My Best Travel Books

A Listmania! list by N. Young (London, UK)
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The Wrong Way Home
1.  The Wrong Way Home by Peter Moore
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  "London to Sydney ... without flying. Peter Moore is The Ultimate Backpacker."
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Pole to Pole
2.  Pole to Pole by Michael Palin
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  "Michael Palin's second and (in my opinion) best travelogue. A modern classic."
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The Kon-Tiki Expedition
3.  The Kon-Tiki Expedition by Thor Heyerdahl
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  "The classic sailing-across-the-Pacific adventure."
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In Xanadu: A Quest (Flamingo)
4.  In Xanadu: A Quest (Flamingo) by William Dalrymple
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  "William Dalrymple's first big adventure: Was this the greatest-ever gap year trip?"
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The Road To Oxiana
5.  The Road To Oxiana by Robert Byron
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  "The grand-daddy of all good travel books, as readable now as it ever was."
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A Mad World, My Masters: Tales from a Traveller's Life
6.  A Mad World, My Masters: Tales from a Traveller's Life by John Simpson
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  "A very readable account of some of the more unusual places and people in the world."
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Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere
7.  Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere by Jan Morris
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  "A lovely tribute to an unusual city."
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The Ukimwi Road: From Kenya to Zimbabwe
8.  The Ukimwi Road: From Kenya to Zimbabwe by Dervla Murphy
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  "Travelling in modern-day East Africa: Dervla Murphy tells it like it is."
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Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia
9.  Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia by Rebecca West
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  "Still a must-read for anyone who wants to understand the Balkans."
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Touching The Void
10.  Touching The Void by Joe Simpson
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  "An inspiring tale of survival against the odds."
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Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica
11.  Terra Incognita: Travels in Antarctica by Sara Wheeler
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  "The nearest most of us will get to Antarctica."
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The Danakil Diary
12.  The Danakil Diary by Wilfred Thesiger
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  "The 20th century's greatest explorer on his first and (he said) most dangerous expedition."
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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Picador Books)
13.  A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Picador Books) by Eric Newby
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  "Newby at his best: Two eccentric Englishmen, one remote mountain in Afghanistan..."
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Don't Lean Out of the Window!: The Inter-rail Experience
14.  Don't Lean Out of the Window!: The Inter-rail Experience by Stewart Ferris
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  "What happens when you go Inter-Railing..."
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