The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
$22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years is terminally ill, their home is taken away and they lose their livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset ...Show more
The Wild Silence by Raynor Winn
$22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The incredible follow-up to one of the most talked about books of the decade - the phenomenon, Waterstones Book of the Month and Costa Award shortlisted The Salt Path. _______ 'Extraordinary: wise, unflinching, exquisite. Profound' Observer 'A thrill to read. The nature writi ...Show more
In Patagonia: (Vintage Voyages) by Bruce Chatwin
$22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative | Series: Vintage Voyages Ser.
VINTAGE VOYAGES- A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mind Beautifully written and full of wonderful descriptions and intriguing tales, In Patagonia is an account of Bruce Chatwin's travels to a remote country in search of a strange beast and his encounters with the peopl ...Show more
One More Croissant for the Road by Felicity Cloake
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
'Joyful, life-affirming, greedy. I loved it' - DIANA HENRY 'Whether you are an avid cyclist, a Francophile, a greedy gut, or simply an appreciator of impeccable writing - this book will get you hooked' - YOTAM OTTOLENGHI The nation's 'taster in chief' cycles 2,300 km across France in search of the defin ...Show more
Mountains Of The Mind: A History Of A Fascination by Robert Macfarlane
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
'The most exhilarating history of mountaineering ... a riveting read' Jeremy Paxman WINNER OF THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD Once we thought monsters lived there. In the Enlightenment we scaled them to commune with the sublime. Soon, we were racing to conquer their summits in the name of national pride. ...Show more
537 Days of Winter: An Australian Antarctic Expedition Leader Stranded During the Pandemic by David Knoff
$22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
What would you do if you were stranded in the coldest place on earth as the world you knew back home changed forever ? As station leader at the Davis Research Station in Antarctica, David Knoff was leading 24 expeditioners in a standard mission when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, international travel came t ...Show more
The Mindful Traveller: A memoir about travelling with a full heart, a light foot and a clear conscience by Nina Karnikowski
$34.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
A stunningly-written memoir and manifesto about the ethics of modern travel, The Mindful Traveller is written by someone best-placed to write about it. In this unique and inspiring book, travel journalist Nina Karnikowski takes an expedition to the very essence of travel, reflecting on the profound and ...Show more
Unravelling the Silk Road - Travels and Textiles in Central Asia by Chris Aslan
$39.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
Three textile roads tangle their way through Central Asia. The famous Silk Road united east and west through trade. Older still was the Wool Road, of critical importance when houses made from wool enabled nomads to traverse the inhospitable winter steppes. Then came the Cotton Road, marked by greed, c ...Show more
Traversare: a Syrian Idyll by Zimmer. Zimmer. Jenny
$44.00 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
Not so very long ago, a traveller could visit Syria and marvel at its antiquities and the beauty of its countryside, and be charmed by its people. This book comprises photographs and personal recollections by a Melbourne University team that was excavating a Bronze Age site known as el Qitar, on the Eup ...Show more
Womadic Wanders - Stories of a Compulsive Wanderer by Gerdette Rooney
$29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
This book contains the stories of a self-coined 'woman nomad' who has always felt an affinity with the nomadic and the unsettled. Irishwoman Gerdette Rooney has travelled the world solo with her rucksack, camera and hiking boots. With a natural curiosity for other cultures, peoples and ancient rock art, ...Show more
Hadrian's Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy
$22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative | Series: The\Landmark Library
A beautifully produced account of the history and importance of Hadrian's Wall, by a bestselling author and expert on Ancient Rome. Located at the far-flung and wild edge of the Roman Empire, Hadrian's Wall was constructed by Emperor Hadrian in the 120s AD. Vast in size and stretching from the east to ...Show more
Have You Eaten Yet - Stories from Chinese Restaurants Around the World by Cheuk Kwan (Contribution by)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
From Cape Town, South Africa, to small-town Saskatchewan, family-run Chinese restaurants are global icons of immigration, community, and delicious food. The cultural outposts of far-flung settlers, bringers of dim sum, Peking duck, and creative culinary hybrids, Chinese restaurants are a microcosm of gr ...Show more