Travel

Tokyo - the world's most populous metropolis with 35 million inhabitants - has endless attractions ranging from food to historic temples. To the delight of bibliophiles, Japan's capital also boasts numerous bookstores.

Even those immune to the magnetic pull of the smell of old books will stop dead in their tracks at the sight of these pretty AbeBooks bookstores, so before you step inside to bury your nose in a book, take a moment to enjoy the view from outside.

A good author should always suffer for his or her art. Well, the best travel writers suffer more than most, so perhaps that's why their books are so memorable. Here's our list of the best travel books to read.

It's arguably the most famous road in the world. Route 66 - just saying those words makes you want to hit the road. But did you know there are many wonderful used bookstores along the way from Chicago to Los Angeles?

What is it about Paris that's so attractive to the creatively-inclined? Perhaps the city's own history is the most interesting story of them all. Take a literary tour with our selection of novels set in Paris, memoirs about life in Paris and Paris history books.

Booksellers in more than 50 countries can be found on AbeBooks. Thousands of easy-to-find bookshops are concentrated in the great cities of the world - but there are also countless sellers located in places that take some finding.

Besides being a legendary author, Mark Twain was a great traveler, a globetrotter when globetrotting was not easy. Join us in celebrating his life, his wisdom, his literature and his willingness to discover what was around the next corner.