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Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan
by Tom Masters • 2000
Three countries, one guide: ancient wine, mountain monasteries, and the minibus routes between them.
3.80
272
Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan Summary
Lonely Planet Georgia, Armenia & Azerbaijan 88%
Three countries, one guide: ancient wine, mountain monasteries, and the minibus routes between them.
by Tom Masters 2000
3.80
272 ratings
On the Trail of Genghis Khan
by Tim Cope • 2013
6,000 miles on horseback across the steppe, learning from nomads what maps and roads cannot teach.
4.15
2k+
On the Trail of Genghis Khan Summary
On the Trail of Genghis Khan 88%
6,000 miles on horseback across the steppe, learning from nomads what maps and roads cannot teach.
by Tim Cope 2013
4.15
2k+ ratings
Adventure Capitalist
by Jim Rogers • 2003
One car, 116 countries, zero flights. The investment lessons hiding at the world's border crossings.
4.01
2k+
Adventure Capitalist Summary
Adventure Capitalist 88%
One car, 116 countries, zero flights. The investment lessons hiding at the world's border crossings.
by Jim Rogers 2003
4.01
2k+ ratings
Dark Star Safari
by Paul Theroux • 2002
He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.
3.98
16k+
Dark Star Safari Summary
Dark Star Safari 88%
He crossed Africa overland and found billions in foreign aid had only deepened the disaster.
by Paul Theroux 2002
3.98
16k+ ratings
The Ends of the Earth
by Robert D. Kaplan • 1996
Rivers and soil shape nations more than constitutions. A journey to the frontiers where states fail.
4.11
2k+
The Ends of the Earth Summary
The Ends of the Earth 88%
Rivers and soil shape nations more than constitutions. A journey to the frontiers where states fail.
by Robert D. Kaplan 1996
4.11
2k+ ratings
Travels with Myself and Another
by Martha Gellhorn • 1979
Four continents, a famous companion, every awful moment a war correspondent refused to romanticize.
3.84
2k+
Travels with Myself and Another Summary
Travels with Myself and Another 88%
Four continents, a famous companion, every awful moment a war correspondent refused to romanticize.
by Martha Gellhorn 1979
3.84
2k+ ratings
The Pillars of Hercules
by Paul Theroux • 1995
A solo lap of the Mediterranean finds not postcards but war, sewage, and kindness in between.
3.96
5k+
The Pillars of Hercules Summary
The Pillars of Hercules 88%
A solo lap of the Mediterranean finds not postcards but war, sewage, and kindness in between.
by Paul Theroux 1995
3.96
5k+ ratings
Happier Than A Billionaire
by Nadine Hays Pisani • 2011
What two burnt-out chiropractors discovered in Costa Rica: bat caves, monkeys, and a weird dog lady.
3.89
2k+
Happier Than A Billionaire Summary
Happier Than A Billionaire 88%
What two burnt-out chiropractors discovered in Costa Rica: bat caves, monkeys, and a weird dog lady.
by Nadine Hays Pisani 2011
3.89
2k+ ratings
Vagabonding
by Rolf Potts • 2002
Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.
3.95
28k+
Vagabonding Summary
Vagabonding 88%
Travel the world for months by spending less. The real preparation is mental.
by Rolf Potts 2002
3.95
28k+ ratings
How to Travel the World on $50 a Day
by Matt Kepnes • 2013
A $50 daily budget, rewards card, hostel kitchen: the math that buys life on the road.
3.79
2k+
How to Travel the World on $50 a Day Summary
How to Travel the World on $50 a Day 88%
A $50 daily budget, rewards card, hostel kitchen: the math that buys life on the road.
by Matt Kepnes 2013
3.79
2k+ ratings
The Lost Continent
by Bill Bryson • 1989
He drove across America looking for the perfect small town. He mostly found parking lots.
3.81
65k+
The Lost Continent Summary
The Lost Continent 88%
He drove across America looking for the perfect small town. He mostly found parking lots.
by Bill Bryson 1989
3.81
65k+ ratings
Overbooked
by Elizabeth Becker • 2013
The biggest unregulated industry on earth, measured in six destinations and a billion annual trips.
3.80
858
Overbooked Summary
Overbooked 88%
The biggest unregulated industry on earth, measured in six destinations and a billion annual trips.
by Elizabeth Becker 2013
3.80
858 ratings
Spartan Gold
by Clive Cussler • 2009
A sunken sub in a swamp puts the Fargos on the trail of Napoleon's lost wine.
