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From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of ByzantiumFrom the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium by William Dalrymple
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A journey into lands most of us would never dare to venture. Exciting AND informative
The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the AmericasThe Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas by Paul Theroux
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May seem a little old-fashioned now, but I found Theroux's slightly grumpy honesty refreshing. No rose-tinted travelling here!
A Bike Ride: 12, 000 Miles Around the WorldA Bike Ride: 12, 000 Miles Around the World by Anne Mustoe
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Middle-aged, middle-class, slightly overweight ex-headmistress cycles round the world. Utterly irresistable
Down UnderDown Under by Bill Bryson
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I took this with me on my own adventure around Australia and found Bill Bryson's droll observations to be, as ever, spot-on
The Wild PlacesThe Wild Places by Robert Macfarlane
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Travel closer to home. A wonderful book which makes you want to pack your sleeping bag and head straight for the hills