1. The Botanist’s Daughter,
by Kayte Nunn

A book that transports you between Chile, Cornwall and Sydney in the flick of a page. A tale of two young women who are intertwined by their family trees.

I love reading about how botanists from yesteryear discovered new plants and brought them back to England and this book didn’t disappoint.

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2. In the Far Pashmina Mountains,
by Janet MacLeod Trotter

This has to be one of my all time favourite books, the writer is so good that you can smell and see the sights of India as you read.

You’ll love hearing about how they travelled with all the essentials like baths, sofas, kitchen sink, Persian rugs etc to furnish their safari tents. I’m yet to visit India, we’re waiting for the kids to be a bit older, but I can’t wait.

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3. Siena Summer,
by Teresa Crane

I have so much love for Italy in the summer; the food, the wine and most certainly the people. This book will transport you right there with a good twist to boot.

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4. The Thousand Lights Hotel, by Emylia Hall

I wish the guest house this book is about was real, I’d be there in a flash. I also really want to visit Elba, a little island off the coast of Italy.

We were meant to go the summer before we moved to Asia but ended up staying in Tuscany instead as the campsite we wanted to stay at was fully booked. This book was my inspiration though.

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5. The Girl on the Train,
by Paula Hawkins

Not strictly travel if you’re already in London, but I read this when we’d already moved to Singapore and it reminded me of travelling to work in London from Surrey on the train.

I could picture all the houses with gardens from my commute whilst I read this. I always used to wonder about the people in the houses I could see.

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6. The Little French Guesthouse,
by Helen Pollard

Throughout my 20s and 30s we spent a lot of our summer holidays visiting France. We often used to stay at a lovely gite in Montboyer near Bordeaux.

This book is actually a trilogy and it took me right back to France; the yellow sunflower fields, the vineyards, wafting around the markets, it felt like home to me.

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7. Me Before You,
by Jojo Moyes

Again not strictly travel if you already live in England but I don’t at the moment and I loved the reminder of home.

This trilogy delves more into holidays and destinations abroad as you get further in. A spoiler alert, I sobbed so hard during the first book that I could hardly read the pages.

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8. The Giver of Stars,
by Jojo Moyes

This is a recent read for me and I was transported to an America of yesterday. It’s about a travelling library where the books are delivered to customers by horseback.

I felt like I was sat in the saddle riding alongside these girls through all the weathers.

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9. The Wild Other,
by Clover Stroud

This story is an absolute whirlwind. It takes you on a journey to all corners the world. When I first read it I thought it was complete fiction, but I was blown away to discover that the astonishing Clover is real and lives in England.

If you love horse riding (or not) you’ll enjoy the travels this story takes you on at rocket speed.

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