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Great Travel Literature for Armchair Travelers
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By the Ionian Sea: Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy (Marlboro Travel)By the Ionian Sea: Notes of a Ramble in Southern Italy (Marlboro Travel) by George Gissing
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Gissing, almost forgotten today, writes a mean tale
Travels with a Donkey (Everyman's Library (Paper))Travels with a Donkey (Everyman's Library (Paper)) by Robert Louis Stevenson
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Wow! 3 great travel books in 1 volume. Stevenson is always a joy to read.
The Journey to the Western Islands Scotland and The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Penguin Classics)The Journey to the Western Islands Scotland and The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides (Penguin Classics) by Samuel Johnson
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Perhaps the first 2 great travel books bound together
Prospero's Cell: A Guide to the Landscape and Manners of the Island of Corcyra (Corfu)Prospero's Cell: A Guide to the Landscape and Manners of the Island of Corcyra (Corfu) by Lawrence Durrell
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Durrell's books on Mediterranean Isles are great reads
Video Night in Kathmandu: And Other Reports from the Not-So-Far EastVideo Night in Kathmandu: And Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East by Pico Iyer
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Recent but still a classic!
In PatagoniaIn Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin
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My favorite Chatwin, along with SONGLINES
Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan (Volume 2)Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan (Volume 2) by John L. Stephens
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All of Stephens's Meso-America books are worth reading
The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the AmericasThe Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas by Paul Theroux
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His best: The cynic cuts through the Americas by train
The Lawless RoadsThe Lawless Roads by Graham Greene
Better read it before it goes out of print
The frigate PalladaThe frigate Pallada by Ivan Aleksandrovich Goncharov
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Out of print, but worth looking for
Magic and Mystery in TibetMagic and Mystery in Tibet by Madame Alexandra David-Neel
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Travel in space and the spirit
From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and TibetFrom Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet by Vikram Seth
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Tibet today by a great Indian novellist
First Footsteps in East Africa; Or, an Exploration of Harar (v. 1 & 2)First Footsteps in East Africa; Or, an Exploration of Harar (v. 1 & 2) by Richard F. Burton
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Burton was the greatest traveler of them all
Voyages and Discoveries: Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nat (English Library)Voyages and Discoveries: Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nat (English Library) by Richard Hakluyt
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