In Search of Sheba by Barbara Toy
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
Introduced by Lois Pryce, author of Lois on the Loose, Red Tape & White Knuckles and Revolutionary Ride.In 1959 Barbara Toy, famous for her solo overland travels in North Africa and Arabia, set out in her trademark Land Rover to drive from Libya to Ethiopia.Alone, she crossed the Sahara Desert and t ...Show more
Mamma Milano: An insider's guide to creative self-discovery, the Italian way by J.J. Martin
$100.00 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
Embrace female empowerment with J.J. Martin, founder of world-renowned Milanese lifestyle brand La DoubleJ, in the ultimate insider's guide to Italy and her magic, Mamma Milano. Each copy is bound in one of three LaDoubleJ fabrics. Orders will be fulfilled with one of the fabrics available, selected at ...Show more
National Dish: Around the World in Search of Food, History and the Meaning of Home by Anya von Bremzen
$34.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
In National Dish, acclaimed food writer Anya von Bremzen sets out to investigate the eternal cliche that "we are what we eat". Travelling from Paris to Tokyo, from Seville, Oaxaca and Naples to Istanbul, she investigates the rapid decline of France's pot-au-feu, the misconstrued beginnings of pizza, th ...Show more
Off the Beaten Tracks in Japan: A Journey by Train from Hokkaido to Kyushu by John Dougill
$34.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
Observations on the people, culture, and history of Japan from a long-time resident riding the rails along the less-traveled western coastline. This journey the length of Japan takes the reader off the beaten tracks to explore some of the country's remoter regions along the Japan Sea-from Wakkanai in n ...Show more
Pardon My French: Food, faux pas and Franglish - one family's riotous year in the south of France by Rachael Mogan McIntosh
$34.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
At the school gate, when she accidentally kissed one new friend on the nose and called another a 'beautiful man-horse', Rachael realised that small-town France could hardly be more different to beach-side Australia. The smell of cigarettes replaced the tang of bone-broth and sprouted sourdough, the neig ...Show more
Sovietistan: A Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan by Erika Fatland
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
"A mesmerising trip across Central Asia . . . A fascinating travelogue" Financial Times SHORTLISTED FOR EDWARD STANFORD/LONELY PLANET DEBUT TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR 2020 An unforgettable journey through the former Soviet Republics, by a prizewinning author of international reportage Erika Fatland ta ...Show more
The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin
$14.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative | Series: Vintage Classics Ser.
For its twenty-fifth anniversary, a new edition of Bruce Chatwin's classic work with a new introduction by Rory Stewart Part adventure, part novel of ideas, part spiritual autobiography, The Songlines is one of Bruce Chatwin's most famous books. This singular book, which was a New York Times bestseller ...Show more
Touching The Void by Joe Simpson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
'Touching the Void' is the heart-stopping account of Joe Simpson's terrifying adventure in the Peruvian Andes. He and his climbing partner, Simon, reached the the summit of the remote Siula Grande in June 1995. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frost-bitten, with news that ...Show more
Wild Women: A collection of first-hand accounts from female explorers by Mariella Frostrup
$39.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
A collection of the greatest women's travel writing selected by journalist and presenter Mariella Frostrup. From Constantinople to Crimea; from Antarctica to the Andes. Throughout history adventurous women have made epic, record-breaking journeys under perilous circumstances. Whether escaping constricte ...Show more
150 Restaurants You Need to Visit Before You Die by Amelie VINCENT
$62.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative | Series: 150
- A selection of the 150 loveliest international restaurants, that each have a unique story to tell - Each selection features 20 signature dishes - An exclusive selection made by popular food blogger Am lie Vincent "I am lucky to be surrounded by inspiring chefs from all over the world. They are all dif ...Show more
52 Loaves by William Alexander
$19.95 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
William Alexander is determined to bake the perfect loaf of bread. He tasted it long ago, in a restaurant, and has been trying to reproduce it ever since. Without success. Now, on the theory that practice makes perfect, he sets out to bake peasant bread every week until he gets it right. He bakes his lo ...Show more
A Hundred Words for Butterfly: A novella by Sophie Masson
$22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Narrative
It was meant to be the experience of a lifetime, for Australian twin sisters Helen and Alex Dorian, to walk the famous Camino from Saint Jean Pied de Port in the French Basque country, to Santiago del Compostella in Spain. But Helen injures her leg on the very day they arrive in Saint Jean and has to st ...Show more