India 6.5 Richard Halliburton Does it make sense to refer to this author as the godfather of travel writing?
USA 4 Fabian Sixtus Körner Do nice photos, a lot of visited countries, and slick design make for a good travel book?
The Americas 7.8 Charles Bukowski If all the idiots love it, does that mean that this is a book for idiots?
Austria 3.8 Andrew McCarthy Is it possible to write a whole a book like a Roxette song, and should anyone read it?
The Americas 6 Bill Bryson Should this book be read like a homecoming story or rather like a trip abroad?
The Americas 4.5 Jack Kerouac Did this book redefine travel writing, or is it essentially just a boring stream of consciousness?
The Americas 4.8 Thomas Kohnstamm Could we have expected more from a book that advertises itself as being gonzo?
Bahamas 7.5 Christopher Columbus Was this guy an evil proto-colonialist, or was he a sort of likeable dreamer?
Himalayas 7.5 Jon Krakauer Do we really care whose fault it was, or can we just accept that mountains are deadly sometimes?