Travel writing

Why on earth would anyone give up a life on the open road for the regimen of a vast Japanese conglomerate?

'Whether or not the artistic quality of the bullfight outweighs the moral question of the animals' suffering is something that each person must decide for themselves - as they must decide whether the taste of a steak justifies the death of a cow.

Dolman Travel Book of the Year 2012 Between the Orinoco and the Amazon lies a fabulous forested land, barely explored.

The only thing most people know about Kazakhstan is that it is homeland to Borat - and he isn't even real.

A New York Times bestseller 'A sensation .

Lane shows how globalisation has transformed the Mafia into more than simply a local phenomenon.

'Every year, hundreds of books on the city are published, but none resembles this one' - Independent'This gem of a book offers practical advice but in a distinctly lyrical tone.

Over two decades of turmoil and change in the Middle East, steered via the history-soaked landscape of Palestine.

Although Daniel Everett was a missionary, far from converting the Pirahas, they converted him.

A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY THROUGH JAPAN'S MULTI-FACETED CUSTOMS AND CULTURE'An excellent book for anyone with an interest in Japanese culture' Sunday Telegraph'Takes in everything from the mythical roots of sumo to the ubiquity of Shinto shrines' The TimesAlan Macfarlane first encountered Japan full of certainty, confidence and unexamined assumptions.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PUSHKIN HOUSE BOOK PRIZE 2018From a renowned graphic artist and activist, an incredible portrait of life in Russia todayWhat does it mean to live in Russia today?

For decades, Colombia was the 'narcostate'.

It was love at first sight: the huge pale-green eyes, the ruffled tawny hair and the cute way he held his head to one side.

In 1993, Dominic Stevenson left a comfortable life with his girlfriend in Kyoto, Japan, to travel to China.

Critically acclaimed author Kevin Turner (Bonjour!

Oblivious to the sound of chalk scratching on blackboard, Nicky stared wide eyed into the pages of the atlas.

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In writings about travel, the Balkans appear most often as a place travelled to.

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.

'Modest, down to earth and full of humour, this is one of the best books about filming I've ever read.

London is a city brimful of culinary possibilities, from lively markets to Michelin-starred restaurants.

"e;A collection of exchanges - as surprising as they are interesting - between British author Nicky Gentil and some of the cabdrivers who have crossed her path.

***'In the January dark, a young man walks slowly into the sea.

The final captivating book from the No1, million copy bestseller Shari Low's fabulous series that will make you laugh and cry.

In 2017, Edmund Platt aka The English Snail embarked on an 8,000 km hitchhike around France to pick up the trash that 1 in 3 French people chuck from their cars every day.

* Winner of the 2024 National Outdoor Book Award in Outdoor Literature * Winner of the 2025 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, Air Mail, Smithsonian Magazine, and Financial Times ';A triumph.

In 1271 Marco Polo set out on a journey to China to meet the Mongol Emperor Kublai Khan.

Travel writing has, for centuries, composed an essential historical record and wide-ranging literary form, reflecting the rich diversity of travel as a social and cultural practice, metaphorical process, and driver of globalization.

Amidst a crisis, Alison feels life's not worth living, but Buster, a Beagle puppy, will change everything.

A journey through the past and present of a little-known area of south-west France.

New and updated edition.

Shortlisted for the Scottish Nature Photography Book AwardsWashed by the surging waves of the Atlantic Ocean, the island chain of Scotland's Outer Hebrides lies at the very edge of Europe.

A trip through Scotland's West Coast islands.

Scotland has its rugged Hebrides; Ireland its cliff-girt Arans; Wales its Island of Twenty Thousand Saints.

In 2016 Scottish writer Iain Maloney and his Japanese wife Minori moved to a village in rural Japan.

Journey back in time with this collection of classic travel writing from great authors and adventurers.

This is the memoir, written in 1975 and 1976, of a 22 year old girl travelling alone overland from England to India.

Two doctors, one motorcycle,and a remarkable four year journey around the world Imagine jacking it all in, packing your life into a 41-litre pannier and riding into the sunset.

Traveling with the Atom is a historical travel guide to the development of one of the most significant and enduring ideas in the history of humankind: the atomic concept.

Thomas Burke was born Sydney Thomas Burke on November 29th, 1886 in Eltham, London (at the time it was part of Kent).

Thomas Burke was born Sydney Thomas Burke on November 29th, 1886 in Eltham, London (at the time it was part of Kent).

Thomas Burke was born Sydney Thomas Burke on November 29th, 1886 in Eltham, London (at the time it was part of Kent).

Norman Douglas was born in Thuringen, Austria on 8th December 1868.

Norman Douglas was born in Thuringen, Austria on 8th December 1868.

Norman Douglas was born in Thuringen, Austria on 8th December 1868.

Daniel Defoe is most well-known for his classic novels Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders.

Daniel Defoe is most well-known for his classic novels Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders.

This extraordinary account of a remarkable journey made in 1933, through Iraq, Iran and Baluchistan (now part of Pakistan) to India is packed full of wonder, adventure, determination and love of travel and motorcycles.