Travel

Travel is the movement of people or objects (such as airplanes, boats, trains and other conveyances) between relatively distant geographical locations. The term "travel" originates from the Old French word travail. Travel writing is a genre that has, as its focus, accounts of real or imaginary places. The genre encompasses a number of styles that may range from the documentary to the evocative, from literary to journalistic, and from the humorous to the serious. Travel writing is often associated with tourism, and includes works of an ephemeral nature such as guide books and reviews, with the ...more

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  • I've Got a Guy by Michael Albanese
    I've Got a Guy: Stories, Thoughts, and a Few Confessions from a Hospitality Rebel
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    Release date: Dec 14, 2025
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    Number of copies: 50

    Giveaway dates: Dec 30 - Jan 11, 2026

    Countries available: U.S.

  • From Sea to Shining Sea by John Christopher Frame
    From Sea to Shining Sea: 50 Daily Devotions from Traveling to Every State in America

    Release date: Jan 20, 2026
    50 States. 50 Devotions. A devotional journey inspired by real travels to all 50 states, inviting you to draw closer to God—one day at a time.
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    Number of copies: 10

    Giveaway dates: Dec 22 - Jan 21, 2026

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  • The Last Days of Summer by Sarra Manning
    The Last Days of Summer: A Novel

    Release date: Jun 02, 2026
    Enter for a chance to win an advanced copy of THE LAST DAYS OF SUMMER by Sarra Manning.
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    Number of copies: 25

    Giveaway dates: Dec 29 - Jan 26, 2026

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    Augustine of Hippo
    The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.
    St. Augustine

    J.R.R. Tolkien
    Not all those who wander are lost.
    J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

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