Travel Past 50

We always rely on books as we research our travels. In addition, we try to supplement our understanding of our destinations with novels. Check out our recommendations. 

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution
Station Eleven
Lands of Lost Borders: A Journey on the Silk Road
The House Across the Lake
The It Girl
Till the Wheels Fall Off
Fathers and Sons
The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
Midnight at the Pera Palace: The Birth of Modern Istanbul
Don Quixote
The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War
All the Pretty Horses: Border Trilogy (1)
A Confederacy of Dunces (Anniversary)
Light in August
The Jealous Kind
Tales of the Alhambra: A Selection of Essays and Stories
Moon Camino de Santiago: Sacred Sites, Historic Villages, Local Food & Wine
Driving Over Lemons: An Optimist in Spain (Vintage Departures)
The Hive
Leaving the Atocha Station
Los Caprichos
Grape, Olive, Pig: Deep Travels Through Spain's Food Culture
Three Tragedies: Blood Wedding, Yerma, Bernarda Alba
Barcelona
Tales of the Alhambra
Don Quixote
Death in the Afternoon
The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation
The Shadow of the Wind
Tapas (Revised): The Little Dishes of Spain: A Cookbook (Revised)
Destination Heartland: A Guide to Discovering the Midwest's Remarkable Past
The Round House: National Book Award Winning Fiction
Till the Wheels Fall Off