Books like The travels of Benjamin of Tudela by Uri Shulevitz

Bill Bryson humorously chronicles a two–person hike along the Appalachian Trail, mixing lively anecdotes with insightful looks at its history, ecology, and the people who live along the route.

John Steinbeck journeys across the United States with his French poodle Charley, exploring the country’s sights, sounds, and people in a candid travelogue that reflects on American life and identity.

An adventurous 13‑year‑old Adam journeys across 13th‑century England with his wandering minstrel father and his red spaniel Nick, only to lose them and set out alone to find them amid merchants, pilgrims, saints, thieves and minstrels.

A witty, nonfiction voyage that follows Eric Weiner from the U.S. to Iceland, India, Switzerland, Qatar, Bhutan, and Asheville as he seeks the source of happiness, blending travel, psychology, science and humor.

Journeying through Nepal’s Dolpo highlands, Peter Matthiessen and biologist George Schaller track the elusive snow leopard while exploring Buddhist spirituality and Himalayan wilderness.

Sixteen-year-old Luneta and distant cousin Sir Ywain set off on an adventure to Camelot, but their expectations are far exceeded.

A young knight embarks on a quest to aid the Emperor Alexander and thwart a plot to claim the throne held by King Arthur.

Crispin, an orphan healer, leaves a convent to honor Bear’s dream of traveling to Iceland. Alongside a new friend, Owen, he faces thieves, adventure, and the challenges of life in the Middle Ages.

Chickadee, set in 1866, follows a young Ojibwa boy kidnapped by two outlaw brothers from his own tribe, as he forges unlikely friendships and embarks on a perilous journey to return home.

The World of Benjamin of Tudela casts that twelfth-century Jewish traveler as a guide to the peoples around the Mediterranean littoral, paying special attention to their economic life. The impulse for Benjamin's trips can be detected in the economic and military situation of his Tudela. Much more cosmopolitan than most small towns of medieval Europe, Tudela fostered world-ranging curiosity among its Moslem, Christian, and Jewish residents. Local Jews worked across the spectrum of economic activities, and recent peninsular events had accustomed them more than ever to pilgrims, writers, and yearners for Zion. The World of Benjamin of Tudela demonstrates that Benjamin, however intrepid a globetrotter, was not a pathfinder. He did, however, take notes all along his route, and medievalists often cite Benjamin's chronicle without detailing their references. The World of Benjamin of Tudela incorporates the chronicle and expands it, through the device of letters home, to give clearer images of Benjamin's time and place.

Amid a medieval world of intrigue, orphan Crispin and his juggler friend Bear search for safety, truth, and identity on a perilous voyage to the edge of the world.

In 14th‑century England, Alys de Renneville sets out eastward to rescue her father and brother, taken captive in Scotland, accompanied by her servant Hugh on a daring trans‑British adventure.

An illustrated retelling of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, featuring a group of pilgrims sharing stories on their journey to Canterbury Cathedral.