{"product_id":"the-art-of-travel","title":"The Art of Travel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Honest, funny and dripping with witty aphorisms. Extremely entertaining and enlightening [...] all the way to journey's end' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of our greatest voices in modern philosophy, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Course of Love, The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e The School of Life, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003epresents a travel guide with a difference - an exploration of \u003c\/b\u003ewhy\u003cb\u003e we travel, and what we learn along the way...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFew activities seem to promise as much happiness as going travelling: taking off for somewhere else, somewhere far from home, a place with more interesting weather, customs and landscapes. But although we are inundated with advice on where to travel to, we seldom ask why we go and how we might become more fulfilled by doing so.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of a selection of writers, artists and thinkers - including Flaubert, Edward Hopper, Wordsworth and Van Gogh - Alain de Botton provides invaluable insights into everything from holiday romance to hotel minibars, airports to sightseeing. The perfect antidote to those guides that tell us what to do when we get there, \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Travel\u003c\/i\u003e tries to explain why we really went in the first place - and helpfully suggest how we might be happier on our journeys.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Delightful, profound, entertaining. I doubt if de Botton has written a dull sentence in his life' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eJan Morris\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An elegant and subtle work, unlike any other. Beguiling' Colin Thubron, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HOLIDAY BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":52996701028688,"sku":"9780241970065","price":16.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/3834\/5940\/files\/unnamed_7c8b9813-bcea-4586-a033-ab5e1cbe3240.jpg?v=1778506837","url":"https:\/\/holiday-books.de\/products\/the-art-of-travel","provider":"HOLIDAY BOOKS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}