order:
![Johann Gottfried Seume's "Stroll To Syracuse In The Year 1802"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-144403.jpg)
6.8
Italy
Johann Gottfried Seume
Why is this book still so awesome after so many years?
Stroll To Syracuse In The Year 1802 | 1802 | 1 year | Italy | walking
![Jehan de Mandeville's "The Travels"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-150158.jpg)
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
![Patrick Leigh Fermor's "A Time of Gifts / Between the Woods and the Water"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-145907.jpg)
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
![Johann Schiltberger's "The Bondage and Travels of Johann Schiltberger"](https://www.bookslap.com/assets/uploads/2014/04/TLW-20140430-150404.jpg)
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