Comments on: Eight Books That Inspired Me To Go RTW

By: Ping Freie

Ping Freie — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 16:52:42 +0000

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By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:16:56 +0000

Thanks Bruno – sounds like it’s right up my alley. I’m definitely a fan of the extended stays so I’d love to check that one out.

By: Joel

Joel — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:15:16 +0000

Hi Jessica – thanks for the visit! So far in the trip, I haven’t had a chance to do much more than crack open a book. But some great suggestions I’ll add to my reading list.

By: Jessica Peter

Jessica Peter — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:00:03 +0000

Just popped by from a Twitter RT….

Nice list though I’ve only read the Bryson, and need to order Vagabonding ASAP. I tend toward the more … thoughtful?… rather than humourous most of the time. A few I’d add that make me WANT to get travelling the world:
- Tales of a Female Nomad: Living at Large in the World by Rita Golden Gelman
- Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman by Alice Steinbach
And I’d second another poster’s comment of A Year in Provence.
Jessica Peter´s last [type] ..How Fascinating

By: Bruno Giuffrida

Bruno Giuffrida — Sat, 29 May 2010 18:47:31 +0000

An absolute must-read for any Francophile planning to spend an extended period in the French countryside, is “Village in the Vaucluse”, by Laurence Wylie. I was alone in France for a month, and found an old copy in an English-language bookstore in Avignon. It’s an incredible view into the French country mindset, and will really change your eye on things as you get to know locals, particularly the older ones. Not so much a travel book, as a sociological study for any traveler who wants to spend extended stays in one place. Very, very worthwhile read.

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:32:58 +0000

Very cool – thanks for the suggestion. It’s got two wheels so it’s practically the same as a bike, right?

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:32:16 +0000

I like Chelsea a lot – but haven’t read her books.

My other fave (not travel related) is Nick Hornby. I’m very very very backed up on my fiction.

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:31:13 +0000

Thanks Laura – I’ve read a lot of “nuts and bolts” travel books but the anecdotes of Joe Kurmaskie (and Bryson) are what really drives me to get out there.

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:29:51 +0000

I’ve heard a lot of great things about those, and read some of it in Men’s Journal, I think.

I’ll have to see if they’re available as ebooks and drop them into my list!

By: Joel

Joel — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:28:12 +0000

I miss Vonnegut. I really need to re-read Slaughterhouse 5 and Breakfast.