THE BEST TRAVEL WRITERSHere find the A5 Travel Books recommendations on 15 of the world's best travel writers. This isn't mean to truly be a definitive "top 15" list, as thank fully there are plenty of other great authors with books out there that still need to be read. Our recommendations do however provide a great representative sample of those writers who have shaped travel literature, including some of the most obvious candidates such as popular current authors including Bill Bryson and Paul Theroux, the legendary Jan Morris (who passed away in 2020), some of the historical greats like Freya Stark and Eric Newby, and some of the best adventure travel journalists like Jon Krakauer and Tim Cahill. We are always looking for new up and coming superstars, and so please send us any suggestions. Happy reading!
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Bill Bryson
A best-selling author known for his sense of humor and his ability to share the history and culture of a place. |
Paul Theroux
Quite simply one of the most prolific and admired travel writers of all time, famous for long train journeys and travel in Africa. |
Jan Morris
A Welsh historian and travel writer, known for her journalistic background and comprehensive portraits on cities. |
Pico Iyer
A British-born essayist with many travel books on crossing cultures and globalization. |
William Dalrymple
A Scottish writer famous for his book In Xanadu and his love of the history and culture of India. |
Freya Stark
A groundbreaking British explorer who wrote dozens of books on her travels in the Middle East. |
Bruce Chatwin
Another English travel writer, best known for the travel writing masterpiece In Patagonia. |
Patrick Leigh Fermor
Once described as a "cross between Indiana Jones, James Bond, and Graham Greene." |
Eric Newby
Yet another great English travel writer, most famous for A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush. |
Richard Grant
A British writer with books on some dangerous exploration and his move to rural Mississippi. |
Tim Cahill
A leading adventure travel writer, with many collections of funny articles and essays. |
Redmond O'Hanlon
An adventurous and funny British explorer who loves dangerous trips into wild jungles. |
Jon Krakauer
A best-selling American non-fiction author and mountain climber. |
A.A. Gill
One of Britain's best known food and entertainment critics, and a very witty travel writer. |
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