Eating Dirt in Venezuela - Alexander von HumboldtGeographer, geologist, naturalist, anthropologist, physician and philosopher, Baron von Humboldt brought to exploration a greater range of enquiry than any contemporary.
Landfall at Botany Bay - James CookThe son of a Yorkshire farm labourer, Cook won distinction as a naval hydrographer but was still a controversial choice to command a voyage of scientific observation to the Pacific in 1768.
Among the Sudanese - James BruceBruce reached the source of the Blue Nile in 1771, a century before the search for the source of the White Nile became headline news.
Alone in Africa - Mungo ParkPark's 1795-7 odyssey in search of the Niger first awakened the world to the feasibility of a white man penetrating sub-Saharan Africa.
Alarms amongst the Uzbeks - Alexander BurnesOf all the "e;forbidden"e; cities (Timbuktu, Mecca, Lhasa, Riyadh and so on) none enjoyed a more fearsome reputation that Bukhara in Uzbekistan.
**SHORTLISTED FOR ADVENTURE TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR, 2018 EDWARD STANFORD AWARD**A thrilling and dangerous adventure through Arunachal Pradesh, one of the worlds least explored places.
';An entertaining book, written with Fort's characteristic conversational style A real pleasure to read' BBC Countryfile ';A wide-ranging, intelligent and bracingly enjoyable book' The Literary Review ';Meticulously researched and seasoned with wry humour, this is a perceptive and richly rewarding read' Mail on SundayWe have lived in villages a long time.
Set twenty years after VANILLA BEANS & BRODO and ten years after BEL VINO, THE TERRACOTTA MADONNA continues the story of Australians Isabella and Luigi, who gave up their lives to move to the medieval Montalcino, a village in Tuscany.
Isobel and Lou moved to Montalcino and became Isabella and Luigi ten years ago and they have now been embraced by the locals and immersed in their antiquated customs and age-old feuds.
All You Need is Luck is the very funny story of an ordinary couple who decided to take a chance and do something extraordinary which others only dream about.
Light Nights is a good natured and extremely readable narrative which takes the reader through the unexpected situations which occur as the writer makes his way from the East to the West coast of Scotland.
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.
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.
After successfully completing his 12,000 mile bus ride around America, Shaun Donovan now embarks on his latest and greatest challenge - to circumnavigate the coastline of Australia, again by bus, but also to ride the famous 'Indian Pacific' and 'Ghan' trains from west to east and south to north of this vast continent - A 20,000 kilometre journey which must be completed in less than 50 days.
From scorching deserts to snow-capped mountains, through forest fires and gangland war-zones, Shaun Donovan rides the Greyhound Bus to the four corners of America.
One of the worlds great cities, Florence is visited by over six million tourists each year, yet, despite some recent improvements in accessibility, the Cradle of the Renaissance still presents significant barriers.
Despus de vivir momentos extenuantes en su vida, un joven toma la ms importante de sus decisiones: Vivir una gran aventura que comienza en la ciudad de Roma, Italia.
