10 Best Travel Books of the Last 2 Decades
The joy of curling up with a good travel book is damn hard to beat! Part fiction, part memoir, the best travel books tell weird and wonderful stories and describe the intricate things that make a journey, or place, memorable. The initial excitement of a vessel leaving port or the joy of waking up to a brand-new city, they celebrate the act of exploration itself: poking around, asking questions, getting lost and into scrapes, making all the mistakes of a newcomer…
The best travel books should ignite a travel spark to pack your suitcase and stumble forward into some world experiences of your own. 12 years ago I picked up copies of Paul Theroux’s Dark Star Safari and Alex Garland’s The Beach and have been a restless wanderer ever since.
If you want to read my (very subjective) list of the 10 best travel books for the last 20 years, then head over to The Expeditioner, you might be surprised at some of the entries.
The best travel books should ignite a travel spark to pack your suitcase and stumble forward into some world experiences of your own. 12 years ago I picked up copies of Paul Theroux’s Dark Star Safari and Alex Garland’s The Beach and have been a restless wanderer ever since.
If you want to read my (very subjective) list of the 10 best travel books for the last 20 years, then head over to The Expeditioner, you might be surprised at some of the entries.
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