 Travel writing is a glamorous but difficult genre. To a
reader it’s an easy sell: you get to go to fantastic places and see unusual
things without spending the money. But for a writer, getting your tone
right can be tricky. The speaker’s narration of the exotic wonders of the
place they’re visiting can quickly turn condescending and even racist. Only
the most skilled writers can toe the line. Like, you know, Steinbeck. In
this list, I’ve observed the following parameters: no recent blockbusters,
as many of the world’s regions as one could possibly fit, and steering away
from the older, 19th-century popular travel books unless there was
something particularly remarkable about them. Continue
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