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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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The Sea Captain's Wife: A True Story of Mutiny, Love, and Adventure at the Bottom of the World
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  • Passport to Flavor by Abby Cheshire
    Passport to Flavor: 100 Global Dishes You Can Make Anywhere (An International Cookbook. Delicious Recipes from Around the World)

    Release date: Jan 20, 2026
    Join social media sensation Chef Abby Cheshire on a culinary adventure on the high seas, in this internationally inspired, travel-infused cookbook wit ...more
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  • Raiders, Rulers, and Traders by David Chaffetz
    Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires
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    Release date: Jul 15, 2025
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    Giveaway dates: Jan 08 - Jan 20, 2026

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  • Broadway for Beginners by Brian Guy
    Broadway for Beginners: A Tourist's Guide to Broadway and Off-Broadway in New York City
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    Release date: Dec 26, 2025
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    Giveaway dates: Jan 13 - Jan 20, 2026

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    Have Passport Will Travel
    704 books — 587 voters
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    444 books — 237 voters

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    True Life Adventure
    386 books — 251 voters
    Amy & Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan MatsonPaper Towns by John GreenAn Abundance of Katherines by John Green13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen JohnsonTwo-Way Street by Lauren Barnholdt
    Young Adult Road Trip Novels
    383 books — 1,937 voters


    Judith Thurman
    Every dreamer knows that it is entirely possible to be homesick for a place you've never been to, perhaps more homesick than for familiar ground. ...more
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    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    I think you travel to search and you come back home to find yourself there.
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