Category: Travel Books
Joy for Europe Travelers (and free books)
Two Europe related items crossed my plate this week, and those of you budget-minded or indie travelers will be quite pleased with the finds. EuroCheapo.com If you’re planning a trip to Europe and want to watch your Euros, check out this site. It’s been a long time since I’ve come across a travel website so […]
» Read more...NYT: Travel News Roundup
The New York Times Sunday Travel section had a few short articles regarding books and travel: 1) These Guidebooks Don’t Scream Tourist The article points to the new Moleskine City Notebooks and Time Out Guides as examples of the latest trend in guidebook style — small, sleek and focused on the best fun in big […]
» Read more...Book Review: Stalking the Wild Dik-Dik
Marie Javin’s Stalking the Wild Diki-Dik was the first book I’ve read in awhile that I just couldn’t seem to put down. My curiosity with a continent I know little about made me pick it up, but I never guessed how captivated I would become by Marie’s horrific and hilarious tales of bus, truck and […]
» Read more...Abebooks Features Collectible Travel Titles
Just a quick mention about a special feature I noticed today over at Canadian based Abebooks. If you’re into rare collectibles of the traveling kind, then take a look at their list of Classic Travel Titles from the Rare Book Room. The Authors from Around the World collection is another one worth a look.
» Read more...Pauline Frommer’s Guidebooks
The Frommer name has been coupled with travel since 1957 when Arthur Frommer published Europe on $5 a day. Since, millions of tourists (including myself) have used the Frommer’s travel guidebooks as a useful tool when planning an overseas trip. After perusing Frommer’s Dollar a Day books when I was 18, I realized I could […]
» Read more...A Sense of the World: The Blind Traveler
This 2006 release by Jason Roberts sounds fascinating, and the backstory of how the book came to be is interesting too. A Sense of the World tells the incredible story of James Holman, a former British Royal Navy officer and forgotten travel author. Holman lost his sight from an illness at age 25, but managed […]
» Read more...Longitude’s Favorite Books About Place
Here’s another place to wander if you’re looking for something to read during these last lazy days of summer. In their just released August newsletter, the guys at Longitude Books have compiled a top 25 list of their favorite books about place, which they describe as a mixture of travelogues, history, memoir and literature. It’s […]
» Read more...Boldtype’s Escape Issue
Still looking for the right book to throw in your beach bag? Try Boldtype’s just released August issue, Escape, which features a unique collection of travel-inspired titles. The list of fiction and nonfiction books includes works by Rory Stewart, Bil Buford, Pagan Kennedy, Daniel Kalder, Giorgio Bassani, Tony Perrottet, Andrea Robbins and Max Becher. If […]
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