I read the Alchemist because Alex mentioned it a while ago and it's one of the main reasons I moved to Germany and decided to travel as much as possible. Keep on keeping on!
Bruce Chatwin’s In Patagonia is my all-time favorite travel read. He paints such a complete picture of his time there, and the people who choose to live at the ends of the earth. Patagonia is my ultimate dream trip. I also love Bears in the Streets by Lisa Dickey, which is her account of her 3 separate travels across Russia in 1995, 2005, and 2015. She shows how the country has changed drastically over the last 20 years through the stories of the friends she made on her initial trip.
Hey, Vagabrothers Alex & Marko, this note has been a long time coming. I should've said it a thousand times before, but I hope you know how much I appreciate you. I can't express how much it means when you make videos about travel and other content. Your videos makes me happy as I pursue what I love (Travelling). And I want to say THANK YOU for being the best TRAVEL VLOG CHANNEL ON UA-cam. Please don't get tired of making content because we will support you all the way. Love from the Philippines!
Thank you so much! Reading comments like these make us remember why we do this - to help people all around the world learn about other cultures and realize their travel dreams! Thank you for the kind words and support!
You are welcome guys! Also we have a group of scholars who actively watches your videos at my house. They don't have internet at home and they don't use a smartphone but I just want you to know that you inspire them so much to dream big and travel the world they live in one of the poorest areas in the country. They want to say kamusta at mahal ko ang vagabrothers na si Alex and Marko. I hope you can consider Philippines as your next travel destination. #ChoosePhilippines www.choosephilippines.com/
A few months ago I went on a school trip. As the bus started to make weird noises we stopped near a mall. There I went in a bookstore and found 'The Alchemist'. I was searching for that book for over a year! I remember start reading that book at 1pm and finished it that day at 6pm. It was one of the most inspiring and most insightful books I've ever read! It is a must read!👍🏻
Colin Thubron is a must and should be on any top 10 of travel writers. His writing is so visually evocative that you have to re-read each page to remember the story's narrative. Constantly wrote sentences in To A Mountain In Tibet that captured the metaphysical spirituality of the landscape: "To a pilgrim there are no mute landscapes." "More a region of the heart and mind." Or William Dalrymple's In Xanadu. Follows Marco Polo across the Middle East providing historical information about the religions of each region. Accompanied by a female friend for the first half of his travels, then tries to sneak in to a prohibited area of China to visit the site of Kubla Khan's palace. A wonderful read.
I stopped at 10:07. I have plenty of notes for what to read. I'm so excited! .....I wonder if any of these books are on Audiobooks? Thanks so much guys! I take care of my Mom as a caregiver, I'm unable to travel yet because this is what I'm supposed to be doing at this time in my life. But while I'm here with my Mom I can certainly read and prepare myself for when I get to travel abroad again. You guys rock! 💝💝💝💝💝
Can't forget Chatwin's "In Patagonia"! Read that while traveling through Argentine Patagonia myself in 2015. It's got some wonderful quirky bits of history strewn throughout and describes the Patagonian environment perfectly.
Applause! Applause!! These literary selections are intelligent, inspiring, life-changing, and appropriate for any wanderlust soul. Incredibly well-rounded. Well done! 👊
I like how you guys combined fiction with nonfiction and some things in between for every reader. Just sucks bc I’m all for physical books vs e-readers but you gotta get those carry on requirements
"The Saddest Pleasure: A Journey on Two Rivers" by Moritz Thomsen -- one of the early Peace Corps volunteers. I keep coming back to this one after all of my travels since the early 90s. Thank you for the many new (to me) titles I now need to read.
Thank you. Wilfred Thesiger, Eric Newby, Rory Stewart, Sara Wheeler are also worth a read. I pick up most of my travel books second hand in charity shops.
Did you read Rory Stewarts one about when he walks across Afghanistan? It was good. If you like these, check out Jason Elliot. I also like Colin Thubron's books about Central Asia, and Irfan Orga's The caravan moves on (except he calls Kurds "mountain Turks" which is so completely wrong, but I think it was the "language of the time" and not disrespect tbh).
