J. Maarten Troost (1969-) is an American writer who was born in The Netherlands. He has written four funny non-fiction travel books, with a fifth due out in 2017.

Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger (1910-2003) was born in Ethiopia to English parents and was an explorer and unlikely author, famous for his classic non-fiction travel adventure books Arabian Sandsand The Marsh Arabs. Listed below are a selection of Thesiger's which don't include his "picture books", diary notes books or anthologies.

Paul Theroux (1941-) is an American travel writer and novelist. A modern day travel literature legend, he has written more than 30 travel-related fiction and non-fiction books. A fan site with more information about Paul Theroux can be found at www.paultheroux.com. Theroux's non-fiction travel books and a selection of some of his travel fiction books are shown below.

Brian Thacker (1962-) is an English born author who currently lives in Australia. He has written seven funny travel books and has a website at www.brianthacker.tv.

Jeffrey Tayler is an American born author and journalist who resides in Russia. Tayler has written six non-fiction travel books, all of which are based in Russia and North and Central Africa.

Cheryl Strayed (1968-) is the well known author of the best selling memoir Wild. In addition to writing for numerous American publications and having her own advice column, she also has written a number of other fictional books. Strayed's website is at www.cherylstrayed.com.

Andrew St Pierre and Gwynn White have written one travel book together, Torn Trousers. White is better known for her science fiction and fantasy novels, which you can find more information about at www.gwynnwhite.com.

Jason Smart is a British, mostly self-published author, who has travelled to over a hundred countries and appear to have written about every single one of them! He has a website, which focuses on his first book, available at www.theredquest.com.

Tony James Slater is an English indie author who writes humourous travel books, often related back to animals. He is best known for his debut book, That Bear Ate My Pants and has a website at www.tonyjamesslatter.com.

Joe Simpson (1960-) is an English author who has written a number of books on mountaineering. He is best known for the bestseller, Touching the Void and has written a further four non-fiction books and two novels.

Tahir Shah (1966-) is an English born journalist and author of Afghani descent. He has written a large number of travel-related non-fiction and fiction books and has a website at www.tahirshah.com.

Douglas Preston (1956-) is an American author best known for his thriller novels he co-writes with Lincoln Childs. He has written, three travel-related books, the best known of which is The Lost City of the Monkey God. Preston's website he shares with Childs is available at www.prestonchild.com.

Redmond O'Hanlon (1947-) is a English author and Fellow of both the Royal Geographical Society and Royal Society of Literature. He has a gonzo type approach to writing often travelling to hazardous parts of the world.

Charles Nordhoff (1877-1947) and James Normal Hall (1887-1951) were American authors who met during World War 1 and most famously went on to write the Bounty Trilogy. Both Hall and Nordhoff spent time on Tahiti in French Polynesia and there is museum dedicated to Hall in Papeete who lived most of his life there. Prolific writers, a selection of their works is shown below.

Peter Moore (1962-) is an Australian travel writer who has travelled to 102 countries and written six books. His writing style engages a lot of humour and you can find more information on Peter at www.petermoore.net.

Tim Moore (1964-) is a well known British author who writes for a number of British magazines and newspapers. Best known for his book French Revolutions, he has also written a further two funny travelogues centred around cycling.

Mike McIntyre is an American journalist and author best known for his travel book, The Kindness of Strangers. 

Marjory McGinn is a Scottish-born journalist who has worked and written for publications in the United Kingdom and Australia. She has written three travel books based on ex-pat life in Greece and maintains a Greek themed blog on her website at www.bigfatgreekodyssey.com.

Jamie Maslin is a British travel author best known for writing travelogues. His website can be found at www.jamiemaslin.com.

Nigel Marsh was born in England and emigrated to Australia from where he has written three non-fiction "lifestyle" books. His first book, Fat, Forty and Fired is currently being developed into a TV series in America. His website is www.nigelmarsh.com.