Comments on: Travel Books – 2008 Review

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:40:03 +0000

Lovely, I’d like to add a book from one of my favourite travel writers, Stanley Stewart “In the Empire of the Gengis Khan”. Stewart has the unique power to inspire me ideas for articles and travels.

By: Leigh McAdam

Leigh McAdam — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:38:01 +0000

I read ‘Smile When You’re Lying’ but found it tedious going.There were chapters that were interesting but overall I expected more depth in his writing.

One of the best books I’ve read is ‘Desert Queen’ by Janet Wallach. It’s about Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) who explored the Arab world and in fact she was one of the major players in drawing the map and creating the modern day Middle East. At her peak she was considered to be the most powerful woman in the British Empire.
This is an amazing true story that will be enjoyed by all – and in fact will have you dreaming of exploring the Middle East.
‘Dreaming of East’ sounds like a great read.

By: Nicolas De Corte

Nicolas De Corte — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:04:37 +0000

I just bought Smile When You’re Lying but it hasn’t arrived yet… Exciting! I would also like to mention Peter Moore, who once decided to travel through Africa for 6 months because his girlfriend left him and he couldn’t stand seeing her on the street from time to time. And Brian Thacker too, who picked four unknown locations and travelled there without a guidebook. Great angles to start a travel story with.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:40:21 +0000

Going to have to check out Chuck Thomson’s ‘Smile When You’re Lying’ as it provokes a lot of discussion. I am in the middle of reading J. Maarten Troost’s Lost on Planet China. Really digging it!

By: Natalie MacLean

Natalie MacLean — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:31:41 +0000

Thanks Andy!

Cheers,
Natalie

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:53:35 +0000

Great books….I’m hacking my way through Chuck Thompson’s…he is brutally honest but sometimes gets so cynical that I have to put it down before I get in a bad mood! Rolf Potts book is great with the footnotes…and I even managed to get mine signed in Portland….woohoo!

Haven’t checked out back in 6 years yet, thanks for the tip!

- Greg

By: Andy Hayes

Andy Hayes — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 23:54:29 +0000

Great list – I also love Natalie MacLean’s wine travelogue book: http://www.nataliemaclean.com/