4.2
Iraq
Jean de Mandeville
Why is it so much fun to read Medieval travel stories that are at least partly untrue?
The Travels | 1322 | 34 years | Europe, Africa, Asia | caravan, walking, ship
4.2
Thailand
Andreas Altmann
How was an otherwise good travel book spoiled by too much preaching?
The Price Of Lightness | 2005 | 2 months | Southeast Asia | backpacking
7.8
Antarctica
Roald Amundsen
Why is it almost impossible not to like the coolest guy in Antarctica?
The South Pole | 1910 | 2 years | South Pole | ship, dog sledding
3.8
Antarctica
Michael Wigge
Is this book trivial and fun, or is it just plain boring?
To The End Of The World, Without Any Money | 2009 | 5 months | Antarctica | ship, backpacking
8
Robert Falcon Scott
If this guy doesn’t write that well, then why did his words still leave me heartbroken?
Diary 1910-1912 | 1910 | 2 years | South Pole | ship, walking
5
China
Sven Hedin
Are we looking at a career-obsessed explorer or at a blueprint for Indiana Jones?
In The Heart Of Asia | 1893 | 4 years | China | caravan
4.2
Rob Gifford
Are the errors in this book due to poor editing or is this an expert who doesn’t know his craft?
China Road | 2005 | 2 months | China | journalism
5.8
China
Ji Xianlin
Are these travel memoirs worth reading, or has censorship ruined them?
Wandering Around The World (行走天下) | 1934 | 70 years | world | research
4
China
Stanley Stewart
Is China really that quirky, or do we sometimes just want things to be a certain way?
Frontiers of Heaven | 1994 | 1 month | China | backpacking
3.6
Greece
Michael Olbert
What happened to this otherwise decent book that caused it to be so annoying?
Chatwin's Guru And I - My Search For Patrick Leigh Fermor | 2007 | a month | Greece | backpacking
7
Hungary
Patrick Leigh Fermor
Is there anything not perfect about this travel book?
A Time Of Gifts / Between The Woods And The Water | 1933 | 2 years | Europe | walking
4.2
Saudi Arabia
Ibn Battuta
Did conservative ethics turn this great adventure story into such a slow read?
The Travels | 1325 | 29 years | Asia, Africa, Europe | ship, caravan
5.6
Cameroon
Nigel Barley
Can humor sometimes alienate us from our surroundings?
The Innocent Anthropologist - Notes From A Mud Hut. | 1980 | 2 years | Cameroon | research
5
China
Mildred Cable
Is this just a book about three ladies taking it slow, or is it an epic adventure?
The Gobi Desert | 1926 | 12 years | China | caravan
6.2
Arctics
Hauke Trinks
Is this a book that you can enjoy even if you’re not interested in polar bears?
Life In The Ice | 1999 | 1 year | Norway | ship, research