5 Travel Books to Read in 2018
A few books to remind you what true travel writing is all about: effortlessly transporting you to a different time and place, through words
Summit Stories
Take a literary tour of the Everest of 1965 and read about the author’s summiting story
Empire of Tea: The Asian Leaf That Conquered The World
An engrossing read about the beverage that conquered the world
Silk Route: A Biography
A great introduction to the languages, culture and arts that flourished with the Silk Route
Guide to Jaipur
Walk around the old city of Jaipur with Dharmendar Kanwar’s ‘Jaipur: 10 Easy Walks’.
Guide to Hampi
John M Fritz and George Michell unravels every aspect of Hampi’the sprawling capital of the Vijayanagara empire’in their book ‘Hampi’.
Darjeeling tea: Past, present and future
Jeff Koehler, in his book ‘Darjeeling: The Colourful History and Precarious Fate of the World’s Greatest Tea’ explores not only the tea-town but also the history of Darjeeling tea.
On Easter Island’s mysteries
Three books’The Enigmas of Easter Island, Among Stone Giants, and Easter Island’on the mysteries that surround Easter Island, the volcanic island in Polynesia.
A metaphysical journey to South Asia
Wolfgang Büscher, in his book Asian Absences: Searching for Shangri-La, tells us a tale of his mystical journey across South Asia
On turtle conservation in India
A study on the history of turtle conservation in India by Kartik Shanker, in his book ‘From Soup to Superstar: The Story of Sea Turtle Conservation Along the Indian Coast’.
Why are road trips important?
We bring you four books that will help you understand road trips, and the experience and learning that come with them.
The different varieties of storytellers
There are two types of storytellers, those who travel and those who don’t, according to Walter Benjamin