10 best travel books to satisfy your wanderlust in lockdown

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Although physical travel may be on hold for the time being, there’s nothing to stop us exploring the globe from the comfort of our own sofas.

We’ve rounded up a selection of wanderlust-inducing titles, documenting some of the best globetrotting adventures which took place back when freedom of movement was still something we very much took for granted.

This extended lockdown period has given us the opportunity to get lost in these colourful tales, offering a dose of inspiration but also time to reflect on the natural world around us.

According to a survey by The Reading Agency, 1 in 3 adults have found themselves reading more during lockdown, and rising to almost one in two (45 per cent) in 18-24 year olds.

Allowing us to daydream about the places we’ll visit when restrictions are once again lifted and how we’ll do it when the time comes, these books also prompt questions.

Will we be more mindful, more appreciative? Will different modes of travel hold more allure or will travelling closer to home provide more excitement than it once did?

A mixture of fiction and non-fiction with travel at their heart, we hope you find these titles uplifting, inspiring and a source of much needed escapism.

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