Greatest Travel Books of All time

By Roadjunky, Posted Dec 04, 2006

richard burton

One of the most inspiring travel books

Ok, so maybe not all the best travelogues of all time but some good reading none the less.

Paul Theroux – The Great Railway Bazaar, Dark Star Safari

hand to mouth

Another one...objectively speaking of course

Michael Herr – Dispatches

Tom Thumb – Hand to Mouth to India

Robin Brown – Eating Air in India

Wilfred ThesigerArabian Sands

Tony Khowitz – In Cairo Without a Map

Richard Burton – A Pilgrimage to Hajj

Henry de MonfreidHashish

Also check out:

lulu.com – print up one copy at a time of your book and make it available to the public. You keep all the rights.

travelwriters.com for jobs, also

freelancewriting.com


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