tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post5638914171936566823..comments2024-03-19T10:12:43.882+00:00Comments on Bookride: Backpacker ClassicsBookridehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05881971821359627382noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-62879240745250932302013-03-07T19:58:05.643+00:002013-03-07T19:58:05.643+00:00Twenty-something by Paul L'Estrange if you'...Twenty-something by Paul L'Estrange if you're looking for something very different. It's about life on the backpacking trail and it's a true story. Just finished reading it on my kindle. Amazing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-83800323033465925262010-08-19T12:26:31.587+00:002010-08-19T12:26:31.587+00:00The Soul Trek about soulmates in Nepal.The Soul Trek about soulmates in Nepal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-63330719518287325092009-09-23T05:20:25.976+00:002009-09-23T05:20:25.976+00:00You've missed the most obvious, from your ex-S...You've missed the most obvious, from your ex-Sotheby's co-habitue Bruce Chatwin, "In Patagonia". Are the 80's that far forgotten?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-47492382195104436782009-09-22T16:36:17.419+00:002009-09-22T16:36:17.419+00:00Err, 'Bhagavad Gita' (भगवद्गीता) is not &#...Err, 'Bhagavad Gita' (भगवद्गीता) is not 'Baghavad Gita'. <br />Nice list though.<br />Toru Watanabe from Haruki Murakami's 'Norwegian wood' also carries 'Magic Mountain' on a trip.CruiZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228149387488670946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-57578856126238505212009-09-21T09:55:53.818+00:002009-09-21T09:55:53.818+00:00What a cool list! Thank you!
It would be narcissi...What a cool list! Thank you!<br /><br />It would be narcissitic of me to suggest "Moods of Future Joys", so instead I will recommend:<br /><br />- As I walked out one Midsummer's morning (Laurie Lee)<br /><br />and this list of 100 Great Adventure Books:<br />http://www.alastairhumphreys.com/2009/02/the-100-greatest-adventure-books-of-all-time/<br /><br />Thanks for all the cool ideas!<br />AlAlastairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06829180067315396094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-49410226670951039882009-09-17T10:36:19.576+00:002009-09-17T10:36:19.576+00:00For a massive and mystical masterpiece, try Cowper...For a massive and mystical masterpiece, try Cowper Powys "A Glastonbury Romance"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-57996733341623540872009-09-17T06:48:31.694+00:002009-09-17T06:48:31.694+00:00Apart from Tom Robbins and Daniel Quinn's Ishm...Apart from Tom Robbins and Daniel Quinn's Ishmael (if one wants a heavy read), I feel Hunter S. Thompson's 'The Rum Diary' deserves to be considered for the list.debanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-34109341780234853392009-09-17T04:07:55.062+00:002009-09-17T04:07:55.062+00:00Eiger Dreams/Into Thin Air - Krakauer (trekking Ne...Eiger Dreams/Into Thin Air - Krakauer (trekking Nepal)<br /><br />Off the Rails in Phnom Penh: Guns, Girls, and Ganja – Amit Gilboa (eating happy pizza in Cambodia...)<br /><br /><br />Catfish and Mandala – Andrew X. Pham (sleeper buses from Saigon to Sapa)<br /><br />The Sorrow of War – Bao Ninh<br /><br />The Damage Done – Warren Fee (Bangkok prison)<br /><br />Atlas Shrugged – Ayn Rand <br /><br />White Tiger - Aravind Adiga (Bombay)Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-72559795439702602272009-09-17T03:55:10.189+00:002009-09-17T03:55:10.189+00:00while I've passed my copy of Shantaram on to t...while I've passed my copy of Shantaram on to travellers, pound for pound I would recommend Vikram Chanda's Sacred Games if you're going to carry around a 900 page novel. Epic in scope, truely a modern masterpiece.<br />Rushdie's Midnight's Children also deserves a place on the expanded list.el telnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-86331024937983880982009-09-16T23:08:11.295+00:002009-09-16T23:08:11.295+00:00i would need to second Hemingway. "the sun al...i would need to second Hemingway. "the sun also rises" has my favorite scenes from any book as he travels to spain for the bullfights. lots of drinking which seem to accompany most of my backpacking as well.Kuritihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09122356227190894851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-58890477999527479002009-09-16T21:30:03.848+00:002009-09-16T21:30:03.848+00:00Ada by Nabokov. Took me across Malaysia.
