Travel Books: A list from the Economist
Every now and then, The Economist publishes interesting book reviews or lists of top travel books. From the list published on April 6th, 2006, one can pick some interesting books pertaining to Europe. This means more book reviews for me...
1. Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert.
4. 1,000 Places To See Before You Die. By Patricia Schultz
5. Unforgettable Journeys to Take Before You Die by Steve Watkins and Clare Jones (see a theme?)
7. Rick Steves’ Italy 2006 by Rick Steves >(another book on Italy?)
8. Ghosts of Spain: Travels Through a Country’s Hidden Past by Giles Tremlett
10. The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt (one of my favorite writers - it's hard to surpass the Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, but I will give him a chance)
As one can easily see (and easily imagine, one might add), Europe is THE preferred destination for millions of travelers each year. 7 books out of 10 on the top 10 best-selling travel books list. Even if one eliminates the 1,000 Places... and Unforgettable Journeys - which touch on many continents, you still have 5 out of 10 books on Europe.
