Amsterdam, May 2009 "I'm reading Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond here – a brilliant book to read while you're traveling about, looking out of aeroplane windows at the shapes of continents"Photograph: Bob HardyKansas City, April 2009 "There was a massive storm when we stayed here and I remember watching Taken on the hotel pay per view. I'm reading Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson. Stephenson's books are so involving and epic that they're great to disappear into while on tour"Photograph: Bob HardyMontreal, December 2008 "I'm reading Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gould. I didn't really like it - didn't finish it"Photograph: Bob HardyTokyo, February 2009 "We always stay here in Tokyo. It's a very tall building and it sways when there are high winds"Photograph: Bob HardyMoscow, October 2009 "This was an uncomfortable bed. I'm reading The Kindly Ones by Jonathan Littell, which I really enjoyed. It was nice to read parts of it while in Russia, where part of the action takes place"Photograph: Bob HardyNew York, June 2007 "I'm reading Noam Chomsky's Interventions. I like to keep books after I've read them, which means my suitcase would often be stupidly heavy after a couple of months on the road. I bought an e-reader a few years ago and it has changed my life" Photograph: Bob HardyOslo, August 2005 "This was an airport hotel, and the room had its own dining table. I was only there for about four hours, though, so didn't get much chance to use it"Photograph: Bob HardySan Sebastian, August 2005 "This was a big posh hotel. I don't put a lot of thought into taking the photos; I just quickly set up a camera on a timer just before I leave the room to check out"Photograph: Bob HardySao Paulo, March 2010 "Reading Seneca's Letters. Surprisingly readable for a book that looks hard, going by the cover. Those black Penguin Classics covers put a lot of people off books like this, I reckon"Photograph: Bob HardyVienna, August 2013 "Great hotel, excellent doughnuts. Here, I'm reading The Real North Korea by Andrei Lankov. I'm very interested in North Korea"Photograph: Bob HardyLos Angeles, October 2005 "I do like the idea of the pictures being some kind of document of where I've been, although I rarely ever go back and look at them"Photograph: Bob Hardy
