Travel books have a wide appeal, to actual travelers, potential travelers and simple armchair explorers.
- We looked at The Daily Telegraph ‘s list of twenty best travel books. I mentioned The Happy Traveller (1923) by the Reverend Frank Tatchell, because it’s brilliant and deserves your attention.
- Frommers took us on car journeys in France.
- For younger, poorer travelers, we recommended Lonely Planet’s Europe on a Shoestring,
- Zagat’s guides are the go-to source for restaurants – we thought we’d dine in Paris with them.
- For adventure on a budget, we went with the many guides from Lonely Planet, looking at Nepal and Botswana.
- For adventure at premium prices, we looked at Fodor’s The Complete African Safari Planner
- The Book Haven has a great review of Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods.
- David Miller’s AWOL on the Applachian Trail covered the same ground, but less incompetently than the hapless Bryson and Katz team.
- For classic travel tales we looked at Eric Newby’s A Short walk in the Hindu Kush and Mark Twain’s Following the Equator.
Pack your bags… and head for your armchair!
