I’ve compiled a list of some of the top books to take with you while traveling. Whether you are headed for a journey around the world or just hitting up your favorite beach, escape with these great reads.

• Jan Morris- “Europe”
• Bill Bryson- “Down Under”
• Alex Garland- “The Beach”
• Tom Hart Dyke & Paul Winder- “The Cloud Garden”
• Penny Green- “When in Rome”
• Khaled Hosseini- “The Kite Runner” & “A Thousand Splendid Suns”
• Nicholas & Micah Sparks- “Three Weeks With My Brother”
• Carlos Ruiz Safon- “Shadow of the Wind”
• Jack Kerouac- “On the Road”
• Ernest Hemingway- “The Sun Also Rises”
• Paolo Coelhol- “The Alchemist”
• Ann Brashares- “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants”