Travel Book Club – Alex In Wanderland https://www.alexinwanderland.com Sun, 25 Mar 2018 08:49:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Travel Porn: The Nomad’s Nomad https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-nomads-nomad-book-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-nomads-nomad-book-review https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-nomads-nomad-book-review/#comments Thu, 07 May 2015 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=35066 I was not so much “running away” from anything as I was “running towards” everything. It’s been far too long since I added a virtual title to the book shelves of my Travel Porn book review series. Truth be told, up until recently, it had been a while since I read something in the wanderlust genre […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/the-nomads-nomad-book-review/feed/ 60 Travel Porn: Banana, The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World https://www.alexinwanderland.com/banana-the-fate-of-the-fruit-that-changed-the-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=banana-the-fate-of-the-fruit-that-changed-the-world https://www.alexinwanderland.com/banana-the-fate-of-the-fruit-that-changed-the-world/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2014 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=19433 Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World
“In the modern era, the banana — literally — has destroyed nations and ruined lives.” I am often mocked by my traveling companions for my love of all things banana. Banana smoothies, banana pancakes, banana milk, banana yogurt, banana cake, banana bread, banana candies, and oh yes, plain old bananas. Yet before reading this book, I […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/banana-the-fate-of-the-fruit-that-changed-the-world/feed/ 29 Alex In Wanderland Travel Porn: Turn Right at Machu Picchu https://www.alexinwanderland.com/travel-porn-turn-right-machu-picchu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travel-porn-turn-right-machu-picchu https://www.alexinwanderland.com/travel-porn-turn-right-machu-picchu/#comments Fri, 13 Dec 2013 16:30:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=18722 Travel Porn is a feature in which I review books from my beloved travel literature genre. So far I’ve reviewed Bangkok Noir, a short story collection that brings the noir genre to the steamy streets of Thailand, Hotel Honolulu, a fictional account of a Waikiki hotel manager’s quirky life in a paradise lost, Tiger Balm, the memoir of a […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/travel-porn-turn-right-machu-picchu/feed/ 14 Travel Porn: Headhunters on my Doorstep https://www.alexinwanderland.com/travel-porn-headhunters-doorstep/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=travel-porn-headhunters-doorstep https://www.alexinwanderland.com/travel-porn-headhunters-doorstep/#comments Wed, 13 Nov 2013 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=17688 Headhunters on my Doorstep
Travel Porn is a feature in which I review books from my beloved travel literature genre. So far I’ve reviewed Bangkok Noir, a short story collection that brings the noir genre to the steamy streets of Thailand, Hotel Honolulu, a fictional account of a Waikiki hotel manager’s quirky life in a paradise lost, Tiger Balm, the memoir of a […]
 
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Travel Porn is a feature in which I review books from my beloved travel literature genre. So far I’ve reviewed Bangkok Noir, a short story collection that brings the noir genre to the steamy streets of Thailand, Hotel Honolulu, a fictional account of a Waikiki hotel manager’s quirky life in a paradise lost, and Tiger Balm, […]
 
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Way back in April I introduced Travel Porn, a new feature in which I review books from my beloved travel literature genre. Since then I dropped the ball and only featured one other book! Well, readers, it’s time to  get back on track. After all, there’s nothing like Paul Theroux’s The Great Railway Bazaar to make you want transport […]
 
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Last month I introduced Travel Porn, a new feature in which I review books from my beloved travel literature genre. There’s nothing like Paul Theroux’s The Great Railway Bazaar to make you want transport yourself to a hot sweaty train in Southeast Asia or J. Maarten Troost’s The Sex Lives of Cannibals to make you want […]
 
]]> https://www.alexinwanderland.com/travel-books-bangkok-noir-review/feed/ 13 Alex In Wanderland New York City Travel Bookstores https://www.alexinwanderland.com/new-york-city-travel-bookstores/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-york-city-travel-bookstores https://www.alexinwanderland.com/new-york-city-travel-bookstores/#comments Sat, 12 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.alexinwanderland.com/?p=7886 New York City Travel Bookstores
New York is an excellent base for those with a strong case of wanderlust. There are international flights to every corner of the globe, restaurants serving cuisine from countries you’ve never heard of, and frequent gatherings of travel addicts. But what I sadly didn’t realize during my years living in the city is that New York […]
 
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I used to be a voracious reader. In a way, I still am- however, books and magazines have been replaced by blogs and websites in my current nomadic lifestyle. I want to get back to the good stuff. Unsurprisingly, travel literature has always been my favorite genre. There’s nothing like Paul Theroux’s The Great Railway Bazaar […]
 
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