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# The Best American Travel Writing 2016: Illuminating Essays on Why We Travel, Edited by Bestselling Author Bill Bryson

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Review: Always a Good Read - I purchase this book every year. They are not travel guide books designed for tourists. They are short stories about each author's experiences at locations around the world. The authors have often traveled to these locations not as tourists, but for research, study, work assignments and other purposes. Always good reading and an easy book to read a story or two, put down, and pick up again for another story or two. It's an interesting world out there beyond the tourist traps and this series brings it to life.
Review: Nice, varied selections - I like most of what I've read written by Bill Bryson and now I can say I like what he's overseen as editor. Nice variety of essays, all well-written, none self-conscious. None stands out as exemplary of the best travel writing but I didn't regret reading any.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #443,484 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #212 in Travelogues & Travel Essays #539 in Travel Writing Reference #1,307 in Essays (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.0 out of 5 stars 215 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Always a Good Read
*by M***E on December 7, 2017*

I purchase this book every year. They are not travel guide books designed for tourists. They are short stories about each author's experiences at locations around the world. The authors have often traveled to these locations not as tourists, but for research, study, work assignments and other purposes. Always good reading and an easy book to read a story or two, put down, and pick up again for another story or two. It's an interesting world out there beyond the tourist traps and this series brings it to life.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Nice, varied selections
*by R***E on June 6, 2017*

I like most of what I've read written by Bill Bryson and now I can say I like what he's overseen as editor. Nice variety of essays, all well-written, none self-conscious. None stands out as exemplary of the best travel writing but I didn't regret reading any.

### ⭐⭐⭐ I did enjoy ex-American Bill Bryson's intro on why we travel and/or ...
*by U***N on March 2, 2017*

Uneven. I did enjoy ex-American Bill Bryson's intro on why we travel and/or read about travel. He notes the homogenization of the world and the fact that many travel writers think there are no good places left. And while that may mean that a few travel writers need a real job other than goofing off somewhere, most of us have jobs and "stuff" that keeps us home and we read to understand and experience other places and cultures. And so I was disappointed in half of the articles because they were super-specific and limited in scope. Still, the articles were often interesting and most were completely out of left field in their descriptions of things like playing odd musical instruments, a film festival in North Korea and smuggling cigarettes. What was my favorite? Don't really have one. So, 3 stars.

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