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
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
5.8
Italy
Dennis Gastmann
Should travel writers deliberately look for interesting stories or just go with the flow?
Walk To Canossa - One Man, One Goal, One Adventure | 2012 | 3 months | Italy | walking
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
4.6
New Zealand
Gregor Sieböck
Why is this book only for those who are really into environmentalism?
Wanderer Of The Worlds | 2003 | 5 years | world | walking
5.4
Spain
Laurie Lee
Aren’t less words sometimes better, even if the words are beautiful?
As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning | 1934 | 3 years | Spain | walking
4.2
Joachim Fest
Is it possible for a traveler to be too intellectual, and how could this impact his writing?
Contre-jour | 1980 | 3 months | Italy | tourism
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
6.8
Italy
Johann Gottfried Seume
Why is this book still so awesome after so many years?
Stroll To Syracuse In The Year 1802 | 1802 | 1 year | Italy | walking
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
5.8
Camino de Santiago
Tim Moore
If this was a good writer with a good story, then why did the editors not polish it a bit?
Travels With My Donkey | 2002 | 2 months | Camino de Santiago | walking
5.6
Germany
Heinrich Heine
Why do these travel stories from 19th century Germany remain so recommendable?
Travel Pictures | 1822 | 6 years | Europe | ship, walking
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
3.6
Greece
Michael Olbert
What happened to this otherwise decent book that caused it to be so annoying?
Chatwin's Guru And I - My Search For Patrick Leigh Fermor | 2007 | a month | Greece | backpacking
7
Hungary
Patrick Leigh Fermor
Is there anything not perfect about this travel book?
A Time Of Gifts / Between The Woods And The Water | 1933 | 2 years | Europe | walking