Travel Books
The Worst Hotel in the World
by Frank Bures | 10.02.09 | 10:47 AM ET
Frank Bures reflects on the hotels we love to hate -- and the book celebrating one of them
Non-Places and the End of Travel
by Frank Bures | 06.23.09 | 10:14 AM ET
Frank Bures on airports, Dubai and Marc Augé's "Non-Places: An Introduction to Supermodernity"
Murderers in Mausoleums: What Counts Is Your Blood
by Jason Daley | 01.26.09 | 11:00 AM ET
Jeffrey Tayler's latest book is a masterful guide to the divisions that define so much of human civilization. Jason Daley explains.
Plato Was a Backpacker
by Frank Bures | 12.15.08 | 12:10 AM ET
Frank Bures looks a long way back to fellow traveler Plato and the seeds of wisdom
The Water Is Wide
by Bronwen Dickey | 10.07.08 | 4:55 PM ET
Bronwen Dickey considers Tim Butcher's "Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart," which takes readers deep into the Congo
Unsentimental Journeys: Wrestling With Paul Theroux
by Bronwen Dickey | 08.13.08 | 11:53 AM ET
Bronwen Dickey considers "Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: 28,000 Miles in Search of the Great Railway Bazaar"
‘The Monster of Florence’: Murder and the Pursuit of Truth
by Frank Bures | 08.07.08 | 10:18 AM ET
Douglas Preston's latest book, the true story of a serial killer in Italy, shows that the world is far from exhausted for those who want to travel deep. Frank Bures tells why.
The Worst Guidebook Writer Ever?
by Robert Reid | 04.18.08 | 11:21 AM ET
Lonely Planet author Robert Reid reviews Thomas Kohnstamm's "Do Travel Writers Go to Hell?" and weighs in on the controversy surrounding it
Baby on Board, Baby Abroad
by Frank Bures | 04.09.08 | 4:05 PM ET
Frank Bures ruminates on the art of travel with kids and the guidebooks aimed at helping parents through the experience
‘Things Fall Apart’: 50 Years Later
by Frank Bures | 02.29.08 | 11:15 AM ET
For many, Chinua Achebe's classic novel serves as an introduction to Africa. But Frank Bures writes that the place it depicts is now hard to recognize.
One Man’s Odyssey into ‘Eat, Pray, Love’
by Rolf Potts | 02.11.08 | 1:33 PM ET
Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling trans-global travel book is a fun read -- but don't expect Rolf Potts to embrace the fantasy
The Road to Happiness
by World Hum | 01.29.08 | 11:41 AM ET
Frank Bures gets lost in Eric Weiner's "The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Place in the World"
The Trouble With ‘Smile When You’re Lying’
by Rolf Potts | 01.02.08 | 12:10 PM ET
Chuck Thompson's "Confessions of a Rogue Travel Writer" slams modern travel writing as mediocre, if not dishonest. Why this is the case is a question he -- like many critics -- can't seem to answer, observes Rolf Potts.
Travel Books We Loved in 2007
by World Hum | 12.19.07 | 10:47 AM ET
Our contributors reveal their favorite reads from the past year. Believe it or not, they include a stain-removal guide.
Borat: Touristic Guidings to Kazakhstan and U.S. and A.
by Frank Bures | 12.10.07 | 4:04 PM ET
In the new spoof travel guide by Sacha Baron Cohen's alter ego, Frank Bures says the joke is on, well, everyone.