Category: Travel

June 21, 2010

Shadow of the Silk Road by Colin Thubron ** (of 4)

The Dean of British travel writers takes the Silk Road from China to Turkey and the NY Times says, “Thubron goes to places most other...

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June 20, 2010

The Lost City of Z by David Grann ** (of 4)

Percy Fawcett, one of the last of the iconic British explorers, ca. 1920, khaki get-up, pith helmet, and scraggly beard spends most of a lifetime...

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June 18, 2010

Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer **** (of 4)

This book about climbing Mount Everest made Krakauer famous with good reason. It’s a page turner. Suspenseful. Informative. A terrific read.

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June 17, 2010

Getting Stoned with Savages by J. Maarten Troost *** (of 4)

In the style of Bill Bryson, self-effacing and laugh aloud funny, Troost describes his adventures on the Pacific isles of Vanuatu and Fiji. He leaves...

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June 17, 2010

Fifty Miles from Tomorrow by William L. Iggiagruk Hensley ** (of 4)

The life story of a native Inupiaq from the early 40s when native Alaskans were virtually untouched by Westerners, except missionaries, through statehood and the...

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June 17, 2010

The Endurance by Caroline Alexander ** (of 4)

About explorers trapped on the ice of Antarctica. Outstanding photos, OK read.

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June 17, 2010

Born to Run by Christopher McDougall **** (of 4)

The author immerses himself in the ultra marathoning community and finds, and compellingly describes, the kind of people that run 100 miles, up and down...

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June 16, 2010

The Best American Travel Writing 2007 Edited by Susan Orlean *** (of 4)

On the upside, no kidding, Orlean and the series editor really do skim the cream from thousands of annual travel articles. On the down, there...

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February 27, 2010

Lost on Planet China by J. Maarten Troost **** (of 4)

It’s a travel book, most fun because Troost has a keen eye, a sharp tongue, precise wit, and he is no sissy when it comes...

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