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Bob Payne Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Only CN Traveler writer to put Polynesian tattoo on expenses. 142-country memoir, Escape Clauses: Getting Away With A Travel Writing Life, is on Amazon now.

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Book Cover for: Around the World in 80 Days: (Original Edition), J. Verne

Around the World in 80 Days: (Original Edition)

J. Verne
Bob PayneBob Payne

Today in Travel. 1828. Birth of Jules Verne will make it possible to travel around the world in 80 days. https://t.co/aAcczOWcJW

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Book Cover for: The Vagabond's Way: 366 Meditations on Wanderlust, Discovery, and the Art of Travel, Rolf Potts

The Vagabond's Way: 366 Meditations on Wanderlust, Discovery, and the Art of Travel

Rolf Potts
Bob PayneBob Payne

Among three recently published travel books, I cannot decide which one I am enjoying the most: Why We Travel, by Patricia Schultz, The Vagabond's Way by Rolf Potts, or my own Escape Clauses - Getting Away With a Travel Writing Life. So, my recommendation? Read all three. https://t.co/CCHOBvhFkX

Paperback, 2023

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Why We Travel: 100 Reasons to See the World, Patricia Schultz

Why We Travel: 100 Reasons to See the World

Patricia Schultz
Bob PayneBob Payne

Among three recently published travel books, I cannot decide which one I am enjoying the most: Why We Travel, by Patricia Schultz, The Vagabond's Way by Rolf Potts, or my own Escape Clauses - Getting Away With a Travel Writing Life. So, my recommendation? Read all three. https://t.co/CCHOBvhFkX

Hardcover, 2022

$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain

Huckleberry Finn

Mark Twain
Bob PayneBob Payne

Today in Travel. 1835. Red-letter day for recreational river rafting with birth of Huckleberry Finn author Mark Twain. https://t.co/4wDSaqTVgn

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Book Cover for: Around the World in 80 Days, Julio Verne

Around the World in 80 Days

Julio Verne
Bob PayneBob Payne

Today in Travel. 1828. Birth of Jules Verne will make it possible to travel around the world in 80 days. https://t.co/aAcczOWcJW

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Book Cover for: On the Road: (Penguin Orange Collection), Jack Kerouac

On the Road: (Penguin Orange Collection)

Jack Kerouac
Bob PayneBob Payne

Today in Travel. 1957. New York Times publishes rave review of Jack Kerouac’s novel, On the Road, giving far too many people the idea that they too should document their car trip. https://t.co/J2YyOmHeEy

Paperback, 2016

$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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