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What Travel Books Would You Take on a World Cruise?

Posted February 1st, 2010 by Liz Lewis

In four months time I will be boarding the Dawn Princess in Sydney, Australia and sailing off into the sunset heading for Southampton, England. There are numerous port stops along the way in exotic and interesting places such as Darwin, Mumbi, Oman, Dubai, Egypt, Venice, Barcelona, etc but the majority of the fifty-five days will be at sea.

Which means there will be plenty of time for reading in between the eating, swimming, and sleeping.

My plan is to choose 10 travel books to take with me. So far, I’ve decided on these two …

 

a-tramp-abroad-mark-twainA Tramp Abroad (Penguin Classics)

           by

  Mark Twain

 

 

death-on-the-nileDeath on the Nile: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Agatha Christie Collection)

by

Agatha Christie

 

 

But I still need eight more travel books to take.

Want to help? 

Leave a comment with your travel book reading recommendations

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5 Responses to “What Travel Books Would You Take on a World Cruise?”

  1. Antonia Malchik Says:
    February 1st, 2010 at 5:45 pm

    ‘Death on the Nile’ is a super fast read, so yes, you’ll need way more! I recommend Colin Thubron’s ‘Behind the Wall’ (about his travels through China, one of the best travel books ever) and ‘Birds Without Wings,’ by Louis de Bernieres (absolutely amazing novel based in a Turkish village before and during World War I by the author of ‘Captain Corelli’s Mandolin’ — it was very depressing in parts, but the story and writing were so beautiful it’s worth reading).

  2. Marisa Says:
    February 2nd, 2010 at 8:50 am

    I recommend Coryat’s Crudities – a fascinating and hysterical travelogue of the first Grand Tour through Europe from 1611. Plus it is rather long, so it will keep you entertained for quite some time.

  3. Tori Says:
    February 2nd, 2010 at 9:51 am

    I recommend, “The Historian” although the characters travel throughout europe it’s such a great read. And a long one so it will take some time to get throughh. Dont judge the book on the description content, it’s a very sophisticated historical fiction piece with a lot of good ol’ mystery thrown in!

  4. liz Says:
    February 7th, 2010 at 7:01 pm

    Great tips everyone. Am adding them to my list of possible books to take along.

  5. low cost flights to Finland Says:
    April 13th, 2010 at 5:50 am

    Nice books. I too have some books on travel – Amsterdam, by Geert Mak (1999), Arabian Sands, by Wilfred Thesiger (1959), Arctic Dreams: Imagination and Desire in a Northern Landscape, by Barry Lopez (1986), Australian Colors: Images of the Outback, Brazilian Adventure, by Peter Fleming (1933).

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