When I was a cadet at West Point I spent some of my (minimal) free time reading travel memoirs or novels that took place in places I wanted to go. From my barracks room I traveled to Spain, Greece, Mexico and France through books (I swear it's not as lame as it sounds...I really needed to get away, at least mentally!), and I was briefly able to escape the gray weather, gray uniforms, and gray buildings of West Point. I just recently finished reading Lunch in Paris, and it was a fun, quick read that enabled me to pretend I was eating delicious food and shopping at French markets. Oh how I'd love to be sipping a café au lait at a Parisian café right now! Here are some of my favorite travel memoirs and novels about exciting places that I’ve read over the past few years. Many of these I read before traveling to the place where the story takes place. I read The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemmingway right before I went to Spain, and it got me excited to explore the country (which I did and fell in love). No bullfights for me, but I did enjoy the tapas and sangria probably more than I should have. I’d rather be exploring these places myself, but for now a good travel book will have to do. What books do you think I missed? I'm looking for a light easy read right now and would love to hear your thoughts!
I just finished The Paris Wife. Great book!
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DeleteI was also going to say The Paris Wife... you'll love it if you're into travel-ey but lighter books. Also, Mastering the Art of French Eating is on my list. Haven't read it yet, but it's supposed to be wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI haven't heard of that book before, but I love the title and I bet it's amazing. I'll definitely check it out!
DeleteParis in Love is a great memoir, highly recommend!
ReplyDeleteOhhh I love anything about Paris! Thanks for the suggestion!
DeleteI love the new look to your blog.
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DeleteLove the new look on the blog! It's super pretty =D!
ReplyDeleteThanks Katie! It looks so much better doesn't it?
DeleteThe new blog format looks awesome! Can't wait to travel someday :)
ReplyDeleteLove the new look of your blog!! And I have the best book for you!! I just bought this book yesterday, “Following My TUG… All the way to Costa Rica!” and I’m almost finished because I can’t put it down!! I don’t read as often as some, maybe one book over two or three months, but something about this authors writing style just drew me in. It’s a completely true story of this woman who picked up her whole suburbanized life and moved to the mountains of Costa Rica with her husband. It’s REALLY interesting, and sort of a dream of mine.. to just travel and change my life just like that. She’s SO inspiring, and hilarious. I think you'll really love it..I highly recommend it :) ! Plus its cheap, you can grab a copy off kobo books for like 9 bucks, here’s the link: http://store.kobobooks.com/en-CA/ebook/following-my-tug
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