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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 180 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.07 — 438,719 ratings — published 1998
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Notes from a Small Island Notes from a Small Island (Paperback)
by (shelved 154 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.92 — 118,362 ratings — published 1995
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In a Sunburned Country In a Sunburned Country (Paperback)
by (shelved 135 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 119,872 ratings — published 2000
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Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe (Paperback)
by (shelved 115 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.85 — 78,361 ratings — published 1991
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Eat, Pray, Love Eat, Pray, Love (Paperback)
by (shelved 104 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.64 — 1,826,126 ratings — published 2006
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The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America (Paperback)
by (shelved 97 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.81 — 64,011 ratings — published 1989
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away (Paperback)
by (shelved 74 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.90 — 68,823 ratings — published 1998
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Travels with Charley: In Search of America Travels with Charley: In Search of America (Paperback)
by (shelved 73 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.08 — 104,156 ratings — published 1961
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In Patagonia In Patagonia (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.65 — 18,742 ratings — published 1977
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The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain The Road to Little Dribbling: Adventures of an American in Britain (Hardcover)
by (shelved 60 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.72 — 38,245 ratings — published 2015
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The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia The Great Railway Bazaar: By Train Through Asia (Paperback)
by (shelved 57 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.90 — 21,198 ratings — published 1975
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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Hardcover)
by (shelved 56 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.07 — 855,051 ratings — published 2012
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Blue Highways Blue Highways (Paperback)
by (shelved 55 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.03 — 25,126 ratings — published 1982
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A Time of Gifts (Trilogy, #1) A Time of Gifts (Trilogy, #1)
by (shelved 53 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,441 ratings — published 1977
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Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town (Paperback)
by (shelved 49 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.99 — 15,663 ratings — published 2002
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Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy (Paperback)
by (shelved 47 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.77 — 329,514 ratings — published 1996
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A Year in Provence (Provence, #1) A Year in Provence (Provence, #1)
by (shelved 46 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.00 — 82,017 ratings — published 1989
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Into the Wild Into the Wild (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 45 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 1,172,813 ratings — published 1996
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The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 41 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 38,327 ratings — published 2008
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The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas (Paperback)
by (shelved 40 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.94 — 11,470 ratings — published 1979
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Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.80 — 11,936 ratings — published 2000
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On the Road On the Road (Paperback)
by (shelved 37 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.61 — 441,387 ratings — published 1957
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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush (Hardcover)
by (shelved 36 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 6,904 ratings — published
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The Art of Travel The Art of Travel (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.82 — 25,675 ratings — published 2002
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Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World (Paperback)
by (shelved 35 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 17,676 ratings — published 2001
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster (Paperback)
by (shelved 34 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.26 — 555,395 ratings — published 1997
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City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi (Paperback)
by (shelved 32 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.13 — 13,128 ratings — published 1993
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The Songlines The Songlines (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.96 — 12,215 ratings — published 1987
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Round Ireland with a Fridge Round Ireland with a Fridge (Paperback)
by (shelved 31 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.81 — 20,425 ratings — published 1997
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Travels with Herodotus Travels with Herodotus (Hardcover)
by (shelved 30 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.05 — 9,606 ratings — published 2004
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Between the Woods and the Water (Trilogy, #2) Between the Woods and the Water (Trilogy, #2)
by (shelved 30 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 3,611 ratings — published 1986
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The Places in Between The Places in Between (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 20,236 ratings — published 2004
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The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.13 — 11,149 ratings — published 2012
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Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucía Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Andalucía (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.84 — 18,210 ratings — published 1999
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The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific The Sex Lives of Cannibals: Adrift in the Equatorial Pacific (Paperback)
by (shelved 29 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.87 — 26,116 ratings — published 2003
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The Salt Path The Salt Path (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 96,887 ratings — published 2018
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The Snow Leopard The Snow Leopard (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.06 — 19,976 ratings — published 1978
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Arabian Sands Arabian Sands (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.20 — 5,953 ratings — published 1959
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River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.28 — 13,741 ratings — published 2001
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Lost on Planet China Lost on Planet China (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.77 — 11,998 ratings — published 2008
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Riding the Iron Rooster Riding the Iron Rooster (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.04 — 9,489 ratings — published 1988
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Shadow of the Silk Road Shadow of the Silk Road (Hardcover)
by (shelved 27 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.79 — 4,393 ratings — published 2007
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Seven Years in Tibet Seven Years in Tibet (Paperback)
by (shelved 26 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.10 — 26,166 ratings — published 1953
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The Pillars of Hercules The Pillars of Hercules (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.95 — 5,123 ratings — published 1995
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Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.94 — 27,950 ratings — published 2002
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Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart Blood River: A Journey to Africa’s Broken Heart (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 11,933 ratings — published 2007
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Hokkaido Highway Blues: Hitchhiking Japan Hokkaido Highway Blues: Hitchhiking Japan (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.98 — 6,082 ratings — published 1998
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The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.02 — 6,618 ratings — published 1992
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Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 3.53 — 18,128 ratings — published 2002
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The Shadow of the Sun The Shadow of the Sun (Paperback)
by (shelved 23 times as travel-writing)
avg rating 4.39 — 16,744 ratings — published 1998
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William Zinsser
“As a writer you must keep a tight rein on your subjective self—the traveler touched by new sights and sounds and smells—and keep an objective eye on the reader.”
William Knowlton Zinsser, On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction

“Il n’est pire exil que celui du coeur”
Olivier Weber, Le Barbaresque

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