Travel Writers - Page 2

HomeInMyShoes · 07-23-2012, 03:40 PM

Almost forgot, Dave Bidini has written a couple of somewhat travel books.

Tropic of Hockey was quite enjoyable and I've heard good things about On a Cold Road.

Jozawun · 07-26-2012, 08:12 AM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

I haven't read them yet, but I put I've put:

The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen, In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin and The Grey Islands by John Steffler on my probable read lists. Two of them are on my challenge list for next year.

The Great Railway Bazaar almost made the list as well, and still might.

I tried reading The Snow Leopard years ago, but it was such incredibly hard work I gave up halfway.
It was only then that I noticed the cover blurb described it as "numinous"; serves me right, that should have been enough to set off the "Danger Will Robinson!" bells and whistles.

HomeInMyShoes · 07-26-2012, 12:44 PM

^Thanks for the heads up. I don't know if numinous scares me that much. Yet.

BenG · 07-26-2012, 12:48 PM

I second Bruce Chatwin.
http://travel.nationalgeographic.com...06_600x450.jpg

CRussel · 07-31-2012, 02:30 PM

One you may not have thought of, but that I've enjoyed reading over the years: Elspeth Huxley. She wrote other genres as well (including mystery). Unfortunately, it looks like very little of her works are available in eBook format.

raychensmith · 07-31-2012, 06:43 PM

I totally second Paul Theroux and all his travel books (Riding the Iron Rooster and Dark Star Safari seem best). I also recommended his Sir Vidia's Shadow. It's not a travel book per se, but it's about his friendship with the Nobel Prize-winning writer Naipaul, and there's a LOT of travel stuff in the book since Theroux and Naipaul meet each other in Africa, England, etc.

apbschmitz · 08-07-2012, 02:44 PM

Just finished Fatal Mountaineer, which is part travel, part biography of the alpinist Willi Unsoeld. Definitely worthwhile.

BenG · 08-30-2012, 01:34 PM

Also, check out Evelyn Waugh's A Tourist in Africa though Amazon doesn't have it available for the Kindle, at least in the U.S.

Nancy Pearl, the author of Book Lust, has a new book about travel with recommended books for different countries and regions of the world.

HarryT · 08-31-2012, 03:55 AM

Thanks for all the recommendations; they're very much appreciated.

hidari · 09-02-2012, 10:37 AM

Harry T. Here is an anthology of 18th Century travel writing I read a few years ago...and Now on a Kindle for only 3 quid or so... at Amazon...

http://www.amazon.com/Travel-Writing...hu-rd_add_1_dp

SeaBookGuy · 11-29-2012, 11:31 PM

I've noticed that British traveling cyclist Bettina Selby has put her (backlisted) collection out as ebooks these days. She can be a bit cranky (like Theroux), but I do recommend them highly, especially the ones outside Europe.

BenG · 11-29-2012, 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaBookGuy

I've noticed that British traveling cyclist Bettina Selby has put her (backlisted) collection out as ebooks these days. She can be a bit cranky (like Theroux), but I do recommend them highly, especially the ones outside Europe.

Most of her books are in the Kindle Owner's Lending Library for Amazon Prime members.

stop__dreaming · 11-30-2012, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Almost forgot, Dave Bidini has written a couple of somewhat travel books.

Tropic of Hockey was quite enjoyable and I've heard good things about On a Cold Road.

As a massive hockey fan, thanks for the recommedations!

BenG · 12-01-2012, 06:35 PM

I came across this on Amazon. Looks interesting.
You can pre-order it for the Kindle in the UK

The Grand Tour: Letters and photographs from the British Empire Expedition 1922 by Agatha Christie

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grand-Tour-L.../dp/000744768X

BenBanned · 12-03-2012, 08:50 AM

Peter Jenkins - Walk Across America

Peter begins his trip across the US with his husky and meets a wide range of real life characters.

I often go back and the chapter about Homer the Mountain Man, that chapter is well worth the price of admission itself.

