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Great novels that are either inspired by travel or the outdoors, or are great reads while travelling!

Travel/Outdoor Inspired Books

The Sun Also Rises - Ernest Hemingway
On The Road - Jack Kerouac
"On the Road" swings to the rhythms of 1950s underground America, jazz, sex, generosity, chill dawns and drugs, with Sal Paradise and his hero Dean Moriarty, traveller and mystic, the living ... more
epitome of Beat. Now recognized as a modern classic, its American Dream is nearer that of Walt Whitman than Scott Fitzgerald, and it goes racing towards the sunset with unforgettable exuberance, poignancy and autobiographical passion.
A Walk In The Woods - Bill Bryson
The Beach - Alex Garland
The Khao San Road, Bangkok--first stop for the hordes of rootless young Westerners traveling in Southeast Asia. On Richard's first night there, in a low-budget guest house, a fellow traveler slashes his wrists, bequeathing to Richard a map to "the Beach."
Eat Pray Love
Elizabeth Gilbert
This is an amazing book for anyone who may be going through a tough time and looking for direction or support. Funny, witty, serious, inspiring, it really kept me interested. Briefly, it is a biographical book about the author who documents her travels over the course of a year. This year is following several difficult years prior, in which she went through a difficult divorce, another failed relationship, and the hardships faced in coming to terms with being a newly single 30-something ... more
woman in New York. As the title indicates, the book describes her four months in Italy eating, four months in India praying, and four months in Indonesia loving.
The Pillars of Hercules - Paul Theroux
In this modern version of the Grand Tour, Theroux sets off from Gibraltar, one of the fabled Pillars of Hercules, on a glorious journey around the shores of the Mediterranean to ultimately reach Tangier on the other side of the Strait of Gibraltar.
A riveting account of Rory Stewart's trek through Afghanistan in the footsteps of the 15th-century emperor Babur, only a few months after the Taliban were deposed.
Into The Wild
John Krakauer
A Farewell To Arms - Ernest Hemingway
Shantaram
Gregory David Roberts
Amazing book. That says it all. If you love adventure and travel and want a glimpse into how crazy life can be in India, read this book. It's a novel, but is based loosely on the the life of the author who in real life escapes prison in Australia and ends up in India for 10 years prior to his recapture.
Falling Uphill
Scott Stoll
Scott Stoll's spiritual quest around the world on a bicycle. "If you could do anything, what would you do?" In one week, he lost his job, his best friend, his girlfriend and his confidence. Disillusioned with society, full of angst, a lost and wandering soul with nothing left to lose, Stoll asked himself a question: "If I only have one life, one chance, if I could do anything, what would I do?" His answer resulted in a journey around the world by bicycle seeking answers to the great mysteries of life, vowing to find happiness or die trying.
The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho
Travels With Charley
John Steinbeck
Neither Here Nor There - Bill Bryson
Bill Bryson's African Diary
Bryson visits Kenya at the invitation of CARE International, the charity dedicated to eradicating poverty
Dharma Bums - Jack Kerouac
The Dharma Bums was published one year after On the Road made Jack Kerouac a celebrity and a spokesperson for the Beat Generation. Sparked by his contagious zest for life, the novel relates the adventures of an ebullient group of Beatnik seekers in a freewheeling exploration of Buddhism and the search for Truth.