Book Travel Inspirations Planet Escape

Jagoda, Zosia, Oliwier and Asia have chosen their favorite books for you, which you should read when going on a long vacation. Here they are!

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Kinga Choszcz: “Fate led us. Kinga & Chopin”

"We didn't set a route - we just chose a general direction. We didn't read guidebooks - our guides were drivers who picked us up, people we met on the mountain path, a map we found by accident... We let events simply happen, and the road lead us through new places, countries and adventures"

The dream of hitchhiking around the world is something that many people think about, but only a few are ready to really set off into the unknown. Kinga and her boyfriend Chopin traveled around the world for 5 years, hitchhiking cars, trucks, boats, ships and other vehicles, working, volunteering, experiencing the world without beating around the bush. During her travels, Kinga wrote a diary, fragments of which she later published in the form of the book discussed here. There are stories that are very down-to-earth, such as those about human problems, cold and hunger, but also those that are out of this world, such as those about extraordinary people, magical places and surprising encounters, about how fate can lead you in the right direction and what valuable lessons life throws at you. You will learn what it is like to hitchhike across the Pacific or wake up and fall asleep in the wild Amazon jungle, about how to never give up and how the world is beautiful in its diversity. If you even for a moment thought about reading this book, there is undoubtedly a little bit of a lunatic in you! Beware, because this reading may change your life! - Blueberry 

Natalia Gałczyńska (Anna Glińska): “Let's meet in Bangkok" 

My first look at exoticism was the book "Let's Meet in Bangkok". The girl's experiences are almost as important here as the descriptions of extraordinary places. The heroine, while sightseeing, watching, experiencing exoticism, forgets about her problems. Travel is understood as a break from the ordinary, coarse world. Although today it is a "vintage" reading, these colors, impressions are still captivating. When traveling, I would always like to look at the world in such a fresh, enthusiastic way. New tastes, views, monuments tempt. Today, everything is within reach, today Bangkok is almost at your fingertips. I would like to see it and confront it with the description from years ago. - Zosia

Cay Garcia: “Behind the Palace Doors”

The author gracefully balances between two realities – the fairy-tale world of desert dynasties, where the only limitation to the pleasures of the body and soul is the imagination, and the everyday life of subjects and foreigners working for the kingdom, trying to arrange their lives as pleasantly as possible in the thicket of strict religious and moral norms. Fascinating descriptions of royal residences, customs or lavish trips to the desert, which are huge logistical projects, are skillfully interwoven with images of the everyday life of expats who, working for the royal family, try, most often successfully, to bypass the strict orders and continue the customs brought from their homelands. Thanks to such a narrative, the author gives readers not only a colorful description of the courtly world as if from the Arabian Nights, but also a practical and "down-to-earth" guide for everyone to the different world of (not so very) distant Arabia.  - Oliver 

Andrzej Meller: "Hello, there are no hyenas. Vietnam as you don't know it"

If you are planning a trip to Vietnam and want to learn more about this country than the most popular and thickest guidebooks offer, this is the book for you! The report from Uncle Ho Chi Minh's three-year stay in the country is written with humor. It shows us the true image of Vietnam, which we will not be able to get to know during a short holiday stay. Andrzej Meller, a traveler and war correspondent, describes this amazing country full of contrasts through the stories of the people he meets - Vietnamese, Russians, Poles, Americans and Ukrainians. The country is not always colorful, often dirty and hungry, full of friendly people, but also thieves and prostitutes. Colorful characters, such as Master Le, will introduce us to the turbulent history of their homeland. From Darek, a Pole who permanently lives in Mui Ne, you will learn why Vietnamese women prefer Europeans. What not to do so as not to incur the wrath of a Vietnamese? Why can you find signs in Russian in many places? Is it worth going to a local fortune teller? Is it easy to buy a child? - you will find the answers to these and other questions. For me, this book is a sentimental journey to the places I had the opportunity to visit during my trip. It is a journey in time, thanks to which I rediscovered Vietnam. - Asia

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