Travel writing

In 1946 Roy Farrell and Syd de Kantzow's beloved, battered wartime DC-3 touched down in Shanghai for the first time.

In summer 2010 Simon Armitage decided to walk the Pennine Way.

Landlocked, almost inaccessible to foreigners, Nagaland has been fighting a secret, often brutal war for independence for more than half a century.

It was the legendary traveller Wilfred Thesiger who first introduced Gavin Young to the Marshes of Iraq.

In 1996, in the middle of watching an ill-tempered football match between England and Germany, Philip Oltermann's parents tell him that they are going to leave their home city Hamburg behind and move to London.

'It was because I was afraid that I had decided to attempt a crossing of the great Sahara desert, from west to east, by myself and by camel.

'A rich meditation: on separation, on possession, on Renaissance artists, and, inevitably, on the transformative nature of travel.

Istanbul, through the mind of its most celebrated writerWinner of the Nobel Prize for Literature'A declaration of love.

Burma is currently ruled by a harsh dictatorship unmoved by Western activists and sanctions.

In a wonderfully evocative collection of her travel writing and reportage from over five decades, Jan Morris - a constant traveller - has produced a unique portrait of the twentieth century.

Jan Morris (then James) first visited Trieste as a soldier at the end of the Second World War.

Renowned and much-loved travel writer Jan Morris turns her eye to Sydney: 'not the best of the cities the British Empire created .

Europe has been widely acclaimed as among the finest achievements of 'one of our greatest living writers' (The Times).

Seven-Tenths is James Hamilton-Paterson's classic exploration of the sea.

A first-hand journal about the Goldings' travels through Egypt, soon after winning the Nobel Prize, living on a motor cruiser on the Nile.

An important and illuminating collection of essays and lectures by the winner of the 1983 Nobel Prize for Literature.

Lose yourself in this classic travelogue evoking the idyllic South of France by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.

Lose yourself in the definitive collection of glorious travel sketchesby our century's best loved voyager and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.

Lose yourself in this dazzling travelogue of the idyllic Greek Islands by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.

Lose yourself in this classic travelogue evoking the Greek island of Rhodes after World War II by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.

Lose yourself in this classic prize-winning memoir of life in 1950s Cyprus on the brink of revolution by the legendary king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.

Lose yourself in this glorious memoir of the island jewel of Corfu by the king of travel writing and real-life family member of The Durrells in Corfu.

Fresh from her successful scoop reporting the first ascent of Everest in 1953, Jan Morris spent a year journeying across the United States, by car, train, ship and aeroplane.

'Byrne comes across like a post-punk Michael Palin.

Jamaica used to be the source of much of Britain's wealth, an island where slaves grew sugar and the money flowed in vast quantities.

At the age of eighteen Lucy Wadham ran away from English boys and into the arms of a Frenchman.

This is a unique report from deep inside the largest Muslim country in the world.

In Contact!

India is on the up.

When a Billion Chinese Jump tells the story of China's - and the world's - biggest crisis.

The Spanish are reputed to be amongst Europe's most voluble people.

Spain is one of the absolutes.

Often hailed as one of the best travel books ever written, Venice is neither a guide nor a history book, but a beautifully written immersion in Venetian life and character, set against the background of the city's past.

An essential guide to the strange, sometimes sinister culture of contemporary Italy.

From the photographer who brought Thoreau's Walden and Cape Cod to life comes a new work combining classic literature with brand-new photography.

At the center of Deep Blue Home-a penetrating exploration of the ocean as single vast current and of the creatures dependent on it-is Whitty's description of the three-dimensional ocean river, far more powerful than the Nile or the Amazon, encircling the globe.

This book brings the ''serious'' world of politics to the ''superficial'' world of contemporary travel writing.

A detailed study of the encounter between Europeans and non-Europeans during the early modern period, first published in 2000.

An illuminating road trip through the history, life, and attractions of one of the most beautiful countries in the southern hemisphere The beauty and grandeur of New Zealand has captured the imagination of movie-goers over the past couple of years, and the country is a dream destination for many around the world.

In 1987 Michael Harrold went to North Korea to work as English language adviser on translations of the speeches of the late President Kim Il Sung (the Great Leader) and his son and heir Kim Jong Il (then Dear Leader and now head of state).

A traveling troubadour discovers the secrets of eternal peace on a journey into war-torn Bosnia in this inspiring and spiritual memoir.

Sun, sea, shopping, roaring nightlife, the world's tallest building, seven-star resort hotels and sprawling championship golf courses.

Discover the epic history of human exploration and migration, and the stories of fearless pioneers the world over, with this stunning tour of history - map by map.

A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice"e;Pagan Light is mesmerizing.