Wanderlust Words: Travel Audiobooks for Your Next Adventure
Are you itching to explore the world but short on time? Enter the world of travel audiobooks, where you can indulge your wanderlust while on-the-go. Our carefully curated collection of travel audiobooks includes everything from witty memoirs and humorous essays to informative guides and inspiring travelogues, all designed to transport you to new destinations without ever leaving your seat. Whether you're planning your next adventure or simply dreaming of far-off places, our travel audiobooks provide the perfect escape. So sit back, plug in, and let our handpicked selection of travel tales take you on a journey around the globe.
Travel Audiobooks Statistics
Total Audiobooks in this Category:
2,321 audiobooks
Total Authors in this Category:
2,546 authors
Average Audiobook Length:
6.97 hours
Average Audiobook Rating:
3.44/5
Author: Bill Bryson
Narrator: Bill Bryson
Audio Length:
@1x speed 12.00 hours
@1.5x speed 8.00 hours
@2x speed 6.00 hours
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In a Sunburned Country Audiobook
Nine CDs, 10 hours
Just in time for the 2000 Olympics-the bestselling quthor of A Walk in the Woods takes listeners on a truly outrageous tour Down Under.
Compared to his Australian excursions, Bill Bryson had it easy on the Appalachian Trail. Nonetheless, Bryson has on several occasions embarked on seemingly endless flights bound for a land where Little Debbies are scarce but insects are abundant (up to 220,000 species of them), not to mention crocodiles.
Taking listeners on a rollicking ride far beyond packaged-tour routes, IN A SUNBURNED COUNTRY introduces a place where interesting things happen all the time. Leaving no Vegemite unsavored, listeners will accompany Bryson as he dodges jellyfish while learning to surf at Bondi Beach, discovers a fish that can climb trees, dehydrates in deserts where temperatures leap to 140 degrees F, and tells the true story of the rejected Danish architect who designed the Sydney Opera House.
“A laugh-out-loud funny account of Bill's travels in Australia. Possibly funniest to those who are relatively familiar with Australian life but an entertaining and informative (in a very unique way) read for anyone.”
— Martee
Author: Bill Bryson
Narrator: Rob McQuay
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@1x speed 9.75 hours
@1.5x speed 6.50 hours
@2x speed 4.88 hours
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Audiobook
The Appalachian Trail trail stretches from Georgia to Maine and covers some of the most breathtaking terrain in America–majestic mountains, silent forests, sparking lakes. If you’re going to take a hike, it’s probably the place to go. And Bill Bryson is surely the most entertaining guide you’ll find. He introduces us to the history and ecology of the trail and to some of the other hardy (or just foolhardy) folks he meets along the way–and a couple of bears. Already a classic, A Walk in the Woods will make you long for the great outdoors (or at least a comfortable chair to sit and read in).
“What a wonderful writer for people who love to travel and experience the extraordinary. Currently my 70 year old cousin is thru hiking the Appalachian Trail. He has completed 60% of the trek. I have been able to follow his adventure through the words of Bill Bryson. We hope to visit my cousin as he treks through Massachusetts in July on his way to Maine. Bill, continue to share your experiences through your writing.”
— Sarah
Author: Cheryl Strayed
Narrator: Bernadette Dunne
Audio Length:
@1x speed 13.00 hours
@1.5x speed 8.67 hours
@2x speed 6.50 hours
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Wild (Movie Tie-in Edition): From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Audiobook
Cheryl Strayed was 26 years old when she made the rash and life-changing decision to hike the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave desert to Washington State—1180 miles—alone. The year was 1995; she had just lost her mother to cancer and her marriage had collapsed. Her memoir of the trip, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, was published 17 years later in 2012 and quickly rose to the top of the New York Times Best Seller List, where it stayed at number one for seven weeks.
What makes Strayed's audiobook story even more fascinating is that she had never heard of the Pacific Crest Trail until she happened to run across a trail guide at her local book store in Minnesota, and she had virtually no hiking experience.
Immediately upon setting out on the trail, Strayed discovered her hiking boots did not fit properly. Far from civilization—and a shoe store—she continued her journey in excruciating and unrelenting pain until she had lost all of her toenails.
One aspect of this book which makes Wild unique among adventure chronicles is how Strayed narrates her story on two levels simultaneously: it's a tale of both physical and emotional suffering, and physical and emotional courage. Strayed encounters bears, rattlesnakes, record snowfalls and blistering heat over the course of her hike. She also faces—for the first time—the depths of her grief and her fears of the profound aloneness she faced on a daily basis.