3.86
17k+
Spartan Gold Summary
Spartan Gold 87%
A sunken sub in a swamp puts the Fargos on the trail of Napoleon's lost wine.
by Clive Cussler 2009
3.86
17k+ ratings
Step By Step The Life In My Journeys
by Simon Reeve • 2018
Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.
4.34
6k+
Step By Step The Life In My Journeys Summary
Step By Step The Life In My Journeys 87%
Suicidal at sixteen, one exam pass. He now films documentaries in the world's most dangerous places.
by Simon Reeve 2018
4.34
6k+ ratings
The Songlines
by Bruce Chatwin • 1987
The Australian Outback is sung, not surveyed: each verse a landmark, and the song holds the law.
3.96
13k+
The Songlines Summary
The Songlines 87%
The Australian Outback is sung, not surveyed: each verse a landmark, and the song holds the law.
by Bruce Chatwin 1987
3.96
13k+ ratings
Bangkok Days
by Lawrence Osborne • 2009
Bangkok is where failed Western men go to disappear. One of them reports what he found.
3.41
1k+
Bangkok Days Summary
Bangkok Days 87%
Bangkok is where failed Western men go to disappear. One of them reports what he found.
by Lawrence Osborne 2009
3.41
1k+ ratings
World Travel
by Anthony Bourdain • 2021
For people who hate guidebooks: Bourdain's rules for eating, drinking, and finding the real story.
3.63
13k+
World Travel Summary
World Travel 87%
For people who hate guidebooks: Bourdain's rules for eating, drinking, and finding the real story.
by Anthony Bourdain 2021
3.63
13k+ ratings
Walking With Plato
by Gary Hayden • 2016
One thousand miles on foot with a wife and a well-worn copy of Plato.
3.64
320
Walking With Plato Summary
Walking With Plato 87%
One thousand miles on foot with a wife and a well-worn copy of Plato.
by Gary Hayden 2016
3.64
320 ratings
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost
by Rachel Friedman • 2011
A college graduate lands alone in Ireland. By Bolivia, she is biking Death Road.
3.80
4k+
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost Summary
The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost 87%
A college graduate lands alone in Ireland. By Bolivia, she is biking Death Road.
by Rachel Friedman 2011
3.80
4k+ ratings
Moby-Duck
by Donovan Hohn • 2011
One man chased 28,800 lost bath toys into ocean gyres, Chinese factories, and the melting ice.
3.31
3k+
Moby-Duck Summary
Moby-Duck 87%
One man chased 28,800 lost bath toys into ocean gyres, Chinese factories, and the melting ice.
by Donovan Hohn 2011
3.31
3k+ ratings
Geography for Dummies
by Charles A. Heatwole • 2002
How to read the world: a plain-language tour of Earth's lands, waters, people, and borders.
3.77
100
Geography for Dummies Summary
Geography for Dummies 87%
How to read the world: a plain-language tour of Earth's lands, waters, people, and borders.
by Charles A. Heatwole 2002
3.77
100 ratings
Adriatic
by Robert D. Kaplan • 2022
Where empires and religions mixed for centuries, Europe's post-national future is already written.
3.61
888
Adriatic Summary
Adriatic 87%
Where empires and religions mixed for centuries, Europe's post-national future is already written.
by Robert D. Kaplan 2022
3.61
888 ratings
How to Win at Travel
by Brian Kelly • 2025
First class on a coach budget: the credit card and points playbook for unlocking premium travel.
3.81
2k+
How to Win at Travel Summary
How to Win at Travel 87%
First class on a coach budget: the credit card and points playbook for unlocking premium travel.
by Brian Kelly 2025
3.81
2k+ ratings
Abroad in Japan
by Chris Broad • 2023
He went to rural Japan to teach English. A missile alert at dawn changed everything.
4.11
23k+
Abroad in Japan Summary
Abroad in Japan 87%
He went to rural Japan to teach English. A missile alert at dawn changed everything.
by Chris Broad 2023
4.11
23k+ ratings
Eastward to Tartary
by Robert D. Kaplan • 2001
From Budapest to the Caspian, a journey through lands where history refuses to end.
