Loved this book so much that I bought my own copy. DK travel books are the best, and this one is a coffee table size one -- even better!

As is usual with DK books, this is a beautiful book. The full color images bring the stories to life. I thought the book did a great job of mixing familiar journeys with lesser known ones, especially outside of North America and Western Europe.

A wonderfully Illustrated history of travel. The book covers all aspects of travel beginning with ancient history and concluding with space travel. I really enjoyed many of the vintage illustrations. Along with the history there are also short biographies of many famous travelers and travel writers. The back of the book also includes books for further reading. This book should not be read as an ebook Enjoy the armchair travel.

I enjoyed this book it was well written and a joy to read. The authors gives insight to the subject matter that I felt was compelling and would recommend this book to a friend.

"Journey" is an illustrated book reviewing the history of travel. The book started with ancient civilizations (Minoan, Egypt, Polynesian, Persian, Greek, Asian, Roman, etc.) and discussed the reach of their trading and the technology they used (like the type of boat and how accurate their maps or traveler's tales were).

Then we moved chronologically through history to learn about famous explorers, well-known journeys, and accounts of various travels. We learned about the rise of new technologies (like trains, bicycles, or airplanes), how they changed over time, and how they changed society. We also learned motives for travel (usually trade related), about popular trips like the Grand Tour or popular destinations like spas, and about things that developed to support travel (like highways and hotels). We learned about when a technology--like flight--first came about, but also why and when it became widespread or popular.

There were pictures of things like reconstructed ancient boats, various models of cars or airplanes, travel posters, famous explorers, historical maps and maps of the route taken by the explorers, paintings of various events, and more. At the back of the book, there were brief biographies of famous explorers and travelers. After that were listings of various trips (like to the Wall of China or along the Livingston trail) and the sights you might see. Overall, I greatly enjoyed this interesting and informative book and would recommend it.

This is a beautiful book on geography and the transportation industry that any middle school age boy would be interested in. Would make a great supplement to any history class.

The content is as gratifying as its beautiful cover which caught my attention to begin with. A wonderfully illustrated and written compilation about the history of "travelling." As always, DK offers high quality reference books. The content covers an array of topics from ancient world traveling, tradings and conquests history, to modern space adventures. As a quick reference, "Journey" definitely makes an exceptional entertaining yet informational read. It would be a wonderful addition to anyone's collection.

I obtained a copy via Netgallery for preview prior to its official release. I have had a hard time reading it on devices. Turning pages is slow with an obvious lagging time. I strongly suggest getting a physical copy and I have already retained mine through the chained bookstore in my area. For the beautiful artwork and rich content, "Journey" deserves a 5-star rating. I took away a star because of the annoyance when reading it as an electronic copy otherwise the title would just be perfect in every single aspect. Highly recommend it!

An Idiosyncratic, But Thoroughly Enjoyable, Themed Collection

DK has recently published a number of very appealing science and history collections, but this book is sort of out there in its own world. The topic is "Journeys", and it's basically a collection of travel histories. Surprisingly, or maybe not, the collection works remarkably well.

Often, it seems to me, these sorts of themed collections end up being glorified collections of very nice photographs with bland captions and a bit of inconsequential narrative. But that isn't the case here. The book purports to be "An Illustrated History of Travel", but while there are certainly fine illustrations, it's the history part, the detailed and thorough history part, that carries the day.

We start with "The Ancient World", and cover everything from the Minoan seafarers to Polynesian canoeists, Odysseus, Zhang Qian, Strabo and Ptolemy. Chapters after that cover Trade and Conquest, (Marco Polo for example), the Age of Discovery, the Age of Empires, Steam, the "Golden Age" of travel, Flight, and on to the Moon. The scope is global, not just Western exploration, and among the choices are tales both well known and fairly obscure.

This book weighs in at well over 400 pages, and is loaded with substantive content. Most pages run from half to two-thirds text. This is complemented by maps, illustrations, photos, and usually one or two digressive or explanatory sidebars. A chapter describing the routes followed by the Crusaders is followed by an article describing how the search for the mythical Prester John led to early European exploration of and contact with Asia and Africa. Meanwhile, the Mongol Khans are traveling the Silk Road.

This is ripping stuff, and it goes on all the way to Route 66. So, you can read about Tuareg camel caravans or fly the Concorde. We end with biographies of a hundred noted travelers, and then brief outlines of about 50 brilliant journeys, (Trans-Siberian Railway, Pilgrimage to Mecca). All you need to provide is the armchair. This was a delightful find, and much more than I expected.

(Please note that I received a free advance will-self-destruct-in-x-days Adobe Digital copy of this book without a review requirement, or any influence regarding review content should I choose to post a review. Apart from that I have no connection at all to either the author or the publisher of this book.)

Covering the entire span of record human history from the Mesopotamian city-states, "Journey" does an extraordinary job of covering the various means of and numerous reasons for human travel, covering nearly every single aspect of it through both the written word and a rich array of photographs, maps, drawings, pictures artifacts, all of which when combined equal a informatively gorgeous triumph of a book.

A detailed, comprehensive history of every method of travel used by people, from ancient prehistory to, well, now. It also includes a ton of short biographies on famous explorers (male and female) throughout history. An excellent reference book on humanities quest a new frontier.