In addition to Wild, Strayed has published two other books, the novel "Torch" and "Tiny Beautiful Things", a compilation of her popular advice columns written as "Dear Sugar" on the website rumpus.net. All of Strayed's titles are available as audiobooks. She has also published a number of personal essays that have appeared in The Washington Times Magazine, The New York Times Magazine and Vogue. Her essays have twice been selected for inclusion in The Best American Essays.
“If I had read this book in my younger days, I am sure I would have been tempted to hike the Pacific Coast Trail by myself. The author details her adventurous hike with flashbacks to a life that was fraught with difficulties. Well written memoir of someone who has reinvented herself more than once.”
— Mrs.
Author: David Grann
Narrator: Mark Deakins
Audio Length:
@1x speed 10.00 hours
@1.5x speed 6.67 hours
@2x speed 5.00 hours
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The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon Audiobook
“Just finished The Lost City of Z. What a terrific read--well written, suspenseful, interesting and engaging. I had trouble putting it down. Grann is a tremendous journalist and creative non-fiction writer. Can't recommend this book enough.”
— Jim
Author: Laurence Gonzales
Narrator: Stefan Rudnicki
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@1x speed 10.50 hours
@1.5x speed 7.00 hours
@2x speed 5.25 hours
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Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why: True Stories of Miraculous Endurance and Sudden Death Audiobook
After her plane crashes, a seventeen-year-old girl spends eleven days walking through the Peruvian jungle. Against all odds, with no food, shelter, or equipment, she gets out. A better-equipped group of adult survivors of the same crash sits down and dies. What makes the difference?
Examining such stories of miraculous endurance and tragic death—how people get into trouble and how they get out again (or not)—Deep Survival takes us from the tops of snowy mountains and the depths of oceans to the workings of the brain that control our behavior. Through close analysis of case studies, Laurence Gonzales describes the “stages of survival” and reveals the essence of a survivor—truths that apply not only to surviving in the wild but also to surviving life-threatening illness, relationships, the death of a loved one, running a business during uncertain times, and even war. In the end, he finds, it is what’s in your heart, not what’s in your pack, that separates the living from the dead.
Fascinating and absolutely essential for anyone who hikes in the woods, this book will change the way we understand ourselves and the great outdoors.
“He nails it - why do some people survive and others don't in the exact same situation? Mr. Gonzales provided me with the inside track into the psychology behind success and failure in survival and gave me a whole new appreciation for what it takes and how to get it done.”
— Edward
Author: Ben Montgomery
Narrator: Patrick Lawlor
Audio Length:
@1x speed 8.00 hours
@1.5x speed 5.33 hours
@2x speed 4.00 hours
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Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail Audiobook
Grandma Gatewood, as the reporters called her, became the first woman to hike the entire Appalachian Trail alone, as well as the first person—man or woman—to walk it twice and three times. The public attention she brought to the little-known footpath was unprecedented. Her vocal criticism of the lousy, difficult stretches led to bolstered maintenance and very likely saved the trail from extinction.
“Journalist Montgomery draws on interviews with Gatewood’s surviving family members and hikers she met on her five-month journey as well as news accounts and Gatewood’s diaries to offer a portrait of a determined woman, whose trek inspired other hikers and brought attention to the neglect of the Appalachian Trail…Inspiring.”
— Booklist
Author: Elizabeth Gilbert
Narrator: Elizabeth Gilbert
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@1x speed 12.75 hours
@1.5x speed 8.50 hours
@2x speed 6.38 hours
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Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia Audiobook
This beautifully written, heartfelt memoir touched a nerve among both readers and reviewers. Elizabeth Gilbert tells how she made the difficult choice to leave behind all the trappings of modern American success (marriage, house in the country, career) and find, instead, what she truly wanted from life. Setting out for a year to study three different aspects of her nature amid three different cultures, Gilbert explored the art of pleasure in Italy and the art of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the Indonesian island of Bali. By turns rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny author (whom Booklist calls “Anne Lamott’s hip, yoga- practicing, footloose younger sister”) is poised to garner yet more adoring fans.
“There is never a whiny or pious or dull moment because Gilbert is irreverent, hilarious, zestful, courageous, intelligent, and in masterful command of her sparkling prose….Gilbert’s sensuous and audacious spiritual odyssey is as deeply pleasurable as it is enlightening.”
— Booklist (starred review)
Author: David Foster Wallace
Narrator: Paul Garcia, Paul Michael Garcia
Audio Length:
@1x speed 17.75 hours
@1.5x speed 11.83 hours
@2x speed 8.88 hours
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A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments Audiobook
While almost anyone other than a thick-lensed wearer of reading glasses wouldn't think twice about passing on a book with "essays and arguments" as its subtitle, many people have discovered that articles by David Foster Wallace are as humorous and entertaining as any comedic work out there.
