Travel writing

In January 2000, two Ambassador taxis twisted their way up the narrow road leading towards Dharamsala in the Himalayan foothills of northern India - the home-in-exile of the Dalai Lama.

Funny, honest and full of subtle magic, this is a rare and revealing portrait of 18th century Europe at a time when Marie Antoinette had just become queen of all France, the Grand Tour was in its infancy and Cannes was a quiet fishing village.

This book is the culmination of various expeditions made by well-known artist and bestselling author David Bellamy to his beloved Arctic.

Mit literarischem Anspruch und persönlichem Blick verwebt der Autor wie in seinen anderen Büchern persönliche Reiseerlebnisse mit fundierter Landeskunde, lebendiger Geschichte und feinfühligen Naturbeschreibungen.

A rich and fascinating book about an overlooked African powerhouse by a travel writer of rare talent.

Ophir ist ein Synonym für den Sitz des Glücks.

Architecture, art, sculpture, economics, mathematics, science, metaphysics, comedy, tragedy, drama and epic poetry were all devised and perfected by the Greeks.

Während Columbus bis zu seinem Tod wahrscheinlich davon ausgeht, er habe den Seeweg nach Asien gefunden, ist Amerigo Vespucci der richtigen Überzeugung, dass es sich bei den neu entdeckten Küstenlandschaften um einen eigenen Kontinent handeln müsse.

Kolumbien - DAS aufstrebende Reiseland, das mehr und mehr Touristen in seinen Bann zieht.

WINNER OF THE TELEGRAPH FOOTBALL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019Towards the beginning of the twenty-first century, Borussia Dortmund were on the verge of going out of business.

In 1964-65, an international team of thirty-eight scientists and assistants, led by Montreal physician Stanley Skoryna, sailed to the mysterious Rapa Nui (Easter Island) to conduct an unprecedented survey of its biosphere.

The Hudson Review has always had an international focus.

This fascinating study examines how Victorian fixation on disastrous Northwest Passage expeditions has conditioned our understanding of the Arctic and Polar exploration.

Imagine that all the great discoveries of Ancient Egypt had happened in the last few years.

THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy.

Where can travel writing go in the twenty-first century?

A Scottish historian travels along the cultural and geographical border of the Highlands in this “seductive travelogue” (Scottish Field).

Definitely not for those of you who are contemplating taking on Mount Everest or the Amazon, but this simple guide is the most sensible thing to pack for a business trip or holiday.

America, Their America is the personal journal and travelogue from acclaimed poet and playwright, J.

Until the 1880s, British travellers to Arabia were for the most part wealthy dilettantes who could fund their travels from private means.

Im Westen endlich was Neues: die Wahrheit über AmerikaBüchner-Preisträgerin Felicitas Hoppe auf Expedition in einem unbekannten Amerika: Zehntausend so komische wie hochpoetische Meilen reist Hoppe von Boston über San Francisco bis Los Angeles und zurück nach New York.

In this collection of profiles, essays and travel stories, Chatwin takes us to Benin, where he is arrested as a mercenary during a coup; to Boston to meet an LSD guru who believes he is Christ; to India with Indira Ghandi when she attempted a political comeback in 1978; and to Nepal where he reminds us that 'Man's real home is not a house, but the Road, and that life itself is a journey to be walked on foot'

Wild with Child is a unique collection of true stories by parents who boldly head out into the wilderness with kids in tow (or in the lead, as the case may be).

Namibia – das bedeutet faszinierende Weite, Natur pur und Safari-Erlebnisse der Extraklasse in einem urweltlich anmutenden Land zwischen den Wüsten Namib und Kalahari, der rauen Atlantikküste im Westen und dem tropischen Osten.

In 1933, the eighteen year old Patrick Leigh Fermor set out in a pair of hobnailed boots to chance and charm his way across Europe, like a tramp, a pilgrim or a wandering scholar.

Want to know what really goes on on an aeroplane?

'Charlotte Higgins's Red Thread is a masterwork' Ali SmithA thrillingly original, labyrinthine journey through myth, art, literature, history, archaeology and memoir.

Auf 120 000 Kilometer hat man die gesamte Reisestrecke geschätzt, die Ibn Battuta im 14.

The papers in this collection deal with a cultural problem central to the study of the history of exploration: the editing and transmission of the texts in which explorers relate their experiences.

Die Utopie vom einfachen LebenAlles gehört allen – der Traum von der autarken Gemeinschaft Gleichgesinnter ist faszinierend.

This eyewitness account of religious and political persecution in 1930s Mexico inspired the British novelist’s “masterpiece,” The Power and the Glory (John Updike).

Mit dem Fahrrad bis ans Ende der Welt: Extremreisen in Eis und SchneeRichard Löwenherz macht seinem Namen alle Ehre: Der "Lonely Traveller" macht sich auf in die entlegensten Regionen Europas und Asiens, ausgerüstet nur mit seinem Fahrrad, einer Kamera und dem nötigsten Gepäck.

In 1977, Lorne Rubenstein, an avid golfer, travelled to Dornoch in the Scottish Highlands.

This is not a book about trains but about the variety of Spain.

Im Sommer 1845 verschwanden auf ihrer Suche nach der Nordwest-Passage die Expeditions-schiffe HMS "Erebus" und "Error" spurlos im Nordatlantik.

TEXT ONLY EBThe Sunday Times BestsellerA glorious insight into Britain over the last 150 years - its history, landscape and people - from the window of Britain's many and magnificent railway journeys.

In 1700, a young man named John Lawson left London and landed in Charleston, South Carolina, hoping to make a name for himself.

Inspirierende Einblicke in den Entstehungsprozess von Dokumentarfilmen, notiert aus der Perspektive einer Filmemacherin: Elke Werry erzählt in diesem Buch von Filmreisen zu Drehorten, die jenseits der üblichen Reiserouten liegen.

Bankss narrative seductively juxtaposes rambles through lush volcanic mountains, white sand beaches and coral reefs with a barrage of memories of the hash hes made of his private life.

Drinking glasses of cava in the sunshine, indulging in delicious tapas, and learning Spanish with ease is what Amy Breen, a hard-charging physician and mother of three, expected of life in Spain.

The name "e;Geronimo"e; came to Corine Sombrun insistently in a trance during her apprenticeship to a Mongolian shaman.

Central Asia has long stood at the crossroads of history.

Reversing his parents' immigrant path, a young American-born writer returns to India and discovers an old country making itself new.

In an adventure of a lifetime, Alexander Armstrong wraps up warm and heads ever north to explore the hostile Arctic winter the glittering landscape of Scandinavia, the isolated islands of Iceland and Greenland, and the final frontier of Canada and Alaska.

A born storyteller, Troy Cassar-Daley has at last turned his talent to sharing his own inspiring life.

After a decade of chasing stories around the globe, intrepid travel writer Stephanie Elizondo Griest followed the magnetic pull home--only to discover that her native South Texas had been radically transformed in her absence.

_______________'A wildly funny account of his travels .