Travel

Travel is the movement of people or objects (such as airplanes, boats, trains and other conveyances) between relatively distant geographical locations. The term "travel" originates from the Old French word travail. Travel writing is a genre that has, as its focus, accounts of real or imaginary places. The genre encompasses a number of styles that may range from the documentary to the evocative, from literary to journalistic, and from the humorous to the serious. Travel writing is often associated with tourism, and includes works of an ephemeral nature such as guide books and reviews, with the ...more

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In a Not So Perfect World
Alpine Rising: Sherpas, Baltis, and the Triumph of Local Climbers in the Greater Ranges
The Translator's Daughter: A Memoir
Foodie Places
My Antarctica: True Adventures in the Land of Mummified Seals, Space Robots, and So Much More
The Secret History of Bigfoot
Burma Sahib
A Travel Guide to the Middle Ages: The World Through Medieval Eyes
The Secret Life of Hidden Places: Concealed Rooms, Clandestine Passageways, and the Curious Minds That Made Them
How to Live Free in a Dangerous World: A Decolonial Memoir
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  • Ghost Town Living by Brent Underwood
    Ghost Town Living: Mining for Purpose and Chasing Dreams at the Edge of Death Valley
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    Release date: Mar 19, 2024
    A long-abandoned silver mine for sale sounded like an adventure too great to pass up, but it turned into much more—a calling, a community of millions, ...more
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    Giveaway dates: Mar 23 - Apr 22, 2024

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  • The Countryside by Corinne Fowler
    The Countryside: Ten Rural Walks Through Britain and Its Hidden History of Empire

    Release date: Jun 11, 2024
    Enter for a chance to win THE COUNTRYSIDE and accompany, Corinne Fowler on ten walks through idyllic scenery that reveal forgotten links to the past!
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  • The New Tourist by Paige McClanahan
    The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel

    Release date: Jun 18, 2024
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    Giveaway dates: Apr 01 - Apr 30, 2024

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    The Breakaway
    The Sicilian Inheritance
    You, with a View
    The Worst Wedding Date (Three BFFs and a Wedding #1)
    Troubles in Paradise (Paradise, #3)
    Mrs. Nash's Ashes
    The Resort
    Solito
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    The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America
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    I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After Twenty Years Away
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