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April 16, 2009

Travel ebooks you can download for free

One of my favorite web tools is StumbleUpon, which allows me to randomly discover sites that suit my interests. Traveling is one of my listed interests, of course, so it was no accident that I literally “stumbled upon” the free online book “How to See the World: European Backpacking on $25 a Day or Less” by John Gregory. From the nuances of body language to practical tips on how to get cheaper airline tickets, this book covers information that new vagabonds will find useful.

Finding this free, useful resource made me want to dig deeper. What other free travel books are available online?

Another free ebook I found is “Dancing With the Bear” by Liam Guilar. This fascinating ebook tells the story of how Guilar and his companions kayaked through the Chatkal and Pskem rivers in Central Asia. As someone who loves reading about kayaking and paddling, I’ve bookmarked the site for leisurely reading this weekend.

Travel writer Mark Moxon also makes his ebooks freely available for download via his web site. His ebooks narrate travel tales from Asia, Europe, and Australia. Vagablogging writer Abha Malpani wrote a post about him back in 2007.

Since the internet provides a cheap, accessible publishing platform for travelers, it’s no surprise that we can find free resources such as the ones listed above.

Do you know of any free online books that travelers will find useful? Kindly share them with other Vagablogging readers in the comments section.

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Category: Travel Guidebooks, Travel Writing


6 Responses to “Travel ebooks you can download for free”

  1. Travel-Writers-Exchange.com Says:

    Thanks for these free eBooks. I bookmarked “How to See the World: European Backpacking on $25 a Day or Less” by John Gregory and will read it later. I’m on StumbleUpon, but I have not done a whole lot with it. They keep sending me an email about sites that may be of interest to me, but I’ve been ignoring it lately. I don’t know, it’s an all right site. I guess I’ll take another look at it.

  2. Steve S Says:

    It’s not so much the website StumbleUpon that’s of use, it’s the toolbar at the top of your web browser. You install it, and input a vast list of your interests, so that when you hit the “Stumble” button it randomly takes you to a webpage it assumes you may like. I’ve found literally hundreds of amazing sites I never would have searched for or stumbled on organically — ranging from unique photography projects to fascinating interviews with famous biologists.

    Of course, the downside is that you get addicted to the “Stumble” button, and it becomes your default spot to click whenever you have 5 seconds of downtime at work! I’m still learning to find some balance.

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  4. Lara Says:

    I know it’s not travel specific, but The Alchemist has probably been read by most. And now Paul Coelho has several free ebooks on his blog for downloading – http://paulocoelhoblog.com/internet-books/. Enjoy!

  5. Lorraine Says:

    I’m not sure of the true definition of an ebook but I think of an ebook as something I can download and read offline, either on my computer or a hand-held device. The first two books listed in this post are online books which I believe are distinctly different than an ebook that can be read offline. Personally, I don’t enjoy extensive reading on my computer so I don’t bother with online books. But if its something I can download to my Kindle or iTouch, then I definately download and read.

  6. zahid Says:

    need travel book for bangladesh

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