Asia
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Orienting—An Indian in Japan: Pallavi Aiyar
Published by HarperCollins India, 2021, 304 pages Orienting is Japan seen from the perspective of an Indian journalist. Pallavi Aiyar moves home (and country) every few years: her husband works for the European Union, and they have lived in nine countries,… Continue reading
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The Window Seat—Notes from a Life in Motion: Aminatta Forna
Published by Black Cat, 2021, 272 pages “Here are four words you rarely hear these days: I love to fly.” Travel has been an intrinsic part of Scottish-Sierra Leonean writer Aminatta Forna’s life. She spent part of her childhood in… Continue reading
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At Home in Two Worlds—Essays on Goa: Maria Aurora Couto
Published by Speaking Tiger, 2024, 214 pages When you think of Goa, what images come to you? Most people associate this tiny state on the west coast of India with beaches, sunshine, good food, a laid-back attitude… in other words,… Continue reading
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On a Truck Alone, to McMahon: Nabaneeta Dev Sen
Translated from Bengali by Arunava SinhaPublished by Oxford University Press, 2018, 216 pages. Original version published in 1984. “I wasn’t trying to discover new places. I wasn’t going to break or create a record. Nor to be useful to anyone.… Continue reading
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The Border—A Journey around Russia: Erika Fatland
Translated from Norwegian by Kari DicksonPublished by Maclehose Press, 2017, 611 pages The full subtitle of this book is “A journey around Russia: through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway and… Continue reading
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Loitering with Intent—Diary of a Happy Traveller: Ritu Menon
Published by Speaking Tiger Books, 2016, 248 pages Ritu Menon does not like to travel alone for pleasure, as she announces in the first line of this book. She likes to explore places with her friends. Loitering with Intent is an… Continue reading
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Moving Mountains—Intrepid Women Climbers and the Peaks Named in Their Honour: Rosemary J. Brown
Published by The History Press, 2026, 282 pages If you are asked to name mountaineers who have climbed some of the tallest peaks in the world, do you think mainly of climbers who are men? If you do, you are… Continue reading
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Imagine Wanting Only This: Kristen Radtke
Published by Pantheon Graphic Library, 2017, 288 pages This is not a conventional travel book: it’s a graphic book that combines memoir and travel. Kristen Radtke is very close to her uncle, Dan, whom she adores. But he has a… Continue reading
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Shalimar—A Story of Place and Migration: Davina Quinlivan
Published by Little Toller, 2021, 154 pages “Shalimar is the bridge between my father’s world and my perception of it, not a real place but one of our own making, filled with his things, his stories, but also mine and… Continue reading
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Food on the Move—Dining on the Legendary Railway Journeys of the World: edited by Sharon Hudgins
Published by Reaktion Books, 2019, 256 pages There is something magical about sitting on a train, eating well while staring out of the window at a constantly changing vista. So when I came across this book that combines two of… Continue reading