07-23-2012, 03:40 PM	#16
HomeInMyShoes Ginormous Intergalactic Posts: 10,003 Karma: 33625427 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: junkyard Device: Kindle3	Almost forgot, Dave Bidini has written a couple of somewhat travel books. Tropic of Hockey was quite enjoyable and I've heard good things about On a Cold Road. __________________ Reading Lists: 2011 \| 2012 \| 2013 “Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.” - Diane Duane

07-26-2012, 12:44 PM	#18
HomeInMyShoes Ginormous Intergalactic Posts: 10,003 Karma: 33625427 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: junkyard Device: Kindle3	^Thanks for the heads up. I don't know if numinous scares me that much. Yet. __________________ Reading Lists: 2011 \| 2012 \| 2013 “Reading one book is like eating one potato chip.” - Diane Duane

07-26-2012, 12:48 PM	#19
BenG Wizard Posts: 3,191 Karma: 39866013 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Triad Device: Paperwhite	I second Bruce Chatwin. http://travel.nationalgeographic.com...06_600x450.jpg __________________ Ben Mockingbird by Walter Tevis

07-31-2012, 02:30 PM	#20
CRussel Wizard Posts: 2,646 Karma: 23501034 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: K PW, K3 3G, K3 WiFi, Original Fire, Fire HD	One you may not have thought of, but that I've enjoyed reading over the years: Elspeth Huxley. She wrote other genres as well (including mystery). Unfortunately, it looks like very little of her works are available in eBook format. __________________ Charlie. http://blogs.msmvps.com/russel My MobileRead 2013 Reading Challenge List My MobileRead 2012 Reading Challenge List

08-07-2012, 02:44 PM	#22
apbschmitz Lord of Frogtown Posts: 148 Karma: 1154748 Join Date: May 2011 Location: St. Paul MN Device: Kindle	Just finished Fatal Mountaineer, which is part travel, part biography of the alpinist Willi Unsoeld. Definitely worthwhile. __________________ My novels, Valentine's Cafe, Thereafter, Darkest Desire: The Wolf's Own Tale, and Mermaid in Vegas are available at Amazon and Smashwords. Blog: Books and Boats.

07-31-2012, 06:43 PM	#21
raychensmith Member Posts: 19 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2012 Device: Kindle	I totally second Paul Theroux and all his travel books (Riding the Iron Rooster and Dark Star Safari seem best). I also recommended his Sir Vidia's Shadow. It's not a travel book per se, but it's about his friendship with the Nobel Prize-winning writer Naipaul, and there's a LOT of travel stuff in the book since Theroux and Naipaul meet each other in Africa, England, etc.

08-30-2012, 01:34 PM	#23
BenG Wizard Posts: 3,191 Karma: 39866013 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Triad Device: Paperwhite	Also, check out Evelyn Waugh's A Tourist in Africa though Amazon doesn't have it available for the Kindle, at least in the U.S. Nancy Pearl, the author of Book Lust, has a new book about travel with recommended books for different countries and regions of the world. __________________ Ben Mockingbird by Walter Tevis

08-31-2012, 03:55 AM	#24
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 54,664 Karma: 26165759 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Touch, PW, Fire HD, iPad 3, iPhone 4, Samsung Tab 2 7 + More	Thanks for all the recommendations; they're very much appreciated. __________________ Harry Currently proofreading The Poison Belt, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

09-02-2012, 10:37 AM	#25
hidari la gauche Posts: 1,438 Karma: 10557981 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Sapporo, Japan Device: OPUS/PB360,Nexus 7,GzONE, Kobo Mini	Harry T. Here is an anthology of 18th Century travel writing I read a few years ago...and Now on a Kindle for only 3 quid or so... at Amazon... http://www.amazon.com/Travel-Writing...hu-rd_add_1_dp __________________ hidari Book Reading Challenge in 2013

11-29-2012, 11:31 PM	#26
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 1,721 Karma: 1059655 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Seattle, USA Device: Sony 650	I've noticed that British traveling cyclist Bettina Selby has put her (backlisted) collection out as ebooks these days. She can be a bit cranky (like Theroux), but I do recommend them highly, especially the ones outside Europe.

12-01-2012, 06:35 PM	#29
BenG Wizard Posts: 3,191 Karma: 39866013 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: The Triad Device: Paperwhite	I came across this on Amazon. Looks interesting. You can pre-order it for the Kindle in the UK The Grand Tour: Letters and photographs from the British Empire Expedition 1922 by Agatha Christie http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grand-Tour-L.../dp/000744768X __________________ Ben Mockingbird by Walter Tevis

12-03-2012, 08:50 AM	#30
BenBanned Groupie Posts: 153 Karma: 1326166 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NJ Device: Opus	Peter Jenkins - Walk Across America Peter begins his trip across the US with his husky and meets a wide range of real life characters. I often go back and the chapter about Homer the Mountain Man, that chapter is well worth the price of admission itself.

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