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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    America Obscura: An Explorer's Guide to the Hidden Wonders of the United States

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    Around the World in 42 Days: One Woman’s Journey Through Ancient Mysteries and Modern Questions
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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

    Anita Desai
    “ Wherever you go becomes a part of you somehow. ”
    ― Anita Desai

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