Western Asia

order:
Serge Roetheli's - "The 25,000 Mile Love Story"
3.8
USA

Serge Roetheli

How can a book about a man running around the whole world be so boring?

The 25,000 Mile Love Story | 2000 | 5 years | world | running
Xiao Peng's "Ten Years Of Backpacking"
3.2

Xiaopeng

If this book isn’t badly written, then why is it still bad?

Ten Years Of Backpacking (背包十年) | 2001 | 10 years |  China, The Netherlands, UK, France, Spain, Switzerland, Greece, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Maledives, Philippines, Tunesia, Canada, Tahiti, USA, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Russia, UAE, Cambodia, South Africa, | backpacking
Nicolas Bouvier's "The Way Of The World"
5.8
Iran

Nicolas Bouvier

Is this a great piece of poetic travel writing, or has it been overly polished?

The Way Of The World | 1953 | 2 years | Afghanistan | driving
Philippe Valéry's "On The Silk Road"
5.2
Afghanistan

Philippe Valéry

Is this another author who distances himself from his story?

On The Silk Roads | 1998 | 2 years | China | walking
Heinz Helfgen's "I'm Cycling Around The World"
4.4
Brazil

Heinz Helfgen

What were German readers looking for in a travel book after World War II?

I'm Cycling Around The World | 1951 | 2 years | world | cycling
Guillaume de Rubrouck's "Account of the Mongols"
6.8
Mongolia

William of Rubruck

How is it possible that 750 years don’t seem to leave a trace?

Account Of The Mongols | 1253 | 2 years | China | caravan
Odorico da Pordenone's "The Travel"
4.8
China

Odoric of Pordenone

Was this a 14th-century fact finding mission or just another medieval mystery tale?

The Travel | 1314 | 15 years | Silk Road | caravan
Jehan de Mandeville's "The Travels"
4.2
Iraq

Jean de Mandeville

Why is it so much fun to read Medieval travel stories that are at least partly untrue?

The Travels | 1322 | 34 years | Europe, Africa, Asia | caravan, walking, ship
Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta's "The Travels"
4.2
Saudi Arabia

Ibn Battuta

Did conservative ethics turn this great adventure story into such a slow read?

The Travels | 1325 | 29 years | Asia, Africa, Europe | ship, caravan
Johann Schiltberger's "The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger"
5.8
Turkey

Johann Schiltberger

Is this guy our average Joe from the Middle Ages?

The Bondage And Travels Of Johann Schiltberger, A Native Of Bavaria, In Europe, Asia, And Africa | 1394 | 33 years | Turkey | ship, caravan, walking
Fernão Mendes Pinto's "Pilgrimage"
5
India

Fernão Mendes Pinto

If this is one of the classics of Portuguese literature, why is it such a slow read?

Pilgrimage | 1537 | 21 years | India | ship, caravan