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Spain

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India
6.5

Richard Halliburton

Does it make sense to refer to this author as the godfather of travel writing?

Nicole Roetheli's -
Brazil
4.3

Nicole Roetheli

Why is this so choppy?

Serge Roetheli's -
USA
4.8

Serge Roetheli

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

Xiao Peng's
Spain
4

Xiaopeng

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

Gregor Sieböck's
New Zealand
5.8

Gregor Sieböck

Why is this book only for those who are really into environmentalism?

Laurie Lee's
Spain
6.8

Laurie Lee

Aren't less words sometimes better, even if the words are beautiful?

Tim Moore's
Camino de Santiago
7.3

Tim Moore

If this was a good writer with a good story, then why did the editors not polish it a bit?

Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta's
Saudi Arabia
5.3

Ibn Battuta

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

Hans-Peter Kerkeling's
Camino de Santiago
7

Hape Kerkeling

Is this the only instance where a TV person turned into a good travel writer?

Shirley MacLaine's
Camino de Santiago
4.3

Shirley MacLaine

Is this a decent book that has been ruined by esotericism, or was it bad all along?

Christopher Columbus'
Bahamas
7.5

Christopher Columbus

Was this guy an evil proto-colonialist, or was he a sort of likeable dreamer?

Paulo Coelho's
Camino de Santiago
3

Paulo Coelho

Is this the worst travel book anyone could ever imagine, or is it just the worst travel book ever created?

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