Travel Books

in the South Eugene High School Library

Title/
Author/
Location/
Description

12,000 Miles in the Nick of Time/ Jacobson/ 910.41 Jac/A semi-dysfunctional family circumnavigates globe.
36 Views of Mount Fuji/ Davidson/ 919.52 Dav/ American teacher in Japan
Adventure Divas/Morris/ 791.4572 Mor/ Searching the globe for a new kind of heroine
Aku-Aku/ Heyerdahl/ 572.9 Hey/ Travel to Easter Island
Bella Tuscany/ Mayes/ 945.5 May/ Travels through Tuscany, Italy
Bells in Their Silence/ Gorra/ 914.3048 Gor/
Beyond Fear/ Kramer/ 921 Kramer/ Crossing the island of New Guinea with no motors
Beyond the Devil's Teeth/ Shah/ 910.4 Sha/ Surreal travel in India, Africa. S. America
Blue Highways/ Heat moon/ 917.3 Lea/ Travels through America
Brooklyn Is: southeast of the island: travel notes/ Agee/ 974.723 Age
Brother One Cell/ Thomas/ 921 Thomas/ An American coming of age in South Korea's prisons
Catfish and Mandala/ Pham/ 921 Pham/ Bike trip through Vietnam
Come Back to Afghanistan/ Akbar/ 958.1047 Akb/ A California teen's amazing story
Cook's Tour, A/ Bourdain/ 641.013 Bou/ Global adventures in extreme cuisine
Cruelest Journey: 600 Miles to Timbuktu/ Salak/ 916.6204/Solo kayak trip in Mali
Dark Star Safari:Overland from Cairo to Cape Town/ Theroux/ 916.0432 The
Desert Places/ Davidson/ 915.44 Dav/ Deserts of India & Pakistan.
Dogsled/ Randles/ 917.98 Ran/ Dogteam expeditions in Alaska
Dream of a Thousand Lives/ Connelly/ 959.3044 Con/ A soujourn in Thailand
Duende/ Webster/ 781.6261 Web/ A journey through Spain
End of the Earth/ Matthiessen/ 508.989 Mat/ Travel in Antarctica
Finding George Orwell in Burma/ Larkin/ 915.9104/ Political landscape, land and people of Burma
Following the Equator/ Twain/ 910.41 Twa/ A journey around the world
Four Corners/ Salak/ 921 Salak/ One woman's solo journey into the heart of Papua New Guinea
Fried Eggs With Chopsticks/ Evans/ 951 Eva/ Polly Evan's trip through China, humorous
Happiest Man in the World/ Wilkinson/ 921 Neutrino/ Crossing the Atlantic on a raft made of garbage
Healing Land/ Isaacson/ 306.0899 Isa/ The Bushmen and Kalahari Desert
Honeymoon in Purdah/ Wearing/ 955.05 Wea/ A journey into Iran
I Dreamed of Africa/ Gallman/ 967.62 Gal/ Visits to Kenya in 1970 and 1972
I Have Seen the World Begin/ Jenson/ 915.0442 Jen/ Travels through Southeast Asia
Iberia/ Michene/r 914.6 Mic/ Spanish travels and reflections
I'll Ask You Three Times, Are You OK?/ Nye/ 910.41 Nye/ Tales of driving and being driven
I'll be Damned if I'll Die in Oakland; a Sort of Travel Memoir/ Martinez/ 921 Martinez
In a Sunburned Country/ Bryson/ 919.4 Bry/ Visiting Australia - humorous
Into Africa/ Dugard/ 916.7042 Dug/ The Epic Adventures of Stanley & Livingstone
Into Thin Air/ Krakaue/r 796.522 Kra/ Account of Mt. Everest climbing disaster
Iron & Silk/ Salzman/ 951.058 Sa/l Inaccessible China revealed
Island of the Lost/ Druet/ 919.399 Dru/ Shipwrecked at the edge of the world
Italian Neighbors/ Parks/ 945.34 Par/ Memoirs of living in Italy for ten years
It's All Greek to Me! Mole/ 949.515 Mole/ An Englishman, ruins and real Greeks
James Herriot's Yorkshire/ Herriot/ 914.28 Her/ Yorkshire, England in 1860-1880
Journey Across Russia/ Nat. Geog./ 914.7 McD/ The Soviet Union today
Journey Home/ Abbey/ 813.54 Abb/ American West
Lost Continent/ Bryson/ 917.304 Bry/ Travels through small town America.
Lost in Mongolia/ Angus/ 797.121 Angus/ Rafting Russia's Yenisey River
