Read! Read!
This is the time, when you can’t even step outside your home, forget about traveling far distances. But there is one thing that can give feeling of containment to the wanderers. And that is READING. Reading improves the imagination power, vocabulary. It takes us to the lands we have never been before. So in this quarantine / self isolation days, Read that travel book, you’re longing for long, but didn’t got time due to busy working / wandering days.

Here I have listed some notable and engaging travel books, which are my personal favorite also. I hope the list will help you out and make your quarantine days easier.

1. The Land of Moonlit Snows: & Other Real Travel Stories from the Indian Himalaya 

-by Gaurav Punj

This is the book for adventure lovers, trekkers, explorers or anybody who wants to trek, explore the himalayas. There are 25 real life trek stories with their itineraries. This stories are about city-dwellers meeting the mountains, stories manifest themselves. Of narrow escapes from remote valleys, encounters with the wild, treks across snow-covered passes and flower-filled meadows, blended with the kindness of locals and their food, culture and festivals. The real stories in the book attempt to make just one point — exploration is for everyone.

Writing skills of writer is well appreciated. This book has “3.9*” on “Goodreads” and “4.4*” on “Amazon.

To Read / Purchase the E-book, Click on below link

For insight on Trekking in Himalayas, read my articles on

Sissu Valley Trek, Himachal Pradesh,

Sandakphu Trek (Indo-Nepal Border), West Bengal

2. Vagabond

-by Jeremy James

This book is an Excursion story of the author “Jeremy James”. The journey starts when author and long-rider Jeremy James buys two horses from gypsies at a fair in southern Bulgaria. He and his long-suffering friend Chumpie then set off on horseback, winding northwards to Berlin, and on the way they encounter a marvellous array of local characters from all walks of life as they ride from Bulgaria to Berlin, via Romania, Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Poland. On a low budget, they are sustained by local fire-water, indigestible food and the forceful personalities of their horses who steal, run away, misbehave or suddenly comply at will and add a whole new dimension to the experience of travel. After five long months, they finally reach their destination. It has taken Jeremy through an Eastern Europe full of surprises, which, with the collapse of communism, has almost disappeared today.

About the author : Jeremy James is a great writer, able to bring the sensations of such a trip directly to the reader. A great travel book, with an interesting view on the communist countries of eastern Europe. The author has good sense of humor, and the warmth he feels for his horses is seen in his writing.

This book has “4.5*” on “Goodreads” and “4.4*” on “Amazon.

To Read / Purchase the E-book, Click on below link

3. Around the World in 80 Trains: A 45,000-Mile Adventure

-by Monisha Rajesh

This book is for the “Train Lovers”. The people who loves train journeys. “Anything is possible on a train : a great meal, a binge, a visit from card players, an intrigue, a good night’s sleep, and strangers’ monologues framed like Russian short stories.”

This is a travelogue of Rajesh’s train journey around the world, perfectly plotted on coasting along the world’s most remarkable railways; from the cloud-skimming heights of Tibet’s Qinghai railway to silk-sheeted splendour on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express.

• WINNER OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER AWARD FOR BEST TRAVEL BOOK
• SHORTLISTED FOR THE STANFORD DOLMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD

About the Author : Monisha Rajesh is a British journalist whose writing has appeared in Time magazine, the New York Times, the Guardian and the Sunday Telegraph, in which she wrote a column about her journey around the world. Her witty, funful way of narrating stories and her minute observation skills is the charm of her writing.

This book has managed to get “3.9*” on “Goodreads” and “4.3*” on “Amazon.

To Read / Purchase the E-book, Click on below link

4. The Promise of a Pencil: How an Ordinary Person Can Create Extraordinary Change

-by Adam Braun

I have listed this one purposely. This book though entirely not related to travel or travelogues, but is a inspiration for those who wants to bring some change or those who believe change can happen. Travels or Excursions are not only meant to satisfy our wanderlust, but they give some life lessons too. Some journeys are unusual, who gives us inspiration and the motivation for something which we are longing for long. As like in this book. Travel with Purpose.

