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  • by Vashti Bunyan
    £9.49 - 14.49

  • by Ben Judah
    £17.99

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    £16.49

    Lonely Planet's Where to Go When is a captivating travel guide that invites you to explore the world in the most optimal seasons. This book, published by Lonely Planet in 2022, is an essential companion for travelers who want to experience the best of their destinations at the right time. The author skillfully intertwines practical information with fascinating insights about various locations worldwide. This book is a treasure trove of inspiration that will help you plan your trips around the globe. Its genre is travel, and it is a must-have guide for all travel enthusiasts. Discover the wonders of the world with Lonely Planet's Where to Go When, your perfect travel companion.

  • by Michael Palin
    £17.99

    From the time, many years ago, when Michael Palin first heard that his grandfather had a brother, Harry, who died in tragic circumstances, he was determined to find out more about him. The quest that followed involved hundreds of hours of painstaking detective work. Michael dug out every bit of family gossip and correspondence he could. He studied every relevant official document. He tracked down what remained of his great-uncle Harry's diaries and letters, and pored over photographs of First World War battle scenes to see whether Harry appeared in any of them. He walked the route Harry took on that fatal, final day of his life amid the mud of northern France. And as he did so, a life that had previously existed in the shadows was revealed to him. Great-Uncle Harry is an utterly compelling account of an ordinary man who led an extraordinary life. A blend of biography, history, travelogue and personal memoir this is Michael Palin at his very finest. ___________________________________________PRAISE FOR EREBUS:'Beyond terrific. I didn't want it to end.' BILL BRYSON'Magisterial . . . Palin brings energy, wit and humanity to a story that has never ceased to tantalise people.' THE TIMES'Everybody's talking about it . . . A brilliant book.' CHRIS EVANS'I absolutely loved it: I had to read it at one sitting.' LORRAINE KELLY

  • by Cheryl Strayed
    £9.49

    At twenty-six, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's rapid death from cancer, her family disbanded and her marriage crumbled. With nothing to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to walk eleven-hundred miles of the west coast of America - from the Mojave Desert, through California and Oregon, and into Washington state - and to do it alone. She had no experience of long-distance hiking and the journey was nothing more than a line on a map. But it held a promise - a promise of piecing together a life that lay in ruins at her feet. Strayed's account captures the agonies - both mental and physical - of her incredible journey/how it maddened and terrified her, and how, ultimately, it healed her. Wild is a brutal memoir of survival, grief and redemption: a searing portrayal of life at its lowest ebb and at its highest tide.

  • by Frédéric Gros
    £9.99

    ';It is only ideas gained from walking thathave any worth.'Nietzsche In A Philosophy of Walking, a bestsellerin France, leading thinker FredericGros charts the many different wayswe get from A to B the pilgrimage,the promenade, the protest march, thenature rambleand reveals what theysay about us. Gros draws attention to otherthinkers who also saw walking assomething central to their practice.On his travels he ponders Thoreau's eagerseclusion in Walden Woods; the reasonRimbaud walked in a fury, while Nervalrambled to cure his melancholy. Heshows us how Rousseau walked in orderto think, while Nietzsche wanderedthe mountainside to write. In contrast,Kant marched through his hometownevery day, exactly at the same hour, toescape the compulsion of thought.Brilliant and erudite, A Philosophyof Walking is an entertaining andinsightful manifesto for putting onefoot in front of the other.

  • by Erika Fatland
    £12.99 - 23.99

  • by Simon Reeve
    £9.99 - 16.49

    Simon Reeve reveals more of his journeys, tales and lessons for life.

