Italy

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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
Dennis Gastmann's "Walk to Canossa"
5.8
Italy

Dennis Gastmann

Should travel writers deliberately look for interesting stories or just go with the flow?

Walk To Canossa - One Man, One Goal, One Adventure | 2012 | 3 months | Italy | walking
Joachim Fest's "Contre-jour"
4.2

Joachim Fest

Is it possible for a traveler to be too intellectual, and how could this impact his writing?

Contre-jour | 1980 | 3 months | Italy | tourism
Johann Gottfried Seume's "Stroll To Syracuse In The Year 1802"
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
Odorico da Pordenone's "The Travel"
4.8
China

Odoric of Pordenone

Was this a 14th-century fact finding mission or just another medieval mystery tale?

The Travel | 1314 | 15 years | Silk Road | caravan
Heinrich Heine's "Travel Pictures"
5.6
Germany

Heinrich Heine

Why do these travel stories from 19th century Germany remain so recommendable?

Travel Pictures | 1822 | 6 years | Europe | ship, walking
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
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Italian Journey"
4.6
Italy

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Is this German classic really that awesome, or could it be just a bit overrated?

Italian Journey | 1786 | 2 years | Italy | carriage, walking