Customer Review: This is an outstanding book with vivid detail and compelling stories, most of which are true. It is a must for anyone interested in Thailand.
Customer Review: `The Best Travel Writing 2008` is the 5th volume in publisher Traveler's Tales annual series, begun in 2004. This volume is composed of 29 short pieces, many of them unpublished elsewhere. Given the quantity of pieces I was overall disappointed as only a handful stood out as being memorable. In... more info
Customer Review: Some American friends who spend a great deal of time in India, most often Goa, had made me aware of this book, among others, as a way to learn about India. This book puts some meat on the bones you get with the guide books such as Lonely Planet. To carry the analogy a bit further, the guide books... more info
Customer Review: I am becoming very intoxicated with mexico. I seem to be booking tickets to various places around mexico every chance I get. The stories in this book are amazing. Very well written and fascinating. I reccomend it highly for anyone interested in anything Mexican!!!!!
Customer Review: I am not a huge fan of anthologies of articles because they often lack the narrative flow and coherence of a book written by a single author. With that being said, Traveler's Tales Central America is a cut above the standard anthology for several reasons. First, the articles focus on a single,... more info
Customer Review: I agree with Munawar Ali above. That being said, people who travel extensively for adventure and then end up almost dying, like most of these folks, are asking for trouble. The gal who traveled over 4 continents on a bicycle and, who would never drive a car due to a childhood traumatic auto... more info
Customer Review: Many people visiting China buy the requisite guidebooks but they don't even skim the surface of the Chinese experience or literature. The Traveler's Tales series of books does an amazing job compiling a wide variety of authors and stories into one manageable volume providing a great starting point... more info
Customer Review: I have read many books on the Grand Canyon, including ones by the authors selected for this book (i.e. Ghiglieri, Abbey, Fletcher), so a lot of the material was already known to me. However, as an overview for someone who has not read a lot about the Canyon it would be a good start. I like... more info
Customer Review: Francophiles will find much to love about TRAVELERS' TALES PARIS. "Imagine leaving this world without ever having seen Paris," the editors observe in the Introduction to this fascinating collection of Paris-inspired essays. "For those who have been there, the thought is unthinkable. For those who... more info
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