We are travelling around Southamerica and we’ve decided to read at least a book about each country, that being historic novels, folklore or just their classic authors such as Isabel Allende in Chile. It is giving us great insight about culture, politics... we are loving it! Also wanted to mention the book that made me decide to quit my job a trabaje Southamerica: Caminos Invisibles, 36000km a dedo de Antártica a Guayanas. (Two true Argentinian nomads that after that book extended their trip to Europe and Africa) 💙 Love this video, will add to the list for after read. Currently in Bolivia reading about stories of the early 90’s 🙃
Great list guys!! Some familiar and some news ones to enjoy. An all time favorite of mine is Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig. Epic.
Highly recommend South Seas Vagabonds - The true story of Johnny Wray's adventures after being fired from his day job in the Great Depression, building his own boat and spending the rest of his days sailing around the Pacific, living the life of his dreams, has become a classic and an inspiration to generations of readers, sailors and landlubbers alike. From the hilarious and jaw-dropping account of how Johnny begged, borrowed and stole the materials to build his famous yacht, Ngataki, to the many adventures he and his mates had around the atols and islands of the South Pacific, South Sea Vagabonds is much more than just a ripping yarn; it is a heartfelt hymn to the possibility of living a free life, of being the master of one's own destiny
Some outstanding recommendations there guys, nice work! A great reading list for future travels. I've always been a fan of reading novels set in the country you're travelling in, really adds that extra dimension to any trip I find. Whether it's Shantaram for India, Into Thin Air for trekking in Nepal and of course The Beach when in Thailand. Especially love a good Wilbur Smith for any trip to Africa, he sure knows how to spin a good yarn! Highly recommend the Courtney novels if you're heading out to South Africa in particular and his Egyptian series is riveting stuff too. Any other favourite combos?
There is a Brazilian singer that also writes amazing books. His name is Chico Buarque and he wrote a novel, Budapest, and the story is centered around Budapest with very specific details about the city. But he never went to Budapest himself. He got everything from travel guides, maps... It's not a book about travel but for some reason this video reminded me about Budapest. I don't know if the book was translated to English, probably not. The book is about a ghost writer divided between two cities (Budapest and Rio de Janeiro), two women, two languages and two books. Also his music is amazing and very poetic.k
I'm so glad you talked about Ibn Battuta as one of the great travelers in history. I'm originally from Tangier and I didn't even now there was a book that related his adventures. Thanks for opening my mind with this video! And please come to Tangier!
YES! You guys read my mind. I'm at an Eat, Pray, Love point in my life and I definitely needed these recommendations! Keep up the great summer content, guys! #PostNotificationSquad🚨 #WaitingOnTheAustinVlog
This video came at the right time. I just read Into the Wild last month, and it has become my new favorite book. I'm about to finish Wild by Cheryl Strayed tonight, and I just happened to see A Walk in the Woods earlier today. Great video, guys. New subscriber here :)
I'm Indonesian and there's a highly respected author named Agustinus Wibowo who's written brilliant books on his travels to Afghanistan (Selimut Debu/ Blanket Made of Dust) and Central Asia (Garis Batas/ Border Line) post 9/11, which sadly never translated to English.
Maybe they will become translated! WILL CHECK OUT!! Sounds interesting. I dream of travelling to these countries, from Kashgar (if the situation there changes..) to Karaköy...
Just finished "vagabonding" by Rolf potts. I just loved it. Definitely recommend to travellers. Some of the information is redundant obviously because it was published on 2002. But the philosophy of vagabonding is excellently portrayed.
Very enjoyable list. Another for your consideration -- Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger. Great travelogue by the first European thought to have crossed the Empty Quarter in the Arabian peninsula.
My addition is Euphoria by Lily King, which recounts the travels of anthropologist Margaret Mead through New Guinea in the 1920s. This is travels means science, and it is as intellectual as it is sensual. Exquisite.
PS. VS Naipaul's travel books are very good, but he seems bloody grumpy and difficult IRL. And I love Vikram Seth's From Heaven Lake (about what is now called Xinjiang & Tibet).
