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10 Travel Literature Resolutions for 2010

Yes, I’m still taking a break.  I just dropped by to assure you that there is nothing hidden in my underwear… (NOTE 5/15/2010: You may have lost the context of that reference. It is to a would-be bomber who allegedly had explosives in his underwear as he boarded a plane.)

Since part of the bloggers’ pledge requires doing lists of travel resolutions toward the beginning of the New Year, I’ll fill in with a travel literature list for A Traveler’s Library, and some links to what others are saying about Resolutions for Travelers. Even though time is flying so fast, that I could have sworn we were about to celebrate 2001, I have rearranged the numbers, and bravely plunge into 2010. Continue reading 10 Travel Literature Resolutions for 2010

Best 20 Travel Books

BEST 20 TRAVEL BOOKS?

London Times on Line lists the best 20 travel books of the last century plus a video, “What books made you want to travel?” answered by Alexander McCall Smith and Colin Thubron. Don’t miss the video! (Note: you now have to sign up to see their archived content. Sorry.)

Oh dear, William Dalrymple is not on the list of best travel literature! Ahh, but see the video–Alexander McCall Smith does pick him. Continue reading Best 20 Travel Books