Transcontinental Train Journey: The Ghan, the Khyber, the Globe by Tim Fischer
$39.99 AUD
Category: Travel Writing
Tim Fischer's very personal guide to the great transcontinental railways of the world. 'This book is both highly educational and a damn good read.'Sam Burgess, OAM, former chairman Zig Zag Railway'A fascinating view of railways throughout the world by an Australian railway do-er.' Mike Mohan, formerly o ...Show more
Notes from A Small Island by Bill Bryson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Feel Good Non-fiction
"In 1995, before leaving his much-loved home in North Yorkshire to move back to the States for a few years with his family, Bill Bryson insisted on taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. His aim was to take stock of ...Show more
Ox Travels - Meetings with Remarkable Travel Writers by Mark Ellingham (ed.); Peter Florence (ed.); Barnaby Rogerson (ed.)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Writing | Reading Level: very good
"OxTravels" is a collection of travel writing, which will act as a focus for the Oxfam Bookfest in 2011 donated by world class travel writers. Proceeds will be given to Oxfam. You have to go back to the 1980s and Granta's bestselling travel issue to find a book that compares to "OxTravels". Introduced b ...Show more
Barcelona : The Great Enchantress (National Geographic Directions) by Robert Hughes
$15.95 AUD
Category: Travel Writing
Robert Hughes has been a regular visitor to Barcelona since the 1960s and published a book about the city in 1992 that was quickly hailed as a classic. In < i> Barcelona the Great Enchantress, < /i> Hughes crafts a more personal tale of his nearly forty-year love affair with the Spanish metr ...Show more
Crap Souvenirs: The Ultimate Kitsch Collection by Doug Lansky
$12.99 AUD
Category: Travel Writing
The Best of the Worst Ah, those tacky trinkets that find their way into our suitcases and our hearts... The Hugo Chavez action figure from a trip to Venezuela. A bikini-clad plastic flamingo commemorating your favorite vacation to Miami Beach. And those Mussolini boxer shorts to memorialize your visit t ...Show more
Destination Cambodia by Walter Mason
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Writing
From the rich tropical city of Phnom Penh, to the wonders of Ankor Wat and the oddly loveable country town of Kampot to Sihanoukville named after the movie-directing, womanising former-king, Walter takes the reader on another colourful adventure in one of the world's hottest new destinations. With his f ...Show more
Fork In The Road by LONELY PLANET
$26.99 AUD
Category: Travel Writing | Series: Lonely Planet Travel Literature Ser.
Join us at the table for this 34-course banquet of original stories from food-obsessed writers and chefs sharing their life-changing food experiences. The dubious joy of a Twinkie, the hunger-sauced rhapsody of fish heads, the grand celebration of an Indian wedding feast; the things we eat and the peopl ...Show more
100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go by Marcia DeSanctis
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Writing | Series: 100 Places
Told in a series of stylish, original essays, 100 Places in France Every Woman Should Go is for the serious Francophile, for the woman dreaming of a trip to Paris, and for those who love crisp stories well-told. Like all great travel writing, this volume goes beyond the guidebook and offers insight not ...Show more
Rice, Noodle, Fish - Deep Travel Through Japan's Food Culture by Matt Goulding
$45.00 AUD
Category: Travel Writing
Part travel guide, part cultural celebration, Rice, Noodle, Fish invites readers to explore an entire country through the lens of food. In this eclectic journey through Japan, Matt Goulding navigates the intersection between food, history and culture, sharing the colours, textures, tastes and cultural D ...Show more
Couchsurfing in Iran: Revealing a Hidden World by Stephan Orth
$29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Writing
In Couchsurfing in Iran, award-winning author Stephan Orth spends sixty-two days on the road in this mysterious Islamic republic to provide a revealing, behind-the-scenes look at life in one of the world's most closed societies. Experiencing daily the otwo Iranso that coexist side by side-the otheocracy ...Show more
See You in the Piazza - New Places to Discover in Italy by Frances Mayes
$34.99 AUD
Category: Travel Writing | 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