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The Traveller's Bookshelf

Three books we would pack for a new year.

RECOMMENDED READINGWayfarer · January 20261 min readChecked 10 November 2026

The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux — a 1975 account of travelling by train across Asia and back. Read it for the carriages and the conversations.

City of Djinns by William Dalrymple — a year in Delhi, with history layered into the streets. Read it for the way place and time overlap.

The Art of Stillness by Pico Iyer — a short book on why going nowhere can matter. Read it for the pause.

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