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1A Time of Gifts
A Time of Gifts
Patrick Leigh Fermor
A long walking journey across Europe told in richly observed prose, which suits readers who like travel writing that focuses on places and people.
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2Notes from a Small Island
Notes from a Small Island
Bill Bryson
A light, funny account of travelling around Britain by a foreign visitor, for readers who enjoy travel books that mix observation with humour.
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3The Great Railway Bazaar
The Great Railway Bazaar
Paul Theroux
An account of a long train journey across Asia and Europe, suited to readers who like travel told as a series of encounters.
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4In Patagonia
In Patagonia
Bruce Chatwin
A fragmented, wandering travel book about southern South America, for readers who like travel writing that moves between story, history and observation.
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5Venice.
Venice.
Jan Morris
A portrait of a single city through its history and atmosphere, for readers who like travel books centred on one place.
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6Full Tilt
Full Tilt
Dervla Murphy
A solo bicycle journey told plainly and directly, suited to readers who like travel accounts built around hardship and the road.
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7Tracks
Tracks
Robyn Davidson
An account of a journey across the Australian desert with camels, suited to readers who like travel as a test of endurance and place.
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8Behind the Wall
Behind the Wall
Colin Thubron
A journey through China in the 1980s, suited to readers who like travel writing that looks closely at a country's people and changes.
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