Was passiert, wenn ein von einer Vielzahl von "Paranoia-Gedanken" heimgesuchter Liebhaber exotischer Abenteuerliteratur erstmals selbst in einem exotischen Land das echte Abenteuer sucht und zu seinem Entsetzen ungewollt und ungebucht auch noch findet?
Günter de Bruyns hochgelobte Auswahl der »Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg« in einer überarbeiteten Neuauflage: auf der Grundlage der Erstdrucke und ausführlich kommentiert.
Alfred Döblins beeindruckendes Reisejournal aus dem Jahr 1924Nach pogromartigen Ausschreitungen im Jahr 1923 begann sich Döblin mit seiner jüdischen Herkunft zu beschäftigen und interessierte sich wie viele seiner Zeitgenossen für das sogenannte Ostjudentum.
Collector's item, landmark in the history of the tour guide, snapshot of Britain in the 1860s Bradshaw's Handbook deserves a place on the bookshelf of any traveller, railway enthusiast, historian or anglophile.
From the French Abbey of St Wandrille to the abandoned and awesome Rock Monasteries of Cappadocia in Turkey, the celebrated travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor studies the rigorous contemplative lives of the monks and the timeless beauty of their monastic surroundings.
Londoners share their favourite aspects of the capital - featuring Sir Paul Smith, Dame Zaha Hadid, Stephen Fry, Martine Wright, Dom Joly, Don Letts, Henry Holland and many moreLondon is an epic story, with glorious locations that make your heart race and your head think.
Johann Georg von Hahn - a nineteenth-century Austrian diplomat and explorer - is generally considered to be the founder of Albanian Studies as a scholarly discipline.
With fascinating extracts from his own writings, this book reveals the captivating travels and adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle - the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
With fascinating extracts from his own writings, this book reveals the captivating travels and adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle - the creator of Sherlock Holmes.
Even before the advent of mass tourism, Verona was a popular destination for travellers, including those undertaking the popular 'Grand Tour' across Europe.
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher A collection of great travel writing by authors from around the globe, including original stories set in Scotland, Thailand, Malaysia, Moldova, Tanzania, Austria and beyond, edited by long-term Lonely Planet collaborator Don George.