  • by Christiane Ritter
    £11.49

  • by Sylvain Tesson
    £11.49

    Moscow to Paris in a sidecar: an epic, crazy 2,500 mile road trip following Napoleon's retreat

  • by Sam Heughan
    £9.99

    AN INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A rewarding mix of markers, both personal as Heughan reflects on his life and geographical as he leads the reader along the West Highland Way' - The Scotsman'A deeply personal and warmly entertaining memoir that fans of Sam - and Scotland - will have a joyful time devouring' - Heat'From both his walk and his career, the common lesson is the power of persistence.' - The Times'A pleasure for fans of the author, whisky, and Scotland.' - Kirkus*INCLUDES A BONUS Q&A CHAPTER*'Waypoints is a memoir with a difference! I wanted to tell the stories and share the experiences that have shaped me, but to do that I needed to challenge myself and spend some time in my own company, away from the distractions of everyday life. And for me there's no better place to reflect than in the wild Scottish Highlands.'In this journey of self-discovery, Sam Heughan sets out along the West Highland Way to explore his heritage and reflect on the personal waypoints that define him. The result is a love letter to the wild Scottish landscape that means so much to Sam, and a charming, funny, wise and searching insight to the world through his eyes. The walk itself is the backdrop for this narrative, which tells the story of Sam's life while exploring his outlook, values and interests. Sam is a figure of fascinating contrasts, a Hollywood star with deep roots in rural Scotland, he's both outgoing and content in his own company. He has strong connections with his fans while recognising the fragility and value of anonymity, and in My Peak Challenge he has created a network that brings people together as they chase individual goals. In his new book, while charting a path through a stunning wilderness, Sam maps out the moments that shaped his views on dreams and ambition, family, friendships, love and life.Waypoints is a deeply personal journey that reveals as much to Sam about himself as it does to his readers.

  • by Karen Gershowitz
    £12.49

    In this engaging follow-up to her first book, Travel Mania, Karen Gershowitz reflects on the unusual places she's visited (in more than ninety countries!). Along the way, readers will be introduced to the unconventional people she's met, and weird-and often wonderful?food she's tasted, transporting readers deep into the richness of other cultures and inspiring them to set out on their own journeys.

  • by Sophie Pavelle
    £10.49 - 14.49

  • by Jeff Biggers
    £19.99

    "After three decades of living and traveling in Italy, Jeff Biggers finally crossed over to Sardinia, uncovering a treasury of stories amid major archaeological discoveries rewriting the history of the Mediterranean. Based in the bewitching port of Alghero, guided through the island's rich and largely untranslated literature, he embarked on a rare journey around the island to experience its famed cuisine, wine, traditional rituals and thriving cultural movements. Beyond its fabled beaches, reconsidering how its unique history and ways have shaped Italy and Europe today, Biggers explores how travelers must first understand Sardinia and its ancient and modern history to truly understand the rest of Italy"--

  • by Stuart Fisher
    £27.49

    Canals of Britain is the most comprehensive and absorbing survey of Britain's canal network ever published.It provides a fascinating insight into the linked up waterways as well as the isolated cuts and quiet waters which may not be fully navigable by larger craft. Infinitely varied, it passes picturesque open countryside, wild moorland, coastal harbours, historic industrial buildings, modern city centres, canalside public houses and abundant wildlife.Stuart Fisher looks at every aspect of the canals - their construction, rich history, stunning scenery, heritage, incredible engineering, impressive architecture and even their associated folklore, wildlife and art. Enticing photographs give a flavour of each place and places of interest close to the canals are included. Each canal is intricately mapped.For those who are keen to explore that little bit further, the book goes to points beyond which others usually turn back, with information on little-known parts of the system, offering a new insight into this country's unique, surprising and beautiful canal network. Attractive, inspiring and also a practical guide, The Canals of Britain has proved very popular with walkers, cyclists, narrowboaters, canoeists, kayakers and others wanting to get the most out of Britain's canals. This fourth edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect the ever-changing landscape of Britain's canals, and includes many new colour photographs to help bring them to life.

  • by Ernesto Che Guevara
    £13.99

    The Motorcycle Diaries is Che Guevara's diary of his journey to discover the continent of Latin America while still a medical student, setting out in 1952 on a vintage Norton motorcycle together with his friend Alberto Granado, a biochemist.

  • by Graham Robb
    £10.49 - 19.99

    An authoritative history of the French nation that can be read for novelistic pleasure, from the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Discovery of France and Parisians.

