Books

If you're planning an adventure yourself, or just want to read more about bicycle travel or travelling in general you may find some good books below.

Links will take you to Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.com where you can read more about the titles and buy them at a good price. You can also buy and sell used books.

Guidebooks

Guidebook Series

There are five well known guidebook series that are written for independent budget travellers:

Lonely Planet - The most popular guidebook series among backpackers. It's logical disposition and the number of titles they update make it impossible to exclude them from this list. It's not my favourite though.
Rough Guides - Perhaps the second most popular guidebook series. It's not as easy to read as the Lonely Planet guidebooks.
Trailblazer - They may not have that many titles, but the ones I've seen are great. The Asia Overland has reached cult status among hardcore travellers, for it's bare bone style and hand drawn maps. This book is all the globetrotter needs to rough it through asia.

Trailblazer books at Amazon.co.uk.
Footprint - These books are getting more and more popular for a good reason. They are as easy to read as the Lonely Planet, but seem to have more details on less travelled areas, and routes. This is good if you're on a bike. This is my favourite guidebook series.
Let's Go - These books seem to be updated every year, but the books that are written in 2003 are titled 2004, so check inside for the correct date, and compare with other series if you need the latest information. I do not like the Let's Go books I've seen, but something makes them sell a lot of copies.

Guidebook series [Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]
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Guidebooks - Europe

Europe 2006 (Rough Guides, 2005)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Europe (Lonely Planet, 2007)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Europe 2007 (Let's Go, 2006)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Eastern Europe (Lonely Planet, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Eastern Europe 2006 (Let's Go, 2005)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Western Europe 2006 (Let's Go, 2005)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Central Europe (Lonely Planet, 2007)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Guidebooks - Sweden and Poland

Scandinavia (Rough Guides, 2006)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Scandinavia (Rough Guides, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Scandinavian Europe (Lonely Planet, 2007)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Scandinavian Europe (Lonely Planet, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Sweden (Rough Guides, 2006)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Sweden (Rough Guides, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Sweden (Lonely Planet, 2006)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Sweden (Lonely Planet, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Poland (Rough Guides, 2005)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Poland (Rough Guides, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Poland (Lonely Planet, 2005)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Guidebooks - Slovakia and Hungary

Czech and Slovak Republics (Rough Guides, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Czech and Slovak Republics (Rough Guides, 2000)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Czech and Slovak Republics (Lonely Planet, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Czech and Slovak Republics (Lonely Planet, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Hungary (Rough Guides, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Hungary (Lonely Planet, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Budapest, The Mini Rough Guide (Rough Guides, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Budapest (Lonely Planet, 2000)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Guidebooks - Romania and Bulgaria

Romania and Moldova (Lonely Planet, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Romania (Rough Guides, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Bulgaria (Rough Guides, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Bulgaria (Lonely Planet, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Guidebooks - Asia

Asia Overland (Trailblazer, 1998)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Istanbul to Kathmandu (Lonely Planet, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

South-East Asia (Trailblazer, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Southeast Asia (Rough Guides, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

South East Asia (Lonely Planet, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

South East Asia 2003 (Let's Go, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Guidebooks - The Middle East

Middle East (Lonely Planet, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Middle East 2003 (Let's Go, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Turkey Handbook (Footprint, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Turkey (Rough Guides, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Turkey (Rough Guides, 2000)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Turkey (Lonely Planet, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Turkey 2003 (Let's Go, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Istanbul (Lonely Planet, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Istanbul to Kathmandu (Lonely Planet, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Iran (Lonely Planet, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Guidebooks - India, Nepal, and Pakistan

Pakistan Handbook (Footprint, 1999)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Pakistan (Lonely Planet, 1998)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Karakoram Highway Handbook (Footprint, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Karakoram Highway (Lonely Planet, 1995)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

India & Nepal 2003 (Let's Go, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

India & Nepal 2004 (Let's Go, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

India Handbook (Footprint, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

India (Rough Guides, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

India (Rough Guides, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

India (Lonely Planet, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Indian Himalaya Handbook (Footprint, 2000)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Indian Himalaya (Lonely Planet, 1999)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

