Western Europe

order:
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?

Theodor Fontane's "Walking Tours Through The Mark Of Brandenburg"
4.8

Theodor Fontane

Is this poet distancing himself from his readers?

Johann Gottfried Seume's "Stroll To Syracuse In The Year 1802"
6.8
Italy

Johann Gottfried Seume

Why is this book still so awesome after so many years?

Tim Moore's "Travels With My Donkey"
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?

Heinrich Heine's "Travel Pictures"
5.6
Germany

Heinrich Heine

Why do these travel stories from 19th century Germany remain so recommendable?

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?

Michael Wigge's "To The End Of The World, Without Any Money"
3.8
Antarctica

Michael Wigge

Is this book trivial and fun, or is it just plain boring?

Ji Xianlin's "Wandering Around The World"
5.8
China

Ji Xianlin

Are these travel memoirs worth reading, or has censorship ruined them?

Michael Olbert's "Chatwin's Guru And Me"
3.6
Greece

Michael Olbert

What happened to this otherwise decent book that caused it to be so annoying?

Patrick Leigh Fermor's "A Time of Gifts / Between the Woods and the Water"
7
Hungary

Patrick Leigh Fermor

Is there anything not perfect about this travel book?

Hans-Peter Kerkeling's "I'm Off Then"
5.6
Camino de Santiago

Hape Kerkeling

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

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Italian Journey"
4.6
Italy

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Is this German classic really that awesome, or could it be just a bit overrated?

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?

Michael Holzach's "Germany For Free"
7.2

Michael Holzach

Why is this travelogue one of my favorite books of all time?

Werner Herzog's "Of Walking In Ice"
4
France

Werner Herzog

Is this another candidate for the title of worst travel book ever?