Travel

Discover the best of recently released travel writing.
Updated May 29, 2025
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How to Win at Travel
Brian Kelly
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Turn your wanderlust into reality with expert strategies from Brian Kelly, the founder of The Points Guy--the leading voice in travel and loyalty programs--with this ultimate resource for everything from leveraging airline and...
Ends of the Earth: Journeys to the Polar Regions in Search of Life, the Cosmos, and Our Future
Neil Shubin
Paper Book
The bestselling author of Your Inner Fish takes readers on an epic adventure to the North and South Poles to reveal the secrets locked in the ice about life, the cosmos, and our planet's future. "Urgent [and] prescient...The book captures Shubin's reverence for both the beauty...
Lonely Planet The LGBTQ+ Travel Guide: Interviews, Itineraries, & Inspiration from Insiders in 50 Proud Places Around the Globe
Alicia Valenski
Paper Book
"must-have for queer travellers" - Attitude Magazine "travel inspiration with a strong queer perspective, you need this in your arsenal" - Pink News "will give queer travellers a serious case of wanderlust" - Publisher's Weekly ...
Life on Svalbard: Finding Home on a Remote Island Near the North Pole
Cecilia Blomdahl
Paper Book
Join Cecilia Blomdahl in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, the world's northernmost town. Located in the Arctic Ocean near the North Pole, Svalbard is a unique archipelago that boasts stunning wintry landscapes, endangered arctic animals, and awe-inspiring natural phenomena. Since 2016,...
Subpar Planet: The World's Most Celebrated Landmarks and Their Most Disappointed Visitors
Amber Share
Paper Book
From the scorching deserts of the Sahara to the glittering panes of The Louvre, humans have spent generations exploring and experiencing the furthest reaches of our planet, though some have enjoyed its natural and manmade wonders more than others. In Subpar Planet, Amber Share guides us from...
The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2025 (Unofficial Guides)
Becky Gandillon
Paper Book
Save time and money with in-depth reviews, ratings, and details from the trusted source for a successful Walt Disney World vacation. How do some guests get on the big, new attraction in less than 20 minutes while others wait for longer than 2 hours--on the same day? Why do...
Custodians of Wonder: Ancient Customs, Profound Traditions, and the Last People Keeping Them Alive
Eliot Stein
Paper Book
A vivid look at 10 astonishing people who are maintaining some of the world's oldest and rarest cultural traditions. Eliot Stein has traveled the globe in search of remarkable people who are preserving some of our most extraordinary cultural rites. In...
A Season for That: Lost and Found in the Other Southern France
Steve Hoffman
Paper Book
In this poignant, delicious memoir, American tax preparer and food writer Steve Hoffman tells the story of how he and his family move to the French countryside, where the locals upend everything he knows about food, wine, and learning how to belong.   Steve Hoffman is a...
Out in the World: An LGBTQIA+ (and Friends!) Travel Guide to More Than 100 Destinations Around the World
Amy B Scher
Paper Book
This first-of-its-kind travel guide explores inclusive destinations around the world where LGBTQIA travelers and their allies can have an uncensored and memorable vacation experience. Full of fun and practical travel information, this comprehensive guidebook takes you from...
DK Eyewitness National Parks of the USA (Travel Guide)
DK Eyewitness
Paper Book
Get closer to USA's National Parks with DK Eyewitness A night spent stargazing in Joshua Tree. Standing on the rim of the Grand Canyon. Wildlife spotting from an airboat in the Everglades. With 63 national parks to explore, the USA offers enough bucket-list experiences to fill a...
The World Walk: 7 Years. 28,000 Miles. 6 Continents. A Grand Meditation, One Step at a Time.
Tom Turcich
Paper Book
For fans of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild and Suleika Jaouad's Between Two Kingdoms, the invigorating true story of a man and his dog who circled the globe on foot. "Gripping . . . The World Walk ...
The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2024 (Best American Food Writing)
Padma Lakshmi
Paper Book
A collection of the year's top food and travel writing, selected by the trailblazing New York Times bestselling author and Emmy-nominated host of Taste the Nation and Top Chef Padma Lakshmi. "Food and travel are natural companions," writes guest editor Padma Lakshmi. From this...
Atlas Obscura: Wild Life: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders
Cara Giaimo
Paper Book
From the bestselling authors of Atlas Obscura and Gastro Obscura comes a nature book like no other--a dazzling, over-the-top collection of the world's most extraordinary wild species that takes you to all seven continents and beyond. It's more than a field...
The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel
Paige McClanahan
Paper Book
"A genuinely helpful framework for thinking about our own voyages" (The Atlantic), The New Tourist explores how tourism has shaped the world, for better and for worse, and offers essential reading for anyone looking for a deeper understanding of the implications of their wanderlust....
The Cosmography and Geography of Africa
Johannes Leo Africanus
Paper Book
The first new translation in over 400 years of one of the great works of the Renaissance: an African diplomat's guide to Africa A Penguin Classic In 1518, al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan, a Moroccan diplomat, was seized by pirates while travelling in the...
I'm Mostly Here to Enjoy Myself: One Woman's Pursuit of Pleasure in Paris
Glynnis MacNicol
Paper Book
"A delight, the literary equivalent of a long catch-up with a brilliant friend." --New York Times "One of the most talked-about books of the year." --Gayle King When you're a woman of a certain age, you are only promised that everything will get...
The 10 Best of Everything National Parks, 2nd Edition: 800 Top Picks From Parks Coast to Coast
National Geographic
Paper Book
Fully updated and revised--with 100 brand-new excursions--this idea-filled guidebook highlights top-tier adventures across the U.S. National Park System. National parks are more than the best idea America ever had―they're our country's best playgrounds for millions of...
