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Beautiful Travel Reading with Arabesques

February 24, 2009

The new Robert Dessaix book Arabesques: A Tale of Double Lives is a beautiful book in many ways. Not only is the layout expansive and generous, but the pictures that illustrate it are gorgeous too. The fact that it’s such an attractive book makes it immediately more readable, and the tales of Dessaix’s travels are [...]

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Theroux’s New Railway Journeys

February 17, 2009

Whether you love or hate Paul Theroux, you can’t really argue with the fact that he’s one of the most influential travel writers over the past century. I simultaneously like and dislike him – I absolutely admire his travel writing, but am not sure I’d be friends with his personality if we ever met up. [...]

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Exploring Mongolia with Jasper Becker

February 3, 2009

Jasper Becker is an enthusiast who was one of the first Western travelers to explore Mongolia after Westerners got easier access to the country in 1990, following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Mongolia: Travels in the Untamed Land is the result of Becker’s travels and the book starts out with a potted history of [...]

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Understanding Afghanistan Through “The Places in Between”

January 27, 2009

Crazy people making crazy trips do the rest of us a good service – we can experience their adventures vicariously without the dangers and hassles. And Rory Stewart’s The Places in Between is a great example of this.
Stewart had decided to walk across northern Asia but a canceled visa had him take a circuitous route, [...]

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Lonely Planet Tips for Best Travel in 2009 Review

November 13, 2008

Lonely Planet is making a habit of publishing lists of must-visit travel spots and there’s another one just out: Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2009. This book of lists is said to contain some 850 different destinations arranged in various lists, including in a special section on water, with 75 ideas for “water-related travel”.

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Pico Iyer’s Sun After Dark Takes You Around the World

April 24, 2008

Pico Ayer Sun After Dark

Pico Iyer is a travel writer who’s nearly always worth reading. He’s never going to tell you about mainstream tourism or souvenir hunting, but when you’re in the mood to get into the deep reality of what traveling actually does to us, then Iyer is a good bet.

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