Mit literarischem Anspruch und persönlichem Blick verwebt der Autor wie in seinen anderen Büchern persönliche Reiseerlebnisse mit fundierter Landeskunde, lebendiger Geschichte und feinfühligen Naturbeschreibungen.
Discover the Whispers of Winter: A Journey Through Snow-Covered MemoriesPicture a world where the crunch of fresh snow underfoot syncs with the pulse of adventure, and the brisk air fills your lungs as you embark on a journey through Winters Playground: The Timeless Tales of Snowy Recreation.
AS SEEN ON SATURDAY KITCHEN AND SUNDAY BRUNCHONE OF THE EVENING STANDARD'S BEST COOKBOOKS OF 2024With honesty and curiosity, British-born Omani-Zanzibari chef Dina Macki explores the unique foodscape of Oman, in the first Omani cookbook to be written by an Omani chef.
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.
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2025 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD'A tremendously engaging read' - The TimesA unique memoir from British cycling's most fascinating competitorIn the summer of 2020, sportswriter David Walsh invited Pippa York began a series of journeys following the Tour de France.
In the summer of 1957, rebelling against her family and anxious to impress an admirer who had moved to Paris, Gill Johnson, aged twenty-five, gave up her comfortable job at the National Gallery in London and travelled to Venice to take up a job teaching English to an aristocratic Italian family.
The incredible story of one man's obsession to find and protect the world's largest flowers As a child, Chris Thorogood dreamed of seeing Rafflesia - the plant with the world's largest flowers.
Born in 1981 and raised in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, Jonny Muir's early wanderings took him over the Lickey Hills, before he graduated to the giddier heights of the Lake District and Snowdonia.
À travers l’histoire de Marco, un touriste italien en séjour au Sénégal, et celle de Birago, un étudiant sénégalais au Canada, ce livre aborde l’asymétrie entourant la mobilité contemporaine.
Bunt tanzende Nordlichter, zischende Geysire, die meterhohe Wassersäulen formen, feuerspuckende Vulkane und eiskalte Gletscher – Island ist das Land der magischen Naturwunder, die unsere Sinne auf das Äußerste fordern und unsere Seele beleben.
The record of personal observations gathered by the Chinese priest Fa-hien during the travels he made at the beginning of the fifth century in Central Asia, the Punjab, India, Ceylon and thence back by sea to China, were repeatedly published, apparently under different titles, in the course of the fifth and following centuries and when the Buddhist canon was authoritatively fixed by the Sung dynasty, this record was included in the Tripitaka with the sanction of the Sung and subsequently the King dynasties.
Work hard, travel smarter: Das Buch für Weltentdecker mit VollzeitjobNicht immer geht alles glatt auf Reisen, das wissen Adrian und Christoph nur zu gut.
In this vividly written, politically-oriented travelogue, Tom Klvaa offers a stark narrative of his decade-long travels to Cuba, interweaving a political analysis of the country's current state with a critical assessment of the ideology that has shaped its development.
Work hard, travel smarter: Das Buch für Weltentdecker mit VollzeitjobNicht immer geht alles glatt auf Reisen, das wissen Adrian und Christoph nur zu gut.
The Observer, July 1, 2007 "e;A quirky and inventive collection of history, statistics and random trivia, Brownlee's book would be perfect for whipping out of the back pocket of your cycling jersey to settle arguments or impress your friends.
Place is a moving love letter to South Africa, merging literature and landscape, and taking the reader on a breath-taking journey into the heart of South Africas spectacular landscape and the inner-worlds of its most celebrated authors.
Oz Clarke is recognized the world over as one of the leading experts on wine and this new book, Oz Clarke's World of Wine, is an entertaining yet authoritative guide to the world of wine that has grown out of all recognition in the last 20 years.
A little over ten years ago, Janine Marsh and her husband Mark gave up their city jobs in London to chase the good life in the countryside of northern France.
Un inquietante deseo por conocer la mayor cantidad de parques, reservas naturales y paisajes despertaban allá por el año 2016 el sueño de recorrer el país en bicicleta.
Dos hombres que caminan es un artefacto literario escrito a cuatro manos por Marc Caellas y Esteban Feune de Colombi que recoge veinte singulares rutas a pie.
A writer in Al -Arabiya did not obtain what Ibn Khaldun received from the position and fame, and a scientist in history and meeting did not have the reading, research and seriousness of this sign about his works, especially his introduction that brings together the movement of Arab thought as an intellectual opening and an advanced basis for sociology.