In this audiobook, Wallace pulls together seven topics, including the films of David Lynch and postmodern literary theory to provide a rip-roaring ride of his own. Wallace fans used to his delightful works of fiction will not be disappointed in what he refers to as "essays and arguments" as he recalls events and fun-filled days he does not wish to repeat.
Fans are fond of Wallace's intense intellect as well as the way he combines his observations with a stark humor that takes jabs at revelers eating funnel cake and hot dogs at the Illinois State Fair as well as travelers getting away from it all by climbing aboard a ship for a week-long Caribbean cruise.
Entertainment Weekly has listed "A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments" as one of its 100-best books written between 1983 and 2008. Not only are the pieces themselves cleverly written, but Wallace brings comedy to even the footnotes scattered throughout the book.
Listeners to Wallace will, in addition to being entertained, add to their vocabulary without even trying. He's that good.
David Foster Wallace is an American writer. Born in New York in 1962, he hails from a journalism background. He attended Amherst College and the University of Arizona and is well-known for his articles, short stories and novels. Wallace died in 2008.
Wallace is best known for his 1200-page novel, Infinite Jest, published in 1996.
“Have you ever wondered what really happens on those luxury cruise ships? David Foster Wallace tells all in this wonderfully snarky literary travel short. His comments on "essaymercials" and jet skis, in particular, are not to be missed.”
— Ann
Author: John Steinbeck
Narrator: Gary Sinise
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@1x speed 8.00 hours
@1.5x speed 5.33 hours
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Travels with Charley in Search of America Audiobook
“Pure delight, a pungent potpourri of places and people interspersed with bittersweet essays on everything from the emotional difficulties of growing old to the reasons why giant sequoias arouse such awe.”
— New York Times Book Review
Author: Christopher McDougall
Narrator: Fred Sanders
Audio Length:
@1x speed 11.00 hours
@1.5x speed 7.33 hours
@2x speed 5.50 hours
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen Audiobook
McDougall advances a hypothesis in regard to human evolution called the endurance running hypothesis. This is the idea that humans were able to transition from the forests to the savannas by developing the ability to literally run down their prey by means of being able to go faster and longer than the animals they were hunting. He blames human attempts to improve upon our inherited ability with things like cushioned running shoes, pointing out that the Tarahumara wear only flat sandals. Anecdotal evidence (McDougall claims to have reduced his own injuries by copying the methods of the Tarahumara) coupled with scientific research, bear out McDougall's industry-defying claims, all shared in a quirky and clever way which is sure to keep you engaged.
Christopher McDougall is an American author and journalist, who found critical acclaim in 2009 with Born to Run. A graduate of Harvard, McDougall spent several years working for the Associated Press as a foreign correspondent, covering civil wars in Rwanda and Angola. A film based on the bestselling Born to Run is currently in production.
“I love reading on vaction and reading lots of books in one week. And I loved this book. Somehow, McDougall turns a book about running into a page turner. I enjoyed every second of it. And it made me want to run more. And it made me want to run differently. Highly recommended if you run at all.”
— Josh
Author: Jon Krakauer
Narrator: Philip Franklin
Audio Length:
@1x speed 7.00 hours
@1.5x speed 4.67 hours
@2x speed 3.50 hours
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Into the Wild Audiobook
“I read/listened to this book because I wanted to hear different people's testimonies of their attraction to nature and the simple, contemplative life. The book is full of sensitive wisdom and insights into these themes. I found much of the book compelling and parts of it a little disturbing – especially what seemed to me lack of consideration (or perhaps some selfishness) on the part of the protagonist towards his family.”
— Jonathan
Author: Jon Krakauer
Narrator: Jon Krakauer, Philip Franklin
Audio Length:
@1x speed 9.00 hours
@1.5x speed 6.00 hours
@2x speed 4.50 hours
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Audiobook
A bank of clouds was assembling on the not-so-distant horizon, but journalist-mountaineer Jon Krakauer, standing on the summit of Mt. Everest, saw nothing that “suggested that a murderous storm was bearing down.” He was wrong. The storm, which claimed five lives and left countless more—including Krakauer’s—in guilt-ridden disarray, would also provide the impetus for Into Thin Air, Krakauer’s epic account of the May 1996 disaster.
“Excellent book. Krakauer pulls no punches in this book. Climbing the mountain has become big business and it sure sounds like the almighty dollar outweighs safety and sensiblity. His discription of the environment in the Death Zone is haunting.”
— Cliff