Along the Enchanted Way: A Story of Love and Life in Romania A really good book about not wanting to be dependent on what modern life gives you, and instead living very frugally with what the earth gives you.
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Great list. Thank you for all these new reading ideas !
Thanks for these recommendations! I have read maybe half, and agree except for the Alchemist, am I the only person in the world who doesn't like it?? I can also recommend Colin Thubron's "Shadow of the silk road" and "The lost heart of Asia" (both about Central Asia). Also great: "An unexpected light" by Jason Elliot (Afghanistan), "Blood River" by Tim Butcher (Congo) and Ella Maillart's books.
I love it too. I think they did not include it as it is fiction. Otherwise it would surely have made the list. Shantaram is probably a lot more TRUE than the author pretends! i suspect he is doing opposites, saying it is not a biography when it really is. It is clear that he is talking about the Don of Dongri and it seems plausible he did go to Afghanistan, for example.
The book I recommend is "Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven". After reading this, I have so far only read female-authored travel novels in a desperate attempt to see if anyone else can write a novel *that* good.
Great job guys... Also, I dreamed of Africa by Kuki Gallmann and Out of Africa by Karen Blixen... Check them out... As we wait for you to come to Kenya 🙌🙌🙌
Hi Guys, what a great list-so many of my favs yet so many I haven't read! Travel and reading go hand in hand don't they??? I can't wait to share. My book club is what started my life of group travel because we JUST HAD to see the places we were reading about. I have to add "Tales of the Female Nomad" to your list and of course any James Michener ... "Hawaii" my fav with "Alaska" a close second and then there's Robert Lewis Stephenson .... ok... off to share with book club XO, Kelly
One of my favourite books is "Papillon" by Henry Chariere, it is as story of a guy who escapes prision in the 18th century in French Guyana. And he travels around South and Central America. It is a book based on real events. Totally worth reading!
Why the heck my notification doesn't work??! Luckily I checked the youtube. And gosh I'll be spending ALL of my weekends and days off reading those books thanks to you! (if I can get access to all of them that is 😂). Very insightful guys 👍 great contents as always....no wonder I noticed you gained thousands of subs in a matter of days!
Have you checked the settings on your phone? Even if you have notifications turned on on UA-cam, it won’t work if your phone has notifications turned off
Dervla Murphy writes travel logs, some of experiences are hilarious, some really sad but powerful, she is my inspiration to just go for it. First book I read was Cameron with Egbert
The entire series of global travel in the Age of Sail by Patrick O’Brian. Lucky Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin visit every continent in these 20 sublimely-written books. Spycraft, rescues, romance, nature, culture and wit. The audio versions read by the magnificent Patrick Tull (accept no substitute readers!) bring the 19th century and global travel to life.
patrick leigh fermor "A time of gifts" and " Mani"... wiliam least heat moon " blue highways" gerald Durrell "My family and other animals" and every book chronicling his expeditions heinrich harrer " seven years in tibet" douglas adams "hitchikers guide to the galaxy" ;-)
Chipping away at this list. My thoughts so far: "The Odyssey" by Homer: Long. "Vagabonding" by Rolf Potts: Informative and inspiring "On the Road" by Jack Kerouac: Frenetic and at times tedious. Dharma Bums was easier and more enjoyable. Still recommend reading both. "The Alchemist " by Paulo Coelho: Probably one of the greatest stories by a living author. That being said, not all Coelho touches turns to gold. "Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert: If this book weren't so ignorantly colonial in its undertones it would have been fun. "Innocents Abroad" by Mark Twain: So long. So tedious. Just memorize the quote at the end and move on with your life. "Barbarian Days" by William Finnegan: Super fun read by a great author.
Would highly recommend 'Prisoners of geography' by Tim Marshall. Not so much travel but a very interesting book of how geography has shaped countries boarders.
I would suggest the following: "Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes" by Robert Louis Stevenson (a classic), "The White Rock, An exploration of the Inca heartland" by Hugh Thompson.
