Travel writing

By the end of World War II much of Western Europe was in chaos.

'Liberating and life affirming' Fearne Cotton 'A thrilling, tender, utterly absorbing book.

In her brand-new travelogue, intrepid ex-headmistress and bestselling author Anne Mustoe dusts off the bicycle clips once more and embarks on a remarkable journey through South America.

Since leaving home for Europe alone at age seventeen, Karen Gershowitz has traveled to more than ninety countries.

Bill Bryson s first travel book, The Lost Continent, was unanimously acclaimed as one of the funniest books in years.

Eine poetische Natur- und Kulturgeschichte über den Rhein und die Seele einer Landschaft.

From life along the Tigris River in the 1970s to the ongoing Arab Spring uprisings, Phil Karber has witnessed decades of change throughout the Middle East.

A guided tour of Britain's spiritual heritageDid Joseph of Arimathea really bring the holy grail to Glastonbury?

In 66 Reisefeuilletons erzählt Helge Sobik von Reisezielen, an denen es leichter als anderswo passieren kann, dass man strandet – weil man das letzte Ausflugsschiff aufs Festland verpasst hat, wieder mal Nebel dazwischenkommt, der Airport plötzlich gesperrt ist, weil Giraffen auf der Piste stehen und partout nicht weichen wollen, der letzte Bus einfach nicht auftaucht und gerade am Haken des Abschleppwagens für immer auf den Schrottplatz gezogen wird – oder einfach, weil die Verlockung, noch ein wenig dazubleiben, zu groß war.

Reclaiming Home is the diary of Lesego Malepe’s travels in South Africa in 2004, the 10th anniversary of South Africa’s democracy.

Michael Williams has spent the past year travelling along the fascinating rail byways of Britain for this new collection of journeys.

Find strength and motivation for your next outdoor journey with this beautiful book of inspiring quotes and empowering stories of women who indulged in the freedom of being adventurous.

After first meeting over sixty years ago while filming a costume drama for the BBC, Prunella Scales and Timothy West have enjoyed a partnership like no other; from appearing together in hit sitcoms to bringing up two children, they have chalked up an almost endless list of professional triumphs.

"e;A Country Between reminds us that grief is as indispensable to joy as light is to shadow.

'There never was anybody who had adventures as well as Miss Bird' SPECTATOR'Venture deep into the Colorado wilderness, and you will find her long-lasting legacy in the community of people choosing to live a life without limits' RUBY WAX, GUARDIAN 'This book is an unputdownable record of a truly astounding journey' DERVLA MURPHY, IRISH TIMESBorn in 1831, Isabella, daughter of a clergyman, set off alone to the Antipodes in 1872 'in search of health' and found she had embarked on a life of adventurous travel.

Surveying various works of travel literature, this text argues that travel writing redefines the myriad genres it often comprises.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE EDWARD STANFORD ADVENTURE TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAROn 1 April 2011, rower and adventurer Sarah Outen set off in her kayak from Tower Bridge for France.

A TIMES CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTHONE OF M.

Amerikafahrt by Wolfgang Koeppen is a masterpiece of observation, analysis, and writing, based on his 1958 trip to the United States.

'One of the finest books about contemporary Russia' ObserverThis is the account of Thubron's 15,000-mile journey through an astonishing country - one twelfth of the land surface of the whole earth.

This early work by G.

Eduard Fischer takes us on an exploration of myth, art, science, and the sacred space of high mountains.

Kinder sind die besseren ReisendenNatürlich kann man mit Kleinkind reisen.

Robert Twigger, poet and travel author, was in search of a new way up England when he stumbled across the Great North Line.

"e;Peter Zheutlin has written a lovely, moving, important book about a subject that is both heartbreaking and joyful.

Vom jugendlichen Sterngucker zu einem der renommiertesten Reisefotografen der WeltAls Michael Martin fünfzehn Jahre alt war, hielt er seinen ersten öffentlichen Vortrag.

Die vor 1945 geborenen Deutschen, die nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg ihre Heimat in Ostpreußen, Litauen oder Schlesien nicht verlassen durften oder wollten – nur wenige von ihnen leben noch.

Qu'il s'agisse de longs voyages ou de petites vacances, d'escapades en couple ou de périples en famille, en haute mer ou en longeant les côtes, il y a autant de façons de naviguer qu'il y a de plaisanciers.

Within this volume Burke makes contemporary observations of London and compares it to how it was in the past, especially before the war.

The largest edible fruit native to the United States tastes like a cross between a banana and a mango.

**Sunday Times Bestseller****Book of the Week on Radio 4**'A beautiful book about a part of the modern world which remains genuinely magical Mark Haddon'One of the most constantly fascinating, but consistently under-appreciated aspects of modern life is the business of flying.

It used to be the easiest way in the wine world to get a laugh - start extolling the virtues of English wine.

"e;A Woman's Journey Round the World"e; is an 1850 travel diary by Ida Pfeiffer of the first of her two trips around the world, chronicling her successful journeys to Brazil, Chile, China, India and more.

Sinnliche Streifzüge durch Landschaften, Kulturräume und Küchen.

Die Genfer Abenteurerin Ella Maillart verbrachte in den 1940er Jahren eine längere Zeit auf dem indischen Subkontinent, um Menschen, deren Kultur und Spiritualität zu entdecken - und auch sich selbst.

The story of extraordinary women who lost their way - their sense of self, their identity, their freedom - and found it again through walking in the wild.

In Travelers' Tales Alaska, contemporary adventurers, seekers, and lifelong Alaskans take you into the "e;Last Frontier"e; for wild and poignant adventures.

What did great adventurers eat during their expeditions to the far corners of the world?

The terrifying first use of nuclear weapons over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 was the most controversial act of warfare in history, dramatically ending the Second World War but ushering in the age of mass destruction.

1914 scheitert Ernest Shackleton spektakulär bei dem Versuch, die Antarktis zu überqueren – in seinem Buch »Wild« erzählt Reinhold Messner auf mitreißende Weise davon.

10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION - NOW WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION AND CONCLUSION BY THE AUTHORThe No.

In Monsoon Postcards, journalist David H.

Still recovering from the heartbreak of infertility, memoirist Gail McCormick and her husband volunteer to host two Children of Chernobyl for a summer reprieve from radiation exposure.

Join Southern comedian duo Trae Crowder and Corey Ryan Forrester in this hilarious and irreverent travel guide as they wander about ponderin' the peculiarities beyond their small-town front porches.

In the mid-1970s, Saul Bellow visited Israel and To Jerusalem and Back is his account of his time there.