North India (Lonely Planet, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Delhi (Lonely Planet, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Nepal Handbook (Footprint, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Nepal Handbook (Footprint, 1999)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Nepal (Rough Guides, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Nepal (Lonely Planet, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Guidebooks - China and Tibet

Tibet Overland (Trailblazer, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Tibet Handbook (Footprint, 2004)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Tibet Handbook (Footprint, 1999)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Tibet (Lonely Planet, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Beijing (Rough Guides, 2000)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Beijing (Lonely Planet, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

China (Rough Guides, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

China (Rough Guides, 2000)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

China (Lonely Planet, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

China 2004 (Let's Go, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

China 2003 (Let's Go, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

South West China (Lonely Planet, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Guidebooks - South East Asia

Thailand Handbook (Footprint, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Thailand Handbook (Footprint, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Thailand (Rough Guides, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Thailand (Lonely Planet, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Thailand 2003 (Let's Go, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Chiang Mai and Northern Thailand (Lonely Planet, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Thailand's Beaches & Islands (Rough Guides, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Thailand's Islands and Beaches (Lonely Planet, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Bangkok & the Beaches Handbook (Footprint, 2000)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Bangkok (Lonely Planet, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Bangkok, The Mini Rough Guide to (Rough Guides, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Bangkok Condensed (Lonely Planet, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Cambodia Handbook (Footprint, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Cambodia (Rough Guides, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Cambodia (Lonely Planet, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Laos Handbook (Footprint, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Laos Handbook (Footprint, 2001)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Laos (Rough Guides, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Laos (Lonely Planet, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Cycling Guides

Cycling Italy (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Cycling Britain (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Cycling France (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Cycling in France, Tim Hughes
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Cycling in New Zealand (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

New Zealand by Bike, Bruce Ringer
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Cycling Australia (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Cycling Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Alaska Bicycle Touring Guide
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Biking the Great Northwest
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Best Bike Rides in the Pacific Northwest
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Bicycling the Backroads of Northwest Oregon
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Road Biking Oregon
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Bicycling the Pacific Coast
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Bicycling the Backroads Around Puget Sound
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Bicycling the Backroads of Northwest Washington
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Complete Guide to Bicycle Touring in Canada
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Complete Guide to Bicycle Touring in Canada [Alibris]

Cycling Great Britain [Alibris]

Cycling Canada [Alibris]

Cycling the USA [Alibris]

Adventure Cycling in Europe [Alibris]

Bicycle Touring in Australia [Alibris]

Bicycle touring in Europe [Alibris]

Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle [Alibris]

Around the World on a Bicycle [Alibris]

Miles from Nowhere, Barbara Savage [Alibris]

Changing Gears: Bicycling America's Perimeter, Jane Schnell [Alibris]

Trekking Guides

Langtang, Helambu and Gosainkund (Trailblazer, 1997)

Indian Himalaya (Lonely Planet, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Nepal Himalaya (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Annapurna Region (Trailblazer, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Annapurna Region (Trailblazer, 1999)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Everest Region (Trailblazer, )
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Everest (Cicerone), Kev Reynolds
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Nepal (Globetrotter Adventure Guides)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Maps and Atlases

Amazon.co.uk - Atlases & Maps

Maps and Atlases - The World

The Times World Atlas (Comprehensive Edition)

The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

The Times Concise Atlas of the World
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

The Times Atlas of the World
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

National Geographic Atlas of the World
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Maps and Atlases - Europe

Europe 2003 (AA Atlases)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Europe 2003 Tourist & Motoring Atlas (Michelin)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Europe 2003 Road Atlas (Collins)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Sweden (Insight)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Sweden (Philip's European Road Maps)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Poland 2003, Michelin Map 720: (Michelin)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia & Hungary (AA Maps)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Poland (Insight)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

High Tatra (Walking Maps)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Slovakia 1:250 000, Europe Road Map
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Slovakia Road Atlas
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Czech and Slovak Republics (Insight)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Czech/Slovak Republics, Michelin Map 976 (Michelin, 2002)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Hungary 2000 (Michelin)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Hungary Insight Travel Map (Insight)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Budapest, City Map: (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Macedonia (Insight)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Bulgaria (GeoCenter Euro Maps)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Bulgaria (Cartographia: European Road Maps)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Maps and Atlases - Asia

