Our New Series to Pass Lockdown Time

Plus, National Parks may no longer be 'social distance' solutions.

Subscribe View in browser  The entire world in your inbox. Like me, most of you are cooped up inside inventing ways to pass the time. I mentioned last week we'd be launching Armchair Traveler—highlighting transportive travel books to escape with. Books are still being delivered from online sites, and many independent bookstores are doing curbside pickup.  First, our foreign editor Christopher Dickey has selected Aldous Huxley (Brave New World author) and his travel essays. As Chris notes, Huxley may have been the ultimate travel snob, but "he is also a wonderful observer, fascinated by the surprising contrasts of first-hand experience." Second, our Arts & Culture editor Tim Teeman has selected W.A. Poucher's The Welsh Peaks. To be honest, even just reading Tim's piece one is transported to a lifetime devoted to reading and mountain walking— making a passionate case for us all to go out and get a copy of the book.     —William O'Connor, Travel Editor  Don't Give the Airlines the Money Without Stopping Their Greed Before the billions start flowing to the airlines, as they will, we need to make sure that two things happen. Where Do You Go if You Can't Go Home? A lot of people are dreaming right now of escaping to the mountains or by the lake, but for some that may be their only option. National Parks May No Longer Be 'Social Distance' Solution The Interior Department is leaving it up to individual parks whether they close. While some may have hoped to escape there for fresh air, the momentum is headed toward closings. 'It Happened So Fast': Hotels are Now Coronavirus Ghost Towns The sudden and terrifying carnage in the hotel industry is hard to grasp, especially when it's far from over. Tokaido: Escape With a Great Board Game This is the prettiest board game I've ever come across, and what most of us need right now. You basically try to have the best vacation ever by seeing all the sights and eating all the food. BUY ON AMAZON  >> "My biggest heartache and anxiety right now is leaving my daughter and her fiance here on this side of the world during this time of unrest and uncertainty.'"    —one of the number of people who opened up to Brandon Withrow for his heart-wrenching dispatch on travelers stuck around the world. Travel to Midcentury Modern California With This Book   One of the best at documenting the explosion of this style in California after World War II was the photographer Marvin Rand.    Don't miss the transportive California Captured, overflowing  with Rand's gorgeous images capturing the aesthetic in all its simple So Cal glory.   California Captured: Mid-Century Modern Architecture, Marvin Rand by Emily Bills, Sam Lubell, and Pierluigi Serraino, is the latest highlight in our series on gorgeous new travel-related coffee table books, Just Booked. BUY ON AMAZON >> Please note that if you buy something featured in one of our posts or newsletters, The Daily Beast may collect a share of sales. © Copyright 2020 The Daily Beast Company LLC  555 W. 18th Street, New York NY 10011  Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe.