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7 best travel read
Other | Tuesday 25th September 2012 | Osh
Shivering time! *sob sob*. Winter has arrived and it's too cold to go out. Anyone would prefer to sit on their cosy bed with a hot cup of coffee. Then, why not enjoy sitting in the warm environment? The Guestlist suggests you seven best travel books which will give you the leisure of travelling through your imagination. Reading is indeed a bliss.
Some of the best travel books:
- Travels with Charley- In search of America: This novel is written by one of the best American writers, John Steinbeck. It's about Steinbeck’s tour of US with his poodle, Charley, in 1960. A great travel narrative about home, about mouming lost history, about aging and about America. In this story after 9,000 miles trip, he realises that he is unsure if he likes the America he has found.
- The God of Small Things: A Booker Award-winning novel, tells a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the "Love Laws" that lay down "who should be loved, and how. And how much." The book is a description of how the small things in life affect people's behaviour and their lives. Debut book by Indian author Arundhati Roy, who describes the heat, the sounds and the colours of the southern Indian state of Kerala.
- Yes Man: A book by well known humourist, Danny Wallace, who explains how the mysterious man words ‘Say Yes more’ changed his life. This is an amazing journey of Danny Wallace when he started saying 'yes' to everything, in order to make his life more interesting. From Australia to Amsterdam, Barcelona to Singapore, this brilliantly funny book shows just how far a 'yes' can go.
- The Great Railway Bazaar: “I sought trains, I found passengers”, writes Paul Theroux in his recollection of four month journey through Europe, Asia and the Middle East in 1973. An essential for any enthusiast of train travel, the book features some of the world's greatest lines, including the Trans-Siberian and India's Grand Trunk Express.
- The Motorcycle Diaries: This book written by Marxist revolutionary, Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara, is not about any political conflicts, but details the journey of two best friends across South America. It is straight from the diaries of Che Guevara- an adventure of lifetime. In 2004, this book was made into a film, The Motorcycle Diaries, starring Gael Garcia Bernal and won an Oscar award for the best film.
- Born to Run: This book is the best book of the year. It is an epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? In search of an answer, Chirstopher McDougall sets off to find a tribe of the world’s greatest distance runners and learn their secrets, and in the process show us that everything we thought we knew about running is wrong.
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: The progenitor of Gonzo Journalism, Hunter S. Thompson, takes on savage journey to the heart of the American dream. It is the tale of a long weekend road trip that has gone down in the annals of American pop culture as one of the strangest journeys ever undertaken.
No need to go out and search for these books in book stores. Just buy it on amazon.co.uk. You never know you might get discount on the books.
Have a happy read!
By Shavy Malhotra
