Travel Coloring Book - a Surprise Castle exclusive

24 hand-illustrated scenes from cities and far-flung rooms, from a Parisian apartment window to a beachfront bungalow.

Pack the bag. Pick up the pencil.

A hand-drawn adult coloring book, 24 scenes that run from Tokyo skylines and desert tents to grand ballrooms and rooftop terraces. The pace is set by the slow drip of a hotel coffee and the steady chime of a train station bell, not the next notification.

Step up to the Eiffel Tower framed by ornate curtains, wine and grapes on the table. Walk to a Parisian apartment window with floral wallpaper. Pull up to a Japanese pagoda with Mount Fuji and Tokyo skyline. Then to a desert tent interior with carpeted floor and hanging lantern.

The pages keep moving. A library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and a reading chair. A kitchen with checkered tiles and copper pots. A bedroom with four-poster bed and ornate headboard. A bathroom with clawfoot tub and pedestal sink.

Wander through the rooms. A restaurant dining room with candelabra. A museum gallery with framed paintings. A hotel lobby with crystal chandelier. A train car with brass fixtures and window views.

Keep going. A ship's cabin with porthole window. An airplane cabin with overhead compartments. A cruise ship stateroom with ocean view. A spa interior with massage table and candles. A wine cellar with wooden racks. A grand ballroom with crystal chandeliers. A theater with velvet seats and gilded ceiling. A rooftop terrace overlooking a coastal village. A villa balcony with potted plants and water views. A cabin bedroom with snowy mountain views. A modern penthouse with floor-to-ceiling windows. And to close, a beachfront bungalow with woven materials and tropical plants.

There's a reason coloring sticks around. It gives a busy mind somewhere to land, and in this case that somewhere is the curtain of a Parisian window or the porthole of a ship's cabin. Some pages are bold and forgiving. Others will eat a whole afternoon. Works fine with colored pencils, fine-tip markers, or gel pens.

If you know someone with stamps in their passport from twenty countries, a friend who reads The Guardian travel section every Saturday, or a parent planning a long family trip, this is for them. It's also for the person who'd quietly rather shade a Parisian window on a Saturday than scroll.

Pack the bag.

Inside you'll find 24 scenes: an Eiffel Tower table with wine and grapes, a Parisian apartment window with floral wallpaper, a Japanese pagoda with Mount Fuji, a desert tent interior with hanging lantern, a library with reading chair, a kitchen with checkered tiles and copper pots, a bedroom with four-poster bed, a bathroom with clawfoot tub, a restaurant dining room with candelabra, a museum gallery with framed paintings, a hotel lobby with crystal chandelier, a train car with brass fixtures, a ship's cabin with porthole, an airplane cabin, a cruise ship stateroom with ocean view, a spa with massage table and candles, a wine cellar with wooden racks, a grand ballroom with crystal chandeliers, a theater with velvet seats, a rooftop terrace over a coastal village, a villa balcony with potted plants, a cabin bedroom with snowy mountains, a modern penthouse with floor-to-ceiling windows, and a beachfront bungalow.