This post sets out the author’s top ten travel writers and their books. The choices are influenced by the author’s extensive travel experiences. The post concentrates both on factual writers who recount personal adventures and fictional writers who inspire wanderlust. Key figures such as Dervla Murphy, Paul Theroux, and J.R.R. Tolkien are highlighted. The post also provides links for further exploration of each writer. These provide biographies and bibliographies for each.