If you are making plans for 2025 and want some travel inspiration, these books are jam packed with places to go at the right times of year so you can book a dream trip and not miss a thing.
Lonely Planet Best in Travel 2025
£14.99
Want to know more about the emerging travel hotspots and best value destinations for 2025? You’ve come to the right place. Lonely Planet’s expert panel of self-confessed travel geeks have joined forces once again to present a year’s worth of exciting must-visit places and out-of-this-world experiences. This annual guide ranks the world’s hottest countries, regions, and cities. Featuring a top 10 lists plus NEW top 10 categories, amazing photography and insider tips, you’ll find mountains of inspiration to take you from the ordinary to the unforgettable.
The Intrepid list: 100 Uncommon Experiences to Change the Way You Travel
£22.99
The Intrepid List is the very first travel guidebook from world-renowned experts in adventure, Intrepid Travel. But this isn’t a bucket list book – this is for the explorers, the thrillseekers, the festivalgoers and foodies who want to get under the skin of a place; to discover local secrets and experience the eccentric, the rare and the astonishing. This book is filled with over 100 unique travel experiences that will inspire you to discover new destinations or find a new perspective on the classics. You know that it’s not just about the place, but who you meet and how you get there, and this guide guarantees you’ll have that all wrapped into one exciting package.
Unforgettable Journeys: Slow Down and See the World
£25
It’s the journey, not the destination, so the saying goes, and what better way to see the world than by moving through it. Set off on an epic bike ride along the ancient Silk Road, jump aboard the opulent Orient Express, take a road trip on the legendary Pacific Highway – these are once-in-a-lifetime adventures that will stay with you forever. Featuring over 200 once-in-a-lifetime adventures, this is a celebration of taking the scenic route.
Lonely Planet Dream Trips of the World
£32
Tick off the biggest bucket list trips with this definitive guide to 100 of the world’s greatest travel adventures. See Norway’s dazzling aurora borealis; dive into the heart of the Coral Triangle; tour Japan’s epic temples and cities – with spectacular photography. Each trip featured within the book is presented by a seasoned travel expert who has been, and provides plenty of advice and knowledge to help you make your travel dreams come true. You’ll even find invaluable advice on how to make your money go further, an ideal itinerary, practical planning guidelines, regional specialities, and so much more.
The Travel Bucket List
£30
Counting down the 500 experiences every traveller should have in a lifetime, this is the travel list to end all travel lists. For trips of a lifetime, look no further. Here you’ll find the ancient sights and modern marvels that no traveller should miss. The natural wonders and wildlife watching adventures that dreams are made of. And the little, local experiences that remind us why we travel in the first place. Expect beautiful photography, inspiring ideas and useful tips about each place to help you make your bucket list dreams happen. The Travel Bucket List has everything you need to make a lifetime of memories. You’ll have it on your bookshelf for years to come.
Lonely Planet Your Trip Starts Here
£24.99
Embark on over 50 of the world’s most life-affirming journeys and nurture your path to self-discovery. Packed with beautiful photography and inspiring first-person insights for each trip – from hiking Japan’s sacred Shikoku pilgrimage to following the Civil Rights Trail in the US. This is the perfect book for anyone seeking to travel with purpose. Each journey features first-hand accounts from travellers with insightful tips on how to begin planning your own transformative travel experience.
World from Above
£40
Go on a global aerial odyssey with this photographic compendium of more than 200 full-colour images from on high, by the world’s most innovative photographers at National Geographic. See the world from a unique perspective with this gorgeous, oversized coffee table book – the perfect gift for lovers of art, nature, photography, and travel. Curated by acclaimed nature photographer and National Geographic explorer Jeffrey Kerby.