More Women Travel: The Rough Guide, Second Edition

I thought that this was one of the best travel books I have read in years, extremely inspiring. Reading about the women who traversed the world fearlessly, alone, made me want to go out and do it myself. The lesbian rock concert story was a little weird, but otherwise I loved the book. More Women Travel will make you want drop whatever you are doing and buy an airplane ticket out of your comfortable, routine life.

For a wide range of women's travel experiences about any country you care to mention, this is the book to read. The travellers tales range from the informative 'Back to Lahore' by by Maria del Neva with its mass of small detail about living as a western woman in Pakistan to the entertaining experiences of 'Muddling Through in Kiev'about Helen Buhaenko's visit to her father 's homeland. As well as offering good writing, this book also provides a general introduction to each country, and 'travel notes' including further reading, both fiction and non-fiction about the place.

Reads like entries from a personal travel journal. Makes for great pleasure reading. Read a few stories, put it down and come back later for more. Great resources as well. Refreshing to read travel stories by contemporary women adventurers. Even touches on traveling with children. Perfect for road trips or airplane reading - anytime you only have a few spare moments, or are in for a long boring wait.