WORDS: SARAH BARRELL. IMAGE: AWL IMAGES
SMART TRAVELLER
BOOK S 1
Local: A Search for Nearby Nature and Wilderness
Alastair Humphreys spent a year examining every square metre of a 12-mile radius around his home in suburban England. Humphreys is a former National Geographic Adventurer of the Year, and his latest book is a celebration of slowing down and discovering a wild, wonderful world on your doorstep. It’s also a rallying cry to revitalise Britain’s natural spaces and reclaim our right to roam in them. Eye Books, £12.99
Hilary Bradt’s eponymous guidebook company championed slow and low- impact travel long before the concepts were widespread. The publisher celebrates its 50th anniversary this year; over the half century, it’s produced guidebooks to the remotest parts of the planet. Bradt’s memoir looks back at a lifetime of trials, triumphs and following the lesser- known trail. Bradt, £20
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Taking the Risk: My Adventures in Travel and Publishing
Top travel reads 2024 3
FROM EPIC TRAVELOGUES AND NATURE WRITING TO A PIONEERING TRAVEL PUBLISHER’S MEMOIR, THESE TITLES WILL INSPIRE ADVENTURE THIS YEAR
To the City: Life and Death Along the Ancient Walls of Istanbul
This is a deep dive into Turkey’s largest city, by journalist Alexander Christie-Miller. Miller journeys on foot in and around Istanbul’s ancient city walls, piecing together the jigsaw puzzle of its identity on the fringes of Europe and Asia. Between the ancient minarets that punctuate the city’s skyline, the author seeks out the real soul of Istanbul in its diverse peoples, past and present, by raising up voices rarely heard. Harper Collins, £25
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Wilder Journeys: True Stories of Nature, Adventure & Connection
This collection of original non-fi ction stories, illustrations and poems examining the human connection with nature is penned by travellers, wildlife lovers and adventurers from across the globe. Take a walk across the desert with explorer Angela Maxwell, discover how former hermit Gregory Smith survived for 10 years in an Australian forest and learn how activist David Malana set up a surf school for people of colour in California. Watkins Publishing, £14.99
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Vagabond Mark Eveleigh brings the pioneering spirit
of adventure previously seen in his travel books on Southeast Asia to the back roads of Spain. The author spent fi ve weeks walking 761 miles across the Iberian Peninsula, taking in blistering sun-beaten plains, grey stone villages hung with mist, and vast chains of mountains. The result is a homage to the disappearing lifestyle of the vagabundo, as well as a celebration of rural Spain and its remote communities. Summersdale, £10.99
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Globetrotting: Writers Walk the World
Author Duncan Minshull’s collection of over 50 travelogues from diverse writers aims to answer the question: why explore on foot? Reading it is to take a literary stroll, from the streets of London to the jungles of Ghana. Spanning seven continents, stories date back to the 1500s and take in lesser-known writers, along with the likes of Herman Melville, Edith Wharton, Mark Twain, Isabella Bird and William Boyd. Notting Hill Editions, £15.99
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