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I'm looking for a contemporary, far-flung, travel/adventure book. Any recommendations?
Can be bike-related, or not. Could be extreme endurance running, walking, driving, climbing etc. (but also doesn't have to be any of these), as long as it takes in many different countries.
Ideally, it should also have some great photography.
Sorry, should have said: non-fiction.
relevant to my interests. Would be interested to see what people suggest!
Haven't got any particularly contemporary recommendations but a few of my favourites, that are definitely worth checking out if you haven't read them - mainly 80's for some reason:
Colin Thubron - Among the Russians
Ma Jian - Red Dust
Bruce Chatwin - In Patagonia
William Dalrymple - From the Holy Mountain
Paul Theroux - Riding the Iron Rooster
not really contemporary but
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clear-Waters-Rising-Mountain-Across/dp/0140243321
Im looking forward to listening to the author of this at the Wigtown book festival in a few weeks
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Border-Journey-Europe-Kapka-Kassabova/dp/1783782145
and although this isnt strictly travel, this is still a great NF book about a foreign location, and v pertinent these days
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nothing-Envy-Lives-North-Korea/dp/184708141X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1504177356&sr=1-1&keywords=nothing+to+envy
Best travel book ever is Flight of Ikaros by Kevin Andrews. About post-war Greece. Beautifully written and really captures something about Greece that (IMO!!) others such as Patrick Leigh Fermour miss.
Under a sickle moon by Peregrine Hodson. Travelling through Afghanistan in the 80s with the Mujahedeen.
Anything by Ryszard Kapuscinski
Andy Martin Walking on Water
William Finnegan Barbarian days
Any travel book by Paul Theroux. No pictures though.
If it's true The Backpacker by John Harris. It does seem total fiction but still a great read.
Wrong Way Home by Peter Moore, I read every holiday.
Blood River, Tim somebody.
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Cycling to the Ashes - Oli Broom
Last flight of the pigeon - Simon Clode
For something a bit different.
Bruce Chatwin..
The Songlines or In Patagonia.
Not that far flung, only covering one country, not much photography -- https://www.amazon.co.uk/Revolutionary-Ride-Road-Search-Real/dp/1857886577
Rachel