  • by Oliver Sacks
    £9.99

    'Oliver Sacks is a perfect antidote to the anaesthetic of familiarity. His writing turns brains and minds transparent' Observer When Oliver Sacks, a physician by profession, injured his leg while climbing a mountain, he found himself in an unusual position - that of patient. The injury itself was severe, but straightforward to fix; the psychological effects, however, were far less easy to predict, explain, or resolve: Sacks experienced paralysis and an inability to perceive his leg as his own, instead seeing it as some kind of alien and inanimate object, over which he had no control. A Leg to Stand On is both an account of Sacks' ordeal and subsequent recovery, and an exploration of the ways in which mind and body are inextricably linked.

  • by Noo Saro-Wiwa
    £12.99

    The travel memoir of a Nigerian woman in China exploring the intersections and divides between the two cultures and the lives of African economic migrants in the bustling People's RepublicA FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR: TRAVEL China today is a land of opportunity for African people blocked from commerce with most of Europe and Northern America. It is also an intersection of racism and prejudice. Noo Saro-Wiwa goes in search of China's 'Black Ghosts', African economic migrants in the People's Republic. Living in clustered communities, they are key to the trade between the continents. Her fascinating encounters include a cardiac surgeon, a drug dealer, a visa overstayer and men married to Chinese women who speak English with Nigerian accents. This is a story of intersecting cultures told with candour and compassion, focusing on the shared humanity between the sojourner and their hosts.

  • by Lonely Planet
    £17.49

    Travel more sustainably with this fascinating second edition of Amazing Train Journeys featuring 60 of the world's most unforgettable railway experiences. Discover epic new routes including Japan's Nozomo Shinkansen; the upgraded Tangier-Marrakech line in Morocco; and more - and get ready to watch the world roll by as you rumble along the tracks. Savour the breathtaking views across Loch Shiel as you pass over the infamous 21-arched viaduct on the Jacobite Steam Train; or alight the historic Rocky Mountaineer for a luxurious journey through the breathtaking Canadian Rockies. Each of the 60 excursions provides a handy route map, stunning images and photography, infographics showing key stops, and an expertly written description of the journey that lies ahead. This is the definitive guide for anyone wishing to embark on a sustainable trip or enjoy a more meditative and mindful experience as they travel through a place rather than over it. Inside Amazing Train Journeys 2nd Edition:- 60 of the best train journeys on the planet from classic long-haul trips to little-known gems and even those which have achieved Unesco World Heritage status- Stunning images and photography to inspire your next railway adventure- Expert insights and fascinating background information that bring each train experience to life- Perfect travel inspiration for anyone interested in navigating our planet sustainably- Content includes Tazara Railway (Tanzania & Zambia); The Rocky Mountaineer (Canada); the Coast Starlight (USA); Perurail's Lake Titicaca Railway (Peru); The Darjeeling Toy Train (India); The Hokkaido Shinkansen (Japan); The Eastern & Oriental Express (Thailand to Singapore); The Glacier Express (Switzerland); Fort William to Mallaig by Jacobite (UK); Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railways (Wales); The Ghan (Australia); The TranzAlpine (New Zealand); and many more! Snake your way through mountain peaks, along mesmerising coastlines, or past patchwork fields with this alluring take on the greatest train journeys in the world. This epic guide makes the perfect gift for the railway enthusiast in your life, or the ultimate read to keep you on track when planning your next big adventure.About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet, a Red Ventures Company, is the world's number one travel guidebook brand. Providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973, Lonely Planet reaches hundreds of millions of travellers each year online and in print and helps them unlock amazing experiences. Visit us at lonelyplanet.com and join our community of followers on Facebook (facebook.com/lonelyplanet), Twitter (@lonelyplanet), Instagram (instagram.com/lonelyplanet), and TikTok (@lonelyplanet).

