This stunning Bali travel pictorial features stunning photography that highlights the breathtaking landscapes of Bali and the diverse customs and traditions of the Balinese people.
"e;The spell of Alaska,"e; Ella Higginson wrote in 1908, "e;falls upon every lover of beauty who has voyaged along those far northern snow-pearled shores.
Extrait : "Quiconque a parcouru quelques lieues de pays aime à raconter ce qu'il a vu ; parmi ceux qui ont entendu ses récits, beaucoup se plaisent à les répéter ; et ils trouvent toujours aisément des auditeurs.
The superb classic memoir from a dazzlingly eccentric and endlessly fascinating author and feminist icon - a woman very much ahead of her time - including her time spent on the glorious island of Skiathos'A happy, hilarious book' Daily ExpressNancy Spain was one of the most celebrated - and notorious - writers and broadcasters of the 50s and 60s.
Extrait : "Chère bonne, vous êtes bien impérieuse, bien despote, comment voulez-vous qu'une plume docile inscrive ici, sur votre ordre, un récit fidèle des vicissitudes de nos courses, puisque je dois subir le frein qui m'est si cruellement imposé ?
'I set off on the most direct route to Paris, in full faith, believing that she would stay alive if I came on foot'In November 1974, when Werner Herzog was told that his mentor Lotte Eisner, the film historian and critic, was dying in Paris, he set off to walk there from Munich, in full faith, believing that she would stay alive if I came on foot .
First published in 1954 as South to Sardinia, this account of a summer journey in the early 1950s sees Alan Ross alternating the past and present of a strange island whose interior, especially, had been only rarely visited at that point.
Istanbul, A Traveller's Reader is an wide-ranging and carefully chosen selection of writings, offering a richly layered view of Byzantine Constantinople and Turkish Istanbul.
Explorer Bruce Parry is embarking on yet another epic journey: down the Amazon - the world's greatest river, its largest forest, the most bio-diverse habitat on the planet and home to some of the last uncontacted tribes left on Earth.
Extrait : "Le vendredi 7 novembre 1850, de midi à six heures, les bassins dont le génie de Napoléon a doté le magnifique port d'Anvers présentaient une activité inaccoutumée.
In 1871, Marianne North, a brilliant artist with a keen interest in botany, set-forth to travel the world on a quest to paint indigenous plants in their natural habitat.
A compelling account of the battle for Passchendaele from grand strategy at the highest levels right down to the experience of the ordinary infantrymen.
This daily journal reveals what it is like to travel into foreign countries without knowing anyone in those countries and not knowing their languages while traveling alone and while not being a part of any tour group.
Was passiert, wenn ein Engländer, ausgestattet mit einer großen Portion britischen Humors, sein Herz und die Zügel in die Hand nimmt und sich mit einem französischen Esel auf heiliges spanisches Terrain begibt?
Part travelogue, part natural history, and part documentary, A Walk across Texas is the record of three friends journey from the Panhandle to Granburya 450-mile walk across West Texas.
The bestselling, much-loved classic account of an English couple escaping to enjoy the fruits of French rural summer living - an irresistible feast of humour and heart.
When author Peter Mortimer was commissioned to write a play about a little-known riot between Yemeni and British seamen at Mill Dam, South Shields, in 1930, he decided to take the long trip to Yemen itself in search of inspiration.
Travels with Herodotus records how Kapuscinski set out on his first forays to India, China and Africa with the great Greek historian constantly in his pocket.
Extrait : "S'il n'était pas donné à tous, dans l'antiquité, d'aller à Corinthe, suivant le célèbre proverbe qui nous est resté : "Non datur omnibus adire Corinthum", il en était de même pour aller au Havre : il fallait pour être un des 1500 élus du train de plaisir, de la persévérance, de la patience, et presque du bonheur.
The gripping true story of one man's ten year expedition from a village in West Africa to the Arctic CircleWITH A NEW AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHORScorching heat, rich, fertile soil, and treacherous snakes marked the landscape in which T t -Michel grew up in 1950s Togo, West Africa.
Extrait : "Le 17 octobre 1797, le jour même où fut signée la glorieuse paix de Campo-Formio, j'obtins un congé de semestre, ou plutôt de convalescence ; car plusieurs blessures, et surtout la fatigue des dernières campagnes, avaient altéré ma santé.
While best remembered for her revolutionary work, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), renowned feminist, author, and thinker Mary Wollstonecraft's most popular book during her lifetime was a remarkable travel narrative, Letters Written in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
Inspired by a temple astrologer (who had accurately predicted his marriage and the birth of his two daughters), the writer and broadcaster Michael Wood travelled on a magical journey through south-east India.
Extrait : "Pour les âmes – rares – qui ne goûtent pleinement les voluptés du destin terrestre que dans les formes ardentes, excessives et métaphysiques de la nature, il n'y a pas de choix à faire entre la Mer et la Montagne.
"e;If you look at a map, you will see that the island chain known as the Caribbean, or, to confuse you, the West Indies, lies between Florida and South America and resembles a string of gems or possibly drool.
