Rediscovering Travel is a remarkable book. For six years the author wrote the popular New York Times column “Frugal Traveler”. Now, with the goal of reigniting a sense of adventure, Seth Kugel’s new book provides an insightful look at travel, a montage of some of the author’s experiences and suggestions and ideas for expanding the reader’s travel experiences. And, all the while, it is also humorous and captivating.

As a traveler/tourist myself, this book was a validation as to why I like to travel to new places. It also confirmed that some of the quirky ways my family and I travel are actually providing us with unique and memorable experiences. Although I already knew that we were doing something right (at least for us), Mr Kugel has reassured me that we are on the right track.

One of my many favorite parts of Rediscovering Travel is the section about about using a “real” map, versus maps that are easily accessible on our phones. Since we’re still the family that pulls out the battered and marked-up paper map, it made me feel like Mr Kugel and I are kindred spirits. That may define us as old-school, but there’s just something about using that paper map…

I highly recommend Rediscovering Travel for anyone who enjoys traveling, exploring and finding new adventures. It will help you to think about your travels in a different way and, perhaps, give you some new ideas to apply to the way you travel.

Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing a copy of this book for review.

“Rediscovering Travel” is an amazing companion for those who want to see the world by Seth Kugel, beloved in his six-year fifty-country tenure as the New York Times’s “Frugal Traveler.”

Geared to newbie and veteran globetrotter alike, “Rediscovering Travel” shares Kugel’s own tales of perfectly imperfect adventures, while helping readers seek their own. He is especially adept at helping travelers make the most of new digital technologies without being hamstrung by them. With vivacity and humor, Kugel shows how we too can rediscover the joy of discovering the globe. 5/5

Pub Date 30 Oct 2018

Thanks to W. W. Norton & Company and NetGalley for the review copy. Opinions are fully mine.

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For anyone interested in travel, this is a very engaging book, which covers everything from some of the author's interesting travels worldwide to his philosophy of travel and his thoughts on the future of travel.
I highly recommend this.