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The book "Unknown Africa" (1966) by John Gunther is a travelogue-documentary work in which the author explores the African continent during a period of great political and social change, especially after decolonization.
The book contains three Latin reports by the Croatian Jesuit, nobleman and explorer Ivan Rattkay (Ratkaj, 1647–1683), born in Ptuj (today Slovenia), sent to the provincial of the Austro-Czech Jesuit province from the mission in northern Mexico.
Through travelogues and personal accounts, Jasen Boko describes South America – a continent of contrasts, passion and unrest. Combining history, culture and personal reflections, he searches for what it means to be “at home” in the world.
"On the Green Island" by Josip Andrić (1932, 2nd ed. 1934) is a travelogue from Ireland. A lively and warm description of Irish nature, history, culture and people, full of sympathy for the small Catholic nation and its fight for freedom. Illustrated edit
Twain's Naives on the Road, or The New Pilgrimage is a humorous and sharp travelogue about American travelers in Europe and the Holy Land, with much satire, observation, and mockery of tourist clichés.
The book contains diaries from three voyages across the Pacific Ocean undertaken by the English navigator James Cook in the second half of the 18th century, discovering and exploring its coasts and making maps of newly discovered areas.