2008's best travel writing

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I picked up this book about a month or two ago. I tend to pickup each years edition, & probably picked up this because Tony Bourdain is the celeb editor.

I'm not sure if it's because of Tonys' rye sense of humor, but this grouping of articles has a lot different approach then previous editions.

The stories are less about appealing to the masses, and are about places where the general populous aren't likely to go. Which maybe the reason I like it so much, I'm currently reading the article about going up the river in the Congo.

Definitely read Tony's introduction(too many people skip this section), he talks of some books I couldn't read (primarily b/c they were about whiny writers). And I'm not sure who wrote it Tony or the other editor - but I at least feel it's true, that when you travel awhile and come "home" you feel out of place.

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