Here in the middle of the semester, we could all use the hope of traveling–or at least to hear about someone else’s travels. Whether you’re the one traveling now or the one traveling later, here’s a list of books gathered by travelers from several popular travel sites for your daydreaming enjoyment.
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The Alchemist by Paulo Ceolho
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On the Road by Jack Kerouac
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Do Travel Writers Go to Hell? By Thomas Kohnstamm
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Unlikely Destinations: The Lonely Planet Story by Tony and Maureen Wheeler
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The Beach by Alex Garland
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Oracle Bones by Peter Hessler
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Smile When You’re Lying by Chuck Thompson
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Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel by Rolf Potts
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Seven Years in Tibet by Heinrich Harrer
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In a Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
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The Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto Che Guevara
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The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner
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The Lost Girls by Jennifer Baggett, Holly C. Corbett, and Amanda Pressner
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Love With a Chance of Drowning by Torre DeRoche
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The Turk Who Loved Apples: And Other Tales of Losing My Way Around the World by Matt Gross
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The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped America by Russell Shorto
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Seven Ages of Paris by Alistair Brone
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Cruising Altitude: Tales of Crashpads, Crew Drama, and Crazy Passengers at 35,000 Feet by Heather Poole
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Paris Was Ours by Penelope Rowlands
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The Art of Travel by Alain De Botton
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Turn Right at Machu Picchu by Mark Adams
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The Lost City of Z by David Grann
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Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America’s Strangest Jail by Thomas McFadden and Rusty Young
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Cockpit Confidential by Patrick Smith
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Amsterdam: A History of the World’s Most Liberal City by Russell Shorto
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Walking the Amazon: 800 Days. One Step at a Time. by Ed Stafford
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A Good Girl’s Guide to Getting Lost by Rachel Friedman
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
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Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure by Sarah Macdonald
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Into the Wild by John Krakauer
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Almost French: Love and a New Life in Paris by Jack Kerouac
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As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee
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Naples ‘44 by Norman Lewis
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Coasting by Jonathan Raban
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Travels with Charley: In Search of America by John Steinbeck
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Notes from a Small Island: An Affectionate Portrait of Britain by Bill Bryson
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Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
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The Beach by Alex Garland
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The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux
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The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron
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Venice by Jan Morris
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In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin
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The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
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Wild Coast: Travels on South America’s Untamed Edge by John Gimlette
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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush by Eric Newby
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Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson
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Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene
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Among the Russians by Colin Thubron
- Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
Happy vacationing and happy reading, Collegiettes!