Comments on: The 5 Must-Read Books That Fed My Travel Addiction: Amanda Kendle

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Travel Books « Miss Expatria — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 10:36:22 +0000

[...] Posted on January 8, 2008 by Miss Expatria This delightful article, found on one of my favorite sites, has inspired me to make a list of my very own travel book [...]

By: Ben

Ben — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:37:42 +0000

I’m really intrigued by the last book on that list – I’ll definitely have to pick it up.

If I were to add another, it would be a book that significantly influenced my own drive to travel: Around the Bloc by Stephanie Elizondo Griest.

By: Rene

Rene — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 20:58:24 +0000

Just wanted to add my friend Ted Simon’s books, including Jupiter’s Travels, and his latest one, Dreaming of Jupiter. Ted is a wonderfully gifted motorcycle adventure travel writer who has seen and done it all in his 70-something years. A great read!

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 16:05:58 +0000

Just stumbled across this site and love it! I wanted to add “Hitching Rides with Buddha” by Will Ferguson to your list. Ferguson is a Canadian ex-pat who hitchhiked the cherry blossom front in Japan. It’s laugh-out-loud funny, as well as full of insightful observations on Japanese culture.

By: Felicia Shelton

Felicia Shelton — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:10:41 +0000

Loved your list! I just bought three of Alain de Botton’s books on New Year’s Day and yes, one of them is The Art of Travel. Another one that makes me long for Spain, Africa and the desert is The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo. I’ve read this book so many times and it never fails to excite me.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:02:03 +0000

Thanks also to Ayun and Nora, for adding another couple of must-reads to my list (only I have a bit of a problem with reading books about food – they just make me too hungry!). Ayun, your own book “No Touch Monkey!” is on my shelf and that’s one that made me laugh a lot too – thank you!!

By: Nora

Nora — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:50:14 +0000

A great list, and I concur!
An addition I could recommend to the list is a book that I recently devoured called “Tales of a Female Nomad” by Rita Golden Gelman. It’s a lovely, funny, and inspirational read for any woman embarking on a journey.

By: Ayun

Ayun — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:18:30 +0000

My all time favorite travel book is:

‘Ship of Fools’ by Katherine Anne Porter,

I also dig:

Karma Cola by Gita Mehta

A Cook’s Tour by Anthony Bourdain

Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet by Jeffrey Alford and Naomi DeGuid (it’s a cookbook, but what a cookbook. I wish they’d taken me with em! Shoot, now I’m hungry.)

Ring of Fire by Lawrence Blair

Vagabonding by Rolf Potts

Pagan Holiday by Tony Perrottet

and

Killing Yourself to Live by Chuck Klosterman

“Anni’s India Diary” by Anni Axworthy is a good one for kids, if a bit rose-tinted.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 10:33:18 +0000

Thanks Tara and Scott, great to get some more recommendations for my own reading list! Scott, you’re spot on with Bill Bryson, he’s no adventure traveler, but I just love the way he sees quite mundane things and makes them hilarious.

By: Tara

Tara — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:41:25 +0000

Fab post Amanda

I actually just mentioned my favourite travel inspiration book – ‘Endless Feasts’ edited by Ruth Reichl – on my blog.

Like ‘Sheltering Sky’, Endless Feasts isn’t a typical travel book (it is actually a lot more about food) but always gets me excited to keep exploring the world.

Thanks for your list, will be adding some of those books to my 2008 to-do list.

Tara