Then The Green Fool , poet Patrick Kavanagh's story of his rural childhood in early 20th century Northern Ireland, as I poked around Eire. Buy a bunch of magazines and relax. If you are a reader, you'll want something that engages you. My book club's favorite so far this year has been Body and Soul by Frank Conroy. Of course, books can take you places as well.
Many mystery novels have exotic settings.
Nevada Barr has written a series featuring Anna Pigeon, a National Parks Service ranger, for instance. Amy Tan will take you to China, and so on, and so on. Paradise News is a tender, quirky love story set in Hawaii. Therapy takes you on a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. Potential visitors to my home state of Minnesota should pick up Staggerford by Jon Hassler.