Listmania!
Thoughts of travel....
To the Ends of the EarthTo the Ends of the Earth by William Golding
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Golding's seafaring trilogy 'Rites of Passage', 'Close Quarters' & 'Fire Down Below' - recently filmed by the BBC.
The 8.55 to BaghdadThe 8.55 to Baghdad by Andrew Eames
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In my massive 'to read' list- traces a journey Agatha Christie made & is pertinent thanks to Bush's war on Iraq....
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph (Penguin Modern Classics)Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph (Penguin Modern Classics) by T.E. Lawrence
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Lawrence's classic tome that takes you back in time and to the desert....
HimalayaHimalaya by Michael Palin
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Paperback edition of book which ties in with the excellent TV series! More expansive than the expanded DVD edition!
The Innocents Abroad (Penguin Classics)The Innocents Abroad (Penguin Classics) by Mark Twain
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Twain's classic focusing on new worlders tour of the old world...
Green Hills of Africa (Vintage Classics)Green Hills of Africa (Vintage Classics) by Ernest Hemingway
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avoiding bullfighting....
Lonesome Traveler (Penguin Modern Classics)Lonesome Traveler (Penguin Modern Classics) by Jack Kerouac
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One of Kerouac's better works, along with 'The Dharma Bums' this deserves to eclipse 'On the Road'
Invisible Cities (Vintage Classics)Invisible Cities (Vintage Classics) by Italo Calvino
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Marco Polo's travels via Calvino and the most magical cities drift across - a tour of the imagination....
Out of Africa (Penguin Modern Classics)Out of Africa (Penguin Modern Classics) by Isak Dinesen
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In Patagonia (Vintage classics)In Patagonia (Vintage classics) by Bruce Chatwin
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Chatwin's best known work and a definite classic- don't know much else of his stuff...
Megalithic European: The 21st Century Traveller in Prehistoric EuropeMegalithic European: The 21st Century Traveller in Prehistoric Europe by Julian Cope
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OK, perhaps too big to put in your bag, but takes in stone-circles, history and the European continent!!!!
Touching the VoidTouching the Void by Joe Simpson
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Classic account of nightmare scenario mountaineering in Peru....
Rings of SaturnRings of Saturn by W.G. Sebald
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This book really came alive when I was on valium!
A Passage to IndiaA Passage to India by E.M. Forster
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Forster's Indian-novel that was a bit of an influence on 'The Raj Quartet' & was the last film by David Lean.
The Motorcycle DiariesThe Motorcycle Diaries by Ernesto "Che" Guevara
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Account of Che's motorcycle tour that later became an acclaimed film....
Travels with My Aunt (Vintage Classics)Travels with My Aunt (Vintage Classics) by Graham Greene
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Another one on my 'to read' list - Greene is one of those authors I'd happilly restrict myself to if every other name vanished from the shelf....
The Sheltering Sky (Penguin Modern Classics)The Sheltering Sky (Penguin Modern Classics) by Paul Bowles
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Another perfect book that I have read several times and will happily read again and again. Made into a bad film by Bertolucci....
The Alexandria QuartetThe Alexandria Quartet by Lawrence Durrell
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Cities, locale, people, places, a certain time....
Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Voyages Promotion)Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Voyages Promotion) by Alfred Lansing
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Alexander the GreatAlexander the Great by Robin Lane Fox
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A history of Alexander the Great's epic journey and life....
The Balkan Trilogy: "Great Fortune", "Spoilt City" and "Friends and Heroes"The Balkan Trilogy: "Great Fortune", "Spoilt City" and "Friends and Heroes" by Olivia Manning
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The first sequence....
The Levant Trilogy: The Danger Tree; The Battle Lost and Won; The Sum of Things: "Danger Tree", "Battle Lost and Won" and "Sum of Things"The Levant Trilogy: The Danger Tree; The Battle Lost and Won; The Sum of Things: "Danger Tree", "Battle Lost and Won" and "Sum of Things" by Olivia Manning
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& the second ; is it the place, or the history it is set against?
The Histories (Penguin Classics)The Histories (Penguin Classics) by Herodotus
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Can you sense the classical in the now?
Seven Years in Tibet (Paladin Books)Seven Years in Tibet (Paladin Books) by Heinrich Harrer
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Made into a very bad film indeed.
Tales of the Pacific (Twentieth Century Classics)Tales of the Pacific (Twentieth Century Classics) by Jack London
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This needs to be reissued....