Best Ever Travel Books

A Listmania! list by Penny "Dulcebella"
 
Inca Kola: A Traveller's Tale of Peru
1.  Inca Kola: A Traveller's Tale of Peru by Matthew Parris
The list author says:
  "The first travel book I ever read, and one of the funniest"
£6.39   Used & New from: £0.01
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News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir
2.  News from Tartary: A Journey from Peking to Kashmir by Peter Fleming
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  "It gets no better than this - brilliant writing, an amazing journey"
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The Last Grain Race (Picador Books)
3.  The Last Grain Race (Picador Books) by Eric Newby
The list author says:
  "Wonderfully evocative - my favourite by Newby"
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The Fruit Palace
4.  The Fruit Palace by Charles Nicholl
The list author says:
  "A travel book with a story - couldn't put this one down"
£6.99   Used & New from: £0.01
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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South from Granada (Penguin Travel Library)
5.  South from Granada (Penguin Travel Library) by Gerald Brenan
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  "Is this a travel book? I don't think so, but a marvellous description of pre-Civil War Spain"
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The Accursed Mountains: Journeys In Albania
6.  The Accursed Mountains: Journeys In Albania by Robert Carver
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  "Proper travel writing, with a map and a route"
£8.09   Used & New from: £3.58
3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
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Frontiers of Heaven: Journey Beyond the Great Wall
7.  Frontiers of Heaven: Journey Beyond the Great Wall by Stanley Stewart
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  "Rough Guide doesn't rate this, but his description of Kashgar inspired me to travel there"
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In Xanadu: A Quest (Flamingo)
8.  In Xanadu: A Quest (Flamingo) by William Dalrymple
The list author says:
  "How to make profitable use of the long Cambridge vacation"
£4.61   Used & New from: £0.01
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
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An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan
9.  An Unexpected Light: Travels in Afghanistan by Jason Elliot
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  "An adventure undertaken with flagrant disregard for life and limb"
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Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers (Paladin Books)
10.  Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers (Paladin Books) by Nick Danziger
The list author says:
  "Fascinating, but I'm glad I didn't travel with Danziger!!"
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To The Frontier
11.  To The Frontier by Geoffrey Moorhouse
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  "Awe-inspiring subject, and Moorhouse is a great travelling companion"
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Sailing Alone Around the World
12.  Sailing Alone Around the World by Joshua Slocum
The list author says:
  "Timeless classic, ultimate adventure"
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The Places In Between
13.  The Places In Between by Rory Stewart
The list author says:
  "No messing around here....Rory Stewart gets into the soul of the people"
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The 8.55 To Baghdad
14.  The 8.55 To Baghdad by Andrew Eames
The list author says:
  "You can relive this wonderful journey as far as Palmyra, and you won't regret it!"
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The Crossing Place: Journey Among the Armenians
15.  The Crossing Place: Journey Among the Armenians by Philip Marsden
The list author says:
  "A spellbinding evocation of the Armenian experience"
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