Peace Corps Writers Award for Best Travel Book
Awards for the Best Travel book were first presented in 2001.
Awards are presented to books published during the previous year.
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The winners are —
2024
The One-Way Ticket Plan —
Find and Fund Your Purpose While Traveling the World
Alexa West (Bulgaria 2010–12)
Europe by Bus: 50 Bus Trips and City Visits
Steve Kaffen (Russia 1994-96)
2019
Why Travel Matters: A Guide to the Life-Changing Effects of Travel
Craig Storti (Morocco 1970-72)
2018
Writing Abroad: A Guide for Travelers
Peter M. Chilson (Niger 1985–87)
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2017
Tales of Family Travel: Bathrooms of the World
Kay Gillies Dixon (Colombia 1962-64)
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2016
Crocodile Love: Travel Tales from an Extended Honeymoon
by Joshua Berman (Nicaragua 1998–2000)
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2015
100 Things to Do in Tampa Bay before You Die
by Kristen Hare (Guyana 2000-02)
2013
African Son
William Hemminger (Senegal 1973–75)
2012
Years On: And Other Travel Essays
Lawrence F. Lihosit (Honduras 1975–77)
2011
Okanagan Odyssey: Journeys through Terrain, Terroir and Culture
Don Gayton (Colombia 1966–69)
2010
The Fourth Part of the World:
The Race to the Ends of the Earth, and the Epic Story of the Map that Gave America Its Name
Toby Lester (Yemen 1988–90)
2009
Travel Wise: How to Be Safe, Savvy and Secure Abroad
Ray Leki (Nepal 1979–81)
2008
City of Light, City of Dark: Exploring Paris Below
Valerie Piotrowski (Morocco (1982–83)
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2007
Ginseng, the Divine Root: The Curious History of the Plant That Captivated the World
David A. Taylor (Mauritania 1983–85)
2006
Moon Handbooks Nicaragua
Randall Wood (Nicaragua 1998–2000) & Joshua Berman (Nicaragua 1998–2000)
2005
Breaking the Limit:
One Woman’s Motorcycle Journey Through North America
Karen Larsen (Bulgaria (1996–98)
2004
Chasing the Sea: Lost Among the Ghosts of Empire in Central Asia
Tom Bissell ( Uzbekistan 1996-97)
2003
At Sea in the City: New York from the Water’s Edge
William Kornblum (Cote d’Ivoire 1963–65)
2002
Lonely Planet Bangkok
Joe Cummings (Thailand 1977 –78)
2001
Facing The Congo
Jeffrey Tayler (Morocco 1988–90)