Travel Books

Many people dream of experiencing the beauty of the difference in language, culture, and geography around the globe. But fears, doubts, and myths hold them back. In this book seasoned slow world traveler Bhavana Gesota, addresses all of these concerns and more.

Mark Synnott's book explores the expedition to Mount Everest to discover the body of Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine, who died on the mountain along with fellow explorer George Mallory in 1924. The question was did they reach the summit before their death, 28 years before Sir Edumund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing.

As a regular traveller, I find plenty of downtime to fill, especially as we move from place to place. This is a great time to catch up with my reading (or blogging). In this blog post, I have listed some of the books I have read with a travel theme, should you be looking for some ideas for of books to take with you on your journey.

What would happen if you quit your life for a year? In a pre–COVID-19 world, the Wheelan family decided to find out; leaving behind work, school, and even the family dogs to travel the world on a modest budget.

I have been watching Rick Steves travel shows on Public Television for several years. He comes across as a jovial chap and his shows are informative in a light and fluffy way. So, I was somewhat shocked when I recently caught one of his programmes entitled "Travel as a Political Act"

Matt Kepnes book "How to Travel the World on $50 a day: Travel cheaper, longer, smarter" is a useful guide for the budding world traveller with a tight budget.

Judging by the content of this book, Brian Nelson is a well-travelled man and has visited just about every country, even some that a lot of people would avoid; Syria (he did this before the war), North Korea and Afghanistan.