EXCELLENT TRAVEL ESSAYS
A Walk in the Woods
By Bill Bryson. A laugh-until-you-cry travel writer with a wry sense of humor. Here, Bill is joined by an unfit friend for a trek along the length of the Appalachian Trail in America. Bill's perceptiveness and witty observations about people, places and the landscape shine brightly. Highly recommended!
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In A Sunburned County
By Bill Bryson. This time, Bill's poking gentle fun at the Aussies. His description of being on a beach in Sydney reading the shark warnings will have you spitting coffee. Bill travels extensively in Oz, to some out of the way places as well as the major cities. Bushducks' favorite!
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What Am I Doing Here
By Bruce Chatwin. The last Chatwin book to be published before his death. A captavating collection of travel essays, ranging from Nepal, Ghana, India, and searching for the yeti in the Himalayas. Bruce was one of the most thoughtful and eloquent of travel writers. Not to be missed.
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The Songlines
By Bruce Chatwin. Bruce had a keen interest in nomadic cultures, and this book focuses on Australian aborigines. The writing is lyrical, poetic, and romantic, alternating with harsh description. A many layered book, there is humor here as well as keen observation and a stylistic turn of phrase that many writer has tried to emulate.
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In Patagonia
By Bruce Chatwin. Possibly his best known and loved book. It details his six months of travel in the southern tip of Chile and Argentina. More of a travelogue than a factual tome, there are details of the people, the nomads, the culture and landscape that make up this part of the world.
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