One of the classics of travel journalism, John Berendt takes us deep into the life of an isolated Georgian town,…
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Books
Reading is like traveling in itself. You open the pages and someone you’ve never met takes you far away. Actually, that makes it more like hitchhiking but anyway here are some reviews of Road Junky’s favourite travelogues.
J.W Schultz – My Life As An Indian
Classic tale of a fur trader in the 1880’s who hangs out with the Blackfeet Indians and marries into the…
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The Seventh Gate by Peter Greave
A tragic-comic tale of an Englishman growing up in India in the time of colonial rule.
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Touch the Dragon by Karen Connolly
Poetic diary of a Canadian girl living for a year in a village in Thailand.
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Budget Travel in India by David S. Kauffman
Kauffman is a real Road Junky and he gets gonzo and academic at the same time when writing about his…
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Round Ireland With A Fridge by Tony Hawks
Witty, if a bit pointless. The Irish like him.
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A Death in Brazil by Peter Robb
Compelling reading that offers windows onto Brazil’s culture, history and sexual mores.
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Dark Star Safari by Paul Theroux
Dark Star Safari is one of Paul Theroux’s best travel books to date. He sets out to journey from Cairo…
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Tales of a Road Junky – Tom Thumb’s Latest Book!
It took 6 years to write…
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