Travels with Charley: In Search of America is one of those really iconic travel books. John Steinbeck is obviously an amazing story-teller leaving you asking yourself is this fact or fiction? Regardless, this book was really inspiring and a fun read. Steinbeck took a road trip with his dog, Charley, from New York to California and then back taking the northern route out and the southern route back. He makes really interesting observations on the places he visits and the people he meets. It’s really intriguing to see how he talks about returning home after living on the opposite side of the country for years. It was a great book to read in preparation for my big road trip and really great to hear how he had pushed thoughts of wanderlust off until he was older and wished he hadn’t. Here are some of the quotes that I found especially inspiring: *** “When the virus of restlessness begins to take possession of a wayward man, and the road away from ‘Here’ seems broad and straight and sweet, the victim must first find in himself a good and sufficient resin for going.” *** “Once a journey is designed, equipped, and put […]