  • by Christian Hottas
    £16.99

    "Der Jakobsweg beginnt vor der eigenen Haustür." Nach diesem Motto starten Christine (Jg. 1958), Kito (Pinscher-Mix, Jg. 2019) und ich (Jg. 1956) im Herbst 2021 von unserem Zuhause in Hamburg, unweit der Via Baltica. In drei Blöcken erreichen wir im Herbst 2022 Trier. Ein Jahr später - im September/Oktober 2023 - pilgern wir von dort aus weiter durch Saargau, Lothringen, Champagne bis nach Vézelay im Burgund und erleben dabei Landschaften, die wir bislang alle noch nicht kannten. Von unseren Erlebnissen und Eindrücken auf dieser Pilgerreise mit Hund zwischen der Via Coloniensis (bis Trier) und der Via Lemovicensis (ab Vézelay) berichtet dieser zweite Band unseres großen Pilgerprojekts von Zuhause bis nach Santiago de Compostela, das wir - so Gott will - 2025 beenden wollen. Pilgern in Frankreich ist nicht nur der Sprache wegen anders als Pilgern in Deutschland. Das macht es nicht weniger reizvoll, zumal wir, wann immer wir Hilfe benötigten, auch hier immer wieder "Pilgerengel" trafen.

  • by Felix Büter
    £18.99

    Sechs teils schon ergraute Radler werfen sich ins Abenteuer und machen sich mit ihrem Drahtesel auf den Weg. Von der Haustür in Ahaus, im westlichen Münsterland aus starten sie mit riesigem Respekt, eine 2.600 Kilometer lange Tour durch die Niederlande, Belgien und Frankreich und anschließend durch Spanien auf dem berühmten Camino Frances. Bei teils widrigen Wetterverhältnissen, Hitze und Kälte, schneidigem Gegenwind folgen sie durch blühende Landschaften und urbane Städte, über schneebedeckte Berge den Millionen Pilgern aus aller Welt, die seit mehr als tausend Jahren nach Santiago de Compostela und weiter bis Finisterre aufgebrochen sind. Mit Sattelfestigkeit und Pedaltreue überwinden sie Erschöpfung und Aufgabegedanken. Und Gott? Am Ende stellen sie fest, dass Radpilgern etwas anderes ist als nur Radwandern. Der Autor erzählt unbefangen und manchmal augenzwinkernd von religiösen Stätten mit ihren Geschichten und Legenden, Wegeerfahrungen in der Gruppe und emotionalen Begegnungen mit Einheimischen und Pilgern. Er gibt Radwanderern Tipps. Das Buch soll die außergewöhnliche, entschleunigende Kraft einer solchen Reise vermitteln und all diejenigen ermuntern, die sich noch nicht selbst auf den Weg zum Grab des heiligen Jakob gemacht haben.

  • by Richard Deiss
    £18.99

    77 Denkmäler städtischer Originale in Nordrhein-Westfalen und eines in Rheinland-Pfalz sind in diesem Bändchen zusammengetragen, vom Bienenkönig (Wesel) bis zum Zementgretchen (Simmern), vom Kiepenlisettken (Schalksmühle) bis zum Zuckerfritz (Wuppertal). Ein etwas anderer Einstieg in die Lokalgeschichte. Für alle, die gerne Städte bereisen und mehr über lokale Originale und deren interessantes Leben erfahren möchten.

  • by Christian Dohrn
    £23.99

    Auch eine Reise kann zwei Seiten haben ...; die eine, die Du sehen und genießen möchtest - die andere, welche Dir mitunter schmerzhaft bewusst (gemacht) wird.Meine Informationen, Hinweise und praktischen Ratschläge, auch für Extremsituationen, werden Dir hoffentlich Erfahrungen der unschönen Art auf Reisen ersparen. Von der Planung bis zur gesunden Rückkehr erfährst Du alles Notwendige von einem weltgereisten und erfahrenen Globetrotter. Sei vorbereitet und schütze Dich vor unliebsamen Überraschungen! In diesem Handbuch habe ich für Dich meine grundlegenden Erfahrungen, einige Erlebnisse und auch meine Erkenntnisse zu Papier gebracht.Meine Reiseziele auf die sich schwerpunktmäßig das Reisehandbuch bezieht: Australien - Neuseeland - Tonga - Fidschi - Südostasien - Karibik.Du wirst feststellen, dass ich bewusst nicht allzu großen Wert auf die "Political Correctness" und gendergesteuerte Worthülsen gelegt habe. Dieses Reisehandbuch ist kein Reiseführer aber soll Dir praxisnah helfen, Sachverhalte klar beurteilen zu können und entsprechend zu handeln.

