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You can either travel or read, but either your body or soul must be on the way. The popular saying has inspired many people to read or go sightseeing. As the holiday is here, are you planning a trip to relax after working so hard for such a long time?
Traveling, just like reading, is a refreshing journey, a temporary retreat from the bustling world. Here are 10 books we recommend that you take on your trip.
1. Destination: US Recommended book: On the Road, 1957, by Jack Kerouac The book is a globally popular spiritual guide book about youth. The protagonist in the book drives across the US continent with several young people and finally reaches Mexico. After the exhausting and exciting trip, the characters in the book begin to realize the meaning of life, and start to believe in Oriental Zen Buddhism. The book can be a good partner accompanying you to explore the United States.
2. Destination: Central Europe Recommended book: Life is Elsewhere, 1975, by Milan Kundera Jean-Jacques Rousseau once said, 'Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains'. The book portrays a young artist's romantic but miserable life, about how he reads, dreams and has a relationship. Experience the artist's passionate life in the book during a trip to Central Europe. The book invites you to deeply reflect on your current life and is a salute to Kundera, a Czech-born writer and who went into exile in France in 1975.
3. Destination: Sahara Desert, North Africa Recommended book: The Stories of the Sahara, 1976, by Sanmao The book narrates the author's simple but adventurous life in the Sahara Desert, which seems a desolate and dull place. The exotic natural scenery and life there, along with the author's romantic and intensive emotions will inspire you to explore the mysterious land. Reading the book is like engaging in a dialogue with the author, who is unstrained, forthright, sincere and humorous.
4. Destination: Japan Recommended book: The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, 1986, by Ruth Benedict The chrysanthemum is in the heraldry of the Japanese imperial family, and the sword is a symbol of Japanese warrior culture. The book is regarded as an introduction to Japanology, and a must-read classic to get to know Japan, with its deep analysis of Japanese cultural tradition and national characteristics.
5. Destination: Provence Recommended book: A Year in Provence, 1987, by Peter Mayle Provence, well known for its lavender, is not only a tourist attraction, but more a symbol of a lifestyle. The book doesn't teach you how to deal with the hardships in life, but to avoid them happily. A cup of wine, a rocking chair and time flows slow here. The author and his wife are living a reclusive life here. When you make a trip following in the author's footsteps, you may encounter him in Provence.
6. Destination: Istanbul, Turkey Recommended book: My Name is Red, 1998, by Orhan Pamuk The book, featuring a peak masterpiece of the Nobel Prize winner for Literature Orhan Pamuk, has been translated into more than 50 languages and published around the world. It tells a story of a young man, who has been away from home for 12 years, coming back to his hometown in Istanbul. What embraces him is not only love, but a series of murder cases as well. The book, portraying delicate pictures and recounting from multiple perspectives, inspires people to have a deeper thinking of life.
7. Destination: England Recommended book: The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, 2013, by Rachel Joyce The novel tells a story of a 60-year-old man who lives a boring and unhappy life, until one day, he received his old friend's letter who got cancer. In deep shock and sorrow, he went out to send his reply letter. By thinking of his life, he walked past one mailbox after another, and finally walked from the Southwest end to the Northeast end of England. 627 miles in 87 days, he walks depending on one belief that 'his friend can survive as long as he walks'.
8. Destination: North Europe Recommended book: So Slow, So Beautiful, 2015, by Luo Fu Following a girl's step to look around North Europe, who has been living there for 10 years. Check out how North Europeans seek their happiness, which more originated from a simple, natural and tranquil mentality.
9. Destination: Tibet Recommended book: Lotus, 2006, by Annbaby This novel set in Tibet, tells three people's stories, each with their unique characteristics and carrying the hidden burden of trauma. It reveals modern people's emotions and inner life, their confusion about love, and exploration of belief and the life essence. The book is a good partner to bring you to the sacred land Tibet.
10. Destination: Dali in Yunnan Recommended book: Let's See the Faraway Places Together, 2014, by Han Meimei A flying ticket is like a pain killer. No matter how you have been hurt by life, it will inspire you to realize how beautiful life is in some other places. Make a stop, be lazy for a while, live as simple as you can, your life will be brighter.
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