My Favorite Travel Books, Apps, TV Shows and Resources
A Roundup of the Best Travel Related Resources
Here is a list of my absolute all-time favorite travel books, apps, TV shows, and all-around resources!
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Books
- The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho
- How to Travel the World on $50 a Day, by Matt Kepnes
- Wild, by Cheryl Strayed
- Eat, Pray Love, by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer
- A Walk in the Woods, by Bill Bryson
Apps
- Airbnb for booking stays and easily accessing your reservations under the “Trips” tab
- Delta, I usually fly Delta so I use this access to my boarding pass to avoid check-in lines
- Lyft for ride-hailing
- Google Translate for translating 103 languages
- WhatsApp is a great messaging service for travelers that uses an internet connection to avoid SMS fees
- AllTrails is a great app for planning your hikes to understand the difficulty and distance of the terrain
TV Shows
- Travels with my Father with Jack Whitehall
- Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain
- Somebody Feed Phil with Phil Rosenthal
- Down to Earth with Zac Efron
- Salt Fat Acid Heat with Samin Nosrat
Websites