order:
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
5.8
China
Ella Maillart
If Fleming is the more gifted writer, then why is this book better than his?
Forbidden Journey – From Peking to Cashmir | 1935 | 6 months | China | caravan
6
China
Peter Fleming
Would a little less irony have made this book even better?
News from Tartary - A Journey from Peking to Kashmir | 1935 | 6 months | China | caravan
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
5
Johann Christian Hüttner
Why is this missionary’s tale still so refreshing?
News From The Journey Of The British Delegation Through China And Parts Of Tartary | 1792 | 12 months | China | ship, caravan
6
Himalayas
Jon Krakauer
Do we really care whose fault it was, or can we just accept that mountains are deadly sometimes?
Into Thin Air | 1996 | 4 months | Himalayas | mountaineering