rjf7g
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I will echo the recommendation for Blue Highways...I have wanted to buy an old van and convert it in to an RV for 25 years now thanks to this book!
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Suzanne and Brad
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Hi,
Queen of the Road by Doreen Orion ~ a friend gave it to me before we hit the road & it's a hoot! Even my husband enjoyed it.
Enjoy!
Suzanne
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houston605
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Second on Travels with Charley by John Steinbeck
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tothetrail
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"Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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Tony&DiannesRV
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OK. Thanks for all your replies. I'm headin' to the library tomorrow.
2004 28' H.R. Alumascape named Maude
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everymilesamemory
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Here are a couple of MUST READS in my opinion. Like you, Travel Novels are all I usually read.
Walk Across America - Peter Jenkins - Young man who left school one year and walked from North East to the Gulf and his story. Jenkins went on to write a whole series and even spent a few years on a boat floating along The Edge of America
Travels With Charlie - John Steinbeck - Great novel that really hits close to home. Steinbeck only took back roads and tried to stay out of any large city in his travels. This is exactly what my wife and I try to do.
Blue Highways - William Least Heat-Moon - Classic travel novel done the way it should. This book I read in my late teens when I first got the travel bug and is what got us started to where we are today.
Reapers Line - Lee Morgan - Not necessarily a travel novel, but if you RV along the Mexican Border like many of us full timers do, you should read this for sure!
Running North - Ann Mariah Cook - Fantastic novel about a husband and wife who spend a year in Alaska while the husband prepares to run the Iditarod. This book made me want to pack up and move to Alaska before I was even finished with it.
Then the Mother of all Travel/Adventure Novels
Undaunted Courage - Stephen Ambrose - The BEST story of the Lewis & Clark Expidition. If you read one book, make it this one. The first time I read it, when I finished the last page, I closed the book, waited five minutes thinking about how amazing it was and opened it back up to start reading it over again.
Then there are numerous websites I could recommend.
Tioga George
RV Dreams
North To Alaska
Where RV Now
These are all travel blogs
One of the best writers/photographers is Erik Gauger who puts together Notes From the Road - This site is more of a travel documentary with fantastic writing accompanied by outstanding photography to compliment his words.
This should get ya' started...LOL Sorry this is so long, but this is a passion of mine...Hence our lifestyle
I'd love to know if you have any that arent mentioned here, as all of these I had read by my mid-20's
Pat Bonish
Every Miles A Memory
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When we realize our insignificance in this world,
it some how relieves the pressures from society to succeed
- Cindy Bonish
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everymilesamemory
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Into the Wild and Into Thin Air both by Jon Krakauer
Sorry, forgot about those two
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StanleyandIris
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The Patagonia Express.
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quoyfab
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Oh boy, I love travel narratives.
One of my favorites was "The Kindness of Strangers" - Mike McIntyre
about a 37 year old reporter hitchhiking cross country with NO money..
San Francisco to Cape Fear, N.C.
I see another Peter Jenkins fan. If you enjoy Alaska, check out his "Looking for Alaska". Peter spent a year based in Seward, and ventured throughout the state in search of various experiences.
Another great Alaska read was about subsistence homesteading northeast of Fort Yukon, by author Heimo Korth. Title ??
I never read "Travels with Charley", but will add it to my Christmas list.
I must also put in a plug for Charles Kuralt's "America". Simple, but very entertaining for those enjoying the experiential lifestyle.
For the John Krakauer fans, "Under the Banner of Heaven" was a very good read, though not a travel narrative.
Gretel Erlich's "Solace of Open Spaces"
And yes, high marks for Ambrose's "Undaunted Courage". Our last lengthy RV trip included visits to Fort Mandan, N.D. and Great Falls, Montana areas.
Thanks for starting this thread, Tony & Dianne. I hope I'm able to add a pleasurable read to someone's day.
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everymilesamemory
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I'll add a strong second to the "Under the Banner of Heaven"
I've recommended that book to 10 people who have all been flabbergasted by who crazy it is. To think it's all going on here in our backyards and the media wont touch any of the stories!
Not a travel novel, but a must read!
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