Travel

Travel is the movement of people or objects (such as airplanes, boats, trains and other conveyances) between relatively distant geographical locations. The term "travel" originates from the Old French word travail. Travel writing is a genre that has, as its focus, accounts of real or imaginary places. The genre encompasses a number of styles that may range from the documentary to the evocative, from literary to journalistic, and from the humorous to the serious. Travel writing is often associated with tourism, and includes works of an ephemeral nature such as guide books and reviews, with the ...more

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    43 Addresses: An Odyssey-Przemyśl to Oakville

    Release date: Jun 09, 2021
    The incredible 60 year sojourn of a WW II refugee through 6 countries on 3 continents written in remarkable style interspersed with humor and photos.
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    Giveaway dates: Sep 23 - Oct 22, 2021

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  • 1,000 Perfect Weekends by National Geographic Society
    1,000 Perfect Weekends: Great Getaways Around the Globe

    Release date: Oct 19, 2021
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  • Around the World in 80 Books by David Damrosch
    Around the World in 80 Books

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    Ursula K. Le Guin
    “ It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end. ”
    ― Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand of Darkness

    Augustine of Hippo
    “ The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. ”
    ― St. Augustine

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