World of Wanderlust

by Brooke Saward

What are the world's greatest destinations? Where are the best places to travel solo? From airport fashion to road trip rules, professional traveller Brooke Saward shows us where to go, what to do and how to get that holiday feeling without even leaving home. Full of beautiful photographs that will ignite the imagination and featuring enduring favourites like Paris, New York, and London, this is the book that will inspire you to make every day an adventure.

Genres: Travel, Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

Published October 31, 2016

About the author

Brooke Saward is the founder of the popular travel blog, World of Wanderlust. Since then, Brooke has been travelling non-stop across 80+ countries. She is currently working on her memoir.

Reviews

[thetwirlingtraveler · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a fun book, but contains little content. It is more a browse through/coffee table style of book, it can be finished within an hour. I like the pictures but the book adds little value to the blog. If you already visited Paris, Venice London and New York (like me), which are 4 of the 5 cities that are described, there is just too little to read. If you are a more experienced traveler you should not read this book. I guess I just wasn't the right audience for this book.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

There are not enough words to describe how much I love reading Brooke's blog, World of Wanderlust. I found her by happenstance several years ago, and have been hooked to her posts since. Everything she ever wrote about travel, life, and passions I found a connection with, so when she revealed she would finally get to publish a print book, I was absolutely thrilled and so, so proud. After ordering it for my birthday this year, I easily read it in one sitting (and have read it many times more since then). I love it so much that I refrained from properly reviewing it for such a long time because I was afraid I wouldn't be able to do it justice. For fans of WOW, this book is like a properly bound version of the best parts of the blog, with familiar pictures that are a perfect mixture of Instagram-like intimacy and professional photographs. Colourful and inspirational, she covers things like solo travel (specifically as a female), photography tips, individual city guides, food, culture, and more. I absolutely loved it, and I'm absolutely sure you will too.

This review also appears on my blog in a longer (MUCH longer), more cohesive post (and is also probably a lot better than this rambling of words I quickly put together (but also probably not)) here.

[Rebecca Pearce · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book.The pictures are amazing,the writing superb. Travel motivation at its finest ❤️

[André · Rating 3 out of 5]

Citaat : Alleen reizen is uitdagend, maar met uitdagingen komen ook beloningen.
Review : Brooke Saward is professioneel reiziger. Haar blog World of Wanderlust bezorgt haar niet alleen honderdduizenden fans op sociale media, maar ook een stevig inkomen om te blijven reizen. Er is nu ook een boek: World of Wanderlust: zo leid je een avontuurlijk leven. In zes hoofdstukken neemt de schrijfster (blogger op worldofwanderlust.com) de lezer mee op avontuur, met de bedoeling dat die zelf zijn dromen gaat volgen. Ze noemt zichzelf reisambassadeur: 'We zijn jong, wild en vrij... we hebben avonturen nodig'. Alle aspecten van avontuurlijk reizen komen aan bod. Vele tips over o.a. luxe reizen, solo reizen, foto's maken, werken onderweg, landschappen. Londen, Parijs, New York, Venetië en Sint Petersburg worden uitgebreider bekeken. Bevat uiteraard ook reistips: planning, taal leren, geld, kleding in het vliegtuig, onmisbare beautyproducten, eten en drinken. Ook veel aandacht voor thuis op avontuur gaan bijv. naar zee, picknicken, Duitse kerstmarkt of Mexicaanse fiësta thuis. Tot slot een top tienhoofdstuk: hotels, restaurants, musea, koffietentjes etc. Aantrekkelijke lay-out met korte teksten en veel glamourfoto's in kleur. Uiteindelijk werkt World of Wanderlust toch wel beter als online fenomeen dan als papieren boek.

[Nele · Rating 1 out of 5]

Geen idee waarom dit boek ooit uitgegeven is geweest, want het bevat geen enkele inhoud. Hoewel de ondertitel luidt "Zo leid je een avontuurlijk leven", schrijft travel blogger Brooke Saward alleen maar over bestemmingen die in élk reisboek vermeld worden. Parijs, Venetië, Londen, New York, Sint-Petersburg, Cappadocië, ... Het zijn al lang bekende en populaire reisbestemmingen. Het 40 pagina's tellende gedeelte "reistips" is ook bijzonder mager. Een checklist maken bij het inpakken, niet bang zijn om fouten te maken wanneer je een nieuwe taal leert, geen knellende kleren aandoen in het vliegtuig en een fotoboek maken om een mooi reisaandenken te hebben: het zijn geen wereldschokkende tips. Zijn de foto's mooi? Zeker, maar die kan je ook op de schrijfster haar blog of instagrampagina zien. Brooke Saward slaagt erin prachtige foto's van zichzelf te nemen terwijl ze in haar eentje reist. Wie had gehoopt in het boek te weten te komen hoe ze het doet, is eraan voor de moeite, want dat hoofdstuk bevat welgeteld 11 woorden: "Je hebt nodig: een camera, een flexibel statief, geduld. Say cheese!".

[Sally Handover · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful travel book I purchased as a gift for my friend. She was delighted. I managed to get one of the few left signed books by the author, purchased through her website.

Some of the reviews mention it is more inspirational, which is why I purchased the book. It is perfect for followers of Brooke's travels to have a tangible product on your coffee table. I look forward to seeing where she travels next.

[Naomi Scarlett · Rating 2 out of 5]

A perfect 'coffee table' book filled with beautiful pictures from around the world. The sections describing various destinations to visit were my favourite part of the book. I felt almost as though I was experiencing each of the cities myself. The rest of the book would undoubtedly make for a useful guide when planning a trip, however, reading it when you have no plans in the works/don't know when traveling will be possible was rather boring.

[Lara Campbell · Rating 2 out of 5]

I love 'real' content. I really liked how the book was put together in different and sometimes, fun surprising subject and topics.. But it was more of an 'information' book, and less of a story kind of book. I guess if you are looking for an information kind it's very suitable, but for me it wasn't at all what I expected. But some parts were fun though!

[Esther Longely · Rating 5 out of 5]

I purchased this book earlier this year and get a lot of compliments from friends. It is more of a travel inspiration book, filled with photographs and tips from the author's travels. Personally I really enjoyed the light read but more to have as reference when I'm thinking about my next adventure.

[Mo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty book, some recent recommendations e.g. cafes in Paris

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great coffee table browse with beautiful pictures

[The Mad Mad Madeline · Rating 2 out of 5]

Loved it ten years ago. Reminiscent of the times, so nostalgia was nice but not the most helpful in retrospect.

[Jessy Lightwood · Rating 1 out of 5]

I can't rate the cookbook but I'm not supporting anyone who steals recipes

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I actually got this as a gift for my sister, but I couldn't pass up the opportunity to read it...so I did quickly! It's not a novel so I feel slightly bad using it as part of the challenge. A great use of pictures and short, quick, and thorough descriptions of traveling experiences and recommendations. Highly recommended for traveling friends or the first time traveler!! Also her blog is amazing!!