The Promise of a Pencil chronicles Braun’s journey to find his calling, as each chapter explains one clear step that every person can take to turn your biggest ambitions into reality, even if you start with as little as $25. This story starts when the author is wandering around the world, meeting the locals, youth, children and asking for their needs, where, in India, he is awakened by the demand of “A Pencil” by a kid. His story takes readers behind the scenes with business moguls and village chiefs, world-famous celebrities and hometown heroes. Driven by compelling stories and shareable insights, this is a vivid and inspiring book that will give you the tools to make your own life a story worth telling.

About the Author : Adam Braun is the Founder of Pencils of Promise, an award-winning for-purpose organization that has built more than 200 schools across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and delivered over 30 million educational hours to children in poverty. PoP was founded with just $25 and has grown under Braun’s stewardship with his unique approach that blends nonprofit idealism with for-profit business principles.

This book has managed to get “4.1*” on “Goodreads” and “4.8*” on “Amazon.

To Read / Purchase the E-book, Click on below link

5. Chai, Chai: Travels in Places Where You Stop But Never Get Off 

-by Bishwanath Ghosh

This book is an epic for train journey lovers. The best part of it is its catchy tag line “Travels in Places where you stop but never get off”. The authors eyesight is appreciable and explained in very simple language in the book.

The places which the author talked about are some important railway junction which connects North India to south india and West India to East india ,like Jhansi, mughal sarai, itarsi, Guntakal, arakkonam,jolarpettai,and shoranpur.

This book has “3.5*” on “Goodreads” and “3.7*” on “Amazon.

To Read / Purchase the E-book, Click on below link

6. Mud, Sweat and Tears – Audible Audiobook

– Bear Grylls (Author)

– Tom Patrick Stephens (Narrator)

This is a Audio Book for those who are less interested in E-books and want to have a story telling in narration. Listening duration is 9 hours and 23 minutes. Those who watch “Man Vs Wild” will know the author “Bear Grylls” and his adventures. This is the bestseller from the author.

This is a story of “Bear Grylls”, a man who has always sought the ultimate in adventure. Growing up on the Isle of Wight, he was taught by his father to sail and climb at an early age. As a teenager he found identity and purpose through both mountaineering and martial arts, which led the young adventurer to the foothills of the mighty Himalaya. In a horrific free-fall parachuting accident, Bear broke his back in three places. It was touch and go whether he would ever walk again. However, only eighteen months later Bear became one of the youngest ever climbers to scale Everest, aged only 23. But this was just the beginning of his many extraordinary adventures .

Gripping, moving and wildly exhilarating, Mud, Sweat and Tears is a must-read / listen for adrenalin junkies and armchair adventurers alike.

This book has “4.2*” on “Goodreads” and “4.6*” on “Amazon.

To Listen the Audiobook, Click on below link

7. Gulliver’s Travel

All time favorite for kids (and grown ups too). Gulliver’s travel and Lilliput is part of our childhood too. Its a tough task to keep kids engaged throughout the day, specially during quarantine, as they are not allowed to go out and we don’t want to engage them in mobile phones.

Gulliver travelled to a remote island. On that island, all people were dwarfs. He faced difficult times. Then, he became the favourite of the king. Then, he made a small mistake and the court ordered his execution. But his life was saved and he returned home safe.
The original flavour of these classics has been carefully retained in these abridged versions.

This is a great time to bond with your child through family storytime and strengthen a love for books and reading.

This is available in E-book as well as feature movie clip.

Click on below link for E-book

To Watch “Gulliver’s Travel” in Hindi on Prime video, go on below link

Thanks for Reading. Hope this article is insightful and will help you deal with this Quarantine / Isolation life. This are few of the books which I came across until, your thoughts or any other suggestions on books are highly appreciated. Please share those in comment section below.

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