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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  • A Taste of Madagascar by Emmanuel  Laroche
    A Taste of Madagascar: Culinary Riches of the Red Island
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    Release date: Jan 27, 2026
    Explore Madagascar through its most extraordinary ingredients—vanilla, honey, cacao, zebu, and caviar—in a journey of food, culture, and connection.
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  • National Geographic Ultimate Guide to the National Parks by National Geographic
    National Geographic Ultimate Guide to the National Parks: A Complete Tour of All 63 U.S. Parks

    Release date: Feb 03, 2026
    Enter to win a comprehensive guide exploring all 63 U.S. National Parks, featuring expert advice on trails, wildlife spotting, scenic drives, and more
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  • National Geographic National Parks Cookbook by Nina Elder
    National Geographic National Parks Cookbook: Dishes Inspired by America's Great Outdoors

    Release date: Feb 03, 2026
    Enter to win this mouthwatering cookbook including 100 recipes inspired by the lodges, restaurants, and ingredients of America’s 63 national parks.
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    Isabelle Eberhardt
    Now more than ever do I realize that I will never be content with a sedentary life, that I will always be haunted by thoughts of a sun-drenched elsewhere.
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    Marcel Proust
    The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
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