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Video Audio icon An illustration of an audio speaker. Audio Software icon An illustration of a 3. Software Images icon An illustration of two photographs. Aside from love, few actvities seem to promise us as much happiness as going traveling: taking off for somewhere else, somewhere far from home, a place with more interesting weather, customs, and landscapes.
But although we are inundated with advice on where to travel, few people seem to talk about why we should go and how we can become more fulfilled by doing so. I would not have read this except for school.
Travel guides: not the Fodor's or Lonely Planet, but a different perspective: the perspective of poets and writers against the background of what is personal, immediate. I enjoyed listening to this in the audio format. I listened to about forty-five minutes of this book almost a fifth of it only to hear several long lists of what various characters ordered in restaurants and a long description of the basis of the opinion that imagination is better than travel.
After that I gave up. If you were drawn in by the title, like I was, I would recommend skipping this actual book and instead going for The Art of Pilgrimage or Vagabonding, either of which delivers much better what this one's title promised than it does. Alain de Botton takes us through his theory on travel using the words and works of the some of the best artists of all time.
The white sand beaches tend to have garbage littered about. The hike up to Macchu Picchu is a traffic jam of bodies. However, Botton then reminds us why we still love it so much. The idea of voyaging to different places excites us endlessly, especially 2 years into a pandemic. He gives great ideas about appreciating a place, or a feeling to a view. I did like the part about everyone should draw or tell a story even if not talented. Great book The pace is just a little quick for an audio book.
Having both the paperback and the audio versions, I have to say that, while this is a stunning book that I would recommend to all, it doesn't quite fit as an audiobook. While the narration is very good, the book does exactly what it says on the tin - it is a philosophical look into travel, with many comparisons to art. He therefore mentions many art works, or describes scenery on his own travels, all of which are featured as images in the paperback version.
While of course you can google certain famous art works, such as Van Gogh's Cypresses, this book just doesn't have the same feel when experienced as an audiobook I'm afraid. Insightful and beautifully read, with some moments of gentle humour. Sometimes seemed to wander off the topic of travel but always came back to the point eventually - often in a thought-provoking way.
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