Italian Ways: On and Off the Rails from Milan to Palermo by Tim Parks
$19.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Reading Level: very good
"All Italy is here". (Sunday Times). From the bestselling author of Italian Neighbours In Italian Ways, bestselling writer Tim Parks brings us a fresh portrait of Italy today through a wry account of his train journeys around the country. Whether describing his daily commute from Milan to Verona, his re ...Show more
Shadow of the Silk Road: (Vintage Voyages) by Colin Thubron
$19.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Series: Vintage Voyages Ser.
VINTAGE VOYAGES- A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mindOn buses, donkey carts, trains, jeeps and camels, Colin Thubron traces the drifts of the first great trade route out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the pla ...Show more
The Age of Kali: Travels and Encounters in India by William Dalrymple
$24.95 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
The fourth book from the most acclaimed and gifted young travel writer of his generation, author of the best-selling In Xanadu, City of Djinns and From the Holy Mountain.
High: A Journey Across the Himalayas Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal and China by Erika Fatland
$34.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
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
Pictures from Italy by Charles Dickens
$29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Series: Addison's Travel Library
In 1844, Dickens took a respite from writing novels and for several months traveled through France and Italy with his family. They visited the most famous sights: Genoa, Rome, Naples (with Vesuvius still smouldering), Florence, and Venice. In his travelogue, Dickens portrays a nation of great contrasts: ...Show more
The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
The acclaimed author of The Wild Places examines the subtle ways we are shaped by the landscapes through which we moveIn this exquisitely written book, which folds together natural history, cartography, geology, and literature, Robert Macfarlane sets off to follow the ancient routes that crisscross both ...Show more
Under The Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
$22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
Twenty years ago, Frances Mayes - widely published poet, gourmet cook and travel writer - introduced readers to a wondrous new world when she bought and restored an abandoned villa called Bramasole in the spectacular Tuscan countryside. With glorious descriptions of the vibrant local markets, food, wine ...Show more
On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads by Tim Cope
$22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Reading Level: very good
Lone-adventurer Tim Cope travelled the entire length of the Eurasian steppe on horseback, from the ancient capital of Mongolia to the Danube River in Hungary. This formidable 6,000-mile journey took three years to complete. It is a journey that has not been completed successfully since the days of Gengh ...Show more
Agan Kernow - Stories of Our Cornwall by Ken Peak (Editor)
$25.00 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
Agan Kernow is a collection of 76 short stories in a book of 266 pages including photographs, written by 51 authors from four countries of the Cornish Diaspora. We have stories from Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and Queensland in Australia. We also have two ...Show more