The Voices Of Marrakesh: A Record Of A Visit by Elias Canetti
$29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Writing | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Nobel Prize-winning author Canetti spent only a few weeks in Marrakesh, but it was a visit that would remain with him for the rest of his life. In "The Voices of Marrakesh", he captures the essence of that place: the crowds, the smells - of spices, camels and the souks - and, most importantly to Canetti ...Show more
Only Two Seats Left : The Incredible Contiki Story by John Anderson
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Category: Travel Writing | Reading Level: very good
In 1962 a young New Zealander left home for a one year trip to Europe. He returned some 20 years later with a wife, four children and the internationally renowned tour company - Contiki Holidays.Written by the founder of Contiki, Only Two Seats Left is the incredible story of how a simple idea with a ...Show more
North Korea Journal by Michael Palin
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Category: Travel Writing | Series: travel writing bio | Reading Level: very good
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 Korea, a cut-off land without interne ...Show more
Billy Connolly's Tracks Across America by Billy Connolly; Matt Whyman
$45.00 AUD
Category: Travel Writing | Reading Level: very good
In 2011, we published Billy Connolly's Route 66 - the story of the legendary Scottish comedian's journey along the most famous road in America. The book (which tied-in to an ITV series), performed really well - clearly, armchair travelling with Billy Connolly as your guide is an appealing prospect to ma ...Show more
Five Nights in Paris: After Dark in the City of Light by John Baxter
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Writing
The preeminent expat writer on Paris and author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the World takes you on an unforgettable nocturnal stroll through five iconic Parisian neighborhoods and his own memories.John Baxter enchanted readers with his literary tour of Paris in The Most Beautiful Walk in the World. No ...Show more
Better than Fiction: True Travel Tales from Great Fiction by Alexander McCall Smith
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Writing | Series: Lonely Planet Travel Literature
"...a brilliant collection of travel stories...threaded with great warmth, as readers are invited to travel in the company of these famous authors and experience their passions and revelations." BOOKSELLER + PUBLISHER We asked some of the world's most acclaimed fiction authors, including Isabel Allende, ...Show more
Beyond the Map - Unruly Enclaves, Ghostly Places, Emerging Lands and Our Search for New Utopias by Alastair Bonnett
$19.99 AUD
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 doors to outsiders. Our world is becoming stranger by the day--and Alastair Bonnett observes and captures ev ...Show more
Better Than Fiction 2: True Travel Tales from Great Fiction Writers by Lonely Planet
$27.99 AUD
Category: Travel Writing | Series: Lonely Planet Travel Literature
Lonely Planet's Better Than Fiction 2, the follow-up to 2012's Better Than Fiction, is a second serving of true travel stories told by some of the world's best fiction writers including Dave Eggers, Jane Smiley, Alexander McCall Smith, Karen Joy Fowler and New Zealand authors Lloyd Jones and Fiona Kidma ...Show more
Gringo Trail: A Darkly Comic Road Trip Through South America by Mark Mann
$28.00 AUD
Category: Travel Writing
'...there I was in the middle of Bogota, coked up to my eyeballs, in a hallway holding two machetes, while some drunk Colombians argued about whether or not to blow up a bar with a live hand grenade...' Asia has the hippie trail. South America has the gringo trail. Mark Mann and his girlfriend Melissa s ...Show more
Dubai: The Story Of The World's Fastest City by Krane, Jim
$22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Writing
An Innocent Abroad : Life-Changing Trips from 35 Great Writers by Lonely Planet Publications Staff; John Berendt; Dave Eggers; Richard Ford; Pico Iyer; Alexander McCall Smith; Jane Smiley
$26.99 AUD
Category: Travel Writing | Series: Lonely Planet Travel Literature Ser.
More than 20 well-known writers and celebrities share the travel experiences that shaped their personalities and changed their lives. Contributors include Dave Eggers, Richard Ford, Pico Iyer, John Berendt, Alexander McCall Smith and Jane Smiley. About Lonely Planet: Started in 1973, Lonely Planet has ...Show more
Go Here Instead: The Alternative Travel List by DK
$42.99 AUD
Category: Travel Writing
Ready to escape the crowds? This bucket list of amazing places off the tourist trail will have you itching for your next adventure.Bursting with beautiful photography, this alternative bucket list takes some of the world's best-known sights, experiences and destinations - everything from over-visited na ...Show more