The place to explore the best books about travel and books set in destinations around the world that will inspire your imagination and fuel your wanderlust.


Hello! Welcome to Literary Voyage. I started this site to combine my two favorite things: travel and books.

Here you will find recommendations for books about travel and books set in destinations around the world that will inspire your imagination and fuel your wanderlust.

“The world is a book, and those who don’t travel only read one page.”

– St. Augustine 

Here are some of my favorite posts to get started:

Do you like reading? And travel?

From the comfort of your own home with a cup o’ joe in hand, find inspiration while planning your upcoming vacation, or better understand other cultures while traveling; there are plenty of ways that reading can help you see more!

Destination reading lists

I am an avid reader and traveler. I love to read about new places before my trips. I love that books can take me to new places and times.

I also believe there’s nothing like reading while traveling, devouring a novel in the place it’s set!

And sometimes all these stories end up inspiring us too; as if by magic you’ll find yourself wanting more than ever before to visit their lands of adventure firsthand.

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Some of my favorite books include:

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Thanks so much for being here and happy reading!