"Top Ten Tuesday" is an original feature/weekly meme created on the blog "The Broke and the Bookish". It was created because they are particularly fond of lists. It is now hosted by Jana from That Artsy Reader Girl.
Since I am just as fond of them as they are, I jump at the chance to share my lists with them! Have a look at their page, there are lots of other bloggers who share their lists here.
This week's topic is Books That Feature Travel
That is a nice topic. Not only do I love travel, I also love books about it. We've had this topic before (see here and here), so I tried to use ten different books. I have not enjoyed all of them the same, but I am sure there is someone here who will.
Boschwitz, Ulrich Alexander "The Passenger" aka "The Fugitive" (GE: Der Reisende) - 1939
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (Goethe German) "Italian Journey" (aka Letters from Italy) (GE: Italienische Reise) - 1817
Orth, Stephan (Orth German) "Couchsurfing in China: Encounters and Escapades Beyond the Great Wall" aka "High Tech and Hot Pot: Revealing Encounters Inside the Real China" (GE: Couchsurfing in China. Durch die Wohnzimmer der neuen Supermacht) - 2019
Twain, Mark "A Tramp Abroad" - 1880
Uusma, Bea "The Expedition: a Love Story: Solving the Mystery of a Polar Tragedy" (SW: Expeditionen: min kärlekshistoria) - 2013
Uusma, Bea "The Expedition: a Love Story: Solving the Mystery of a Polar Tragedy" (SW: Expeditionen: min kärlekshistoria) - 2013
📚 Happy Reading! 📚
Great list, as usual. I have only read 3, but an going to check the book on China and the snail!!
ReplyDeletehttps://wordsandpeace.com/2025/05/20/top-ten-books-that-feature-travels/
Well, that's at least something, Emma. I sometimes find lists where I haven't read any. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes not so, especially if they all end up on my wishlist. ;)
DeleteSomeday I should read Moby Dick. It sounds interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt is interesting, Lydia. But we shouldn't be saying "I should". We read what we like. Thanks for visiting. I'm looking forward to seeing what you came up with.
DeleteTalking to the Snail should be fun!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Stephen. All of his books are funny, a grumpy Brit living in Paris. Hilarious.
DeleteI don't travel much these days but I do like reading traveller's tales and books about exploration. 'The Expedition' is definitely on my list!
ReplyDeleteSame here, Kitten. I used to love travelling but it is not easy for me nowadays. But there are always the books, that's why I love this subject so much. And I think you will love The Expedition.
DeleteI'm not quite sure but the Couchsurfing in China book seems to ring a bell. I hadn't heard of the other books you mentioned but I just saw read your post about The Expedition and my interest is certainly piqued!
ReplyDeleteThe Expedition is a great book, Dini. And Stephan Orth's couchsurfing books are all fantastic.
DeleteI haven't read any of these, but it looks like a really varied and often fun list! I'm intrigued by Talk to the Snail.
ReplyDeleteIt's a fun book, Nicole, even if you don't intend to go to Paris or France anytime soon.
DeleteNice list, Marianne!! I keep meaning to read Foreign Correspondence. I am a fan of Geraldine Brooks's writing for sure.
ReplyDeleteShe sure is a great writer, Lisa. And in Foreign Correspondence, she more or less tells us how it all started. I found a lot of her childhood resembled mine, though in the oppositive corners of the world.
DeleteWhat a great Top Ten theme. I loved Year in Provence--and especially loved the mini-series based on it.
ReplyDeleteThe Geraldine Brooks book sounds like something I would enjoy. Interesting how you can relate to her life although you were in completely different parts of the world.
Thanks, Jane. I think I read too many books about foreigners abroad before I read Year in Provence. There are other books about that part of the world that I liked (in my link).
DeleteGeraldine Brooks is a great writer whom I've only discovered a couple of years ago. And I'm so glad I did. Yes, it was too interesting to discover there had been an Australian girl with the same ideas as this German one.
I have not read any of these, but I do like to travel, both in real life, and in my reading life ;)
ReplyDeleteI am sure you can find a few on my list to carry on your literature travellilng, Cindy.
DeleteOooh, THE EXPEDITION looks good. I'm definitely going to need to take a closer look at that one!
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT!
It is very good, Susan. It's about an area that I will never get to visit, it's about history, it's an adventure. What's not to like?
DeleteI haven't read any of these but I do admire Geraldine Brooks and that books sounds right up my former-pen-pan-alley!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, if you had pen friends, like me, you will love it, Constance.
DeleteI love reading travel books, too! :D
ReplyDeleteI know, Lark. Some of the best genres.
DeleteGreat list, and I have actually read a few of them. I did find Talk to the Snail at the Shakespeare and Company in Paris. It is great fun and an interesting view on life in France. I have also read Moby Dick, A Year in Provence, Riding the Iron Rooster and The Expedition. All very interesting books, except maybe Moby Dick. Excellent writing but too much details about whale hunting. Well, we all have different interests (haha).
ReplyDeleteWow, five of the books on my list, that is a lot, Lisbeth. Though I am not surprised, we do have similar interests.
DeleteI had similar thoughts, about the whale hunting. Did you read my review of the book? LOL.
Travel books can sometimes be hit or miss for me. It depends on the purpose of the travel. Travel books 'following in th footsteps of...' are my favorites.
ReplyDeleteThey are interesting, indeed. Most of these are not in this list though I have listed them before.
DeleteI love books of people who travelled in order to get to know the country and the people, especially if they are to places I haven't been and never will get to. Have you read anything by Stephan Orth?