A Savage Dreamland - Journeys in Burma by David Eimer
25.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
David Eimer journeys to the heart of Burma and out to its unexplored vistas, bringing to vivid life all its riches and complexities.For almost fifty years Burma was ruled by a paranoid military dictatorship and isolated from the outside world. At this time, Burma became Myanmar without local accord. Eim ...Show more
The Frozen River: Seeking Silence in Ladakh by James Crowden
28.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
'A tour de force of luminous writing.' Mark Cocker, Spectator In 1976 James Crowden left his career in the British army and travelled to Ladakh in the Northern Himalaya, one of the most remote parts of the world. The Frozen River is his extraordinary account of the time he spent there, living alongside ...Show more
See You in the Piazza: New Places To Discover in Italy by Frances Mayes
26.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
The bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun discovers the hidden pleasures of Italy in a sumptuous travel narrative that crisscrosses the country, with inventive new recipes celebrating Italian cuisine.Don't miss Frances Mayes in PBS's Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special "Reading this book is a ...Show more
Revolutionary Ride - On the Road in Search of the Real Iran by Lois Pryce
35.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives | Reading Level: very good
In 2011, at the height of tension between the British and Iranian governments, travel writer Lois Pryce found a note left on her motorcycle outside the Iranian Embassy in London: ...I wish that you will visit Iran so you will see for yourself about my country. WE ARE NOT TERRORISTS!!! Please come to my ...Show more
Epic: Adventures Across Aotearoa (HB) by Ray Salisbury
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
New Zealand is a country synonymous with epic adventure. Over the years, countless sea kayakers, climbers and alpine trampers have attempted journeys across its stunning landscape, and many more dream of following in their tracks. In Epic, the stories of a dozen memorable Kiwi explorers are brought toge ...Show more
To the Island of Tides by Moffat, Alistair
28.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives | Series: .
In To the Island of Tides, Alistair Moffat travels to - and through the history of - the fated island of Lindisfarne. Known by the Romans as InsulaMedicata and famous for its monastery, it even survived Viking raids. Today the isle maintains its position as a space for retreat and spiritual renewal.Walk ...Show more
The Well at the World's End by A.J. Mackinnon
26.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives | Reading Level: very good
When A.J. Mackinnon quits his job in Australia, he knows only that he longs to travel to the Well at the World's End, a mysterious pool on a remote Scottish island whose waters, legend has it, hold the secret to eternal youth. Determined not to fly ('It would feel like cheating'), he sets out with a ruc ...Show more
Down South by Bruce Ansley
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
In Down South, writer Bruce Ansley goes on a journey back to his beloved South Island of New Zealand in search of what makes it unique. From Curio Bay to Golden Bay, in Down South writer Bruce Ansley sets off on a vast expedition across the South Island, Te Waipounamu, visiting the places and people ...Show more
World Travel: An Irreverent Guide by Anthony Bourdain
33.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
Anthony Bourdain saw more of the world than nearly anyone. His travels took him from the hidden pockets of his hometown of New York to a tribal longhouse in Borneo, from cosmopolitan Buenos Aires, Paris, and Shanghai to Tanzania's utter beauty and the stunning desert solitude of Oman's Empty Quarter - a ...Show more
Towards Compostela - Walking the Camino de Santiago by Catharina Van Bohemen
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography | Reading Level: very good
Catharina van Bohemen walked the Camino de Santiago in 1998. Jenny Shipley was New Zealand’s prime minister, Bill Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky was exposed, the Good Friday Agreement was signed in Northern Ireland, and the Russian rouble nearly collapsed. Catharina’s marriage had ended and ...Show more
Sovietistan: A Journey Through Turkmenistan, Kasakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan by Erika Fatland
38.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives | Series: Journey through former Soviet Republics
Erika Fatland takes the reader on a journey that is unknown to even the most seasoned globetrotter. The five former Soviet Republics' Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan all became independent when the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991. How have these countries developed since ...Show more
Fledgling by Hannah Bourne-Taylor
40.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
Fledgling tells the story of a woman rediscovering herself through connecting with nature after starting a whole new life in a different continent Read the powerful account of one woman's struggle to reshape her identity when all normality has fallen away. When lifelong bird-lover Hannah Bourne-Taylor m ...Show more