Traveling as a lifestyle certainly goes against the grain of what most people consider a “normal life”.
And while nobody clamors for a life that is just normal, long-term travelers do start to question whether the choice they’ve made is the right one.
As it is nearly impossible to tune out talk of kids, careers, or getting a 3.5% interest on a mortgage, just remember that there are plenty of voices out there that will support your choice to ditch the daily grind and be a nomad.
Every traveler needs occasional inspiration or a shining light to guide them through the insecurities and uncertainties of travel.
Below, we list 17 classic literary wonders that are sure to remind you why travel is an irreplaceable experience.
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'The Odyssey,' by Homer
There’s not much left to be said about The Odyssey, really. Probably the first adventure story, this epic poem tells the contretemps and events Ulysses has to go through to get back to his kingdom, the island of Ithaca, after the ten years of the Trojan War.
Captured by the Cyclops, fought the cannibalistic Laestrygonians, trapped by the witch-goddess Circe, passed by the six-head monster Scylla and some more adventures, Odissey (as it was known by the Greeks) gets to his land, where with the aid of his son finally kills all the suitors who tried to take over his reign.
A historical, unmissable book, and the most important given its antiquity: a very enjoyable read.
'Travels with Charley in Search of America,' by John Steinbeck
If you are a traveler and not a tourist, the reading of this book will give you even more reasons to be so, if you are not yet convinced about your nomad life. Steinbeck writes down the real spirit of travel.
By himself (well, with the companion of his dog Charlie), he tries to answer that question the traveller has always in his mind: What is the world like? In this case, Steinbeck’s world is America.
A great, impressive try of explaining what is America through its landscapes, people and cultures. And, of course, written with Nobel Prize quality.
'The Grapes of Wrath,' by John Steinbeck
More by the Californian writer and thinker.
The Grapes of Wrath is the story of a trip of a family from Oklahoma (the Joad’s) hounded by poverty, drought and natural disasters, to the the Western promised lands of California.
Not only an inspirational book about traveling, but an exact and precise historical tale about the building of a nation.
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