France

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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
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
Gregor Sieböck's "Wanderer Of Worlds"
4.6
New Zealand

Gregor Sieböck

Why is this book only for those who are really into environmentalism?

Wanderer Of The Worlds | 2003 | 5 years | world | walking
Giovanni DiPlano Carpini's "The Story Of The Mongols Whom We Call The Tartars"
5.8
Mongolia

Giovanni da Pian del Carpine

Was it naive to hope for peace with the Khan?

The Story Of The Mongols Whom We Call The Tartars | 1245 | 2 years | Mongolia | caravan
Philippe Valéry's "On The Silk Road"
5.2
Afghanistan

Philippe Valéry

Is this another author who distances himself from his story?

On The Silk Roads | 1998 | 2 years | China | walking
Laurie Lee's "As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning"
5.4
Spain

Laurie Lee

Aren’t less words sometimes better, even if the words are beautiful?

As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning | 1934 | 3 years | Spain | walking
Tim Moore's "Travels With My Donkey"
5.8
Camino de Santiago

Tim Moore

If this was a good writer with a good story, then why did the editors not polish it a bit?

Travels With My Donkey | 2002 | 2 months | Camino de Santiago | walking
Hans-Peter Kerkeling's "I'm Off Then"
5.6
Camino de Santiago

Hape Kerkeling

Is this the only instance where a TV person turned into a good travel writer?

I'm Off Then | 2001 | 2 months | Camino de Santiago | walking
Werner Herzog's "Of Walking In Ice"
4
France

Werner Herzog

Is this another candidate for the title of worst travel book ever?

Of Walking On Ice | 1974 | 1 month | France | walking
Paulo Coelho's "The Pilgrimage"
2.4
Camino de Santiago

Paulo Coelho

Is this the worst travel book anyone could ever imagine, or is it just the worst travel book ever created?

The Pilgrimage | 1986 | 4 weeks | Camino de Santiago | walking