Journeys by Stefan Zweig
$19.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
For the insatiably curious Zweig, travel was both a necessary cultural education and a personal balm for the depression he experienced when rooted in one place for too long. He spent much of his life weaving between the countries of Central Europe, visiting authors and friends and exploring the continen ...Show more
Black Girls Take World: The Travel Bible for Black Women with Boundless Wanderlust by Georgina Lawton
$29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Series: Girls Guide to the World Ser.
Black Girls Take World is the global travel bible for young women of colour. Packed full of insider knowledge, travel tips and tricks, plus advice on how to handle the pros and cons of travelling when you stand out, this book is the perfect accompaniment for adventurous women with a serious case of wand ...Show more
Seven Years In Tibet by Heinrich Harrer
$24.95 AUD
Category: Travel Literature | Series: Paladin Bks.
Heinrich Harrer, already a famous mountaineer and Olympic ski champion, was caught by the outbreak of the Second World War while climbing in the Himalayas. An Austrian national, he was imprisoned by the British in India. By an almost super-human effort, on his third attempt he succeeded in escaping from ...Show more
Great Australian Ute Stories by John Bryant
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Category: Travel Literature
A bumper collection of hilarious and heartwarming Australian stories collected by ute-aficionado John Bryant. We invented it. We love it. The ute is a national icon alongside the pie and sauce. It is the very symbol of our resourceful ingenuity. No matter what you drive, this collection of ute yarns wil ...Show more
Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town by Barbara Demick
$34.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
For centuries, Tibet was known as a hermit kingdom. Its charms were hidden by the natural barrier of the Himalayas to its west and by a reclusive theocratic government ruled by a succession of Dalai Lamas...Nowadays it is not the Tibetans shutting the door, but a paranoid Chinese Communist Party. China ...Show more
See You in the Piazza - New Places to Discover in Italy by Frances Mayes
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Category: Travel Literature | Reading Level: very good
The Roman Forum, the Leaning Tower, the Piazza San Marco- these are the sights synonymous with Italy. But such landmarks only scratch the surface of this magical country's offerings. In See You in the Piazza, Frances Mayes introduces us to the Italy only the locals know, as she and her husband, Ed, eat ...Show more
Sinning Across Spain by Ailsa Piper
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Category: Travel Literature
Walking has been the constant in Ailsa Piper's life. Setting down one foot after the other takes her to a transformative-and transcendent-place.Her bestselling memoir Sinning Across Spainwas inspired by the tradition of medieval walkers who were paid by others to carry their sins to holy places. The car ...Show more
Rewild - The Art of Returning to Nature by Nick Baker
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Category: Travel Literature
"An ingenious and invigorating insight into the essential wildness within us all." Chris Packham As our busy, technology-driven lives become more sedentary we have become less connected to our natural surroundings. In these challenging times, it is by rediscovering our links to the world around us that ...Show more
Autumn Light: Japan's Season of Fire and Farewells by Pico IYER
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Category: Travel Literature | Series: Meditation on impermanence, mortality & grief
For decades now, Pico Iyer has been based for much of the year in Nara, Japan, where he and his Japanese wife, Hiroko, share a two-room apartment. But when his father-in-law dies suddenly, calling him back to Japan earlier than expected, Iyer begins to grapple with the question we all have to live with ...Show more
The Little(r) Museums of Paris - An Illustrated Guide to the City's Hidden Gems by Emma Jacobs
$26.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
A visit to Paris can often seen like a highlight reel -- the Louvre, the Musee d'Orsay, the Eiffel Tower. But Paris isn't only about the big attractions; in fact, some might say it's the off-beat destinations that hold the greatest treasures. The Little(r) Museums of Paris takes a whimsical journey thro ...Show more
Around India in 80 Trains by Monisha Rajesh
$22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Literature
In 1991, Monisha Rajesh's family uprooted from Sheffield to Madras in the hope of making India their home. Two years later, fed up with soap-eating rats, severed human heads and the creepy colonel across the road, they returned to England with a bitter taste in their mouths. Two decades on, she turns to ...Show more
Historic Maps and Views of London by George Sinclair
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Category: Travel Literature
This is a unique and fascinating collection of 24 London maps and panoramic views dating from the 17th century to the present day. Included with each map is information about the original printing and a brief text that places it in historic context. The selections include some of the earliest known maps ...Show more