Best Circumnavigation
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Laurence Bergreen’s *Over the Edge of the World* chronicles Ferdinand Magellan’s ambitious 16th-century voyage. This travelogue recounts his expedition's first circumnavigation of Earth, a pivotal moment in maritime history. The book details the challenges faced by Magellan and his crew during their...
Joshua Slocum’s *Sailing Alone Around the World* details his remarkable 1900 journey aboard the sloop *Spray*. The book chronicles his three-year circumnavigation, a feat previously unmatched by any solo sailor. Slocum's detailed account offers insights into 19th-century seafaring and navigation. It...
Nellie Bly’s *Around the World in 72 Days* recounts her extraordinary journalistic journey undertaken in 1894. The book details her attempt to circumnavigate the globe for the New York World within a remarkably short timeframe. Bly's ambitious feat, achieved primarily through steamship travel, offer...
Jupiter's Travels is Ted Simon's account of a four-year journey around the world by motorcycle, begun in the 1970s on a Triumph Tiger 100. The route carried the British journalist through Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Asia, covering roughly 63,000 miles and more than forty countries. Rather than...
*Across Asia on a Bicycle* is an 1894 travelogue co-authored by Thomas Gaskell Allen Jr. and William Lewis Sachtleben. The book documents the authors' ambitious bicycle journey across the Eurasian landmass, starting from Constantinople and extending through Asia Minor, Persia, and into China. Their...
