The Lonely Planet Travel Anthology: True Stories from the World's Best Writers by Lonely Planet
$27.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative | Series: Lonely Planet Travel Literature
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher A collection of great travel writing by authors from around the globe, including original stories set in Scotland, Thailand, Malaysia, Moldova, Tanzania, Austria and beyond, edited by long-term Lonely Planet collaborator Don George. The 35 impass ...Show more
London Curiosities by John WADE
$26.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
London is full of curiosities. Who knew that beneath the Albert Memorial lies an undercroft resembling a church crypt? Or that there are catacombs under Camden? Who would expect to find a lighthouse in East London, sphinxes in South London, dummy houses in West London, or a huge bust of film director Al ...Show more
Under the Mountain Wall by Peter Matthiessen
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
In the Baliem Valley in central New Guinea lived a Stone Age tribe which survived into the twentieth century - the Kurelu. Matthiessen joined the Harvard-Peabody Expedition of 1961 which set out to study the tribe as unobtrusively as possible, living among the Kurelu for two seasons. The result was this ...Show more
It's on the Meter: One Taxi, Three Mates and 43,000 Miles of Misadventures Around the World by Paul Archer; Johno Ellison
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
When three friends - Paul, Johno and Leigh - clicked 'buy' on an iconic London cab, little did they know what they were letting themselves in for. Leaving the Big Smoke in their taxi bound for Sydney, the lads began a 43,000-mile trip that would take them off the beaten track to some of the most dangero ...Show more
Africa, My Passion by Corinne Hofmann
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
In an exquisite personal pilgrimage, Corinne Hofmann, author of the global bestseller The White Masai, delves into the slums of Nairobi to uncover the heart-warming and heart-breaking stories of unforgettable people and places. Joined by her half-Kenyan daughter, Napirai, and traveling Kenya together fo ...Show more
The Thing About Prague ... by Rachael Weiss
$29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
This is the story of a freewheeling Aussie girl who gives up her life in Sydney to return to Prague, her ancestral home, intending to live there for the rest of her life. In fact, she lasted there for three years before visa restrictions and disillusionment caused her to leave the country. Even though s ...Show more
A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations by Pico Iyer
$29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
From the acclaimed author of The Art of Stillness--one of our most engaging and discerning travel writers--a unique, indispensable guide to the enigma of contemporary Japan. After thirty-two years in Japan, Pico Iyer can use everything from anime to Oscar Wilde to show how his adopted home is both haunt ...Show more
A Time of Gifts - On Foot to Constantinople - From the Hook of Holland to the Middle Danube by Patrick Leigh Fermor
$22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative | Series: BK 1
'A Time of Gifts' sees Patrick Leigh Fermor setting out in 1933, at the age of 18, on his epic journey across Europe from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. This first volume takes the reader as far as Hungary.
Frances Mayes Always Italy - An Illustrated Grand Tour by Frances Mayes; Ondine Cohane
$59.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
In this lavishly illustrated and gift-worthy guide, the world's most beloved expert on la dolce vita takes readers on the ultimate insider's tour of Italy's 20 iconic regions, revealing little-known gems, off-the-beaten-path destinations, and one-of-a-kind experiences. This lush guide, featuring more th ...Show more
About Britain - A Journey of Seventy Years and 1,345 Miles by Tim Cole
$39.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
In 1951, the Festival of Britain commissioned a series of short guides they dubbed 'handbooks for the explorer'. Their aim was to encourage readers to venture out beyond the capital and on to 'the roads and the by-roads' to see Britain as a 'living country'. Yet these thirteen guides did more than celeb ...Show more