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    myvacations

    Malaysia is awesome country :)

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      lebdawho i hope it is....but does this mean that you don't know of any books that i coule read...?

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    lebdawho

    I'm headed to Malaysia and Singapore for New Years and I was wondering if anybody has suggestions for books to read? I'm looking more for travel logs, but I'll take historical logs as well.

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    cjohnson627

    first off it should be noted that Bill Bryson is a king amongst travel writers... I would recommend "Undress me in the Temple of Heaven" and "Lost on Planet China" for anyone who is considering joining me here in the world's most populace country. The former is an account of when travel goes wrong for two young women (actually a good read no matter where you are going). The latter is the most humorous account of traveling I have found on travel in China. Be warned... do not read it on the overnight train, your laughter will keep your bunk mates up all night!

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    lebdawho

    I saw that markbroadhead recommended "Neither Here Nor There" and I thought I would jump on the bandwagon and recommend "Going Under" by Bill Byrson. Wonderful book for anybody interested in going to Australia, going on a road trip there, or just interested in the culture and people! Great book!

    I saw that markbroadhead recommended "Neither Here Nor There" and I thought I would jump on the bandwagon and recommend "Going Under" by Bill Byrson. Wonderful book for anybody interested in going to Australia, going on a road trip there, or just interested in the culture and people! Great book!

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    unknownfrance

    Just moved to Pyrénées Orientales, France and currently looking for good, relevant litterature on Catalunya Nord which is the culturally and historically correct name of the region. What´s catalan in the daily life and what´s the background to it?

    Just moved to Pyrénées Orientales, France and currently looking for good, relevant litterature on Catalunya Nord which is the culturally and historically correct name of the region. What´s catalan in the daily life and what´s the background to it?

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    thiago1029

    This was the best hike ever.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCiLUtn5hEA
    Look at our amazing video

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    amtoose

    Was recently in Venice and found Hemingway's Across the River and Into the Trees a great read !

    Was recently in Venice and found Hemingway's Across the River and Into the Trees a great read !

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    mgyulai

    In 2004, immediately following my graduation from UCLA, I moved to Rome, Italy with $5,000, no contacts, and a minimal knowledge of the Italian language. Over the next two and a half years, I scrapped my way through Rome’s underground nightlife sector, became a fluent Italian speaker, and bartended at some of the most exclusive nightclubs across the Eternal City. New Year’s Eve 2004/2005 was my very first night working behind a bar in the Italian capital.

    In 2004, immediately following my graduation from UCLA, I moved to Rome, Italy with $5,000, no contacts, and a minimal knowledge of the Italian language. Over the next two and a half years, I scrapped my way through Rome’s underground nightlife sector, became a fluent Italian speaker, and bartended at some of the most exclusive nightclubs across the Eternal City. New Year’s Eve 2004/2005 was my very first night working behind a bar in the Italian capital.

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    doniel

    South Africa

    South Africa Bryce Courtenay - The Power of One The plot takes place in the 1930s in South Africa and tells about the life and the childhood of a little boy during the apartheid in ZA. It's half history and half drama, but so informative and touching, i couldn't stop reading - my definite recommendation!!!

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    quakerlizz

    I'm off to Uzbekhistan next year - and I've read the posh guide books and 'The Railway' any other recommendations?

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    mickstyle

    After travelling through hundreds of different cultures I have written a book. So far the feedback from readers all over the world has been wonderful!

    After travelling through hundreds of different cultures I have written a book. So far the feedback from readers all over the world has been wonderful! www.refugeeoflove.com/comments.html Keep an eye out for it, and feel free to share your thoughts and ideas. Good luck on the road! Cheers, Mick.

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    musafir

    the book "a blonde in the bazaar " is dreadful.

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    throughtheringer

    bike touring books

    I read <a href="http://www.throughtheringer.wordpress.com">you can't ride a bike to alaska. It's an island</a> a few years back and enjoyed it despite not being too well written. It's about a guy who rode from Montana to Alaska in the early 80's. Not sure if that's what you're looking for in this thread.

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    naeemalvi

    Around the world

    I'm sure a lot of people will have already read it. Regardless, 'Jupiter's Travels' by Ted Simon is by far, one of the most inspiring travel books I've ever come across.

    In a nutshell, one man and his motorbike. Four years riding around the world. Incredible.

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      quakerlizz Ted's 'revisit' to his Jupiter haunts is an excellent follow through

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    markbroadhead

    Thumbs up to the book titled Travels with Charley in Search of America: (Centennial Edition)

    Thumbs up to the book titled Travels with Charley in Search of America: (Centennial Edition) Good read for those going on a road trip around the US

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A forum for discussing books travellers should read to understand the character of the destinations they visit.
These could be "travel literature" in the traditional sense, such as most of what Bill Bryson writes, or it could be all manner of other reading material, from history books to novels. (Not guidebooks.)

Please keep your reviews and recommendations to the appropriate thread. For example, if it is a book on Vietnam then comment in the Vietnam thread. If there isn't a thread for the country the book/s refer to, then start a new one.

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