Blue Latitudes by Tony Horwitz - revisits many of the places Captain Cook saw on his voyages of discovery.

Long Way Round by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman - around the world on motorcycles.

The Sun Never Sets by Simon Winchester (this has been updated, but I can't think of the book's new title) - author visits parts of the former British Empire from Hong Kong to Tristan da Cunha and more.

Julie and Julia by Julie Powell, in which the author decides to make every recipe in one of Julia Child's books in a year.

Lee Ann