DK Hawaii (Travel Guide)
DK Travel
Paper Book
Make your trip to Hawaii extraordinary Snorkelling in sparkling turquoise seas. Enjoying a traditional Hawaiian lu'au feast. Sampling coffee on the side of a smouldering volcano. Hawaii is brimming with bucket-list experiences. Whatever your dream trip involves, this DK travel...
DK Caribbean (Travel Guide)
DK Travel
Paper Book
Make your trip to the Caribbean extraordinary Sailing around the Virgin Islands' sun-soaked shores. Relaxing on pink-sand beaches in the Bahamas. Dancing the night away at Trinidad's colourful carnival. The Caribbean offers enough bucket-list experiences to fill a lifetime....
Road Trips in the USA: 50 Adventures on the Open Road
DK Travel
Paper Book
Hit the open road with 50 epic drives promising the all-American adventure Whether you've always dreamed of skirting the US on a motorcycle, are looking to go coast-to-coast in an RV or simply want to roll down your car windows and plug into a classic playlist, Road Trips in...
East Coasting: The Ultimate Roadtripper’s Guide to New England
Christine Chitnis
Paper Book
Discover the ultimate illustrated guide to road-tripping up through historic New England, and the must-visit spots along the way * A USA Today Bestseller This beautifully illustrated guide to roadtripping through New England spans Connecticut to...
Lonely Planet Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania (Travel Guide)
Anna Kaminski
Paper Book
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from visiting the streets of Vilnius' Old Town with its Renaissance buildings,...
Paradise Bronx: The Life and Times of New York's Greatest Borough
Ian Frazier
Paper Book
Ian Frazier's magnum opus: a love song to New York City's most heterogeneous and alive borough. For the past fifteen years, Ian Frazier has been walking the Bronx. Paradise Bronx reveals the amazingly rich and tumultuous history of this amazingly various piece of our...
To the Limit: The Meaning of Endurance from Mexico to the Himalayas
Michael Crawley
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025 SPORTS PERFORMANCE BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A fascinating and multilayered exploration of what it means to endure' Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure 'Engaging... [endurance sport] comes to...
This Earthly Globe: A Venetian Geographer and the Quest to Map the World
Andrea Di Robilant
Paper Book
From the author of the best-selling A Venetian Affair ("A narrative of novelistic resonance . . . Astonishing" --The Washington Post), the story of an Italian Renaissance book editor who introduced European minds to the wider world through his passion for geography ...
Mars on Earth: Wanderings in the World’s Driest Desert
Mark Johanson
Paper Book
An utterly unique travel memoir about a gay expat searching an otherworldly place for a deeper understanding of his partner and his adoptive homeland. Embark on an extraordinary odyssey through the heart of the world's driest non-polar desert--the Atacama. In Mars on Earth, intrepid...
The Unofficial Guide to Universal Orlando 2025 (Unofficial Guides)
Seth Kubersky
Paper Book
Save time and money with in-depth reviews, ratings, and details from the trusted source for a successful Universal Orlando vacation. How do some guests get on the big, new attraction in less than 20 minutes while others wait for longer than 2 hours--on the same day? Why do...
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide : Berlin : 2025
DK Travel
Make your trip to Berlin extraordinary Museum-hopping around Museumsinsel. A night at a world-class techno club. Tucking into Currywurst from a street food kiosk. Whatever your dream trip involves, this DK travel guide is the perfect companion. Our updated guide...
Birnbaum's 2025 Walt Disney World: The Official Vacation Guide (Birnbaum Guides)
Birnbaum Guides
Paper Book
Prepare for your Walt Disney World vacation with the one and only official, up-to-the-minute insider's guide to America's most popular travel destination! Updated annually with expert advice and reviews, coupons, and more! Trust Birnbaum as your 2024-2025 guide for: insider tips for budgeting,...
The Last American Road Trip
Sarah Kendzior
Paper Book
USA Today bestseller American Booksellers Association bestseller "Kendzior is an absolutely terrific writer." --Sebastian Junger The New York Times bestselling author of They Knew, Hiding in Plain Sight,...
Lonely Planet Pocket Beijing (Pocket Guide)
Christopher Pitts
Paper Book
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the ultimate short trip to Beijing - and discover twice the city in half the time! Discover Beijing's most popular experiences, must-see attractions, and unexpected surprises -...
Lonely Planet Germany (Travel Guide)
Andrea Schulte-Peevers
Paper Book
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Germany. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from living out your fairy-tale fantasies at Schloss Neuschwanstein to frolicking around Hanover's...
Fodor's Amalfi Coast, Capri & Naples (Full-color Travel Guide)
Fodor’s Travel Guides
Paper Book
Whether you want to drive the cliff-hugging Amalfi Coast road, explore the ruins of Pompeii, or eat pizza in Naples, the local Fodor's travel experts in Italy are here to help! Fodor's The Amalfi Coast, Capri & Naples guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations, and...
Fodor's Montreal & Quebec City (Full-color Travel Guide)
Fodor's Travel Guides
Paper Book
Whether you want to party at Jazz Fest, explore La Citadelle , or stroll the promenade in front of the Chateau Frontenac, the local Fodor's travel experts in Montreal & Quebec City are here to help! Fodor's Montreal & Quebec City guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated recommendations,...
Lonely Planet Experience Japan (Travel Guide)
Ray Bartlett
Paper Book
Lonely Planet's Experience Japantravel guide reveals exciting new ways to explore this iconic country with insider tips from our local experts and handy planning tools so you can create your own unique trip. Discover amazing local experiences from...

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