For readers planning to spend time in a foreign locale, wanting to
reminisce about a favorite trip, or just plain interested in the world,
The Best Travel Writing 2006 provides over 25 of the best travel
pieces from emerging and established authors. Covering every corner of
the globe, these stories include the tale of a lone woman sailing with a
ship of pirates, the kaleidoscopic world of a sex-addled visitor to
Thailand, an amazing coat that seems to have been everywhere, and the
bizarre world atop Mount Kilimanjaro. The latest installment in a
consistently entertaining series highlighting the adventuresome side of
travel, The Best Travel Writing 2006 showcases gripping stories from
around the world.