How to Travel

A practical guide to traveling in the best way possible, featuring 20 essays for inspiration and advice in a broad range of scenarios.

How to Choose a Destination
What Is 'Exotic'?
The Suspicion of Happiness
Anxiety
Small Pleasures
Water Towers
The Importance of the Sun
Travel as a Cure for Shyness
The Pleasure of the Airport
The Pleasure of the Flight
Pretty Cities
The Pleasure of Otherness
The Longing to Talk to Strangers
The Vulnerability of Perfection to Emotional Troubles
The Importance of Family Holidays
The Pleasure of the Romantic Minibreak
The Little Restaurant
In Defence of Crowds
The Pleasure of Room Service
The Pleasures of Nature
Drawing Rather than Taking Photographs
Holiday Fling
Traveling for Perspective
Travel and Pilgrimages
How to Spend a Few Days in Paris
How to Come Home
The Advantages of Staying at Home
Cherishing Memories
The Shortest Trip: Going for a Walk
The Shortest Travel Quiz