The Best American Travel Writing 2016

Why do I travel? Why does anyone of us travel? Bill Bryson poses these questions in his introduction to The Best American Travel Writing 2016 and though he admits I wasn't at all sure I knew the answer they are questions worthy of examination. While the various contributors to this collection all travel for different reasons one thing is for certain--they come back with stories. Whether traversing the Arctic by dogsled attending a surreal film festival in North Korea or strolling the streets of a fast-changing Havana their insights into the world and the human condition are illuminating and enthralling providing an answer: This is why I like to travel.The Best American Travel Writing 2016 includes Michael Chabon Alice Gregory Paul Theroux Dave Eggers Helen Macdonald Sara Corbett Stephanie Pearson Thomas Chatterton Williams Pico Iyer and others