Some of my favourite travel books

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The Places In Between
1.  The Places In Between by Rory Stewart
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  "Original, engaging, learned and ultimately quite sad."
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The Road to Oxiana (Penguin Classics)
2.  The Road to Oxiana (Penguin Classics) by Robert Byron
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  "Original and best."
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In Xanadu: A Quest (Flamingo)
3.  In Xanadu: A Quest (Flamingo) by William Dalrymple
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  "Very funny, learned and enjoyable"
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Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China
4.  Riding the Iron Rooster: By Train Through China by Paul Theroux
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  "Funny, observant and slightly crotchety.  At all times brilliant"
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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Picador Books)
5.  A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Picador Books) by Eric Newby
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  "Very funny and well written.  Sadly, a journey which would now be difficult to repeat"
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The Travels of Ibn Battutah
6.  The Travels of Ibn Battutah by Ibn Battutah
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  "The original travel book"
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The Travels of Marco Polo (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
7.  The Travels of Marco Polo (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) by Marco Polo
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  "The second most original travel book"
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Travels in the Interior of Africa (World Literature Series) (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
8.  Travels in the Interior of Africa (World Literature Series) (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) by Mungo Park
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  "Boys own adventure; gripping and essential, especially with regard to slavery and Christianity"
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The Kingdom by the Sea: A Journey Around the Coast of Great Britain
9.  The Kingdom by the Sea: A Journey Around the Coast of Great Britain by Paul Theroux
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  "Mr Theroux tells us so much more about our own country than we could ever hope to see ourselves"
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A Walk in the Woods
10.  A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
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  "Very, very funny and, oddly, quite inspiring if you're a little bit overweight!"
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