4.05
2k+
Eastward to Tartary Summary
Eastward to Tartary 87%
From Budapest to the Caspian, a journey through lands where history refuses to end.
by Robert D. Kaplan 2001
4.05
2k+ ratings
Two O'Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain
by Helene Sula • 2024
An Oxford comma got her fired. A shattered ankle got her blogging. Then Germany happened.
3.85
921
Two O'Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain Summary
Two O'Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain 87%
An Oxford comma got her fired. A shattered ankle got her blogging. Then Germany happened.
by Helene Sula 2024
3.85
921 ratings
Trespassing Across America
by Ken Ilgunas • 2016
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
3.82
2k+
Trespassing Across America Summary
Trespassing Across America 87%
He walked the Keystone XL pipeline illegally. The land and its people changed him.
by Ken Ilgunas 2016
3.82
2k+ ratings
One False Note
by Gordon Korman • 2008
Amy and Dan chase Mozart's trail across Europe, hunted by relatives who want them dead.
3.90
55k+
One False Note Summary
One False Note 87%
Amy and Dan chase Mozart's trail across Europe, hunted by relatives who want them dead.
by Gordon Korman 2008
3.90
55k+ ratings
The Art of Pilgrimage
by Phil Cousineau • 2000
Every trip can be a pilgrimage. The secret is in how you leave, walk, and return.
4.11
1k+
The Art of Pilgrimage Summary
The Art of Pilgrimage 87%
Every trip can be a pilgrimage. The secret is in how you leave, walk, and return.
by Phil Cousineau 2000
4.11
1k+ ratings
Venice
by Jan Morris • 1960
Once its fortress, the lagoon now threatens Venice: the life of history's most improbable city.
4.03
2k+
Venice Summary
Venice 87%
Once its fortress, the lagoon now threatens Venice: the life of history's most improbable city.
by Jan Morris 1960
4.03
2k+ ratings
Over the Edge of the World
by Laurence Bergreen • 2003
Three of five ships mutinied. His response made men fear him more than the sea.
4.19
19k+
Over the Edge of the World Summary
Over the Edge of the World 86%
Three of five ships mutinied. His response made men fear him more than the sea.
by Laurence Bergreen 2003
4.19
19k+ ratings
Last Chance to See
by Douglas Adams • 1990
A flightless parrot, a blind dolphin, and the last-chance quest to see them before they vanish.
4.32
26k+
Last Chance to See Summary
Last Chance to See 86%
A flightless parrot, a blind dolphin, and the last-chance quest to see them before they vanish.
by Douglas Adams 1990
4.32
26k+ ratings
American Shaolin
by Matthew Polly • 2007
A Princeton dropout arrives at Shaolin expecting mystical masters and finds a kung fu theme park.
4.02
3k+
American Shaolin Summary
American Shaolin 86%
A Princeton dropout arrives at Shaolin expecting mystical masters and finds a kung fu theme park.
by Matthew Polly 2007
4.02
3k+ ratings
Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies
by Melanie Smith • 2003
Tourism is a cultural battlefield: heritage, authenticity, and power in every destination.
3.47
15
Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies Summary
Issues in Cultural Tourism Studies 86%
Tourism is a cultural battlefield: heritage, authenticity, and power in every destination.
by Melanie Smith 2003
3.47
15 ratings
Travels with Charley
by John Steinbeck • 1961
At 58, Steinbeck set out with his poodle to find the America his memory had lost.
4.08
110k+
Travels with Charley Summary
Travels with Charley 86%
At 58, Steinbeck set out with his poodle to find the America his memory had lost.
by John Steinbeck 1961
4.08
110k+ ratings
The Geography of Genius
by Eric Weiner • 2016
Why Athens, Renaissance Florence, and Silicon Valley each erupted with genius at particular moments.
3.80
4k+
The Geography of Genius Summary
The Geography of Genius 86%
Why Athens, Renaissance Florence, and Silicon Valley each erupted with genius at particular moments.
by Eric Weiner 2016
3.80
4k+ ratings
The Electric Woman
by Tessa Fontaine • 2018
Eating fire is easier than watching your mother die, so she joined the carnival.
3.90
2k+
The Electric Woman Summary
The Electric Woman 86%
Eating fire is easier than watching your mother die, so she joined the carnival.
by Tessa Fontaine 2018
3.90
2k+ ratings
Marco Polo
by Laurence Bergreen • 2007
A merchant, a Mongol emperor, and seventeen years that redrew the map of the known world.
