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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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Allen Cox October 16, 2010 at 7:36pm

Check out my hiking guidekooks in the Best Easy Day Hikes series. http://localroads.wordpress.com/about/
Tripatini September 3, 2010 at 2:59pm

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ASTA July 29, 2010 at 10:28pm

check out the travel bloggers show in Orlando this september! http://www.thetradeshow.org/thetravelbloggershow.cfm
West Africa Discovery June 23, 2010 at 9:20pm

I have just finished reading 'A journey without maps' by Graham Greene. An exciting biographical story about the authors trip to West Africa where he undertook the exploration of the inside of Liberia on foot.

A story of dedication, mental & physical suffering, sacrifice and insight into Liberia in 1936. A definite choice for those interested in travel, exploration and downright descriptive beauty!

Here is the link if you wish to buy it, or follow this link to discover more literature from West Africa.
Linda Ballou May 19, 2010 at 7:38pm

Lost Angel Walkabout—One Traveler’s Tales is a spirited collection of travel narratives recounting the haps, mishaps, and serendipitous adventures that give, travel-writer Linda Ballou, a sense of wonder and delight. Some of the stories like “Falling in the Footsteps of John Muir” and “Look Both Ways on Small Islands” are reflections that might make you glad you stayed home, while “River Wise” could inspire you to toss the TV clicker out the window and to explore our beautiful planet. All of the stories take you to special places where you share the sensual experience of being there without straining one muscle, getting altitude sickness, or tipping your canoe.

Signed copy with free shipping at author’s site www.LindaBallouAuthor.com

ISBN 978-1449971526
Price $14.95
Available at Amazon.com
Booksellers: Order from Ingram, Baker and Taylor

Home page of Linda Ballou, Author

Home page of Linda Ballou, Travel Writer, author and nature photographer.
West Africa Discovery May 4, 2010 at 6:22pm

Hi All, check out the review of Chinua Achebe's latest short stories. West African literature at its best - http://www.bookslut.com/features/2010_04_016071.php

http://www.bookslut.com/features/2010_04_016071.php
Dorothy Conlon February 24, 2010 at 2:54am

Never too late to start, Vera. I'm just back from volunteering in Dominican Republic. I present a Powerpoint show in this area called "Seeing the world through a volunteer's eyes." I'm passionate about the different insights one receives in any country as a volunteer rather than as a tourist.
Vera Marie Badertscher February 24, 2010 at 1:44am

Hi Dorothy: Thanks for subscribing to A Traveler's Library. Your book sounds very interesting, but at A Traveler's Library, I generally stick to books that are all about one place. I wrote a long article about volunteer travel a couple of years ago, and the whole concept fascinates me. I wish I had done some of it starting a long time ago.
Dorothy Conlon February 24, 2010 at 12:10am

Welcome, Vera. I've just been reading your "A Traveler's Library" and signed up to see more. Like your style. You might enjoy checking out my collection of travel memoirs entitled "At Home in the World" - listed by Tripatini. www.dorothyconlon.com
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.