Ich trinke einen Tee im Caf de Paris und beobachte die Leute. Am Nebentisch sitzen drei Russen. Nach einiger Zeit zahlen......more
1.000 km von Lausanne nach Rom, durch die Schweiz und Italien wandert Esther Kleinhage auf den Spuren Sigerics, Erzbisch......more
As a 20-year-old college student and devout people pleaser, Lauren spent most of her young adult life doing everything s......more
WINNER OF THE LOUIS ROEDERER INTERNATIONAL WINE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2018 LONGLISTED FOR THE BIG BOOK PRIZE 2018 An en......more
This combination beer journal, history book, and travelogue grants readers rare access inside monastery walls for an in-......more
As Tsh Oxenreider, author of Notes From a Blue Bike, chronicles her family s adventure around the world--seeing, smellin......more
For the full course of his remarkable career, Gary Snyder has continued his study of Eastern culture and philosophies. F......more
From the acclaimed author of Blue Highways, PrairyErth, and Roads to Quoz, a dazzling collection of travel tales from th......more
In this fascinating glimpse into the world of urban exploration, Moses Gates describes his trespasses in some of the mos......more
Intrepid travel historian Justin Marozzi retraces the footsteps of Herodotus through the Mediterranean and Middle East, ......more
H.V. Morton’s evocative account of his days in 1950s Rome--the fabled era of La Dolce Vita--remains an indispensable gui......more
H. V. Morton turns his traveler’s intuition and his reporter’s eye for detail to the city that has fascinated him since ......more
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When you travel, you have a choice: You can be a tourist and have a nice time, or you can be a traveler and change your ......more
With Byrd at the Bottom of the World vividly recounts American explorer Admiral Richard E. Byrd’s expedition to the Sout......more
As the culminating volume of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr.’s renowned expeditions, this is the autobiography of a man who......more
From the moment Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr. first left Anarctica, he knew he would return. Both the scope of the strang......more
For centuries, the Andes have caught the imagination of travelers, inspiring fear and wonder. The groundbreaking scienti......more
Author Ken McAlpine stands in his front yard one night in Ventura, California, trying to see the stars. His view is dimi......more
A mixture of travelogue and personal narrative, James Conaway’s smart, informative essays offer an insightful depiction ......more
Full of humor, profundity, and obsession, these are tales of writers on peregrine paths. Some set out in search of legen......more
Guiding the reader toward the best and sometimes strangest day trips in the area, a lifelong resident of the Hudson Vall......more
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NatGeo takes you on a photographic tour of the world’s most spectacular destinations, inspiring tangible ideas for your ......more
Spanning the globe with dozens of top places to go each season, National Geographic’s expert travel writers and photogra......more
A glorious new memoir, from the author of Swimming with Seals, entwines Victoria’s turbulent girlhood and often disturbi......more
A vivid look at 10 astonishing people who are maintaining some of the world’s oldest and rarest cultural traditions. Eli......more
As a single mother raising five children in the sixties, Betty Lunam is no stranger to struggle. Born in rural Québec in......more
"A memoir in essays from the writer and filmmaker, Priyanka Mattoo, about growing up in India, England, and Saudi Arabia......more
An entertaining whistle-stop tour of rural British traditions, from the bestselling author of The World According to Kal......more
"Phenomenal.... A memoir that opens into the world, with brilliance, courage, and elegant prose.... This is a book to re......more
Britain’s foremost woman travel writer Sara Wheeler records her life of adventure, from the Antarctic to Zanzibar. ’Funn......more
A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure t......more
For every woman searching for her voice, Anna Kloots shares her story of starting over by trusting the magic that was al......more
"[An] immersive debut... with detailed accounts of his trips and vivid descriptions of the scents ... [Roques’] rich tra......more
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In Look for Me There, Luke Russert traverses terrain both physical and deeply personal......more
Life isn’t a sort of practice run, something you can afford to play around with. They don’t offer second and third chanc......more
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The bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun discovers the hidden pleasures of Italy in a sumptuous travel narrative t......more
In Putin s Footsteps is Nina Khrushcheva and Jeffrey Tayler s unique combination of travelogue, current affairs, and his......more
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One man s fatigue with 9-to-5 led to a five-month journey around the edge of Britain by bike--here are his adventures Wh......more
A profoundly different way of looking the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Reporting from Jerusalem for The New York Times a......more
Blending history, oral history, autobiography, and travel narrative, Bland Simpson explores the islands that lie in the ......more
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Seventy-Five Men, A Shipwreck and Me is the true story of a daring race to recover a treasure trove of silver from a tor......more
Oregon’s bestselling author and his partner, the artist Janell Sorensen, are traveling to Europe for half a year to expl......more
Shortlisted for the Scottish Nature Photography Book Awards Washed by the surging waves of the Atlantic Ocean, the islan......more
Join six adventurers as they plan, practice and canoe and sail through a chain of large lakes and Hayes River rapids in ......more
This is my life story, from birth to age eighty. During that period, I was not accepted by my birth mother or father or ......more
These days, you might know him better as a tractor-driving Gentleman Farmer, but Jeremy Clarkson wasn’t always a horny-h......more
"Flynns prose at every turn is crisp and evocative; he has a gift for description of cities, landscapes and characters, ......more
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____________________ From her first life-changing solo trip to Australia as a young graduate, Rosita Boland was enthrall......more
Step into the world of adventure and discovery as you embark on a thrilling journey through the untamed landscapes of Na......more
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Based on a controversial opinion piece originally published in the New York Times, Reclaiming Travel is a provocative me......more
An unflagging traveler and diarist, the Reverend Andrew Burnaby embarked on a two-year tour of the American colonies in ......more
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Sir Richard Francis Burton was perhaps the most colorful British explorer of the 19th century. In 1860 he left England a......more
In 1908 John Neihardt (1881-1973) and two companions traveled the Missouri River--about two thousand miles--in a twenty-......more
In 1838 and 1839 French scientist Joseph N. Nicollet led two expeditions into the land between the Missouri and Mississi......more
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In The Longest Flight of Your Life Natasha, a British air stewardess flying in the 70s and 80s, finally leaves her short......more
When Susan Bloch lost her partner John far too early, she faced her grief with courage - and what many would term a mome......more
Travel reports have shaped the emergence of early U.S. culture and its "geographical imagination" (David Harvey). Framin......more
Edwin Dingle’s Across China on Foot is one of the great classics of China adventure writing, first published in 1911. Di......more
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization......more
Nellie Bly’s solo trip around the globe broke records as she chronicled her journey in this fantastic vintage travelogue......more
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What is life like on the volcanic Big Island of Hawaii? Today, author/ex-New York editor/filmmaker/artist sanctuary retr......more
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