I would recommend The Songlines over In Patagonia, myself. But Chatwin's very good nonetheless.

Ooh, that does look more appropriate.

Pecked to Death by Ducks

I may have to include this for the title alone.

It's going to be hard to limit the non-fiction to 15.

I think I'm set on fiction though. I'm going to add The Accidental Tourist, The Balkan Trilogy, The Portrait of a Lady, A Room with a View, and State of Wonder.

Thanks for the suggestions!

For non-fic, Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell, about all of her trips to various presidential assassination sites.

That's funny, since I just saw Assassins.

I love that musical, but always seem to miss seeing it when it's being performed locally--I hear about it the weekend that it's closing, invariably.

Playing the Moldovans in Tennis by Tony Hawk is pretty hilarious.

I read this while in Chisinau, which only helped the humor.

Oh, yeah, Raq. It made the rounds of just about every PCV there. Tony Hawk came to town to do a fundraiser for a children's hospital, and wisely focused on his Irish material.

For non-fic, Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell, about all of her trips to various presidential assassination sites.

I just finished listening to the audio version of this and loved it!

That's funny, since I just saw Assassins.

Which is mentioned several times in the book.

So Seanan McGuire has a new series coming out next year called InCryptid, which is about a rogue team of cryptozoologists who try to protect monsters from extinction. She's been developing a field guide for the various creatures she's inventing. She just put up the entry for the Madhura. Take a look.

(You may also enjoy learning about frickens.)

I had JUST remembered The Songlines!

I had JUST remembered The Songlines!

Clearly, whenever this topic is chosen, this will have to be my pick. But I have a feeling that "Food and Drink" will win out first.