order:
![Heinz Helfgen's "I'm Cycling Around The World"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-153348.jpg)
4.4
Brazil
Heinz Helfgen
What were German readers looking for in a travel book after World War II?
I'm Cycling Around The World | 1951 | 2 years | world | cycling
![Andreas Altmann's "The Price Of Lightness"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-144748.jpg)
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
![Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta's "The Travels"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-150437.jpg)
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
![Fernão Mendes Pinto's "Pilgrimage"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/05/TLW-20140516-171628.jpg)
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