This inspirational volume on wellness showcases ideas for replenishing the mind, body, and soul and is the latest addition to the bestselling Bucket List series.

For anyone seeking calming and therapeutic wellness respites, this aspirational guide contains 1,000 travel ideas organized geographically. Every aspect of wellness and self-care is covered: rid yourself of negative energy in a sweat lodge in Mexico; unwind with yoga in a tree house cabin by the Caribbean in Tobago; harness the healing power of seawater in France; practice the art of forest bathing in Japan; go on a wellness cruise down the Mekong in Vietnam; engage in holistic healing therapies in a former Maharaja’s palace in India; learn more about gut health and gastronomy in California; experience holistic healing arts in the Hamptons . . . the possibilities are endless.

Entries are broken down into six color-coded categories to help readers personally create the ultimate wellness escape for their needs at any time. The six categories are: renew and recharge; relax and indulge; explore and thrive; reflect and connect; savor and nourish; heal and balance.

This is the definitive guide for anyone interested in travel that enriches life physically, emotionally, and spiritually.

About the Author:

Nana Luckham has written for many travel publications. She has co-authored guidebooks for Lonely Planet and Rough Guides, worked as a United Nations press officer, and written for the BBC, the Independent, Responsible Travel, and the Africa Report, among others. She has lived in Accra, Canberra, Paris, Grenoble, and New York, and now lives in London.

On the heels of the bestselling Bucket List comes a new entry into the series focused on family-friendly trips, getaways, escapes, and adventures that go beyond the tried and true.

With options for exciting trips and anything but ordinary journeys, the vast choice of experiences showcased in this volume is curated to appeal to all types of families and people of all ages: from visiting a “hobbit roundhouse” in Cornwall, England or shopping the docks for lobster in Portland, Maine to birdspotting along the Panama Canal or partaking of hundreds of activities at the Florida State Fair.

Organized geographically, the book’s entries feature a wide array of things to do spanning numerous interests and activity levels sure to appeal to all ages from kids to grandparents: go boating on New York State’s Erie Canal; stroll the tulip fields outside Amsterdam; celebrate Mexico’s Day of the Dead – the “original” Halloween; experience authentic Japanese living including a traditional tea ceremony in Kyoto; take your family to a cooking school in Tuscany; explore the Pacific Northwest by ferry; and much more.

This book appeals to everyone’s inner daydreamer and armchair traveler, as well as anyone seeking an alternative to a generic vacation.

About the Author:

Nana Luckham has written for many travel publications and was a contributor to The Bucket List: Eco Experiences. Kath Stathers is a leading travel writer whose books incude The Bucket List, The Bucket List: Wild, and The Bucket List: North America.