The best travel books are shared here, with brief excerpts from books published about travel and destinations around the world.
Clean Breaks: 500 New Ways to See the World, from Rough Guides describes 500 eco-friendly adventures all over the world including homestays in Native American tipis, expeditions to watch the zebra migration in Botswana, sleeping in houseboats in India or riding with cowboys in Venezuela. Richard Hammond says he and co-author Jeremy Smith chose “the […]
A list of cultural attractions in Italy including cooking schools, museums, outdoor recreation, spas, beaches and shopping especially for woman travelers.
Sitting, Walking and Living Like a Monk in Isan, Thailand Bill Reyland writes about his book Sons of Isan While this story took place in Thailand, it is not just a book about Thailand. It is a book about adventure, transformation and the renewal of spirit. It’s about intentionally ripping oneself away from everything one […]
A B&B Host’s Guide for Dummies By Mary White, Founder BnBFinder.com In this excerpt, Mary White explains how to decide if you have what it takes to run a bed & breakfast. You’ve been cutting out recipes for years, everyone tells you you’re the perfect host or hostess, and you’ve stayed at more B&Bs than […]
A Travel Guide to More Than 1,000 Scenic and Interesting Places Still Uncrowded and Inviting in California By the Editors of Reader’s Digest For all its popularity as a travel destination, the Golden State still has plenty of wonderful out-of-the-way places to explore. You can still go off the beaten path, even in Southern California! […]
GoNOMAD Book Excerpt: In the Land of Invisible Women A Female Doctor’s Journey in the Saudi Kingdom By Qanta A. Ahmed, MD Excerpt by Isadora Dunne Qanta Ahmed, a young British Muslim doctor, takes a position at the top hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on a whim, hoping for adventure and acceptance in the Middle […]
The Lost City of Z… Tracking History in the Amazon David Grann just published a fascinating book about an adventure searching for an ancient mystery in the Amazon. We are pleased to be able to publish this brief excerpt of “The Lost City of Z” which is the kind of travel book we love… a […]
By Bill McMillon, Doug Cutchins, and Anne Geissinger “Voluntourism” is sometimes labeled as a “new” and even “unorthodox” way to travel. I myself have described such vacations in similar terms. Superficial impressions aside, voluntourism—like alternative travel more generally—has become accessible to a much wider base of travelers than was previously the case. With a sturdy […]
A book full of pictures of hilarious roadsigns from around the U.S. By Isadora Dunne The folks at RoadTrip America have been collecting pictures of funny and odd road signs for years, and have an impressive online gallery of more than 400 photographs, submitted by RTA members from around the U.S. and Canada. After twelve […]
Marco Polo Didn’t Go There By Kelly Westhoff With the release of his new title, Marco Polo Didn’t Go There, Rolf Potts is again in the author spotlight. Not that he ever really left it. His travel writer star has been shining brightly ever since he started as a travel columnist for Salon.com in 1999. […]
Bill Geist, CBS News correspondent, is rediscovering America. Geist’s explores the vanishing rural world one small town at a time. Traveling off and on for 20 years, he encounters a unique range of eccentric individuals who seem to live slower and escape the celebrity fast lane ambitions. This book is full of quirky stories that […]
An excerpt from Doreen Orion’s book Queen of the Road about driving around the country for a year in a bus with her husband Tim, to a Nudist RV Park.