Who doesn’t like a good list? Conde Nast Traveller and
Travel & Leisure Magazine love lists. The movie “The Bucket List” prompted
many to sit down and write their ‘life’ or ‘dream’ list, others, including myself,
bought the book 1000 Places To See Before You Die, and derive a great sense of
pleasure and accomplishment by ticking off each place we have been!
Travel also involves plenty of time waiting for
transportation and whiling away time on that transportation with plenty of
opportunities to read. The big packing debate is what clothing can I sacrifice
for books! Fictional travel books can make the destination come alive. The
setting becomes an essential character and shapes the way we view a place.
The following are my picks for great and insightful travel
reads:
1. Virunga - The
Passion of Dian Fossey, by Farley Mowatt
2. The Quiet American,
by Graham Greene
3. A Fine Balance, by
Rohinton Mistry
4. The White Tiger,
by Aravind Adiga
5. Mao’s Last Dancer,
by Li Cunxin
6. The Disappeared,
by Kim Echlin
7. Almost French, by
Sarah Turnbull
8. Lost Horizon, by
James Hilton
9. The Old Patagonian
Express, by Paul Theroux
10. Honeymoon in
Purdah, by Alison Wearing
- Lesli
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