Man Who Walked Through Time/ Fletcher/ 917.91 Fle/ Account of first walk below Rim of Grand Canyon
Miracle of Castel Di Sangro/ McGuinness/ 796.334McG/ Soccer is the lens used to see the REAL Italy
Motoring with Mohammed/ Hansen/ 915.332 Han/ Journeys to Yemen and the Red Sea
Monkey Dancing/ Glick/ 306.8742 Gli/ A father, two kids and a journey to the ends of the earth
Neither Here Nor There/ Bryson/ 914.004 Bry/ Travels in Europe - humorous
Night Train to Turkistan/ Stevens/ 915.1 Ste/ A wildly hilarious ride along China's silk road
Nine Hills to Nambonkaha/ Erdman/ 921 Erdman/ Two years in the heart of an African village
No Horizon is so Far/
Arnesen/Bancroft/ 919.8904 Arn/ Two women journey across Antarctica
No Touch Monkey/ Halliday/ 910.409 Hal/ Outrageous and bizarre adventure stories
North to the Orient/ Lindbergh/ 915 Lin/ Flight from DC to China and Japan
On the Road/ Kerouac/ 813.54 Ker/ Travels around America and the “Beat” generation
On the Way Home/ Wilder/ 921 Wil/ 1894 trip from SD to Missouri
Open Your Eyes; Extraordinary Experiences in Faraway Places/ Davis (ed)/ 910.4 Ope
Out of Africa/ Dinesen/ 967.62 Din/ Travel in Kenya from 1914-1931
Riding the Iron Rooster/ Theroux/ 915.1 The /Train trip through Europe, Asia.
River Town/ Hessler/ 915.138 Hes/ Two years on the Yangtze
Roads to Satu/ Booth/ 915.2 Boo/ A 2000-mile walk through Japan
Roughing It/ Twain/ 817 Twa/ Travels in western US
Russian Journal/ Steinbeck/ 914.7 Ste/ Travel through Russia
Sahara Unveiled/ Langewiesche/ 916.604 Lan/ Journey across the Sahara desert
Sea of Glory/ Philbrick/ 910.973 Phi/ U.S. exploring expedition - 1838 - 1842
Seven Years in Tibet/ Harrer/ 915.504 Har/ WW II era escape to Tibet
Shopping for Buddhas/ Greenwald/ 915.496 Gre/ Politics, religion and shopping in Nepal
Silenced Cry/ Tortaja/ 915.8104/ One woman's diary of a journey to Afganistan
Somebody's Heart is Burning/
Shaffer/ 966.0329 Sha/ An American woman wanders in Africa
Something to Declare/ Barnes/ 944 Bar/ Essays on France
Sorcerer's Apprentice/ Shah/ 793.8092/ An unconventional trip through India
South From the Limpopo/ Murphy/ 916.804 Mur/ Travels through South America
South of the Clouds/ Faison/ 951.058 Fai/ Exploring the hidden realms of China
Spotted In France/ Edmont/ 914.4048 Edm/ Travels with Edmont and his dalmatian through France
Time is Short and the Water Rises/ Walsh/ 333.78 Wal/ Rescue of 10,000 animals in Surinam
Tracks/ Davidson/ 919.41 Dav/ Woman's solo trek through Australia.
Travels with Charley/ Steinbeck/ 917.3 Ste/ Friends travel the US
Under the Tuscan Sun/ Mayes/ 945.5 May/ An American woman discovers simplicity of life in Italy
Video Night in Katmandu/ Iyer/ 921 Iyer/ A magical mystery tour of the brave new world of Asia
Voyage of the Beagle/ Darwin/ 504 Dar/ Young man seeks to understand all living things
Walk in the Woods/ Bryson/ 917.404 Bry/ Appalachian Trail.
West with the Night/ Kingsley/ 921 Markham/ Travel by plane through Africa-1930's.
When the Birds Stopped Singing/ Shehadeh/ 921 Shehadeh/ Palestine Arabs and the West Bank
Winds of Mara/ Fletcher/ 591.9676 Fle/ Travel through Kenya
Words in a French Life/ Espinasse/ 305.813 Esp/ Lessons in love and language from the south of France
World: Travels 1950-2000, The/ Morris/ 909.825 Mor/ Talented travel writer's grand work
Year in Provence/ Mayle/ 944.9 May/ A family moves to Luberon, France

Duchin updated 12/08