Enjoy a tour of Western Europe without leaving home. These travelogues and travel books take the reader on adventures in many European countries. If you're thinking of a trip to Europe, wishing you were there, or just enjoy being an armchair traveler, there is sure to be a book here for you.
1. Neither Here nor There
Neither Here nor There: Travels in Europe is Bill Bryson's humorous tale of his travel adventures in Europe as he traces the backpacking trip he and a friend took in the seventies twenty years later.
2. Pillars of Hercules
In Pillars of Hercules: A Grand Tour of the Mediterranean, Paul Theroux relates his travel adventures as he undertakes a tour along the Mediterranean coastline, starting in Gibralter and ending in Morocco.3. On the Shores of the Mediterranean
Travel writer Eric Newby takes us on a tour of the Mediterranean starting from his home in Tuscany, highlighting ancient cities and ruins. This book was originally published in 1984 and is 484 pages long!4. The Grand Tour
Michael Moore, wearing a purple plush suit, sets off in a Rolls-Royce on a humorous adventure through France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Holland in The Grand Tour: The European Adventure of a Continental Drifter.5. Last Places
In Last Places: A Journey in the North, Lawrence Millman sets out on a voyage from Norway to Labrador tracing the Viking routes.6. Without Reservations
Alice Steinbach, a Pulitzer-Prize winning writer takes an independent trip around Europe in Without Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman.7. Danube
Danube: A Sentimental Journey from The Source to The Black Sea is an intellectual travelogue by Claudio Magris, an Italian professor of German literature, relating his journey along the Danube River from Germany's Black Forest to Romania's Black Sea coast.8. Lost Cities of Atlantis
In Lost Cities of Atlantis, Ancient Europe and the Mediterranean, David Childress explores ancient cities from Turkey to islands in the Atlantic.9. We Followed Odysseus
Hal Roth and his wife set out in a small sailboat to retrace the voyage of Odysseus along the Turkish coast, to Italy, Malta, and Corsica, and returning to the Greek islands.10. A Poet's Bazaar
A Poet's Bazaar: A Journey to Greece, Turkey & up the Danube is the 1985 translation of Hans Christian Anderson's stories of his travels in 19th century Europe.