"Pilgrimage" the memoirs of Fernão Mendes Pinto, Portuguese sailor/slave/soldier/religious/pirate/merchant in South East Asia in the mid-1500. "A Goddess in the Stones - Travels in India", 1992, by Brit author Norman Lewis.
Thank you very much.I've been watching your video all the time.And I've fished one of your recommend books which named 《VAGABONDING》,That is consists of 205 pages and written by Rolf Potts.I have benefited a lot from such a first English book I have read as a fan from China.Looking forward to more wonderful video！
I read the Alchemist because Alex mentioned it a while ago and it's one of the main reasons I moved to Germany and decided to travel as much as possible. Keep on keeping on!
Sarah Deardurff I read it too, one of my favorite books ever.
So good right? I want to reread it and see if I take anything new from it
@@SarahDeardurff can you suggest me book good as alchemist
@@SarahDeardurffBut the most fictional thing in that is.... That Coelho wrote it in 2 weeks 👺
This is the video I have been looking for!
Glad we could help Harry!!
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Not the happiest book, but Into Thin Air is a must-read. As usual, the book is far better than the film.
Excellent Read! We chose iIto the Wild instead but both are great!
Film is not based on into thin air
Bruce Chatwin’s In Patagonia is my all-time favorite travel read. He paints such a complete picture of his time there, and the people who choose to live at the ends of the earth. Patagonia is my ultimate dream trip.
I also love Bears in the Streets by Lisa Dickey, which is her account of her 3 separate travels across Russia in 1995, 2005, and 2015. She shows how the country has changed drastically over the last 20 years through the stories of the friends she made on her initial trip.
Chatwin is a boss. “Antimony of Restlessness” is also really good
Hey, Vagabrothers Alex & Marko, this note has been a long time coming. I should've said it a thousand times before, but I hope you know how much I appreciate you. I can't express how much it means when you make videos about travel and other content. Your videos makes me happy as I pursue what I love (Travelling). And I want to say THANK YOU for being the best TRAVEL VLOG CHANNEL ON UA-cam. Please don't get tired of making content because we will support you all the way. Love from the Philippines!
Thank you so much! Reading comments like these make us remember why we do this - to help people all around the world learn about other cultures and realize their travel dreams! Thank you for the kind words and support!
You are welcome guys! Also we have a group of scholars who actively watches your videos at my house. They don't have internet at home and they don't use a smartphone but I just want you to know that you inspire them so much to dream big and travel the world they live in one of the poorest areas in the country. They want to say kamusta at mahal ko ang vagabrothers na si Alex and Marko. I hope you can consider Philippines as your next travel destination. #ChoosePhilippines
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ordered 3 of these books . Cant wait to start. Thank you for giving my travelbug some closure after starting medschool 2 weeks ago
A few months ago I went on a school trip. As the bus started to make weird noises we stopped near a mall. There I went in a bookstore and found 'The Alchemist'. I was searching for that book for over a year! I remember start reading that book at 1pm and finished it that day at 6pm. It was one of the most inspiring and most insightful books I've ever read! It is a must read!👍🏻
Thanks so much for your recommendation! Huge respect for putting The Odyssey on your list ❤️
It’s the original travel book haha
Colin Thubron is a must and should be on any top 10 of travel writers. His writing is so visually evocative that you have to re-read each page to remember the story's narrative. Constantly wrote sentences in To A Mountain In Tibet that captured the metaphysical spirituality of the landscape: "To a pilgrim there are no mute landscapes." "More a region of the heart and mind." Or William Dalrymple's In Xanadu. Follows Marco Polo across the Middle East providing historical information about the religions of each region. Accompanied by a female friend for the first half of his travels, then tries to sneak in to a prohibited area of China to visit the site of Kubla Khan's palace. A wonderful read.
I love that you guys included into the wild! I loved that book, it inspired me so much.
Very inspiring story 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
These are high quality suggestions (which you don't always expect on UA-cam). Thank you!
