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It is often said that wisdom is the ability to learn from other people’s experiences. In this way, mistakes are not repeated and one is able to live a fuller, more enriched life. Gaining wisdom can be achieved through different avenues that extend to books, travel, or other means. My favorite option would be traveling to different places. For me, there is nothing better than taking life by its horns and immersing myself in different cultures. Still, as much as I plan to go around the world, I still learn from other people’s travels. The best thing is that there are travelogues that are incredibly funny and offer unique insights in some of the more uncommon cultures. I’ve listed some of my treasured books below:
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific by J. Maarten Troost: If the title doesn’t get your attention, I am not sure what will. No need to fear though; this isn’t a kinky sex book. It’s actually a personal memoir of the author and his personal search for himself as he leaves the country and resides in a remote South Pacific island in the Republic of Kiribati.
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Are You Experienced? by William Sutcliffe One of the funniest novels I’ve read in a while. This book talks about a British narrator’s trip to India and all the funny, quirky happenings that went on in a few months’ time. Definitely recommended for the curious backpacker.
Hopefully these two books will help you as they did me. I think it’s important that we take knowledge where we can find them. After all, the goal of traveling is to develop a more broad-minded view of the world.
I am Louis Habash, a freelance travel writer with a passion for learning about the different cultures in the world. Subscribe to my blog to read some of my travel tales.
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