Why We Travel : 12 reasons we travel and what they reveal about Happiness, Curiosity, Healing, and the Human Spirit

Independent Best Travel Book of 2024 • Good Housekeeping Travel Book of the Month • A LoveReading Best Book of 2024 • Smithsonian Magazine Top Ten Best Travel Books 2024

Why We Travel is a smart-thinking travel book that uses travel as a window into human motivations, exploring what we can gain from venturing out into the world. Threading together reflective memoir, evocative travelogue, research, conversation, advice and big ideas, it takes readers on journeys both epic and intimate – from grand adventures to trips closer to home, and even explorations of our inner landscapes.

Each journey is a window into one of 12 motivations for travel: Curiosity, Inspiration, Happiness, Creativity, Serendipity, Hardship, Service, Healing, Wonder, Empathy, Eroticism, and Hope. By unpacking these motivations and digging into the science of where they come from, this book asks how travel intersects with the rest of our lives, answering key questions: Why do we travel? How do we do it better? Can it help us to live more fulfilling lives?

A fascinating insight into where your motivations come from, Why We Travel will inspire you to think about travel – and life – from a new and exciting perspective.