Swamp Songs - Journeys Through Marsh, Meadow and Other Wetlands by Tom Blass
41.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
Oozing with bad airs, boggarts and other spirits, the world's marshes and swamps are often seen as sinister, permanently twilit - and only partly of this earth. For centuries, they - and their inhabitants - have been the object of our distrust. We have tried to drain away their demons and tame them, des ...Show more
Into Iraq by Michael Palin
40.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
A fascinating and rare insight into the history and culture of Iraq, by Britain's best-loved travel writer. In March 2022, former Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter Michael Palin journeyed along the River Tigris and into Iraq to gain a glimpse of life in an area of the world that can claim ...Show more
The Great American Road Trip - Roam the Roads from Coast to Coast by gestalten (Editor); Aether (Editor)
135.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
There's really nothing quite like the freedom of the open road. And there's nowhere on the planet more thrilling to traverse by car than the United States, a country that in many ways is the birthplace of the modern road trip. As more and more travelers are looking to reduce their reliance on flying, Th ...Show more
Exploring the World: Two Centuries of Remarkable Adventurers and Their Journeys by Alexander Maitland
39.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
For nearly two hundred years the Society has been awarding gold medals to those individuals who have contributed most to our geographical knowledge. Winners of the Founder's and Patron's medals now number around three hundred individuals, and the roll-call of names is a veritable Who's Who of exploratio ...Show more
The Ethical Traveller: 100 ways to roam the world (without ruining it!) by Imogen Lepere
35.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
Explore the world, without ruining it!Travel can be life-changing, but there are hidden costs to our trips that go deeper than our pockets. Whether it's impacts on the environment or the communities we visit, we all have the power to make a difference. Conscious decisions along our journeys can positive ...Show more
A Thing of Beauty - Travels in Mythical and Modern Greece by Peter Fiennes
24.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing | Reading Level: very good
LONGLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC LEAGUE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2022 'Peter Fiennes's road trip around Greece [is] engagingly described' Mary Beard, TLS 'Fiennes is a brilliant and generous guide through Greece' Observer What do the Greek myths mean to us today? It's now a golden age for these t ...Show more
California: The Passenger by Various
36.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing | Series: The\Passenger Ser.
The Passenger collects the best new writing, photography, art and reportage from around the world. 'These books are so rich and engrossing that it is rewarding to read them even when one is stuck at home.' - TLS'Fresh and diverting, informative and topical without being slight or ephemeral. This suprem ...Show more
The Edge of the Plain: How Borders Make and Break Our World by James Crawford
45.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
Blending history, travel and reportage, this is a wide-ranging journey through the history of borders and an examination of their role in shaping our world today. In this book James Crawford argues that our enduring obsession with borders has brought us to a crisis point: that we are entering the endga ...Show more
The White Birch - A Russian Reflection by Tom Jeffreys
29.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
'A beautiful and profound meditation on the way landscape shapes art and life. I was entranced by The White Birch, a book that comes close to encapsulating the vast enigma of Russia in the form of a single tree' Alex Preston, author of Winchelsea and As Kingfishers Catch FireThe birch. Genus Betula. One ...Show more
Road Life: An inspirational guide to living and travelling on four wheels by Sebastian Antonio Santabarbara
32.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
Road Life introduces you to 35 inspirational people from across the globe who've made their vans, campers and buses part of their lifestyle, and provides you with the tools to do the same. Road Life introduces you to 35 inspirational people from across the globe who've made their vans, campers and buses ...Show more
High: A Journey Across the Himalayas Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal and China by Erika Fatland
39.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
An ambitious and magnificent new travelogue by bestselling and prizewinning author Erika Fatland, on a journey along the Himalayas. The Himalayas meander through five very different countries, where the world religions of Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism are mixed with ancient shamanic religions. Countless ...Show more
The Hero's Way: Walking with Garibaldi from Rome to Ravenna by Tim Parks
26.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
An entertaining and informative journey across Italy in the footsteps of the great Italian political hero, Garibaldi.Bestselling author of Italian Ways Tim Parks follows the hair-raising journey of Garibaldi, revolutionary and future architect of a united Italy, 250-miles on foot from Rome to Ravenna ac ...Show more