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Greatest Travel Books
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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Distinctive style, well-written. Captures a turning point in European history.
The Greek IslandsThe Greek Islands by Lawrence Durrell
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Immensely original writer.
The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through AsiaThe Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia by Paul Theroux
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Quirky journey by a writer who can really write.
The Way of the WorldThe Way of the World by Nicolas Bouvier
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A classic.
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (50th anniversary edition)A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (50th anniversary edition) by Eric Newby
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Enjoyable read. Entertaining and unpretentious.
The Songlines (Picador Books)The Songlines (Picador Books) by Bruce Chatwin
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An original travel writer.
The Road to Oxiana (Penguin Travel Library)The Road to Oxiana (Penguin Travel Library) by Robert Byron
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The Worst Journey in the WorldThe Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
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The Lost Heart of AsiaThe Lost Heart of Asia by Colin Thubron
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The Discovery of FranceThe Discovery of France by Graham Robb
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Perhaps the only travel book of the last few years of real quality.