Tales from Nowhere 3e by Lonely Planet Publications Staff; Simon Winchester; Don George; Tim Cahill; Jason Elliot; Pam Houston; Pico Iyer; Rolf Potts; Anthony Sattin; Danny Wallace
Category: Travel | Series: Lonely Planet Travel Literature Ser.
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher* Unexpected stories from unexpected places. Many places can feel like nowhere: a desert, an isolated village, even the middle of a bustling, impersonal city. And then something happens: an adventure, a revelation, an experience that changes the ...Show more
On Trails: From Anthills to the Alps, How Trails Make Sense of a Chaotic World by Robert Moor
Category: Travel
A strikingly original debut from a tremendous new talent, Robert Moor explores how trails help us understand the world, from the biological phenomenon of how ant trails are formed to hiking paths that span continents and oceans, from migration routes to the Internet. In 2009, while thru-hiking the Appal ...Show more
Lonely Planet Auckland & The Bay of Islands Road Trips by Brett Atkinson, Peter Dragicevich
Category: Travel | Series: Road Trips Ser.
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Discover the freedom of open roads with Lonely Planet Auckland & the Bay of Island's Road Trips, your passport to uniquely encountering Auckland and the Bay of Islands by car, featuring four amazing road trips, plus up-to-date advice on the ...Show more
The Little Book of Hygge: The Danish Way to Live Well: The Million Copy Bestseller by WIKING, MEIK
Category: Travel
**THE INTERNATIONAL, NEW YORK TIMES and SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, WITH OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD AROUND THE WORLD** **AS HEARD ON THE FREAKONOMICS PODCAST** In 2016, the world discovered hygge. Denmark has an international reputation for being one of the happiest nations in the world, and hygge is ...Show more
My Travel Journal Lonely Planet Kids by Nicola Baxter, Nicola Baxter
Category: Travel | Series: Lonely Planet Kids
Never forget an adventure with this bright and bold journal from Lonely Planet Kids. Packed with writing topic suggestions, lists to complete, ideas for getting the creative juices flowing and lots more fill-in fun, this is the perfect way for young travellers to record their memories from a trip. There ...Show more
Cities of the World by Georg Braun; Franz Hogenberg
Category: Travel
Google Earth's ancestor: a snapshot of urban life, circa 1600 History's most opulent collection of town maps and illustrations The complete reprint of all 363 color plates from Braun and Hogenberg's survey of town maps, city views, and plans of Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America, with dozens of un ...Show more
To the Edge of the World: The Story of the Trans-Siberian Railway by Christian Wolmar
Category: Travel
Christian Wolmar expertly tells the story of the Trans-Siberian railway from its conception and construction under Tsar Alexander III, to the northern extension ordered by Brezhnev and its current success as a vital artery. He also explores the crucial role the line played in both the Russian Civil War ...Show more
On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads by Tim Cope
Category: Travel | 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
Into A Paris Quartier : Reine Margot's Chapel and other haunts of St.- Germain by Diane Johnson
Category: Travel
As a child, Diane Johnson was entranced by THE THREE MUSKETEERS, dashing 17th-century residents of the famous romantic quartier called St.-Germain-des-Pres. Now, the paperback edition of her delightful book will take even more Americans to the richly historic part of the city that has always attracted u ...Show more
The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris by John Baxter
Category: Travel | Reading Level: very good
Thrust into the unlikely role of professional "literary walking tour" guide, an expat writer provides the most irresistibly witty and revealing tour of Paris in years.In this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long-time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving "literar ...Show more