I stopped at 10:07. I have plenty of notes for what to read. I'm so excited! .....I wonder if any of these books are on Audiobooks? Thanks so much guys! I take care of my Mom as a caregiver, I'm unable to travel yet because this is what I'm supposed to be doing at this time in my life. But while I'm here with my Mom I can certainly read and prepare myself for when I get to travel abroad again. You guys rock! 💝💝💝💝💝
I love the diversity of your content! I've been meaning to read vagabonding too.
Definitely read it!
Can't forget Chatwin's "In Patagonia"! Read that while traveling through Argentine Patagonia myself in 2015. It's got some wonderful quirky bits of history strewn throughout and describes the Patagonian environment perfectly.
Applause! Applause!! These literary selections are intelligent, inspiring, life-changing, and appropriate for any wanderlust soul. Incredibly well-rounded. Well done! 👊
Glad you enjoyed Melanie!!
I like how you guys combined fiction with nonfiction and some things in between for every reader. Just sucks bc I’m all for physical books vs e-readers but you gotta get those carry on requirements
We love real books too but sometimes the e reader is just way more travel friendly
i’m too young to travel, but i want to travel lots when i’m older. i love videos and especially books about traveling so thank you so much for this!!
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Hi guys! I'm thrilled you recommended The Odyssey! I'm Greek and live in Ithaca! Love your video!
We would love to come visit Ithaca
vagabrothers Please do whenever you want, I would love to show you around!
"How I ran out of countries" By Gunnar Garfors is my travel favourite.
"Don't Go There" By Adam Fletcher is also a soft read.
Beyond lovely. This allows so many to enhance their travel experience in a way many look/hope for. Thank you.
"The Saddest Pleasure: A Journey on Two Rivers" by Moritz Thomsen -- one of the early Peace Corps volunteers. I keep coming back to this one after all of my travels since the early 90s. Thank you for the many new (to me) titles I now need to read.
Books and travel, what’s not to love? Super interesting video! Loved Barbarian days and will definitely check out your other recommendations!
Shantaram changed my life! ✌
Great video!! :) greetings from Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹
It was so good and I honestly believe it is more truth in it than the author lets on...
I just read "The Alchemist " by Paulo Coelho and cannot stop thinking about it :)
2 words Blue Highways!!!!!, thanks I'll be reading a few of your recommendations.
Wow - 26?! You two are bursting with inspiration! Thank you for sharing!
I didnt want the list to end....it was amazing to listen about all the books.....
Haha should we make another one??
vagabrothers damn u should....
vagabrothers YES
Thank you. Wilfred Thesiger, Eric Newby, Rory Stewart, Sara Wheeler are also worth a read. I pick up most of my travel books second hand in charity shops.
Did you read Rory Stewarts one about when he walks across Afghanistan? It was good. If you like these, check out Jason Elliot. I also like Colin Thubron's books about Central Asia, and Irfan Orga's The caravan moves on (except he calls Kurds "mountain Turks" which is so completely wrong, but I think it was the "language of the time" and not disrespect tbh).
@@JennyEkberg Yes The Places in Between by Rory Stewart and I agree about Thubron too. Paul Theroux and lots of excellent travel writing out there.
We are travelling around Southamerica and we’ve decided to read at least a book about each country, that being historic novels, folklore or just their classic authors such as Isabel Allende in Chile. It is giving us great insight about culture, politics... we are loving it!
Also wanted to mention the book that made me decide to quit my job a trabaje Southamerica: Caminos Invisibles, 36000km a dedo de Antártica a Guayanas. (Two true Argentinian nomads that after that book extended their trip to Europe and Africa) 💙
Love this video, will add to the list for after read. Currently in Bolivia reading about stories of the early 90’s 🙃
Travel* (sorry for the typo)
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For Venezuela, I'd recommend Rómulo Gallegos. Specifically Doña Bárbara or Canaima.
Thank you for sharing! I've read Eat Pray Love and Into the Wild, so inspiring stories.
This video combines my favourite things! I especially love Bill Bryson, he has humour but also teaches you stuff while you are reading :)
Great list guys!! Some familiar and some news ones to enjoy. An all time favorite of mine is Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert Pirsig. Epic.
