Bob Shepton is an ordained minister in the Church of England in his 70s, but spends most of his time sailing into the Arctic and making first ascents of inaccessible mountains.
From as early as 1420 a few intrepid explorers made their way to Greece and Turkey, to recover - from brambles or burial, lime-kilns or building sites - the precious relics of the Greeks' classical past.
In the Footsteps of the Gods traces the ways in which the constantly changing ideal image of ancient Greece, its art, politics and culture, inspired those who travelled there.
In 1927, at the age of 22, Robert Byron journeyed to Athos with his friends and embarked on an adventure whose influence would remain with him for the rest of his life.
'It is the land of patriots, martyrs, sages, and bards, and if the ocean out of which it emerged should wash it away, it will be remembered as an island famous for immortal laws, for the announcements of original right which make the stone tables of liberty.
Darkness has shaped the lives of humans for millennia, and in Dark Skies, Tiffany Francis-Baker travels around Britain and Europe to learn more about nocturnal landscapes and humanity's connection to the night sky.
When Abraham Lincoln appointed William Dean Howells Consul to Venice, the young writer embarked on a journey that would leave an indelible impression on his life and work.
When Abraham Lincoln appointed William Dean Howells Consul to Venice, the young writer embarked on a journey that would leave an indelible impression on his life and work.
Shortlisted for the 2021 Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year AwardShortlisted for the 2020 Wainwright Prize for UK Nature WritingAlone on a remote mountaintop one dark night, a woman hears a mysterious voice.
'It is the land of patriots, martyrs, sages, and bards, and if the ocean out of which it emerged should wash it away, it will be remembered as an island famous for immortal laws, for the announcements of original right which make the stone tables of liberty.
Darkness has shaped the lives of humans for millennia, and in Dark Skies, Tiffany Francis-Baker travels around Britain and Europe to learn more about nocturnal landscapes and humanity's connection to the night sky.
Bob Shepton is an ordained minister in the Church of England in his late 70s, but spends most of his time sailing into the Arctic and making first ascents of inaccessible mountains.
Shortlisted for the 2021 Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year AwardShortlisted for the 2020 Wainwright Prize for UK Nature WritingAlone on a remote mountaintop one dark night, a woman hears a mysterious voice.
A narrative of his time in Denmark, this work is largely concerned with the topography of the country, telling the intending visitor about all those features of the country's buildings, landscape and people which are most characteristic and best worth seeing.
Youll never understand America until youve driven Route 66thats old Route 66all the way, a truck driver in California once said to author Rick Antonson.
A vivid and elegant account of a family's season abroad by one of our finest contemporary authorsCasting off a northern winter and an orderly life, a family decides to sell everything and go to Italy to search for art and its meanings, for freedom from routine, for a different path into the future.
Garry Wills's Venice: Lion City is a tour de force -- a rich, colorful, and provocative history of the world's most fascinating city in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, when it was at the peak of its glory.
The perfect companion for the safari enthusiast, this complete traveller's guide to the wildlife of Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Malawi is a must-have for all those considering a trip to the game reserves of this highly popular region.
Marmorwaschbecken in öffentlichen Toiletten, Designerstühle im Postamt und blitzsaubere Trambahnwagen mit eingebauten Zeitungsständern: Zürich ist eine Klasse für sich.
Ein inspirierendes Buch über eine Familie, die das Abenteuer suchte und einen neuen Lebensentwurf fandIm Sommer 2018 macht sich Michaela von Bargen mit ihrem Mann und ihren vier Kindern auf die Reise, der Plan: In anderthalb Jahren mit dem selbst ausgebauten Truck auf der Panamericana von Alaska nach Argentinien.
Zum Schmunzeln: ein berührender Bericht über eine Eselwanderung In ihrem SPIEGEL-Bestseller erzählt Lotta Lubkoll von ihrer etwas anderen Alpenüberquerung mit einem vierbeinigen Gefährten.