The Pata...Ada by Nabokov. Took me across Malaysia.<br /><br />The Patagonian Express got me hitchhiking across India and Pakistan.<br /><br />While Dark Star Safari was pushed into the end of my sea kayak off Alaska.<br /><br />Good times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-91114017178893087952009-09-16T21:11:19.782+00:002009-09-16T21:11:19.782+00:00I like the books on his list but haven't reall...I like the books on his list but haven't really read them during my round-the-world trip. Still travelling now and actually just posted a list (with plot summaries) of my favorites that I read on the road: http://legalnomads.blogspot.com/2009/09/best-books-ive-read-on-my-round-world.html. I agree that Shantaram is the ubiquitous book of the moment; everyone and their mother seems to be lugging it around!Legal Nomadshttp://www.legalnomads.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-14186226650046290132009-09-16T20:22:26.558+00:002009-09-16T20:22:26.558+00:00Does no-one read Iain (M) Banks? Ticks all the box...Does no-one read Iain (M) Banks? Ticks all the boxes.<br />Also, two by Laurence Norfolk: 'Lempriere's Dictionary' and 'The Pope's Rhonoceros'.<br />And the two Leoanard Cohen novels: 'Favourite Game' and 'Beautiful Losers'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-67981997388289052702009-09-16T19:41:36.331+00:002009-09-16T19:41:36.331+00:00In search of captain zero by Allan WeisbeckerIn search of captain zero by Allan WeisbeckerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-25291072375118762262009-09-16T17:27:22.337+00:002009-09-16T17:27:22.337+00:00May I add:-
1. Voyage to Arcturus - David Lindsay
...May I add:-<br />1. Voyage to Arcturus - David Lindsay<br />2. Sid and Arthur - by some Kraut, I believe<br />3. Hill of dreams - Arthur Machen - a dream in crimson.<br />4. Erotic history of the enema - a great relief when sojourning in insanitary locationsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-12046818559759551092009-09-16T17:26:27.324+00:002009-09-16T17:26:27.324+00:00The fact that this list doesn't have the Hitch...The fact that this list doesn't have the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series pretty much voids it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-26973021501902816012009-09-16T17:24:53.296+00:002009-09-16T17:24:53.296+00:00I submit Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon. Really...I submit Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon. Really anything by Pynchon would be fine but since we are talking about traveling I figured I would go with the longest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-17269599656591489202009-09-16T17:11:26.574+00:002009-09-16T17:11:26.574+00:00I completely agree with Joost. And I would like to...I completely agree with Joost. And I would like to add:<br /><br />Video Night in Kathmandu: and Other Reports from the Not-So-Far East, by Pico IyerJacconoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-51689520041933281292009-09-16T17:06:37.987+00:002009-09-16T17:06:37.987+00:00I suppose if all your backpacking is serious hikin...I suppose if all your backpacking is serious hiking...but if you were hitchhiking in the 60s and 70s, the most obvious book to have around:<br />Tom Robbins' "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues".Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13457920655139838477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-83880563136392897542009-09-16T16:40:56.733+00:002009-09-16T16:40:56.733+00:00I just got done with the PCT Oregon. My books incl...I just got done with the PCT Oregon. My books included<br />Edward Abbey - Monkey Wrench Gang<br />Edward Abbey - Hayduke Lives!<br />Daniel Quinn - Ishmael<br />Daniel Quinn - My Ishmael<br />Jack London - Call of the Wild, How to build a Fire, Love of Life, To the Man on Trail<br />Henry David Thoreau - Walden<br />Jon Krakauer - Into the Wild<br /><br />Not all Classics but all well worth the weight and the readAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-83346922602797599242009-09-16T15:53:39.164+00:002009-09-16T15:53:39.164+00:00The Illuminatus Trilogy is one of my faves.The Illuminatus Trilogy is one of my faves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-48120124108571900592009-09-16T15:51:15.030+00:002009-09-16T15:51:15.030+00:00Huh, I just went backpacking with Pirsig's &qu...Huh, I just went backpacking with Pirsig's "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" AND Hesse's Siddhartha... and one of my comrades was reading Kerouac's "On the Road." All three are excellent choices.<br /><br />I would add "Ishmael" - it's sort of an early 90s "Zen and the Art..."Pikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02626470358932374341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-39453818308865366832009-09-16T15:48:51.478+00:002009-09-16T15:48:51.478+00:00Such a large list and no Hemingway. Maybe For Who...Such a large list and no Hemingway. Maybe For Whom the Bells Toll, a nice lightly tale about the Spanish country side. Also highly endorse In Search of Captain Zero: A Surfer's Road Trip Beyond the End of the Road by Allan Weisbecker though a lityle depressing by the end of the book.RagNaRokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02020616700346112861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-148423826405120292009-09-16T15:27:24.641+00:002009-09-16T15:27:24.641+00:00No Infinite Jest?
There is a book that will see yo...No Infinite Jest?<br />There is a book that will see you through some long trips.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2045845679444796608.post-46066443131718898212009-09-16T15:26:48.787+00:002009-09-16T15:26:48.787+00:00I would add Chatwin's Anatomy of restlessnessI would add Chatwin's Anatomy of restlessnessgianandreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631934646855167994noreply@blogger.com