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Celebrate World Book Day with us by reading even more of the greatest travel books ever written.

TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY by John Steinbeck is the story of his decision to rediscover America with a cross-country drive with his wife’s French Poodle named Charley. He immortally sketches various parts of the US and its diverse population, and presciently brings up timeless concerns like the destruction of the planet, our obsession with packaged products, and the advancement in technologies that he felt would lead to families ultimately alienating each other.

SLOUCHING TOWARDS BETHLEHEM by Joan Didion is an invaluable collection of her magazine pieces to date, at the dawn of New Journalism. Chief among them are her observations of California, and particularly San Francisco’s Haight Ashbury district in the sixties’ crescendoing Hippie movement.

A PASSAGE TO INDIA by E.M. Forster, published in 1924, is written with a native understanding of India, depicting a time towards the end of colonialism still under the influence of the British Raj.

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Celebrate World Book Day with us by reading more of the greatest travel books ever written.

ROUGHING IT by Mark Twain is the hysterically funny account of Twain’s early travels west, in 1860 and 1861, through Utah, Nevada, California, and onto what was then the Kingdom of Hawaii.

A MOVEABLE FEAST by Ernest Hemingway captures Paris so perfectly, even though the city he wrote about is almost 100 years removed from us. It was published in 1964, three years after his suicide.

EUROPE ON FIVE DOLLARS A DAY by Arthur Frommer was an instant hit when it came out in 1957, as Frommer put together a guide on how to travel across the Continent pleasantly, knowledgeably, and economically, aimed at post war Americans who had mostly only been there in combat.

POINT TO POINT NAVIGATION by Gore Vidal is perhaps the greatest travel book of all — a life lived across the world, filled with observations from the road that remind even the freest, most frequent traveler to pay better attention.

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Celebrate World Book Day with us by reading some of the greatest travel books ever written.

THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN by Herge, ultimately a 24 comic-book series, was the portal through which several generations traveled to exotic far away places like Egypt, The Congo, the Soviet Union, and, in this particular case, the Balkans.

DON QUIXOTE by Miguel de Cervantes is regarded as the first novel ever written, published in two volumes in 1605 and 1615, and also the highest selling novel of all time.

ARABIAN SANDS by Sir Wilfred Thesiger is the ultimate narrative of the vast desert and the last period of a lifestyle unchanged for thousands of years, as western intrusion and oil exploration began in earnest.

ALL GOD’S CHILDREN NEED TRAVELING SHOES by Maya Angelou is her longform poem about moving to Ghana and understanding that color no longer mattered for her, but her Americanness kept showing itself in unexpected and often heartbreaking ways.

ATLAS OF THE WORLD by Oxford University provides a masterclass on World Geography, once the only way people knew where countries and great cities were.

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Thailand’s annual Songkran Festival begins April 1

Thailand’s annual Songkran Festival begins April 13 and runs, officially, for a week, but unofficially for three weeks, so that everyone has time to soak each other in the name of a national holiday about absolution. Watch our video report at the link in our bio for more information.

In 2019, Wisconsin’s tourism industry brought the

In 2019, Wisconsin’s tourism industry brought the state over $21 billion in revenue. That’s a staggering amount for a state not generally considered one of the glamorous U.S. destinations. From the largest cranberry festival in the world to the Wisconsin State Fair, find out why this state gets all the attention at the link in our bio.

The Scots spell it whisky, and the Irish spell it

The Scots spell it whisky, and the Irish spell it whiskey. Whatever you call it, our author drank a lot of both, bouncing between Ireland and Scottish isle Islay. Read his thoughts at the link in our bio.

The eclectic ruin bars of Budapest, junkyard salva

The eclectic ruin bars of Budapest, junkyard salvages strung together colorful Christmas lights, are a local phenomenon and have to be seen to be believed. Read more at the link in our bio.

“Now that I live in Italy, I’ve never felt more Am

“Now that I live in Italy, I’ve never felt more American, more of a New Yorker,” this writer says. How does moving abroad impact someone who doesn’t enjoy travel? Hit the story at the link in our bio to find out.

One of our writers enjoyed an evening in an 18th c

One of our writers enjoyed an evening in an 18th century Normandy chateau and told us all about it. Read her interview with the house owners at the link in our bio.

This quaint village in Quebec is maybe, sort of, C

This quaint village in Quebec is maybe, sort of, Canada’s hippie haven. Discover more about the predominantly Francophone locale in the Laurentian Mountains at the link in our bio.

Argos in Cappadocia, off the beaten path in deepes

Argos in Cappadocia, off the beaten path in deepest Turkey, is one of the most special hotels in the world. Learn more about its history and sustainable luxury at the link in our bio.

These literary destinations are worth a visit for

These literary destinations are worth a visit for the hotels alone. Read more at the link in our bio.

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