After sharing my Travel Bucket List with y’all last week, I have been travel focused! I know that many of you might have had travel plans that you had to unfortunately cancel, and coming from someone who loves to travel so much that I have visited my suitcases in the basement to check in on them, I can honestly feel your pain.
A lot of us are super excited and eager to see the world even though we are at a standstill right now—but fear not, living vicariously through others’ stories is the answer.
I’ve rounded up 10 books about places near and far that’ll make you forget all about your current staycation, and satisfy your wanderlust. Get ready to sip some wine, snack on some delicious charcuterie, sail across the ocean blue and feed your travel addiction.
Bella Figura: How to Live, Love, and Eat the Italian Way
Get ready to live la dolce vita with this charming and cheeky guide on how to make life as beautiful as possible—the Italian way. Kamin leaves her corporate London world for a year to immerse herself in a culture that teaches her a happier, healthier, and more attractive way of living. Grab a glass of wine and get ready for a binge read.
Eat, Pray Love
A memoir every traveler should read, especially if you’re planning a solo trip. Follow along author Elizabeth Gilbert’s journey as she discovers the world — and herself — while traveling through Italy, India, and Bali. Yes the movie is great too!
Only in Spain
Nellie fell in love with flamenco in a dance studio in Sydney. Soon after she decides to leave her boring retail job behind, pack her bags and travel to Seville, Spain. It’s full of art, energy, and romance—and will give you ALL the tapas cravings.
Paris for One & Other Stories
If you’re like me, something about Paris is jut so romantic. You will adore this book that takes place in one of the dreamiest city in the world, it begins with a woman who has plans to go to Paris on a romantic weekend getaway with her boyfriend, only to have him ditch her at the last minute, leaving her to go and experience the city for herself.
Dame Traveler: Live the Spirit of Adventure
Based off of the gorgeous and wanderlust-inducing Instagram account, this book is filled with some the most stunning photography by women who have traveled to all parts of the world by themselves. They also share empowering messages and offer practical tips to those looking to solo travel themselves.
The Unlikely Adventures of the Shergill Sisters
Bursting with culture, secrets, and family dynamics, this novel takes you straight to northern India. The three Punjabi sisters grew up barely getting along and not very close. They decide to take an adventure to the Golden Temple in Amritsar to carry out their deceased mother’s final wishes, and end up making unexpected discoveries about her, each other, and themselves.
The Star Crossed Sisters Of Tuscany
Since the day Filomena Fontana cast a curse upon her sister more than two hundred years ago, not one second-born Fontana daughter has found lasting love. With a setting of charming Venetian canals, rolling Tuscan fields, and Amalfi Coast villages, romance blooms, destinies are found, and family secrets are unearthed.
Crazy Rich Asians
Even if you’ve watched the movie over seven times (guilty), there’s just something about the book that makes your senses run wild. Filled with architecture, the highest of fashion, incredible food, deep-rooted family traditions, and more, this novel is a love letter to Singapore and its culture. Already read and loved this? Round off the trilogy with “China Rich Girlfriend” and “Rich People Problems.”
Love with a Chance of Drowning
City girl Torre meets an Argentinian man who completely sweeps her off her feet. When she learns that he’s about to voyage around the world in his sailboat, she (being terrified of the ocean) agrees to join him, and ends up going on a breathtaking adventure across sea. The best word to describe this one: exhilarating.
The Good Girl’s Guide to Getting Lost
Rachel does something we all have low-key fantasized about: she buys a one-way ticket on a whim. After always having played it safe in life, she decides that she wants to explore the world, and won’t waste another minute not doing so. She starts off in Ireland, and ends up taking us on a journey across three different continents.
What book are you grabbing first to fulfill your wanderlust at home!?
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