Travel Books

Life's too short.
Do you have the guts/courage to just pick up and leave?
To sell all your possessions, put the rest of the stuff in storage, quit your job and move half way around the world for a change of pace?
Well, even if...
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I would rate this book two stars or less, except for the fact that Gilbert can indeed write. The problem is she's a shallow twit, and what she thinks passes as wisdom earned along her journey is complete twaddle, except that a good meal, good sex...
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First thing, it is not a travel memoir on the sense of the expression. After finishing the book, I wouldn't qualify it as a memoir about her travel across Italy, India and Indonesia. It is much more of a memoir about her own self-discovery. read full review | report as inappropriate

My uncle was recently hospitalized with cancer, and things looked grim. The hospital had a program which donated used books to the terminally ill patients, and this one was given to my uncle. What a hit it was with him! He's passed on now, so I've...
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I got this book hoping for new inspirations on places to take my family. While some of the eastern and midwestern states were quite a bit more comprehensive with interesting locations, the two places which I was interested in California and...
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A lot of these places are places you may want to see but more to say you were there then anything. Roadside attractions. Fun book to browse through.
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What a wonderful resource for local and world travelers! Schultz gives us enough information to make you want to head for the computer or pick up the phone to make reservations. "1,000 Places to See..." will take you to places you've never visited...
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I've travelled a bit in my life, but have by no means tried to keep up with trends in travel destinations. The whole contemporary craze for travelling itself has more or less passed me by. As I get older, though, I tend to get increasingly anxious...
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The book is interesting and enjoyable, with a few minor flaws. It has too much of the author's "hometown flavor" (manhattan). For example, the only "spiritual/holy" places listed in all of America and Canada are in Manhanttan, which is a little...
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this is bryson's best work, in my opinion. i read it slowly because it was just too delicious and deserves to be savored. i was born in the 70s but can appreciate his experiences and memories. this book is a treasure and i can't wait for...
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Filled with information and manipulatives to keep the reader entertained for hours.
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After narrowly losing the 1912 Presidential election to Woodrow Wilson (how history might have been different if Roosevelt, who despised Racism and was Pro-British, had beaten the Racist Wilson), Theodore Roosevelt decided to embark on a long...
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I thought this would be a fascinating adventure strory with some cool history and natural science thrown in. Instead it was a boring, repetitive slog through the jungle that had me wishing the whole group would be slaughtered by the indians so the...
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I read Candice Millard's "River of Doubt" after reading TDR's own account of the trip and it was interesting to contrast the two perspective's on the same adventure down the uncharted Amazon tributary. While Miller's emphasis was on the perils...
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If you remeber Chris McCandless, it is probably from the news stories or the widely read Outside magazine piece by this author. McCandless, if you remeber, was found by moose hunters in an abandoned bus near Mount McKinley in Alaska where had...
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I was very disappointed by this book. If you take away all of the pages of text detailing what Chris M. *might have been thinking* or *might have done* you are left with little more than what you could learn from newspaper accounts of his...
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"Alexander Supertramp" disdains his wealthy and secretive family and sets off to Alaska to shed them like so much snake skin. At the conclusion of the book, one cares as much about Christopher McCandless as the common garter variety. This story...
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Now if you read this book, you'd know what that means (Can I help you. Do you speak Italian? Here it is). It's not a high school langauge class, but it's a lot more fun, and with some time you'll get pretty good.

I think Rick does a great job is...
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The phrases are rarely used except the most common which can be looked up. I constantly find words not listed in the dictionary, especially the things on restaurant menus. Its not completely useless but a bare to carry for its limited use. I...
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We've have visited the Big Island every year for the past five years and this is by far, the best travelogue on Hawaii that we have seen. It is current and it's critiques are " right on" and it's layout has eye appeal and the information needed,...
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I am so disappointed. We bought this book (1 copy for us and 5 for family members) just before moving to the Big Island last month, because of how great the Doughty and Friedman Ultimate Kauai book was. After arriving here, we put it to use. It...
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My wife and I bought this book to help us on our honeymoon. Although some parts of the book give local insights, others are simply out-dated. For example, on our way back from the volcano, we stopped at what was supposed to be one of the best...
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I am not usually a fan of Bryson's writing. Too silly, but this book is great. I recommend it.
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Life's too short.
Do you have the guts/courage to just pick up and leave?
To sell all your possessions, put the rest of the stuff in storage, quit your job and move half way around the world for a change of pace?
Well, even if...
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I would rate this book two stars or less, except for the fact that Gilbert can indeed write. The problem is she's a shallow twit, and what she thinks passes as wisdom earned along her journey is complete twaddle, except that a good meal, good sex...
read full review | report as inappropriate

First thing, it is not a travel memoir on the sense of the expression. After finishing the book, I wouldn't qualify it as a memoir about her travel across Italy, India and Indonesia. It is much more of a memoir about her own self-discovery. read full review | report as inappropriate