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6 of the greatest English-language travel books of all time

Peshkova Long before cheap flights and map apps, travel writing offered vicarious passage to distant places, and that impulse remains powerful. A good travel book collapses distance and time, letting us inhabit landscapes, cultures, and states of mind we may never physically reach. Even today, when information is abundant, good, thoughtful travel writing offers something rarer: meaning shaped by experience, not just facts.One obvious pleasure is vicarious escape. Travel books allow readers to…

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The fascinating story of a medieval Buddhist pilgrim's 5,000-mile odyssey

Travel usually involves a lot of planning and packing and booking and backtracking. At age 70, though, there are many new ways to travel. For one thing, there is time travel, which is what I call revisiting a place that I visited long ago, just to see all the ch-ch-ch-changes, maybe even recognize somebody from the old days. I’d done this before and did it again during the pandemic, when my usual Asian haunts were locked down tighter than a you-fill-in-the-blank and so I reverted to my…

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10 terrific adventure travel books to inspire wanderlust

Bulat Silvia Adventure travel is all about delving into the unknown, and more often than not, also getting out of your comfort zone. So if that appeals to you, here's a dozen terrific travel reads from people who left their own comfort zones to follow their dreams and seek out new cultures and experiences. There's something old and something new; several you might know, and many others you probably haven't heard of, plus a good representation of female voices. What they have in common is…

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Best travel reads of the year

The top ten picks of the 2022 crop from the award-winning outdoor adventure blog Atlas & Boots include a grumpy hiker’s outing in the mountains; one man’s take on slavery and racism in the oldest city on the Mississippi River; a mother’s attempt to escape poverty by tracing whales to Alaska; and a historian’s portrait of the most isolated tribe in the world, on North Sentinel Island. To check it out, click here.

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Vera Marie Badertscher February 23, 2010 at 10:25pm

Hi: I just joined and had to chime in to promote my belief that books that contribute to the experience of travel can come from any department of the book store. At A Traveler's Library I have discussed memoirs,history, novels, poetry, and even cookbooks that add to the experience.
Also, although the note is old, I wanted to comment on the discussion of The Lost Symbol. I pondered it's use as "travel literature" and interviewed the author of Decoding the Lost Symbol on my site. Turns out that despite Brown's claim to careful research, he gives bad directions and descriptions in several cases.
David Paul Appell February 12, 2010 at 3:46pm

Etiquette Expert Lisa Mirza Grotts Introduces New Book "A Traveler's Passport to Etiquette"

For both the seasoned and not-so-seasoned traveler, certified etiquette consultant and Huffington Post contributor shares top traveling tips and tricks

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Etiquette expert Lisa Mirza Grotts marks her literary debut with A Traveler's Passport to Etiquette, a lighthearted, fact-filled look at traveling with grace and ease. Available online through major retailers including Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com, this quick and companionable read offers practical advice for every globetrotter.

"People often forget how important it can be to travel with poise and polish," said author Lisa Mirza Grotts. "You never know who you might bump into or what obstacles might be thrown your way. Remain cool-headed and composed, and you'll be able to navigate your way without missing a beat."

A Traveler's Passport to Etiquette takes readers on a voyage through the various phases of an airplane journey. Covering everything from packing right, to making the best of down-time, to re-adjusting upon return, the book addresses each and every need of today's jet-setter with useful pointers and reminders.

"As much as I have traveled, I never knew so much about packing for a trip until I read this book," said Willie L. Brown, Jr., former Mayor of San Francisco. "A fun and fast read!"

Acknowledging that bad manners are sometimes inescapable when traveling, the book stresses the importance of the Golden Rule: do unto others as you would want others to do unto you. "This principle," said Lisa, "is imperative to traveling and to good manners in general!"

About Lisa Mirza Grotts: Lisa Mirza Grotts is a recognized etiquette expert and contributing writer for the Huffington Post. She is a former director of protocol for the City & County of San Francisco and the founder of The AML Group (www.AMLGroup.com), certified etiquette and protocol consultants. Her clients range from Cornell University and Microsoft to Nordstrom and KPMG. She has been quoted by The Sunday Times, the San Francisco Business Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and USA Today. She has appeared on various radio and television stations, such as ABC, CBS, and Fox News. To learn more about Lisa, follow her on www.Twitter.com/LisaGrotts or visit her page on the Huffington Post at www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-mirza-grotts.
inka piegsa-quischotte January 16, 2010 at 5:21pm

David said, I can mention the award here, so I will. My novel The Househusbands Club has just won the Readers Favorites Award in the category fiction/chick-lit. I know, it's not a travel book, but travel related as most of the plot is set on a cruise ship in South Pacific, a cruise I actually did, unfortunately sans camera, so I can't write a decent travel piece about it.
inka piegsa-quischotte January 13, 2010 at 6:31pm

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West Africa Discovery December 21, 2009 at 6:13pm

Check out our selection of books from West Africa! When you buy them through our website, the affiliation scheme money generated all goes to our chosen charity Medecins sans Frontieres (www.msf.org.uk) - Follow this link -> http://www.westafricadiscovery.co.uk/literature.html
David Paul Appell November 19, 2009 at 9:00pm

Nice piece, Terry! But when in the bloody heck did you find time to read all them? Hope you're doing well. Are you still in town over the holidays?
Terence Baker November 19, 2009 at 7:42pm

I even wrote an article on the subject...
http://www.aaany.com/CarandTravel/Web_Only_Stories/The_Travel_Edito...
José Balido October 13, 2009 at 11:03pm

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Max Pesling September 25, 2009 at 11:33pm

I loved the Lost Symbol, David. Then again, I think Dan Brown is great. I know it's just bubble gum for the mind, but it's a great flavor of bubble gum and frankly, it's a fun ride. So when's the movie coming out??
David Paul Appell September 20, 2009 at 5:10pm

Anybody read Dan Brown's latest, The Lost Symbol? Just finished it, and literary quality aside (as usual, it's all rather overheated and mildly silly), the DC-travelogue aspect is really something. As I read in a recent piece on the subject, "you'll never look at the Washington Monument the same way again""!