{"id":1427,"date":"2020-10-14T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/?p=1427"},"modified":"2020-10-14T00:31:13","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T23:31:13","slug":"two-travel-books-ive-been-reading-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/?p=1427","title":{"rendered":"Two Travel Books I&#8217;ve Been Reading this Week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1901\" src=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121198377_345677669842557_7510553224761600942_n-1440x1901.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1429\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121198377_345677669842557_7510553224761600942_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/?attachment_id=1429\" class=\"wp-image-1429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121198377_345677669842557_7510553224761600942_n-1440x1901.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121198377_345677669842557_7510553224761600942_n-300x396.jpg 300w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121198377_345677669842557_7510553224761600942_n-1163x1536.jpg 1163w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121198377_345677669842557_7510553224761600942_n-800x1056.jpg 800w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121198377_345677669842557_7510553224761600942_n.jpg 1551w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121646614_375964450244439_885879401620969619_n-1440x1920.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1430\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121646614_375964450244439_885879401620969619_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/?attachment_id=1430\" class=\"wp-image-1430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121646614_375964450244439_885879401620969619_n-1440x1920.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121646614_375964450244439_885879401620969619_n-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121646614_375964450244439_885879401620969619_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121646614_375964450244439_885879401620969619_n-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121646614_375964450244439_885879401620969619_n.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;m not sure if this was perfect timing or the worst timing, but this week my solo travel handbook arrived. When I wrote my post back in April on <a href=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/?p=10\">how to fulfil your wanderlust while in lockdown<\/a>, I added reading travel-related books to the list. Following my own advice &#8211; for once &#8211; I bought a few books to get myself through my China time &#8211; if you haven&#8217;t seen my other post yet, <a href=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/?p=1351\">I&#8217;m supposed to be in China<\/a> right now &#8211; and these are two of my favourites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121243085_736203223601456_8069710301669439415_n-1440x1938.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1431\" width=\"509\" height=\"685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121243085_736203223601456_8069710301669439415_n-1440x1938.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121243085_736203223601456_8069710301669439415_n-300x404.jpg 300w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121243085_736203223601456_8069710301669439415_n-1142x1536.jpg 1142w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121243085_736203223601456_8069710301669439415_n-800x1076.jpg 800w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121243085_736203223601456_8069710301669439415_n.jpg 1522w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Kindness of Strangers <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This is <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/34SYGqd\">such an Instagrammable book<\/a>, it&#8217;s so pretty. I mentioned this book briefly before when I first bought it from Stanford&#8217;s in London, but it&#8217;s described as being full of &#8216;travel stories that make your heart grow&#8217;. This is a great book for anyone who&#8217;s wanting a flashback to when travelling was fully possible, or whether you need a bit of a boost that there&#8217;ll be kind people about when you get back to travelling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Plus, it&#8217;s short stories, so it&#8217;s easy to flit back and forth to whenever you just want a quick little story to read. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1940\" src=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121438198_429188664709406_5200730120933978415_n-1440x1940.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1432\" data-link=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/?attachment_id=1432\" class=\"wp-image-1432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121438198_429188664709406_5200730120933978415_n-1440x1940.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121438198_429188664709406_5200730120933978415_n-300x404.jpg 300w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121438198_429188664709406_5200730120933978415_n-1140x1536.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121438198_429188664709406_5200730120933978415_n-800x1078.jpg 800w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121438198_429188664709406_5200730120933978415_n.jpg 1520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1876\" src=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121598618_795935227888945_4956138553827944386_n-1-1440x1876.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1434\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121598618_795935227888945_4956138553827944386_n-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/?attachment_id=1434\" class=\"wp-image-1434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121598618_795935227888945_4956138553827944386_n-1-1440x1876.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121598618_795935227888945_4956138553827944386_n-1-300x391.jpg 300w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121598618_795935227888945_4956138553827944386_n-1-1179x1536.jpg 1179w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121598618_795935227888945_4956138553827944386_n-1-800x1042.jpg 800w, https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/121598618_795935227888945_4956138553827944386_n-1.jpg 1572w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">The Solo Travel Handbook<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">This is a non-fiction option, and is <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/311gEWw\">a really encouraging little book for any solo travellers<\/a>. It not only gives good advice on the important and serious parts of solo travel, but also gives advice on the more fun bits, like documenting your travels through social media and photography. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">More than anything it&#8217;s just a really handy little book to have in your collection, especially after a long break from travelling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">xx<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1431,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[791,808,807,557,806],"class_list":["post-1427","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-blogtober","tag-book-club","tag-solo-travel","tag-travel","tag-travel-books"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1427","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1427"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1427\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1436,"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1427\/revisions\/1436"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1427"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1427"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/katygoodship.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1427"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}