For more than two millennia, travel books have had enormous influence on ... becoming an instant icon of the rebellious “beat” era, thumbing its nose at the leaden conformity of the cold ...

1. Unravelling the Silk Road: Icon Books, £15.99. Travels and Textiles in Central Asia Textiles expert Chris Aslan explores a crossroads of history where ‘fortunes were made and lost through ...

“Making a list of funny travel books is a surprisingly contentious task, because making jokes about the people you travel amongst goes against the whole purpose of travel writing which is to ...

One of the best ways to use all those extra hours indoors is to settle down with a good book and dream of future adventures. “Travel book” means so much more than a guidebook. Some people ...

From Australia to America, and Bulgaria to Burma, Michael Kerr draws on the year’s travel books to find the ideal Christmas gifts. I was delighted to see this win the 2016 Wainwright Prize.

At their worst, travel books are dated, deeply racist, or just painfully dull. But at their best, they capture the spark of seeing something new, as well as the way your perspective shifts when ...