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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  • The Wandering Knitter by Krista Ann
    The Wandering Knitter: Learn New Techniques, One Project & Place at a Time

    Release date: Oct 06, 2026
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    Extradition is for Beginners: The Riding4Beer Chronicles - Part Duh

    Release date: Mar 11, 2026
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    Too Soon et Pero Too Late: French Grace. American Collapse. Colombian Care.
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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

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