3.85
3k+
Marco Polo Summary
Marco Polo 86%
A merchant, a Mongol emperor, and seventeen years that redrew the map of the known world.
by Laurence Bergreen 2007
3.85
3k+ ratings
Packing Light
by Allison Vesterfelt • 2013
How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.
3.68
1k+
Packing Light Summary
Packing Light 86%
How a cross-country trip with just a suitcase taught her to trade worry for wonder.
by Allison Vesterfelt 2013
3.68
1k+ ratings
The Ice at the End of the World
by Jon Gertner • 2019
Greenland's ice holds a climate archive; it shows the planet can flip in a human lifetime.
4.17
1k+
The Ice at the End of the World Summary
The Ice at the End of the World 86%
Greenland's ice holds a climate archive; it shows the planet can flip in a human lifetime.
by Jon Gertner 2019
4.17
1k+ ratings
Mother Tongue
by Christine Gilbert • 2016
A family's two-year quest to learn Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish abroad. But her toddler objected.
3.72
449
Mother Tongue Summary
Mother Tongue 86%
A family's two-year quest to learn Mandarin, Arabic, and Spanish abroad. But her toddler objected.
by Christine Gilbert 2016
3.72
449 ratings
Custodians of Wonder
by Eliot Stein • 2024
Firsts get statues. Lasts get silence. A search for the final keepers of ancient traditions.
4.19
3k+
Custodians of Wonder Summary
Custodians of Wonder 86%
Firsts get statues. Lasts get silence. A search for the final keepers of ancient traditions.
by Eliot Stein 2024
4.19
3k+ ratings
Around the World in Eighty Days
by Jules Verne • 1872
A London gentleman wagers everything on circling the globe in eighty days, tailed by a detective.
3.95
286k+
Around the World in Eighty Days Summary
Around the World in Eighty Days 86%
A London gentleman wagers everything on circling the globe in eighty days, tailed by a detective.
by Jules Verne 1872
3.95
286k+ ratings
The Road to Little Dribbling
by Bill Bryson • 2015
Twenty years on, Bryson returns to Britain: prettier, richer, and somehow even more perplexing.
3.73
39k+
The Road to Little Dribbling Summary
The Road to Little Dribbling 86%
Twenty years on, Bryson returns to Britain: prettier, richer, and somehow even more perplexing.
by Bill Bryson 2015
3.73
39k+ ratings
Reconnaissance Man
by Aaron Clarey • 2016
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
4.18
143
Reconnaissance Man Summary
Reconnaissance Man 86%
Skip college, drive the country, and find where you belong before committing your life.
by Aaron Clarey 2016
4.18
143 ratings
The Nepali Flat
by Gordon Alexander • 2016
Seven days of relentless hills, altitude sickness, and tea-house wisdom on the hard road to Everest.
4.17
549
The Nepali Flat Summary
The Nepali Flat 86%
Seven days of relentless hills, altitude sickness, and tea-house wisdom on the hard road to Everest.
by Gordon Alexander 2016
4.17
549 ratings
The Twenty-One Balloons
by William Pène du Bois • 1947
A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.
3.95
26k+
The Twenty-One Balloons Summary
The Twenty-One Balloons 86%
A reclusive balloonist crash-lands on Krakatoa, where a hidden utopia runs on diamonds and dinner.
by William Pène du Bois 1947
3.95
26k+ ratings
Lost on Planet China
by J. Maarten Troost • 2008
No Mandarin. One backpack. A country where one city adds 150,000 cars a year.
3.77
12k+
Lost on Planet China Summary
Lost on Planet China 86%
No Mandarin. One backpack. A country where one city adds 150,000 cars a year.
by J. Maarten Troost 2008
3.77
12k+ ratings
Imagine a City
by Mark Vanhoenacker • 2022
A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.
3.65
422
Imagine a City Summary
Imagine a City 86%
A pilot's repeated city layovers trace one hidden route: back to the small hometown he fled.
by Mark Vanhoenacker 2022
3.65
422 ratings
The Atlantis Blueprint
by Rand Flem-Ath • 2000
Ancient maps of an ice-free Antarctica point to a lost civilization that once surveyed the globe.
3.81
574
The Atlantis Blueprint Summary
The Atlantis Blueprint 86%
Ancient maps of an ice-free Antarctica point to a lost civilization that once surveyed the globe.
by Rand Flem-Ath 2000
3.81
574 ratings
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