Eat Pray Love has become the anthem for women who are trying to find themselves after divorce, in their 30's or are at a crossroads in their life. What I love about this book is that Elizabeth Gilbert turned to travel to "find herself". She took a year to travel to Italy, India and Indonesia - the three "I"s.
It takes courage to change your life, and what better way then to travel to other countries and live. In my experience some of the best education I ever had was living in foreign countries.
It isn't a "travel book" per say, but she does show how beautiful the 3 places she visited are and what they have to offer the traveler. This book is the ultimate "women's lit" and is a great read while on holiday. If you are looking for a good read pick up Eat, Pray, Love.
They also made a movie out of the book starring Julia Roberts.