About the book, The Traveler’s Atlas of the World 
- Publisher : National Geographic
- Publication date : November 4, 2025
- Print length : 560 pages
About the author: National Geographic 
My Thoughts 
There’s something about a map you can touch — the faint texture of the paper beneath your fingertips, the promise folded between borders and coastlines. The Traveler’s Atlas of the World brings back that tactile wonder, reminding us that exploration begins long before we board a plane.
This is no dry reference guide. It’s a visual feast — a blend of art and information that invites you to linger. Each page pairs National Geographic’s signature photography with maps that feel alive: textured, colorful, humming with possibility. It’s a book that begs to be spread open on a table, coffee in hand, a finger tracing routes you might someday take — or simply dream about.
What I love most about this atlas is the sense of old-school adventure it rekindles. In an age where GPS tells us exactly where to turn, The Traveler’s Atlas reminds us why we travel at all: to be surprised, to get a little lost, to imagine the world not as data points but as stories waiting to unfold. The digital map can get you there; this one makes you want to go.
It’s a celebration of curiosity — of countries we know by heart and those we might never reach, but can visit here, one breathtaking image at a time.
Goes well with: a cozy armchair, a steaming mug of chai, and an evening spent planning impossible journeys.
I love these “coffee table” books from National Geographic, because they’re not only incredibly informative they’re also just beautiful. After all, they feature photographs from some of National Geographic’s best photographers, and articles from some of their best writers. This book, the second edition of Food Journeys of a Lifetime, is no exception. The photographs are not just of food – although many of them are – but also of fabulous food markets and unique restaurants. All are eye-catching. Some are mouth-watering.
Like the author who, according to some biographies, “grew up Geographic,” the familiar yellow rectangle that represents the National Geographic magazine has been part of my entire life. Once, I was even on a plane to La Paz, BCS, Mexico when I realized most of the men on the plane were wearing black baseball caps with that logo. It took me a moment to realize they were all photographers on their way to meet the National Geographic Society’s boat for a photography excursion. My point in relating this is that reading about one of the men “behind the scenes” of one of my favorite institutions was a natural choice for me. I love biographies. I grew up on National Geographic magazine and the TV specials and I even had a subscription to National Geographic World, which was designed for kids, when I was ten. When something is imprinted with that yellow rectangle, you know you can trust it.
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Aaron Hodges was born in 1989 in the small town of Whakatane, New Zealand. He studied for five years at the University of Auckland, completing a Bachelors of Science in Biology and Geography, and a Masters of Environmental Engineering. After working as an environmental consultant for two years, he grew tired of office work and decided to quit his job in 2014 and see the world. One year later, he published his first novel – Stormwielder – while in Guatemala. Since then, he has honed his skills while travelling through parts of SE Asia, India, North and South America, Turkey and Europe, and now has over a dozen works to his name. Today, his adventures continue…
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