Travel writing

The lure of a long-distance ride leads Mefo Phillips to team up with her sister Susie and their spotted Appaloosa horses Leo, a flirt with a passion for Mars Bars, and affectionate, gluttonous Apollo, for a pilgrimage down the medievil Way of St.

David Vann has loved boats all his life.

Lake Titikaka!

High in the Pyrenees, a full day's hike from any trappings of civilisation, is no place for a human to be - unless you are searching for the time of your life.

The face of modern-day Cuba is in many respects still frozen in the 1950s, with its classic American cars, horse-drawn carriages and colonial Spanish architecture.

Fascinating and timely Jeremy BowenHeld hostage for many years by terrorists in Lebanon, John McCarthy is all too familiar with the pain and injustice of being denied your home.

Every morning in Sadar Bazaar, one of the oldest markets in Delhi, a gang of men gather looking for work in the building trade.

To mark the publication of Stop What You're Doing and Read This!

Rising From The Mist in the sun-blushed hills of Tuscany is Il Piccolo Rustico, a 300-year-old stone farmhouse that Nancy Doran dreams of lovingly restoring into an idlyllic home.

The White Island is, and always has been, a magnet for hedonists.

Some go to Tibet seeking inspiration, others for adventure.

A sharply funny travelogue from a fantastic travel writer.

Homer called it a divine substance.

Bruce Chatwin provides a fascinating background to indigenous Australian life.

Jos Saramago takes us on a thrilling literary journey through the land, history and culture of his native country.

One of the greatest pieces of travel and nature writing ever written, this is the true story of a journey to the high Himalayas in search of the snow leopard.

Few writers have had as many distinct lives as Bruce Chatwin and few have been as compelling in person as in print.

'The master of a journalistic style long vanished - urbane, lucid, courteous.

In her brand-new travelogue, intrepid ex-headmistress and bestselling author Anne Mustoe dusts off the bicycle clips once more and embarks on a remarkable journey through South America.

A philosophical odyssey into life's fundamental questions during an unforgettable summer motorcycle trip, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance transformed a generation and continues to inspire millions.

One man, one bike, two Mongoose cricket bats, one tropical disease, 16,000 miles and a lot of dead kangaroos .

1955, Kenya.

An enthralling journey into the shadowy republic of Haiti.

'The book that redefined travel writing' Guardian Bruce Chatwin sets off on a journey through South America in this wistful classic travel book With its unique, roving structure and beautiful descriptions, In Patagonia offers an original take on the age-old adventure tale.

'Delves into the very essence of being a fan, while seamlessly exploring Italian history, politics, culture and society,' GuardianIs Italy a united country, or a loose affiliation of warring states?

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'

Daniel Metcalfe journeys through the five 'stans, as well as Pakistan and Afghanistan, and brings to life the brilliant human tapestry they comprise - uniquely shaped by the immigrants, deportees and conquerors that have settled there.

What in the world has the power to liberate women in Iran while provoking antagonism between Catholics and Protestants in Scotland, to lure Nigerians to the cold of the Ukraine while heating up class warfare in the US heartlands, and both profit local gangsters and create local - and international - celebrities?

SINCE its first appearance in three volumes (1938-40) Kilvert's Diary has become established as a minor classic.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This early travelogue is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.

OUR Jerusalem- an American Family in the Holy City, 1881-1949 by Bertha Spafford Vester.

"e;Around the Boree Log and Other Verses"e; is a wonderful collection of poems by Australian Poet Patrick Hartigan.

During the 1930s, Gide briefly became a communist, or more precisely, a fellow traveller (he never formally joined the Communist Party).

A Greek mariner from Marseilles compiled in the sixth century B.

This fascinating volume contains a collection of travel writings by D.

This antiquarian volume contains Joseph E.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive.

This antiquarian book contains a detailed description of life on the Aran islands, being a direct account of the author's time spent amongst its people.

This early work on Venice is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.

Originally published in 1931, this early work on exploration is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.

Peter Fleming was special correspondent for The Times in the 1930s, He was tasked with 'investigating the communist situation in south China', little did his bosses realise he would create a new type of travel writing.

Frans August Larson was a Swedish missionary to Mongolia, this is the account of his travels around central Asia.

This early works is a comprehensive and informative look at the subject containing I.

This early work on the life and travels of Johann Schiltberger is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.

This early work by world famous Anglo-French author and historian Hilaire Belloc was first published in 1902 and is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition.

With an introduction by Robert MacfarlaneShortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Hawthornden Prize.

Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Memoir of the Year Award'Extraordinary' Daily Telegraph'Breathtaking' Guardian Skybound by Rebecca Loncraine is a book for anyone who has looked up and longed to take flight.

'A brilliant read.

In Going to Extremes writer, presenter and Oxford geography don Nick Middleton visits Oymyakon in Siberia, where the average winter temperature is -47 degrees and 40% of the population have lost their fingers to frostbite while changing the car wheel.