A travel writer chooses what to notice, and that choice shapes how a place is understood. These curations look at Calvino's imagined cities, Rory Stewart's walk across Afghanistan, and Bill Bryson's humorous tour of Europe.
Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe is Bill Bryson's humorous account of his 1990 tour of Europe, published in 1991, with flashbacks to summer tours from his college days. The path helps readers understand his approach to travel writing and how he recounts his experiences across Europe.
The Places in Between is a travel narrative by Rory Stewart, a British writer, academic, broadcaster, former diplomat and Member of Parliament, detailing his solo walk across north-central Afghanistan in 2002. Stewart arrived in Afghanistan in January 2002, beginning his journey in Herat and proceeding on foot to Kabul.
Italo Calvino's imagined cities as a travel book about memory and desire in Invisible Cities is a postmodern novel by the Italian writer Italo Calvino, published in Italy in 1972 by Einaudi.
Curiate turns what you are curious about into a short path — a quick lesson on an article, something to watch, and a book to go deep on. Free to browse.
