Travel the World (Read a travel memoir)
March 8, 2022
Travel around the world with any of these fun travel memoirs, or one of your choosing!
In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
Well-known for his travel memoirs, Bill Bryson takes on Australia. Known for its dangerous wildlife and extreme weather, it also contains cheerful human inhabitants that love showing off their unique country.
Wild by Cheryl Strayed
The Pacific Crest trail is more than a thousand miles of desolate desert, mountains, and forests: a challenge for any experienced hiker. However, when Cheryl Strayed started her journey, she had no experience or training and would take it on alone.
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Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton
Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
One of the definitive travel memoirs. Elizabeth Gilbert took a year long journey of self-discovery around the globe, stopping in Rome, India, and Bali. In each place, she studied different aspects of her own nature in order to accept her own life.
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Nala’s World by Dean Nicholson with Garry Jenkins
Did you ever want to travel the world with your cat? When Dean Nicholson found a kitten while traveling in the mountains between Montenegro and Bosnia, he couldn’t leave her behind. She quickly became his best traveling companion.
See You in the Piazza by Dean Nicholson with Garry Jenkins
Covering thirteen regions of Italy, Frances Mayes treads a bit off the touristy path and looks into more local sites not found in guidebooks. Covering food, museums, and historical places, if you dream of traveling to Italy in the future, this is a must read.
Thirst: 2600 Miles to Home by Heather “Anish” Anderson
While many can only dream of walking ONE of the famous backpacking trails (the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail), Heather Anderson hiked all three by the age of twenty-five. She returns to the Pacific Crest Trail and chronicles her record-breaking hike.