Best Road Movie/Book?

[gibraltar]

May be on the road a while so wanted to get some recommendations for a book (preferably) from that genre?
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[Besalu2008]

Well I would say the first thing to read would be "On the road" by Jack Kerowac or "Lonesome traveller" by the same author. Both classics in their own right,

Another one I would reccommend is electric kool aid acid test by Tom Wolfe. Not exactly a "travel book" but ties in nicely with On the Road,

Enjoy
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[Tums]

I was about to pimp Stephen King until I read about the genre - well, there is one called The Long Walk
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[rossfraser2020]

I like this book http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shantaram-Gregory-David-Roberts/dp/0349117543 read it while I was away, its set in India, so kinda fits when you are traveling.

Or what about the beach - def a traveling book http://www.amazon.co.uk/Beach-Alex-Garland/dp/0141031778/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1254153161&sr=1-1 i read this in Thailand last year - very apt!
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[RiverTrips]

"A River Runs Through It' is a great book.
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[johnny_mac]

haven't finished it but i'd still say its worth the time OFF THe Tourist Trail
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[Tums]

Not sure if this would help: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/artsandculture/travelbooks/6284144/Travel-books-More-Miles-than-Money-and-Caught-by-the-River.html

I didn't have time to read the whole article, so gimme a slap if it's useless.
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[Mirra]

Depends on what literature do you like in general. The last book I bought and read during my trip was this one http://www.amazon.co.uk/House-Spirits-Isabel-Allende/dp/0552995886/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1258046083&sr=1-1 without to know whatever about the author but I have to say I read it without stopping for breath!!! The style is magical fantasy but also I recognize there some history and truth from the past.
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[BadlyBurnt]

My favorite Travel books are:

The Great Railway Bazzar (Paul Theroux)
The Motorcycle Diaries (Che Guevara)
Jupiters Travels (Ted Simon)
Notes From a Small Island (Bill Bryson)

I'd recomend any of them.
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[SimboSmith]

i would also vote for "on the road" by jack kerouac. a great book by a very cool bloke -- at least, he was, until i found out how he spent the second half of his life. he kind of built up this great image of the free and easy laidback type, jumping on a bike and heading off to wherever the wind blows, and then he decided to scrap all that, and go and live with his mum!

[Kieran_M]

This is a bit of an obscure suggestion, but I read The Magus by John Fowles on a trip and loved it.
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[Rita.G]

Well its not strictlay just about traveling but Almost Famous.

[palomastewart]

Movie give relaxation and refreshment. I like watching movie. There are many type movie CDs available in market. I think the best road movie is comedy movies like heraphari, golmall and so on. Its give enjoyment.

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[Gail]

Reading a travel book at the moment "A long walk in the High Hills" by Selina Scott. This is all about when Selina was working with the BBC and bought a rural finca in the Mallorca mountains and about her life she built in Mallorca whilst still being a reporter. Great reading, especially if you are a fan of Mallorca.