[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text]Traveling is incredible. Being somewhere foreign, meeting new people, eating foods you’ve never tried before－it’s all amazing. As much as we may love to travel, it is not always possible. Books provide the perfect escape, letting us travel anywhere even if we are just at home. Here are some of the best books to travel vicariously through.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][divider line_type=”Small Line”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][image_with_animation image_url=”10077″ animation=”Fade In” img_link_target=”_self”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]“Eat, Pray, Love”
By Elizabeth Gilbert
Set in three different places – Italy, India and Indonesia – “Eat, Pray, Love” is the perfect book for someone with wanderlust. In this book, author Elizabeth Gilbert tells the remarkable and true story of her year travelling, finding happiness and learning to love herself. Simple yet relatable, this book just might change your life (or at least allow you to explore three different countries).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][divider line_type=”Small Line”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][image_with_animation image_url=”10081″ animation=”Fade In” img_link_target=”_self”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]“A Moveable Feast”
by Ernest Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, F. Scott Fitzgerald and T.S. Eliot. What really happened with these beloved expatriate writers during the 20th century? Well, Hemingway will explain just that. Published three years after his death, this novel recounts his time in Paris, from the first piece of writing he ever sold to how he and the others, dubbed the “Lost Generation,” first met. If you’re looking for a firsthand account of what France was like in the 1920s, this may be the book for you. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][divider line_type=”Small Line”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][image_with_animation image_url=”10094″ animation=”Fade In” img_link_target=”_self”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]“One Day”
by David Nicholls
A story of friendship and growing up, One Day is nothing like most stories. Each chapter takes place on the same exact day each year: July 15, for 20 years. Set in England, this is a heartbreaking tale of best friends Emma and Dexter, and the messiness that came with becoming adults. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][divider line_type=”Small Line”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][image_with_animation image_url=”10096″ animation=”Fade In” img_link_target=”_self”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]“Rooftops of Tehran”
by Mahbod Seraji
In this book, author Mahbod Seraji paints a tragic picture of what life was like in 1973 Iran. Although not a setting many of us would wish to travel to, this book does an excellent job of providing a glimpse into the life of the Iranian teenager during a time of tyrannous rule. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][divider line_type=”Small Line”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][image_with_animation image_url=”10098″ animation=”Fade In” img_link_target=”_self”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]“The Paris Wife”
by Paula McLain
Another story set in 20th century Paris, “The Paris Wife” revolves around the beautiful yet disastrous marriage between Ernest Hemingway and Hadley Richardson. The novel starts with the couple’s first meeting, and follows them through their ups and downs. A story of young love, pain and regret, this book is sure to make any romantic melt.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]