Travel books by Black authors like Tembi Locke's Italy-set From Scratchor Overground Railroadby Candacy Taylor explore the intersection of race and voyaging.
Vintage accounts like Freya Stark's excursion to Persia in the 1930s, or Beryl Markham's feat of aviation in 1936, capture a time when crossing an ocean was no easy task. These expansive reads range from scenic train trips in Kazakhstan ( Around the World in 80 Trains) to romantic jaunts in Europe ( Under the Tuscan Sun) to hiking treks ( Wild). Perhaps that's why solo travel books, like Mary Morris's All the Way to the Tigersor John Steinbeck's classic Travels With Charley, are especially effective: They're all about the effect of travel on the spirit. Rather, they intertwine sight-seeing with self-discovery. The best travel books offer more than a checklist of tourist attractions. The easiest way to travel without a plane ticket? Open up a book, and skip the jet lag.
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