Strictly Young Adult, but I liked Wanderlost, and Amy and Roger's Epic Detour. They're both teen travel romance :)
Great info. My favorite travel book is The Royal Road to Romance by Richard Halliburton, written during the golden age of travel.
Highly recommend South Seas Vagabonds - The true story of Johnny Wray's adventures after being fired from his day job in the Great Depression, building his own boat and spending the rest of his days sailing around the Pacific, living the life of his dreams, has become a classic and an inspiration to generations of readers, sailors and landlubbers alike. From the hilarious and jaw-dropping account of how Johnny begged, borrowed and stole the materials to build his famous yacht, Ngataki, to the many adventures he and his mates had around the atols and islands of the South Pacific, South Sea Vagabonds is much more than just a ripping yarn; it is a heartfelt hymn to the possibility of living a free life, of being the master of one's own destiny
Sounds so good! Definitely going to give it a read - thanks for sharing!
Rad happy to help love the updates on books Marco
The great railway bazaar is my favourite book of all time. Great choices.
It’s so good!! Thanks for watching and commenting Benori 👍🏽
Some outstanding recommendations there guys, nice work! A great reading list for future travels.
I've always been a fan of reading novels set in the country you're travelling in, really adds that extra dimension to any trip I find. Whether it's Shantaram for India, Into Thin Air for trekking in Nepal and of course The Beach when in Thailand. Especially love a good Wilbur Smith for any trip to Africa, he sure knows how to spin a good yarn! Highly recommend the Courtney novels if you're heading out to South Africa in particular and his Egyptian series is riveting stuff too. Any other favourite combos?
Another great video from my favourite travel UA-camrs 👍 thanks Vagabrothers 😊
There is a Brazilian singer that also writes amazing books. His name is Chico Buarque and he wrote a novel, Budapest, and the story is centered around Budapest with very specific details about the city. But he never went to Budapest himself. He got everything from travel guides, maps... It's not a book about travel but for some reason this video reminded me about Budapest. I don't know if the book was translated to English, probably not. The book is about a ghost writer divided between two cities (Budapest and Rio de Janeiro), two women, two languages and two books.
Also his music is amazing and very poetic.k
I remember it!! I read it ages ago!!
I'm so glad you talked about Ibn Battuta as one of the great travelers in history. I'm originally from Tangier and I didn't even now there was a book that related his adventures. Thanks for opening my mind with this video! And please come to Tangier!
Just seeing Shantaram on this list, a book I read about 10 years ago and fell madly in love with, made me 100% trust these recommendations lol.
YES! You guys read my mind. I'm at an Eat, Pray, Love point in my life and I definitely needed these recommendations! Keep up the great summer content, guys! #PostNotificationSquad🚨 #WaitingOnTheAustinVlog
Awesome!!!! Enjoy your summer reading!!
This video came at the right time. I just read Into the Wild last month, and it has become my new favorite book. I'm about to finish Wild by Cheryl Strayed tonight, and I just happened to see A Walk in the Woods earlier today. Great video, guys. New subscriber here :)
Great video! Thank you for sharing. It's wonderful to have a list like to this for travel reading inspiration. Love it!
This is a great list! I have only read two of the books but the travelogs sound really interesting. You guys read a LOT!
Check them out!
I'm Indonesian and there's a highly respected author named Agustinus Wibowo who's written brilliant books on his travels to Afghanistan (Selimut Debu/ Blanket Made of Dust) and Central Asia (Garis Batas/ Border Line) post 9/11, which sadly never translated to English.
Let us know if it gets translated!
Maybe they will become translated! WILL CHECK OUT!! Sounds interesting. I dream of travelling to these countries, from Kashgar (if the situation there changes..) to Karaköy...
Could you guys do a video focusing on New Zealand?!
Just finished "vagabonding" by Rolf potts. I just loved it. Definitely recommend to travellers. Some of the information is redundant obviously because it was published on 2002. But the philosophy of vagabonding is excellently portrayed.
Very enjoyable list. Another for your consideration -- Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger. Great travelogue by the first European thought to have crossed the Empty Quarter in the Arabian peninsula.
