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Travel

Travel is the movement of people or objects (such as airplanes, boats, trains and other conveyances) between relatively distant geographical locations. The term "travel" originates from the Old French word travail. Travel writing is a genre that has, as its focus, accounts of real or imaginary places. The genre encompasses a number of styles that may range from the documentary to the evocative, from literary to journalistic, and from the humorous to the serious. Travel writing is often associated with tourism, and includes works of an ephemeral nature such as guide books and reviews, with the ...more

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  • Things Become Other Things by Craig Mod
    Things Become Other Things: A Walking Memoir
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    Release date: May 06, 2025
    A transformative 300-mile walk along Japan’s ancient pilgrimage routes and through depopulating villages inspires a heart-rending remembrance of a lon ...more
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  • Elope Planner by Sherry Martin Peters
    Elope Planner: A Modern Elopement Guide for the Free-Spirited and Adventurous
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  • 100 Runs of a Lifetime by Bart Yasso
    100 Runs of a Lifetime: The World's Ultimate Races and Trails

    Release date: Apr 15, 2025
    Runners everywhere will love this beautiful look at races around the world from National Geographic!
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