riding comfortably with our limo service Orange County.
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
For travelers who feel the call of adventure, Wild offers a deeper and more emotionally raw travel biography. Spiraling after the loss of her mother and battling a history of addiction and broken relationships, author Cheryl Strayed decides to purge her troubles in a pilgrimage across the Pacific Crest Trail. The story that results is both informative and emotionally compelling. Strayed finds her spirit again while learning to navigate the trail’s lessons about survival, both inside and out. Along the way, the reader learns about the trail’s history, beauty, and pitfalls and acquires some sound backpacking advice to boot.
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Probably the most beloved of all travel biographies ever written, Bill Bryson’s inspiring and delightful account of his attempt to conquer the Appalachian Trail will have even the most reluctant couch potato ready to stuff a backpack. For anyone familiar with Bryson’s brand of self-deprecating, wonderful wit, this book is the pinnacle of his efforts. After twenty years of “waddlesome sloth”, as Bryson describes it, he becomes motivated by the sudden demise of a family friend to revitalize his youth and adventurous spirit. Dragging along his out-of-shape and hilariously lawless friend, Katz, the two ensue on the most delightfully told adventure northbound on the notorious A.T. They flee bears and angry husbands, and meet an unforgettable menagerie of trail-worn characters along the way. You’ll read this one again and again. As you read, don’t be surprised if uncontrollable giggles earn a few curious looks from your chauffeur in your limo rental Orange County.
