Team Wanderlust | 08 December 2021
The best travel books to gift for Christmas 2021
Here, we select some of the biggest and most beautiful travel books of the year, perfect for filling those stockings...
Here, we select some of the biggest and most beautiful travel books of the year, perfect for filling those stockings...
VanLifers: Beautiful Conversions for Life on the Road. Ed by Alex Waite
Ed by Alex Waite, £20, The History Press
Fancy turning the road into your home? This book documents the stories of people across the world – hipsters, retirees, families – who turned that (exhaust) pipe dream into reality, converting their vehicle into elaborately personalised mini-homes – and transforming their lives at the same time.
Photographing Iceland: Volumes 1 by James Rushforth
By James Rushforth, £49.50/29.95, FotoVue Ltd
Iceland’s raw scenery is just made for photographers, and Rushforth’s two-volume guidebook – highlighting 170 locations and 1,000 of the country’s most-striking viewpoints – is aimed at helping aspiring snappers make the most of their visit.
Sacred Nature 2: Reconnecting People to Our Planet by Jonathan & Angela Scott
By Jonathan & Angela Scott, £59, HPH Publishing
Taking us around the Earth’s savannahs, forests, deserts, mountains, oceans and polar regions, the ever-inspiring Scotts’ latest title hopes to use wildlife photography to ensure readers are invested in the planet’s survival. The astonishing images in the book make for a very convincing argument.
The Travel Photographer’s Way by Nori Jemil
By Nori Jemil, £19, Bradt Travel Guides
A former Wanderust Travel Photo of the Year winner, Nori is now a celebrated professional, here imparting the camera-know-how that she’s picked up during her journeys. Thankfully it’s not a dry technical guide, with Nori drawing upon her experiences to flesh out her tips with travel anecdotes as well as plenty of advice-filled interviews with other experts.
Dubai Wonder. Text by Myrna Ayad
Text by Myrna Ayad, £70, Assouline
With Dubai becoming so famous for its spectacular architecture, it’s easy to forget how historic and diverse it is – the older districts that lie at the heart of this storied city or its burgeoning art scene. This book takes you on a tour of the whole city, finding a metropolis determined to reach for the skies.
Journeys to Impossible Places by Simon Reeve
By Simon Reeve, £20, Hodder & Stoughton
Picking up where Step-by-Step left off, Journeys takes us behind the scenes of Reeve’s career in adventurous travel and acclaimed TV, and the lessons he learned along the way. But while his job sends him across the planet, from the Galápagos to Madagascar and taking in some of its most dangerous spots in between, Reeve discovers that the most impossible places are often much closer to home.
Step by Step by Simon Reeve
By Simon Reeve, Hodder & Stoughton
If you didn't get the chance to read Step by Step before, Simon's first memoir is a fascinating insight into the action-packed life of the TV presenter. Even better, you can get this book for FREE when you subscribe to the Wanderlust Club. This special Christmas offer is for a limited time only, so be quick!
Life Lessons from the Amazon by Pip Stewart
By Pip Stewart, £10, Summersdale
Following her gruelling world’s-first 1,014km journey following Guyana’s Essequibo River from source to sea, Pip Stewart bring home with her a lot of life lessons and a flesh-eating disease. In this absorbing read, she shares the story of her encounters with caiman, jaguars and the indigenous Waî Waî community – and the life-changing perspectives that the experience gave her.
How to Travel Solo: Holiday Tips for Independent Adventurers
£10, Welbeck
Full of tips on everything from suitable destinations and packing to ways to combat loneliness, Wanderlust’s book explodes all the myths about solo travel. You’ll discover that you already have all the resources to take the plunge and strike out on your own.
How to Travel Guilt Free: Holiday Tips for Ethical Travellers
£10, Welbeck
With sustainable, ethical travel so essential to the planet’s future, Wanderlust puts its 28 years of doing so to good use, compiling 100 essential tips to make sure your next adventure is a positive one.
The Little Book of Wanderlust
£6, Welbeck
A small book of travel trivia, quips and quotes to get you inspired for life’s big adventures. It’s perfectly sized to fit in the stockings of the traveller in your life – or just to keep it for yourself.
The Wanderlust World Travel Quiz Book
£8.99, Welbeck
You asked for it, so we produced it! From countries to cities, landmarks to landscapes, test your knowledge with our entertaining trivia book, packed with thousands of questions for well-travelled globetrotters.
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