



Andrew Sean Greer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Less, follows an author on his ill-fated itinerary from Paris to Berlin, Morocco to India. If you’re longing for cold white wine al fresco, turquoise-blue swimming along sun-bleached beaches, watch Call Me By Your Name (for romance) or A Bigger Splash (for sinister decadence).įor a globetrotting comedy: Not all trips go according to plan, but sometimes even mishaps are magical. Jane is an incredible documentary that captures the magic of a true, wild adventure, shot with such intimacy that you’ll feel as though you’re watching from under a jungle canopy.įor European fantasy: There is no director who captures the sensuous heat of a European summer like Luca Guadagnino. But Jane Goodall really did it, as a young woman with no special training or education, just reverence and curiosity about the lives of chimpanzees. Whether you’re up for a rugged adventure or a European holiday, we’ve rounded up some vivid and absorbing options for every kind of vicarious holiday.įor uncharted exploration: It’s a universal truth that everyone, as a child, dreamed about adventuring into the jungle to live with the animals. A book, series or film has always been a window to another place and time, and now more than ever, great narratives can transport you somewhere exciting- at least for a few hours. If all of this confinement is giving you cabin fever, we’ve got an idea for an escape hatch. You may find yourself, in these uncertain times, becoming intimately familiar with the patterns in your rug and fantasizing in detail about the last time you ate in a restaurant. With travel plans postponed for the foreseeable future, many of us are spending an unprecedented amount of time at home. Take a journey with books and films for every mood.