  • by Washington Bailey
    £15.99

    In the spring of 1853, my uncle, Joshua Bailey, came from California to Ohio to see his mother and his brothers, uncle John Bailey, and my father, Eben Bailey. But my father had moved to Fountain County, Indiana, so uncle Joshua came through Indiana to see us. Joshua Bailey had gone to California in 1849, across the plains and had made over one hundred thousand dollars in gold. He hired my brother-in law, William Reighley, to come out with him from Adams County, Ohio, to Indiana, to buy stock to take across the plains to California. My uncle had bought a span of mules in Ohio. Three of my cousins, William McNeal, Joel Bailey, George Bailey, and a man by the name of Bart Robins, brought the mules and some harness through to Indiana, so William Reighley, uncle Joshua and my cousins, were all together at my father's. My brother, Crawford Bailey, and my self, concluded to go along with them.

  • by Milburg F Mansfield
    £20.99

    THE regard which every one has for the old French provinces is by no means inexplicable. Out of them grew the present solidarity of republican France, but in spite of it the old limits of demarcation are not yet expunged. One and all retain to-day their individual characteristics, manners, and customs, and also a certain subconscious atmosphere. Many are the casual travellers who know Normandy and Brittany, at least know them by name and perhaps something more, but how many of those who annually skim across France, in summer to Switzerland and in winter to the Riviera or to Italy, there to live in seven-franca-day pensions, and drink a particularly vile brand of tea, know where Brittany leaves off and Normandy begins, or have more than the vaguest of vague notions as to whether the charming little provincial capital of Nantes, on the Loire, is in Brittany or in Poitou. A recollection of their school-day knowledge of history will help them on the latter point, but geography will come in and puzzle them still more. There are many French writers, and painters for that matter, who have made these provinces famous. Napoleon, perhaps, set the fashion, when he wrote, in 1786, that eulogy beginning: ¿It is now six or seven years since I left my native country.¿ More familiar is the ¿Native Land¿ of Lamartine. Camille Flammarion wrote ¿My Cradle,¿ meaning Champagne; Dumas wrote of Villers-Cotterets, and Chateaubriand and Renan of Brittany; but head and shoulders above them all stand out Frederic Mistral and his fellows of the Félibres at Avignon and Arles.

  • by Reiner Apel
    £13.49

    Campen ist toll, es ist für viele zu einer bevorzugten Freizeit- und sogar Lebensform geworden. Am schönsten ist es, mit dem Wohnmobil zu reisen. Aber wenn man dieses Buch gelesen ist, weiß man: am allerschönsten ist es zusammen mit zwei Französischen Bulldoggen namens Odin und Frieda. Die beiden berichten hier von Reisen durch Schleswig-Holstein und nach Schweden, wobei der herrlich skurrile Blick, den die beiden Vierbeiner auf die Menschen haben, belustigt und ihre Fähigkeit, ihre Umwelt mit allen Sinnen zu erkunden, das Campingerlebnis noch intensiver macht. Natürlich erfährt man auch viel von den bereisten Ländern. Also: Bullys an Bord und los geht's!

  • by Comte de Lautréamont
    £15.99

    Les gémissements poétiques de ce siècle ne sont que des sophismes. Les premiers principes doivent être hors de discussion. J¿accepte Euripide et Sophocle ; mais je n¿accepte pas Eschyle. Ne faites pas preuve de manque des convenances les plus élémentaires et de mauvais goût envers le créateur. Repoussez l¿incrédulité : vous me ferez plaisir. Il n¿existe pas deux genres de poésies ; il n¿en est qüune. Il existe une convention peu tacite entre l¿auteur et le lecteur, par laquelle le premier s¿intitule malade, et accepte le second comme garde-malade. C¿est le poète qui console l¿humanité ! Les rôles sont intervertis arbitrairement. Je ne veux pas être flétri de la qualification de poseur. Je ne laisserai pas des Mémoires. La poésie n¿est pas la tempête, pas plus que le cyclone. C¿est un fleuve majestueux et fertile. Ce n¿est qüen admettant la nuit physiquement, qüon est parvenu à la faire passer moralement. Ô Nuits d¿Young ! vous m¿avez causé beaucoup de migraines !

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