Thank you so much for this video! Exactly what I needed.
Regards from Morocco!
We love to hear that!
My addition is Euphoria by Lily King, which recounts the travels of anthropologist Margaret Mead through New Guinea in the 1920s. This is travels means science, and it is as intellectual as it is sensual. Exquisite.
Marianne Chevrier excellent book!
Loved this video! Will definitely check out some of these books!
Just finished Shantaram, now my favourite book!
PS. VS Naipaul's travel books are very good, but he seems bloody grumpy and difficult IRL. And I love Vikram Seth's From Heaven Lake (about what is now called Xinjiang & Tibet).
Thanks guys!! The Alchemist changed my life❤❤
Great video. Love the shirt. The dharma bums is my all time favorite book. Got me into backpacking. The rucksack revolution!!!
Woot woot!
Paul Theoroux' The Last Train to Zona Verde is still my best read up to date. Thanks for the list, so many books I am hoping to read too.
Love these recommendations!
Along the Enchanted Way: A Story of Love and Life in Romania
A really good book about not wanting to be dependent on what modern life gives you, and instead living very frugally with what the earth gives you.
Great list. Thank you for all these new reading ideas !
like the variety of topics you guys cover..amazing (y)
Thank you!!
Thanks for these recommendations! I have read maybe half, and agree except for the Alchemist, am I the only person in the world who doesn't like it?? I can also recommend Colin Thubron's "Shadow of the silk road" and "The lost heart of Asia" (both about Central Asia). Also great: "An unexpected light" by Jason Elliot (Afghanistan), "Blood River" by Tim Butcher (Congo) and Ella Maillart's books.
It's like you read my mind I needed a new reading list
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Great list. I’d add “The Beach” by Alex Garland as #27.
That’s a great book! And movie!!
This movie inspired my cousin and I to visit Thailand
I love it too. I think they did not include it as it is fiction. Otherwise it would surely have made the list. Shantaram is probably a lot more TRUE than the author pretends! i suspect he is doing opposites, saying it is not a biography when it really is. It is clear that he is talking about the Don of Dongri and it seems plausible he did go to Afghanistan, for example.
What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding by Kristin Newman. Honest, hilarious and a little heartfelt has made it one of my favorite reads of the year.
For the discerning reader, this book is a treat "Moonlit Shadows" by Olivia Whitestone
The book I recommend is "Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven". After reading this, I have so far only read female-authored travel novels in a desperate attempt to see if anyone else can write a novel *that* good.
Thanks for sharing such info.
Great job guys... Also, I dreamed of Africa by Kuki Gallmann and Out of Africa by Karen Blixen... Check them out... As we wait for you to come to Kenya 🙌🙌🙌
Good ones!
Patrick Leigh Fermor's A Time of Gifts. Best travel book ever.
So many to choose from!!! Don't even know which one to choose first!
I loved Into The Wild by John Krakauer. Read it years ago though, don’t remember it that well so I don’t why you shouldn’t give it to your mum...
A Dip In The Ocean by Sarah Outen. It chronicles her solo attempt to row across the Indian Ocean
Wow! That sounds like a good read!
If you like The Alchemist, I really recommend Desde my jadin by Jerzy Kosinski
Around the World in 80 Days.
That’s a good one too! Classic
Hell yeah!
Hi Guys, what a great list-so many of my favs yet so many I haven't read! Travel and reading go hand in hand don't they??? I can't wait to share. My book club is what started my life of group travel because we JUST HAD to see the places we were reading about. I have to add "Tales of the Female Nomad" to your list and of course any James Michener ... "Hawaii" my fav with "Alaska" a close second and then there's Robert Lewis Stephenson .... ok... off to share with book club XO, Kelly
Currently reading “turn right at Machu Picchu” it’s amazing! If you don’t remember that’s where I’ll be in August. Thank you for the suggestions!
Also, read Vagabonding a few months ago after another one of your vids suggested it
Marching powder is definitely my favourite travel book almost can’t go passed it ever time I travel
One of my favourite books is "Papillon" by Henry Chariere, it is as story of a guy who escapes prision in the 18th century in French Guyana. And he travels around South and Central America. It is a book based on real events. Totally worth reading!
