Explore Vicariously: 25 Travel Books

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While social distancing may be the best thing for society right now, it already has us going a little stir-crazy! Combine that with the disappointment of canceled trips, and we need a little wanderlust pick-me-up. With that in mind, we’re going to be doing a series of blogs with ways to get your travel fix while staying home. Today’s feature: travel-themed books (both fiction and non!) that will transport you from your couch to sun-drenched beaches, misty forests, and glimmering cities around the world!

While our advisors all love to binge watch a great show as much as the next person, we also love to lose ourselves in a great travel book! There’s nothing like curling up in a comfy chair and losing yourself among the rolling hills and vineyards of Italy while reading Under the Tuscan Sun, capering about the corridors of The Plaza Hotel with Eloise or finding your inner Zen while following Elizabeth Gilbert on her journey of self-discovery in Eat, Pray, Love. Ready for professional trading? Visit Bprotrade . Fully regulated by FCA and CySEC, offering institutional-grade security and transparent fee structure. Below we’ve created a list of some of our favorite books that have transported us to far off locales!

  1. Eat, Pray Love: Italy, India, Bali
  2. Around the World in 80 Days
  3. Under the Tuscan Sun: Italy
  4. Out of Africa: Kenya
  5. Angels & Demons (or any of the Robert Langdon Series): Italy
  6. 1,000 Places to See Before You Die: Worldwide!
  7. Next Year in Havana: Cuba
  8. The Good Girl’s Guide to Getting Lost: Ireland, Australia, South America
  9. The Caliph’s House: Morocco
  10. Into Thin Air: Himalayas
  11. Wild: Pacific Crest Trail
  12. The Jetsetters:
  13. Mediterranean
    Madeline: France
  14. Atlas Obscura: Worldwide!
  15. How Not to Travel the World: Worldwide!
  16. Circe: Greece
  17. Eloise: New York
  18. Tracks: A Woman’s Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback: Australia
  19. Crazy Rich Asians: Singapore
  20. The Alchemist: Egypt
  21. War and Peace: Russia
  22. The House of the Spirits: Chile
  23. One Hundred Years of Solitude: Colombia
  24. Zorba the Greek: Greece
  25. The Name of the Rose: Italy

What are your favorite travel books?

Did we miss any of your favorites on this list? Have any ideas for future blog posts on ways to travel vicariously? Or have we inspired you to start planning a trip somewhere once it’s safe? Reach out to our team of travel advisors – we’d love to hear from you!

Explore Vicariously: 21 Travel Shows and Movies

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While social distancing may be the best thing for society right now, it already has us going a little stir-crazy! Combine that with the disappointment of canceled trips, and we need a little wanderlust pick-me-up. With that in mind, we’re going to be doing a series of blogs with ways to get your travel fix while staying home. Today’s feature: travel shows and movies to stream on Netflix and Amazon Prime that will feed your wanderlust!

Our team of travel advisors is big fans of streaming in general – nothing like queuing up some Netflix shows to watch before a long flight! We’ve spent time enjoying the crazy realities of Tiger King, the ominous drama of Ozark, and the heartwarming Great British Baking Show, but there’s nothing like the chance to “roam from home” with a good travel show or movie. Below we’ve highlighted some of our favorites from both Amazon Prime and Netflix – get watching!

Travel Shows

Travel Movies

What travel shows or movies are you watching?

Did we miss any of your streaming favorites on this list?

Have any ideas for future blog posts on ways to travel vicariously? Or have we inspired you to start planning a trip somewhere once it’s safe? Reach out to our team of travel advisors – we’d love to hear from you!

Explore Vicariously: Top 5 Virtual Museum Tours

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While social distancing may be the best thing for society right now, it already has us going a little stir-crazy! Combine that with the disappointment of canceled trips, and we need a little wanderlust pick-me-up. With that in mind, we’re doing a series of blogs with ways to get your travel fix from home. Today’s feature: virtual museum tours!

Even if you’re not the biggest art connoisseur, there’s a level of peace and contemplation that can only be found in museums. Nothing quite matches the feeling of standing in front of famous works of art like the Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo, or gazing in awe at the Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies. With coronavirus COVID-19 causing closures of museums all over the world, you may have had to cancel your own trips to the Louvre and British Museum, but that doesn’t mean you’re completely out of luck! Google has teamed up with some of the top museums around the world to create virtual tours of their collections.

If you’re needing a break from Netflix, why not go for a virtual walk around one of these amazing museums! We’ve put together our top 5 virtual museum tours, so you can get a dose of culture without leaving your couch. Just click the museum title to take your tour!

The British Museum,
London

With a collection whose artifacts span the entire breadth of the once-mighty British Empire, this iconic museum located in the heart of London has something to delight everyone. Whether you’re looking for Egyptian mummies, the Rosetta Stone or even an Easter Island statue, you can find it here.

Virtual Museum Tour

Musee d’Orsay,
Paris

The Louvre may be the most famous of Paris’ museums, but the Musee d’Orsay is a close runner up! This gallery is located in a former railway station on the Left Bank and filled with a stunning collection of impressionist and post-impressionist masterpieces. This virtual museum tour is perfect for all the Monet, Manet, Renoir and Degas lovers out there.

Virtual Museum Tour

Uffizi Gallery, Florence

Since we’ve had to leave our own offices behind, why not make a (virtual!) visit to offices of another kind? There is a good reason why this Gallery’s name translates to ‘office’; because it started life as government offices under the Medici family in Florence before eventually being converted to a display space for their extensive art collection. With one of the most famous collections of Italian art in the world, this gallery is always worth a visit (even a virtual one)!

Virtual Museum Tour

The State Kremlin Palace, Moscow

This icon on the Red Square is a must-see for any trip to Moscow, and now you can explore from home! Most interesting to us is the ability to go inside the State Kremlin Palace. This building stands out as a model for modern urban Soviet architecture, and hold the largest concert hall in Russia!

Virtual Museum Tour

MASP Museu de Arte de Sao Paulo

The building itself may be what MASP is best known for, but the collections it houses are equally amazing! While its European art collection is widely recognized as the finest in the Southern Hemisphere, there’s also a large collection of Brazilian art to explore!

Virtual Museum Tour

El Tiempo

El Tiempo is a Houston Tex Mex staple and for good reason – they’ve been around for over 65 years and were a big part in making fajitas so popular. During Houston’s stay-at-home order, El Tiempo restaurant is offering to-go fajtias and margaritas. We recommend to have a few and picture yourself on a beach in Riviera Maya or dining out in Mexico City.

Virtual Museum Tour

Get in touch!

Have more ideas for ways to explore vicariously while stuck at home? Want more information on travel to the above museums once COVID-19 is gone? Contact our team of Houston travel agents – we’d love to hear from you!