Gift Guide: Grounded Globetrotters
Someone on your list got the travel itch? Bring the world to them with a book! Gift them a travel guide to help them plan a future trip, a compelling narrative for an armchair adventure, or a book of gorgeous photography to transport them to a different place.
Want to keep looking? Try one of these shelves:
Walking to the End of the World: A Thousand Miles on the Camino de Santiago
"'Walking to the End of the World' keeps us turning its pages--an elegant story woven in the seasoned voice of writer Beth Jusino, who shares great insight into her own strengths and weaknesses, relationships of all sorts, and a world view we’d all do well to consider." –Steven Watkins, author of Pilgrim Strong: Rewriting My Story on the Way of St. James
Walking the Gobi: A 1600-Mile Trek Across a Desert of Hope and Despair
"This harrowing travelogue reads like a nail-biting adventure, sure to enthrall fans of Jon Krakauer and Bill Bryson." - Publishers Weekly
This Land of Snow: A Journey Across the North in Winter
Every journey begins with a single step, or in Morley’s case, the shush of cross-country skis
Reinhold Messner: My Life At The Limit
“Messner is not only the greatest high-altitude mountaineer the world has ever known; he is probably the best it will ever know.”
—TIME
Pocket Doctor, 3rd Edition: A Passport to Healthy Travel
The classic reference for international travelers completely updated.
Over the Edge: The True Story of the Kidnap and Escape of Four Climbers in Central Asia
"In Over the Edge, Greg Child embeds the gripping drama of four young American climbers taken hostage in Kyrgyzstan within a profound account of the geopolitics of radical Islam. It's an amazing story, amazingly told, by one of the best adventure writers of our time." – David Roberts
On Top of the World: Five Women Explorers in Tibet
The remarkable tale of five Victorian women who broke through society's boundaries to explore Tibet
Kissing Kilimanjaro: Leaving It All on Top of Africa
A humorous and inspirational account of how far one man will go to impress a woman and conquer Africa's highest mountain
Explore Europe on Foot: Your Complete Guide to Planning a Cultural Hiking Adventure
"...Are you actively seeking the tools to plan your own European slow travel experience in the outdoors? Affirmative answers mean you need this full color, carefully detailed guide book. 'Explore Europe On Foot' takes you by the hand now, so your feet can take you on a cultural hiking adventure later." –Hiking For Her
Arctic Solitaire: A Boat, a Bay, and the Quest for the Perfect Bear
"In freely sharing what he sees and experiences, Souders immerses his audience in a captivating adventure, offering an intimate view of both the perils of lone exploration and the stunning beauty of the wild. The result is a rare, enchanting treat for any reader." -Foreword Reviews