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Need something to do while self-isolating or social distancing? How about picking up some books about travel to help you escape!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ll be honest: this post wasn’t supposed to go out today. My original plan was to publish an article on Tuesday about visiting the Cu Chi Tunnels<\/a> in Vietnam. The tunnels, which are an easy day trip from Saigon\/Ho Chi Minh City, are part of the amazing underground network once used by the Viet Cong to conduct their guerilla war against US forces. We found them fascinating, and learning about the “American War” from the Vietnamese point of view is an important thing to do when visiting Vietnam<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As Tuesday grew closer, however, something seemed off about allowing the post to go live. I removed it from the publishing schedule, telling myself I’d post it later in the week. I reasoned that it made sense to inject a little breathing room after the two back-to-back posts last weekend. <\/p>\n\n\n\n That uncomfortable feeling didn’t go away, however. I was keenly aware that the world has changed<\/a> since I first scheduled the Vietnam post a couple of months ago. It felt weird to publish it as if nothing was different. Instead, I reworked another post that had originally been scheduled for the summer but has the opportunity to be useful now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I still think that content about travel is relevant and important. We don’t know when this pandemic will end, or at the very least when the harsh restrictions will lift. But someday, the world will be open to us again, and people’s desire to experience all the wonderful places it has to offer won’t have gone away. In addition, thousands of destinations (and the small businesses in them) will have suffered significant economic loss<\/a> and will need travelers’ dollars to help them recover. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For now, reading and dreaming about far-off places is an excellent remedy for cabin fever and provides an escape when life feels uncertain and scary. I hope these books about travel help you pass the time and find some joy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unless the situation changes in a way that convinces me that it would be inappropriate to do so, normal posts will resume the first week of April. In the meantime, today I’m sharing a list of some of my favorite books about travel. I hope you find one or two that help you pass the time until we can all get out into the world again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I hope you and yours are and will continue to be well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <3 Gwen<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n(Note: some of the links in this article may be affiliate links, which means that I may earn a small commission from your purchase at no additional cost to you. You can find the full disclosure here<\/a>.)<\/em>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\nAt Home in the World: <\/strong>
Reflections on Belonging While Wandering the Globe
by Tsh Oxenreider<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n