The Best Travel Writing, Volume 11: True Stories from Around the World

by James O'Reilly (Editor), Larry Habegger (Editor), Sean O'Reilly (Editor)

Overview

The Best Travel Writing, Volume 11 is the latest in the annual Travelers' Tales series launched in 2004 to celebrate the world's best travel writing — from Nobel Prize winners to emerging new writers. The points of view and perspectives are global, and themes encompass high adventure, spiritual growth, romance, hilarity and misadventure, service to humanity, and encounters with exotic cuisines and cultures. Includes winners from the annual Solas Awards for Best Travel Writing.

Introduction by Rolf Potts

In The Best Travel Writing, Volume 11, readers will:

Piece together the puzzle of life in rural Cambodia
Reawaken the joy of travel on a bus ride through Mexico
Reexamine war memories with former soldiers in Vietnam
Learn the ropes and the art of sailing with a "good captain" on the Pacific
Find a true soul sister in the highlands of Ecuador
Follow Vincent van Gogh's footsteps in France
Survive (or not) a home invasion in Brazil...and much more

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781609521189
Publisher:	Travelers' Tales Guides, Incorporated
Publication date:	08/22/2016
Series:	Best Travel Writing , #11
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	312
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

James O'Reilly, publisher of Travelers’ Tales, and Larry Habegger, executive editor, have worked as series editors on more than 125 Travelers’ Tales/Solas House titles, winning many awards for excellence. Larry also writes a syndicated newspaper column, "World Travel Watch," which has appeared nationwide since 1985. James and Larry live with their families in the San Francisco Bay Area. Sean O’Reilly is coeditor of many Travelers' Tales books and the author of How to Manage Your DICK: Redirect Sexual Energy and Discover Your More Enlightened, Evolved Self. He lives in Virginia.

Editorial Reviews

"The Travelers' Tales series is altogether remarkable." —Jan Morris

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