Sometimes there's nothing like a good book that can keep you occupied for several hours. Whether it's the last book of Harry Potter or you're just getting started with Twilight, having a book handy during times where you just simply can't do anything else can literally save you from boredom.

There are many situations wherein bringing a book along with you can help you make the time seem to move quite faster. So if you've got some good titles ready for reading at home, pick one up and try reading your book in some of these situations that you might find are quite common to the everyday man.

1. When you're on a plane

So your flight might take you a couple of hours before you could reach your destination; what do you plan on doing the entire flight? You can't expect to entertain yourself with answering a crossword puzzle over and over again till your plane lands on your destination right? A thousand mile journey may seem to be quite far especially when you've got nothing to do along the way. However if you manage to bring a book along with you during your trip, you'll find your flight to be more bearable. You can even start reading when you're still waiting for your flight at the terminal up to the point where you're about to make your final descent.

2. When you're at a coffee shop and you're all by yourself

Snuggling up to a good book with some coffee and perhaps a bagel on the side might prove to be a winning combination to quite a few. There are times wherein we just can't seem to resist the urge for coffee. When we're all by ourselves when we visit our favorite coffee shop, why not just do away with the silence by letting your mind roar as loud as it can by reading a book.

Reading a pretty darn good book doesn't just entertain you; it captures your imagination, and it definitely will make you want to keep reading from cover to cover once you immediately pick it up. When in a coffee shop, why not do that right? You know, most writers come up with their best literary pieces when they're working on something in a coffee shop. Encourage yourself to read and get by all those boring hours of being alone by getting comfortable and ready to read your book of choice.

3. When you're on a boat

Whether it's a ferry or it's a pleasure cruise, bringing a book along with you can help you relax a bit better and make time go by faster. The point here is that when you're on a ship, it takes quite a while for you to reach port. If you've literally got nothing else better to do, you might as well just busy yourself up with some books. Before you know it, you'd be arriving at your destination and yet you don't feel like thirty minutes has passed.