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Books like Arabian sands
Loved Arabian sands by Wilfred Thesiger? Here are 10 books with a similar appeal — drawn mostly from travel, ranked by how confidently we'd recommend them next.
10 books · ranked
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A Walk in the Woods
Two unfit friends attempt the Appalachian Trail; very funny, with real love for wild places.
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Thrilling Cities
Round the world with Ian Fleming—even on paper the prospect is enticing. Hong Kong, Macao, Tokyo, Honolulu, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, Chicago, New York, Hamburg, Berlin, Vienna, Geneva, Naples, Monte
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Satori in Paris
Satori in Paris: An autobiographical account of Kerouac's search for his heritage in France, populated by seedy bars and all-night conversations. Pic: Ten-year-old Pictorial Review Jackson of North Ca
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One man's wilderness
To live in a pristine land unchanged by man; to roam the wilderness through which few other humans have passed; to choose an idyllic site, cut trees, and build a log cabin; to be a self-sufficient cra
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The Great Railway Bazaar
A four-month rail journey across Asia; the book that revived modern travel writing.
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A Time of Gifts
Leigh Fermor walked from London to Budapest when he was 18. Sometimes called England's greatest travel writer.
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Abroad
A eulogy for the lost art of traveling and an evaluation of the British writers who authored travel books.
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The travel writer's handbook
"Comprehensive guide to writing, researching, publishing, and marketing articles, stories and books about travel. Includes travel tips and advice for the writer" - - Provided by the Publisher.
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The Accidental Tourist
Meet Macon Leary—a travel writer who hates both travel and strangeness. Grounded by loneliness, comfort, and a somewhat odd domestic life, Macon is about to embark on a surprising new journey. It's ca
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Neither here nor there
Bill Bryson's second, achingly funny book, retracing his own steps as a student backpacking through Europe, twenty years later.Bill Bryson's first travel book, The Lost Continent, was unanimously accl