Africa

order:
Serge Roetheli's - "The 25,000 Mile Love Story"
3.8
USA

Serge Roetheli

How can a book about a man running around the whole world be so boring?

The 25,000 Mile Love Story | 2000 | 5 years | world | running
Xiao Peng's "Ten Years Of Backpacking"
3.2

Xiaopeng

If this book isn’t badly written, then why is it still bad?

Ten Years Of Backpacking (背包十年) | 2001 | 10 years |  China, The Netherlands, UK, France, Spain, Switzerland, Greece, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Vietnam, Thailand, Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Maledives, Philippines, Tunesia, Canada, Tahiti, USA, Austria, Hungary, Poland, Slovenia, Russia, UAE, Cambodia, South Africa, | backpacking
San Mao's "Stories From The Sahara"
5.2
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Sanmao

How did this writer become an archetype for female travelers from China?

Stories of the Sahara (撒哈拉的故事) | 1974 | 1 year | Western Sahara | work
Andrew McCarthy's "The Longest Way Home"
3
Austria

Andrew McCarthy

Is it possible to write a whole a book like a Roxette song, and should anyone read it?

The Longest Way Home - One Man's Quest For The Courage To Settle Down. | 2011 | 5 months | world | backpacking
David Livingstone's "Travel Diaries"
5.4
Tanzania

David Livingstone

Should this collection of diary entries be edited into a more readable book?

Travel Diaries | 1866 | 7 years | Tanzania | caravan, missionary work
Jehan de Mandeville's "The Travels"
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
Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta's "The Travels"
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
Nigel Barley's "The Innocent Anthropologist"
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
Johann Schiltberger's "The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger"
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
Christopher Columbus' "Logbook"
6
Bahamas

Christopher Columbus

Was this guy an evil proto-colonialist, or was he a sort of likeable dreamer?

Logbook | 1492 | 6 months | Bahamas | ship
Fernão Mendes Pinto's "Pilgrimage"
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