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10 best travel books
The Road to Oxiana (Picador Books)The Road to Oxiana (Picador Books) by Robert Byron
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Brilliant narration of the dogged pursuit of a holy grail
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Picador Books)A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Picador Books) by Eric Newby
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funniest depiction of hopeless amateurism
A Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople - From the Hook of Holland to the Middle DanubeA Time of Gifts: On Foot to Constantinople - From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube by Patrick Leigh Fermor
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the ultimate scholar gypsy
Arabian Sands (Travel Library)Arabian Sands (Travel Library) by Wilfred Thesiger
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complete assimilation to another people
Wind, Sand and Stars (Penguin Modern Classics)Wind, Sand and Stars (Penguin Modern Classics) by Antoine Saint-Exupery
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confrontation of human and ambient nature
DanubeDanube by Claudio Magris
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best exploration of a literary landscape
In Patagonia (Vintage classics)In Patagonia (Vintage classics) by Bruce Chatwin
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the perfect story teller
Poets in a Landscape (Lost Treasures)Poets in a Landscape (Lost Treasures) by Gilbert Highet
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learning worn lightly
As I Walked Out One Midsummer MorningAs I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee
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most poetic prose
Travels Through France and Italy (Oxford World's Classics)Travels Through France and Italy (Oxford World's Classics) by Tobias Smollett
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least self conscious and most opinionated narrative