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| Author: | Michael Palin |
| Category: |
Travel Writing |
| Reading Level: | 4 Non Fiction |
A glimpse of life inside the world's most secretive country, as told by Britain's best-loved travel writer.
In May 2018, former Monty Python stalwart and intrepid globetrotter Michael Palin spent two weeks in the notoriously secretive Democratic People's Republic of... read more
| Author: | Frances Mayes |
| Category: |
Travel Writing |
| Reading Level: | 5 Travel |
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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 th... read more
| Author: | Paul Theroux |
| Category: |
Travel Writing |
Nogales is a border town caught between Mexico and the United States of America. A forty-foot steel fence runs through its centre, separating the prosperous US side from the impoverished Mexican side. It is a fascinating site of tension, now more than... read more
| Author: | Steve Davey |
| Category: |
Travel Writing |
Life is short. Take yourself to places you'll never forget.
We owe it to ourselves to see as much of this beautiful world as possible. This is for people that want to see ancient monuments, extraordinary scenery, endangered wildlife, inspiring cu... read more
| Author: | Bill Bryson |
| Category: |
Feel Good Non-fiction |
| Series: | Bry |
| Reading Level: | General Adult |
| Awards: | Shortlisted for British Book Industry Awards Non-Fiction Book of the Year 2016. |
WINNER- NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER READER AWARD FOR BEST TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2016WINNER- BOOKS ARE MY BAG READER AWARD FOR BEST AUTOBIOGRAPHY OR BIOGRAPHY 2016Twenty years ago, Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain... read more
| Author: | Bill Bryson |
| 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 be... read more
| Author: | Robert Hughes |
| 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 me... read more
| Author: | Susan Van Allen |
| Category: |
Travel Writing |
With passion, humor, and helpful tips, "100 Places in Italy Every Woman Should Go" inspires women to discover places that will appeal to their spirits, senses, and quests for adventure. Susan Van Allen has explored Italy up and down the boot for over 30 years and shares the intriguing details and secr... read more
| Author: | Oliver Sacks |
| Category: |
Travel Writing |
Since childhood, Oliver Sacks has been fascinated by ferns: an ancient class of plants able to survive and adapt in many climates. Along with a delightful group of fellow fern aficionados--mathematicians, poets, artists, and assorted botanists and birders--he embarks on an exploration of Southern Mexi... read more
| Author: | Alastair Bonnett |
| Category: |
Travel Writing |
New islands are under construction or emerging because of climate change. Eccentric enclaves and fantastic utopian experiments are multiplying. Once-secret fantasy gardens are cracking open their door... read more
| Author: | Tom Doig |
| Category: |
Travel Writing |
In July 2010, Tom Doig and his best mate Tama Pugsley cycled 1487 kilometres across northern Mongolia from a small town called Moron to a smaller town also called Moron. Why? Because it was there. Armed with spandex unitards, Chinese steel-frame mountain bikes, unidentifiable meat product and a woeful... read more