Turkey GeoCenter Euro Map (GeoCenter Euro Maps)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Turkey (Globetrotter Travel Map)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Istanbul, City Map: (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Iran (World Map Series)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Himalaya (Nelles, 1999)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Central Asia (Nelles, 1999)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Pakistan (Nelles, 1999)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

India, Pakistan, Nepal (Insight)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

India and Bangladesh Road Atlas (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

India (World Maps)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Northern India (Nelles, 1997)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

India: West (Nelles, 1999)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

India: East (Nelles, 1997)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Nepal (World Maps)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Nepal (Nelles, 1997)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Nepal (Periplus)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Kathmandu, City Map: (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

China (GeoCenter, 2003)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

China (Collins)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

China, Central (Nelles, 1999)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

China, South (Nelles, 1998)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Tibet (World Maps)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Tibet Map (Himalayan Map House)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Tibet, Road Map of (M R King)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Beijing, City Map: (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia Road Atlas (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Burma & Malaysia (Insight)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Thailand, Tourist and Motoring Atlas: (Michelin)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Thailand Map (Rough Guides)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Thailand (Nelles, 1998)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Thailand, Collins World Travel Map: (Collins)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Bangkok, City Maps: (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos (GeoCenter)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia (Nelles, 1997)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Laos (Periplus)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Phrasebooks

Phrasebooks - Europe

Eastern Europe Phrasebook (The Rough Guide to )
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Hungarian (Rough Guides)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Central Europe Phrasebook (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Europe Phrasebook (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Baltic States Phrasebook (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Polish (Rough Guides)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Scandinavian Phrasebook (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Polish Phrasebook Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Phrasebooks - Asia

Farsi (Persian) Phrasebook (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Turkish Phrasebook (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Turkish (Rough Guides)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Central Asia Phrasebook (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Tibet Phrasebook (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Hindi & Urdu (Rough Guides)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Hindi/Urdu Phrasebook (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Hill Tribes Phrasebook (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Lao Phrasebook (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Thai (Rough Guides)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Thai Phrasebook (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

South East Asia Phrasebook (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Mandarin Phrasebook (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Mandarin Chinese (Rough Guides)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Travel Photography

Travel Photography (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

How to Shoot Great Travel Photos, Susan McCartney
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Travel: The Digital Photographer's Handbook, Simon Joinson
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Travel Health

Healthy Travel: Asia & India (Lonely Planet)
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Bicycle Touring

Adventure Cycle-touring Handbook: Worldwide Cycling Route and Planning Guide
[Amazon.com]

Bicycle Touring: How to Prepare for Long Rides
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

The Essential Touring Cyclist: a Complete Course for the Bicycle Traveler, Richard A Lovett
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

The Essential Touring Cyclist
[Alibris]

The Bicycle Touring Book
[Alibris]

Bicycle Touring International: The Complete Book on Adventure Cycling
[Alibris]

The Bicycle Touring Manual: Using the Bicycle for Touring and Camping
[Alibris]

Two wheel travel; bicycle camping and touring
[Alibris]

Bicycle Touring Made Easy
[Alibris]

Bicycle Touring (Rodale Press)
[Alibris]

Full Tilt: Ireland to India with a Bicycle
[Alibris]

Around the World on a Bicycle
[Alibris]

Miles from Nowhere, Barbara Savage
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Changing Gears: Bicycling America's Perimeter, Jane Schnell
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Cycling guidebooks are listed here.

Bicycle Maintenance

Mountain Bike Maintenance. Buy this or similar titles at Amazon.co.uk

Complete Bicycle Book, Chris Sidwells
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Mountain Bike Maintenance, Paul Vincent
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

The Haynes Bicycle Book, Bob Henderson
[Amazon.co.uk] [Amazon.com]

Zinn & the Art of Mountain Bike Maintenance
[Alibris]

Complete Guide to Bicycle Maintenance and Repair
[Alibris]

Bicycle Repair Manual
[Alibris]

Glenn's Complete Bicycle Manual
[Alibris]

Find more books on bicycle maintenance at Amazon.co.uk or alibris.com.

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