Focus on Travel Reading

From the best travel literature and the world's greatest travel writers to finding a book to help pass the time on that long bus journey, come and visit Matador for tons of great book reviews and to find out what travelers are reading.

Book Review: The New Age of Adventure

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GEAR:   Celebrating ten years of great adventure writing; if this book’s cover is any indication, you’re in for one wild ride….  More »

Book Review: Rick Steves' Travel as a Political Act


GEAR:   A book that's as good for experienced travelers as for those journeying forth for the first time.   More »

Book Review + Giveaway - Travel Therapy: Where Do You Need to Go?


GEAR:   If you're really stymied about where to go on your next trip or what kind of getaway you need, then this book might be a useful place to start.   More »

My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 05/17/10


GEAR:   There is a world outside my front door, a life outside my living room...I intend to live, to learn, and to experience the world.   More »

Book Review: Backpacking with Brian


GEAR:   Matador Contributor David DeFranza gives a raw, honest review of this travel journal-turned-paperback.  More »

Armchair Travel: 4 Legendary Authors You Should Read


GEAR:   Staying home for awhile? Pick up books by these four authors to keep your wanderlust aflame.  More »

Book Review: An Irreverent Curiosity


GEAR:   Matador Contributing Editor Eva Holland reviews that latest refreshingly offbeat travel book by writer David Farley.  More »

Book Review: Survive! by Les Stroud


GEAR:   Essential skills and tactics to get you out of anywhere—alive  More »

Book Review - The Only Road North


GEAR:   Have you ever been at a crossroads in life, a point where you were actively looking for the next thing but weren’t sure what you were looking for?  More »

10 Most Influential Spiritual Books Of The Past 50 Years


SPIRIT:   Further your own spiritual journey with these classic books.  More »

5 Montana Coffeetable Books


GEAR:   "A good landscape photo should draw you into it. It should make your spirit fly"....Salvatore Vasapolli  More »

Book Review: South Carolina (On the Road Histories)


GEAR:   The bulk of South Carolina reads like a popular history book. That makes sense; the author is a professor of American History who lives in Myrtle Beach.   More »

Stories of Expats and Exiles: Three Book Reviews


GEAR:   Matador managing editor Julie Schwietert reviews three books that explore differing lifestyles of expatriates and exiles.  More »

Book Review: Whatever You Do, Don't Run


GEAR:   Advice gleaned from this book applies in any location where you, as a human being, represents a lower rung of the food chain  More »

Book Review - Fuera de Cautiverio (Out of Captivity)


GEAR:   To a casual reader, Out of Captivity provides an insight into the horrendous conditions that “prisoners of war” in Colombia are subjected to, the illnesses they suffer, their struggle for sanity, comprehension of events and some information about their captors.  More »

My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 05/03/10


GEAR:   I think humanity has lost its faith in the capacity for people to do good things...  More »

Book Review: Party Across America!


GEAR:   101 of the Greatest Festivals, Sporting Events, and Celebrations in the U.S.  More »

Book Review: Heart of Dryness


GEAR:   Heart of Dryness, a new book by Matador contributor and award-winning journalist James G. Workman, is a masterwork of narrative non-fiction with critical insight into water scarcity.  More »

Book Review: First Stop in the New World


GEAR:   Mexico City, The Capital of the 21st Century.  More »

My Favorite Books: Member’s Pick for Week 05/10/10


GEAR:   Seeing beautiful places and meeting wonderful people reinforces that we all live together in one small world, and all really are one of the same.   More »

Book Review: The Idealist.org Handbook


GEAR:   A guide to building a better world because actions speak louder than words.  More »

Book Review: Waking Up in Eden


GEAR:   There's something appealing—especially to Matador readers—about the narrative of someone who has it all—the coveted job, a nice house that's been paid for, a satisfying social life—chucking it to explore a completely different path.  More »

Meatless Monday: Sir Paul McCartney and Mario Batali Agree


CHANGE:   Nancy Harder wants to have dinner with Paul McCartney and Mario Batali on Meatless Monday.  More »

Book Review: Pedaling Revolution


GEAR:   Urban cyclists, whether they’re deliberately subversive or simply attempting to get some exercise, are remaking many cities. So posits Jeff Mapes in his book Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists are Changing American Cities.<  More »

Book Review + Giveaway - The 10 Best of Everything Families


GEAR:   Just in time for summer, this latest offering from National Geographic pulls the focus back on family fun and travel.  More »

Book Review: Wanderlust and Lipstick for Women Traveling to India


GEAR:   Matador Pulse Editor Eva Holland reviews this popular niche travel book.  More »

5 Travel Memoirs by Women


GEAR:   The air is getting chilly and the rainy season has begun. My typical urge to fly south for the winter has kicked in. Unfortunately, travel is not an option for me at the moment, so I will hibernate instead...  More »

Book Review: Around the World in Three Books


GEAR:   Julie Schwietert reviews three books that cover grounds from Stonehenge to Kilimanjaro.  More »

How to Be Literary in Paris


TRIP IDEAS:   We can't all be Maupassant or Colette, but we can have some fun trying. Here are 5 classy ways to do some reading and writing in Paris.  More »

Book Review: First Comes Love, Then Comes Malaria


GEAR:   "How a Peace Corps Poster Boy Won My Heart and a Third-World Adventure Changed My Life."  More »

Book Review: Marco Polo Didn't Go There


GEAR:   Marco Polo is a travelogue equal parts entertaining and thought-provoking.  More »

Book Review: Historic Walking Guides Madrid


GEAR:   Matador Contributor Beebe Bahrami just released a new book covering Madrid, and fellow Matadorian Susan Greenwood gives us the lowdown.   More »

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