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Robert Louis Stevenson's 1878 travelogue, An Inland Voyage, details his canoeing trip through France and Belgium in 1876. Pioneering new...

The Best Travel Writing 2010 is the seventh volume in the annual Travelers' Tales series launched in 2004 to celebrate...

The definitive guide to help any woman traveling to India, this resource includes practical advice on understanding the culture and...

57 essays, poems, and engaging tales written by fifty-four "characters with character" including artists, news editors, elected officials, restaurateurs, sho......

This anthology provides a window into the country from the perspective of 30 expatriates from six different nations, who established...

Adventure writer H. Rider Haggard's fascinating account of his extensive travels through Palestine, Italy, and the Island of Cyprus in...

For Paul Howard, who has ridden the entire Tour de France route during the race itself—setting off at 4 am...

"The Amateur Emigrant" is a remarkable account of Stevenson's nautical journey from Scotland to California. He has vividly sketched the...

One year and one arduous home-renovation into their marriage, Ken and Bing head to the French countryside to celebrate their...

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

In this essay collection, Henighan ranges across continents, centuries and linguistic traditions to examine how literary culture and our perception...

A step-by-step guide on how to successfully adapt to the cultural differences of living in Mexico, rather than a nuts-and-bolts...

'The frisky Oss appeared – the dancers and drummers in a kind of shamanic trance (induced by a day of...

Both a memoir and a memorial, these collected letters and diary entries recount one family’s adventurous journey in 1967 attempting...

Now with a new introduction by the author.On June 18, 1987, Charles Glass was kidnapped by pro-Iranian terrorists in a...

Stranded on Bering Island - Georg Wilhelm Steller As physician and scientific know-all on Vitus Bering's 1741 voyage, Steller shared...

Having moved with her family to rural Mallorca to escape the stresses of London life, PR consultant Anna Nicholas continues...

Sixteen years after first moving to Catalonia, travel writer, Richard Guise, finally finds time to slow down and explore the...

If you have ever wondered what it would be like to be a jet-setting hostie, or international flight attendant, then...

With his signature approach to literary sleuthing, Tim Severin retraces the footsteps of castaways and pirates to discover the inspiration...