That’s a great one! Similar to Shantaram in tone
Why the heck my notification doesn't work??! Luckily I checked the youtube. And gosh I'll be spending ALL of my weekends and days off reading those books thanks to you! (if I can get access to all of them that is 😂). Very insightful guys 👍 great contents as always....no wonder I noticed you gained thousands of subs in a matter of days!
Have you checked the settings on your phone? Even if you have notifications turned on on UA-cam, it won’t work if your phone has notifications turned off
aah yes you're right....my phone was on reset a few days ago, that's why.....thanks!
Dervla Murphy writes travel logs, some of experiences are hilarious, some really sad but powerful, she is my inspiration to just go for it. First book I read was Cameron with Egbert
This video is very interesting!Well done Vagabrothers😘😘😘
Thank you!
I clicked like button just after watching ur intro, thanks a lot, can u make such video on real travel destinations book
Guys thank you so much for this video I was literally just about to request this topic from you, magic. ❤❤❤❤
We’re tuned in to the vagabond vibrations!
vagabrothers Love you both! ❤
Thanks the 4 hour work week. I love
Such a good book! Really gets you thinking doesn’t it?!
Hey guys, great video! Where you guys headed on your next travel destination. Singapore perhaps?
I love the concept of this video
Awesome! Some new books o put on the list thanks guys
Cheers!!
The entire series of global travel in the Age of Sail by Patrick O’Brian. Lucky Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin visit every continent in these 20 sublimely-written books. Spycraft, rescues, romance, nature, culture and wit. The audio versions read by the magnificent Patrick Tull (accept no substitute readers!) bring the 19th century and global travel to life.
Travels with Charlie...John Steinbeck?
This book is an American classic!
patrick leigh fermor "A time of gifts" and " Mani"... wiliam least heat moon " blue highways" gerald Durrell "My family and other animals" and every book chronicling his expeditions heinrich harrer " seven years in tibet" douglas adams "hitchikers guide to the galaxy" ;-)
A Time of Gifts is a good one! Was definitely a runner up on this list
Chipping away at this list. My thoughts so far:
"The Odyssey" by Homer: Long.
"Vagabonding" by Rolf Potts: Informative and inspiring
"On the Road" by Jack Kerouac: Frenetic and at times tedious. Dharma Bums was easier and more enjoyable. Still recommend reading both.
"The Alchemist " by Paulo Coelho: Probably one of the greatest stories by a living author. That being said, not all Coelho touches turns to gold.
"Eat, Pray, Love" by Elizabeth Gilbert: If this book weren't so ignorantly colonial in its undertones it would have been fun.
"Innocents Abroad" by Mark Twain: So long. So tedious. Just memorize the quote at the end and move on with your life.
"Barbarian Days" by William Finnegan: Super fun read by a great author.
Great video!!! It was a 'good different' from your usual videos. Can't wait to get my hands on some of those books ;-)
Enjoy the books! Glad you enjoyed the video too :)
Would highly recommend 'Prisoners of geography' by Tim Marshall. Not so much travel but a very interesting book of how geography has shaped countries boarders.
I would suggest the following: "Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes" by Robert Louis Stevenson (a classic), "The White Rock, An exploration of the Inca heartland" by Hugh Thompson.
"Pilgrimage" the memoirs of Fernão Mendes Pinto, Portuguese sailor/slave/soldier/religious/pirate/merchant in South East Asia in the mid-1500.
"A Goddess in the Stones - Travels in India", 1992, by Brit author Norman Lewis.
'Atlas of an Anxious Man' by Christoph Ransmayr. En par with the writing of Bruce Chatwin.
Thank you very much.I've been watching your video all the time.And I've fished one of your recommend books which named 《VAGABONDING》,That is consists of 205 pages and written by Rolf Potts.I have benefited a lot from such a first English book I have read as a fan from China.Looking forward to more wonderful video！
650k subs!!! woohoooo 👏😍 congrats guys! now to 1M subs....
Great list!