MetaFilter posts tagged with travelogues

Palin's Travels.

Cyrano — Tue, 13 Apr 2004 07:27:52 -0800

Palin's Travels. The full texts of all five books in Michael Palin's wonderful travel/adventure series, Around the World in 80 Days, Pole to Pole, Full Circle, Hemingway Adventure, and Sahara are available online, along with loads of pictures, video (Quicktime req.) and audio clips.

Frantisek Staud

homunculus — Thu, 08 Apr 2004 19:30:11 -0800

Travel photographs by Frantisek Staud.

Fantastic Voyage

shoepal — Mon, 30 Jun 2003 06:59:34 -0800

"The story really began in January 1953, when I suggested to Gordon that we might go on a cycling holiday together..." They covered 2,286 miles, slept in potting sheds, hay barns, and even a railway marshalling yard, and the whole trip cost them £24. Now, 50 years later, Roy Jenkin's daughter is planning to retrace/tread her father's path. Even if you're not into travelogues (past or present) the photos of post-WWII Europe are worth a gander.

Québecers take on America.

wackybrit — Sun, 29 Dec 2002 16:10:20 -0800

Plein Sud - 'A unique vision of the Americas on the Web.' If you enjoy travel documentaries, this is for you. Two French Canadians take on the Americas in this epic site cram packed with videos (for 56k and broadband), interviews, and travelogues. Originally produced for TV, you can now watch the full episodes from the site.

wackybrit — Tue, 25 Sep 2001 18:48:32 -0800

WalkingTom getting back on the road Tom is a guy who started to walk across the US in 1997, and who started to log his journey on the Web in 98. In 2000, he took a year's break to get married, but in a few days he's finally getting back to finishing his journey. What travelogues have you been addicted to? Are there any good current ones?