The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World (Lonely Planet)

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Rolf Potts spent 10 years on the road and wrote the best travel book ever to prepare you for long-term travel. Her excitement about finding herself and healing from her past is quickly halted as she continues to have instances of bad luck and near-death experiences. Rajesh’s easy, witty writing style is a big part of the joy, including her descriptions of the (sometimes quirky) characters she meets along the way. This time, he heads beneath the surface, to feel his way through the total darkness and discovers roots of all sorts there – sometimes flora, more often human. Subtitled ‘Mindful Adventures for Modern Pilgrims’, this book taps into a very on-trend word: pilgrimages.

Kilimanjaro, and Costa Rica, and was plagued by deep-seated fears and doubts throughout his adventure. The fact that the writing is great is only one benefit – the digestible nature and mix of lesser-known destinations makes reading it feel like a proper adventure.All travellers are collectors, but the things that stick with her are the people she meets along the way – her recollections are warm, honest and frank – in a book that ultimately celebrates the hunger for different cultures awakened by travel.

It is also a tale of the unexpected kindness of strangers, as nomads take Lara in, giving her nourishment and a place to catch a few hours of sleep. Norwegian journalist Erika Fatland passes though the marbled metropolises and sparsely peopled steppe to find darkening clouds hovering over those promised freedoms, if they ever arrived at all. Kate Wicker’s funny and moving account of living her mantra, “have baby, will travel”, shows that being a parent doesn’t have to hold you back from exploring the world – in fact, it can even make your experiences richer. It can make for dark reading at times, but this book makes you realise travel and discovery is as much about the places we choose to avoid as much as it is about those we embrace.It’s easy to see why visitors fall in love with Caledonia, but Helen Ochrya successfully explains its ongoing attraction to those south of Hadrian’s Wall. A flick through its literary atlas offers inspiration aplenty, whether taking to the Mississippi à la Huck Finn or stalking the wild and windy moors of Charlotte Brontë’s Yorkshire. From the pretty much penniless days of Lonely Planet to becoming an international brand, we learn about their travel tales and their business struggles.