Travel Writing

Under the Tuscan Sun meets the wide-open sea . . . An Embarrassment of Mangoes is a delicious chronicle of leaving the type-A lifestyle behind -- and discov...

An elegant boxed set of travel classics about France, with an introduction from the best-selling author of Le Divorce.In this inaugural edition of our Atla...

Now in paperback, the #1 San Francisco Chronicle bestseller that is an enchanting and lyrical look at the life, the traditions, and the cuisine of Tuscany,...

**the National Bestseller** From The Acclaimed, Bestselling Author Of Turn Right At Machu Picchu, A Fascinating, Wild, And Wonder-filled Journey Into Alaska...

a Shimmering Evocation, By Turns Intimate And Panoramic, Of One Of The World’s Great Cities, By Its Foremost Writer. Orhan Pamuk Was Born In Istanbul And S...

"There was a smell in the air of tar and rope and rusted chain, a smell of tidal water. Down harbour, around the point, was the open sea. Here was the freed...

A new edition of the landmark, worldwide bestseller on the life of the famed medical clairvoyant and founding father of the New Age: Edgar Cayce.Edgar Cayc...

Wildlife in North America is under pressure, both from hunters and poachers and from habitat loss. Bears and other large animals naturally wander across an...

Over The Course Of An Adventured-filled Life, Now In Its Tenth Decade, Lawrence Ferlinghetti Has Been Many Things: A Poet, Painter, Pacifist, Publisher, Cou...

Don Starkell decided to paddle a kayak from Hudson Bay 3,000 miles through the Northwest Passage. Paddle to the Arctic is Don's diary of his journey from Ch...

Winner of the Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association Award: A unique alchemy of art and natural history—a four-color hand-lettered and illustrated ta...

Brought up on stories and myths of the Kalahari Bushmen, Rupert Isaacson journeys to the dry vast grassland — which stretches across South Africa, Botswan...

Robin Wiszowaty Relates How She Left Her Suburban Illinois Home To Travel To Kenya To Join An Impoverished Maasai Community, And Describes The Poverty, Drou...

In This Sequel To Her New York Times Bestsellers Under The Tuscan Sun And Bella Tuscany, The Celebrated Bard Of Tuscany (new York Times) Frances Mayes Lyric...

Lorsqu'il décide de parcourir en solitaire les 40 000 kilomètres de l'équateur, Mike Horn se lance un défi inouï. Des côtes d'Afrique aux portes de l'...

A Gritty, Thrilling Portrait Of America's Underground Traveling Community.Categories: TravelUnited States

They had been there often as tourists. They had cherished the dream of someday living all year under the Provencal sun. And suddenly it happened. Here is ...

As a journalist for the Independent, Emma Bamford is swept along with the London rat race, lost among the egos of Fleet Street. Surrounded by budget cuts a...

A seasonal meander through the wilds of Scotland. 'If Clanlands was a gentle road trip through Scotland, this almanac is a top down, pedal to the metal up ...

God only knows what possessed Bill Bryson, a reluctant adventurer if ever there was one, to undertake a gruelling hike along the world's longest continuous ...

Expanding on his landmark Globe and Mail series in which he documented his travels down 16 of Canada's great rivers, Roy MacGregor tells the story of our c...

The Heartwarming True Story Of One Man, His Rescue Cat, And Their Bike Ride Around The World, From The Creator Of The Massively Popular 1bike1world Instagra...

Following the triumph of thier trip through France to Carcassonne, these two pensioners (and thier whippet, Jim) now cast off in thier narrowboat down the I...

301pages. 22x14x3cm. Broché.Categories: TravelTravel Writing

In 1993, Sigrid Rausing, A Young Student Working On A Phd In Anthropology, Went To Spend A Year Living In Estonia, A Remote Baltic State That Had Just Gaine...

travel Is Not About Finding Something. It S About Getting Lost -- That Is, It Is About Losing Yourself In A Place And A Moment. The Little Things That Tethe...

One of the most popular destinations for North American motorcyclists is Nova Scotia and its famous Cabot Trail on Cape Breton Island. This new travel guide...

Spanning the globe with dozens of top places to go each season, National Geographic's expert travel writers and photographers invite you to experience the w...

this Lyrical, Evocative, Thought-provoking Journal Of A Man's Quest For Truth—and For Himself—was An Instant Classic, Now Available Unabridged On Cd villag...

Thirty years after the epic journey chronicled in his classic work The Great Railway Bazaar, the world’s most acclaimed travel writer re-creates his 25,00...

During the year the Berlin Wall came down, as the empire convulsed and died, Kapuscinski talked to hundreds of ordinary people about their extraordinary liv...

In 1965, Ginsberg Travels To Cuba, Where Ignoring All Advice, He Behaves In His Usual Wonderfully Provocative Way And Is Deported Under Armed Guard To, Of A...

In early 1862, as the beginning of the Civil War marked its first anniversary, Major General George Brinton McClellan developed a plan for one of the most d...

... Journey Into The Past And Present Of The Lands East Of Poland And West Of Russia. Germans -- Poles & Lithuanians -- Russians, Belarusians, & Ukr...

Why Does A 44-year-old Father Leave His Family For Six Months To Walk 4,286 Km Across America On The Pacific Crest Trail? What Effect Does It Have On His Ma...

In 2004, Michael Wright turned his back on Blighty to begin a new life as the owner of a delapidated 15th century farmhouse called ‘La Folie.’ This is a...

Offers road maps of Canada, including detailed maps of major cities and their surroundings, as well as information about how to deal with driving hazards, m...

"Without doubt JBS, as many know him, is one of the world's most eminent explorers"- Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Bt. OBE\For over 60 years John Blashford-Snell has...

Gilbert/eat Pray LoveCategories: Travel Asia IndonesiaGeneral

Here are the most remarkable stories imaginable of maroons, castaways, and other survivors from the 1500s to the present - their moral dilemmas, their per...

In Her Early Thirties, [the Author] Had Everything A Modern American Woman Was Supposed To Want - Husband, Country Home, Successful Career - But Instead Of ...

you're Belted Into A Middle Seat With Burly Businessmen On Either Side. It's 92 Degrees In The Cabin And Someone Forgot To Use Deodorant. A Baby Screams. ...

Jamaica Kincaid's Among Flowers: A Walk In The Himalaya Is The Classic Travel Memoir About A Master Novelist's Journey To The Himalaya In Search Of Seeds......

Arabian Sands is Wilfred Thesiger's record of his extraordinary journey through the parched "Empty Quarter" of Arabia. Educated at Eton and Oxford, Thesiger...

A completely revised travel guide for women travelers covers important issues of health, safety, and comfort while traveling on a budget. Original.Categorie...

A poetic and richly sensual chronicle of a Westerner's unexpected love affair with Morocco Pamela Windo chronicles her love of Morocco and its people in...

Alayne Main.Categories: TravelTravel Writing

Rachel is finding it increasingly difficult to ignore her sister’s derision, society’s silent wagging finger and her father’s advancing years. She’s...