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Desert Solitaire

Edward Abbey’s *Desert Solitaire* recounts his experiences as a seasonal park ranger in Arches National Park during 1968...

Nature Desert 20TH Century Americas

9.5 Brilliant

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The Snow Leopard

Peter Matthiessen’s *The Snow Leopard* chronicles his arduous 1978 expedition into the remote Nepalese Himalayas alongsi...

Asia 20TH Century Spiritual Himalaya

9.4 Excellent

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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush

Eric Newby’s *A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush* recounts his ill-prepared journey through the Afghan mountains in 1958. Th...

Adventure Asia Mountaineering 20TH Century

9.3 Excellent

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The Great Railway Bazaar

"The Great Railway Bazaar" is a 1975 travelogue by Paul Theroux, widely considered a classic of the genre, detailing his...

Asia 20TH Century Overland Railway

8.8 Great

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Magic and Mystery in Tibet

*Magic and Mystery in Tibet* is a 1929 travelogue by French explorer Alexandra David-Néel detailing her journey to Lhasa...

Asia 20TH Century Spiritual Tibet

8.8 Great

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My Journey to Lhasa

Alexandra David-Néel's 1927 memoir recounting her perilous four-month winter trek across the Himalayas to become the fir...

Asia Solo 20TH Century Tibet

8.7 Great

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In Xanadu

This 1989 travelogue by British historian William Dalrymple traces Marco Polo's thirteenth-century journey from Jerusale...

Asia 20TH Century Overland Silk Road

8.5 Great

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Riding the Iron Rooster

"Riding the Iron Rooster" is a 1988 travelogue by Paul Theroux that details his extensive journey traveling across the v...

China Asia 20TH Century Railway

8.4 Great

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Among the Believers

This 1981 travel book by V.S. Naipaul analyzes the cultural and political impacts of the Islamic revolution across Iran,...

Asia 20TH Century Political VS Naipaul

8.4 Great

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Unbeaten Tracks in Japan

Isabella Bird's 1880 account of her travels through the remote and northern regions of Japan, documenting the life of th...

19TH Century Asia Solo Victorian

8.4 Great

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Eight Feet in the Andes

Dervla Murphy's 1983 account of a three-month trek through the Peruvian Andes with her ten-year-old daughter Rachel and...

20TH Century Mule South America On Foot

8.3 Great

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Round Ireland in Low Gear

Eric Newby's 1987 account of cycling around Ireland with his wife Wanda, mixing travel anecdote with reflections on Iris...

20TH Century Cycling Ireland Humorous

8.2 Great

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Into the Heart of Borneo

This 1984 travelogue by British author Redmond O'Hanlon details his arduous and often humorous expedition navigating the...

Adventure Asia 20TH Century Jungle

8.2 Great

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The Spice Island Voyage

Tim Severin's 1997 travel narrative details his expedition aboard a native prahu to retrace Victorian naturalist Alfred...

Asia 20TH Century Indonesia Sailing

8.1 Great

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Beyond Belief

Published in 1998, this travel book by V.S. Naipaul serves as a sequel examining how Islamic faith shapes the daily live...

Asia 20TH Century Political VS Naipaul

8.0 Great

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The Fearful Void

This 1974 travel book by Geoffrey Moorhouse details his physically grueling and ultimately incomplete attempt to cross t...

Solo 20TH Century Africa Geoffrey Moorhouse

8.0 Great

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Through the Embers of Chaos

Dervla Murphy's 2002 account of cycling through the Balkans in the aftermath of the Yugoslav Wars, documenting post-conf...

21ST Century Cycling Political Balkans

7.9 Good

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Across Asia on a Bicycle

*Across Asia on a Bicycle* is an 1894 travelogue by Thomas Gaskell Allen Jr. and William Lewis Sachtleben detailing thei...

19TH Century Asia Cycling Circumnavigation

7.9 Good

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To the Frontier

Published in 1979, this travelogue by Geoffrey Moorhouse describes his immersive journey through India and Pakistan to t...

Asia Cultural 20TH Century Pakistan

7.7 Good

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Two Years in the Forbidden City

Written by Princess Der Ling in 1911, this memoir provides a rare, intimate look into the Chinese Qing dynasty court and...

China Asia 20TH Century Imperial

7.6 Good