South America Travel

» Nicholas Gill - Favorite Travel Books

Hey, with all of these books being reviewd I thought now would be a good time to get a lively discussion going on everyone's favorite travel books. Be it guides, narratives, poetry, whatever. It doesn't even have to be about South America.

Let's hear it!

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» Mike Gerrard - Favorite Travel Books

In response to Favorite Travel Books posted by nicholasgill:

I think the Footprints Guides are generally good. A lot depends on the author, of course, so it's impossible to say, for example, that Lonely Planet is better or worse than Rough Guides. The trouble is, you don't know till you've used them.

I also like reading good fiction set in a destination, to try to get a feel for it, especially good crime fiction. Good crime writers have a gritty reality. And of course any travel narrative book. It's hard to recommend individual ones as it depends where you're going.

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