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Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a Bus with a Will of Its Own
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Sarah Macdonald · 297 pages
Almost French: A New Life In Paris
Sarah Turnbull · 320 pages
A delightful, fresh twist on the travel memoir, Almost French takes us on a tour that is fraught with culture clashes but rife with deadpan humor. Sarah Turnbull's stint in Paris was only supposed to last a week. Chance had brought Sarah and Frederic together in Bucharest, and on impulse she decides to take him up on his offer to visit him in the world's most romantic city. Sacrificing Vegemite f
Two Old Fools on a Camel: From Spain to Bahrain and Back Again
Victoria Twead · 315 pages
The Gringo Trail: A Darkly Comic Road-Trip Through South America
Mark Mann · 328 pages
'... there I was in the middle of Bogotá, 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 set off to explore the ancient monuments, mountains and rainforests of South America. But for th
Headhunters on My Doorstep: A True Treasure Island Ghost Story
J. Maarten Troost · 263 pages
" The bestselling author of The Sex Lives of Cannibals recounts his latest hilarious misadventures in the South Pacific, following in the footsteps of his unlikely idol, Robert Louis Stevenson. Readers and critics alike adore J. Maarten Troost for his signature wry and witty take on the adventure memoir. Hailed by Entertainment Weekly as a "funny, candid, and down-to-earth travel companion," Troos
How Not to Travel the World: Adventures of a Disaster-Prone Backpacker
Lauren Juliff · 319 pages
I had no life experience, zero common sense and had never eaten rice. I suffered from debilitating anxiety, was battling an eating disorder and had just had my heart broken. I hoped by leaving to travel the world I would be able to heal myself. Instead, Lauren's travels were full of bad luck and near-death experiences. Over the space of a year, she was scammed and assaulted; lost teeth and swallow
The Caliph's House: A Year in Casablanca
Tahir Shah · 362 pages
Around the World in 80 Days
Michael Palin · 256 pages
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street
Helene Hanff · 137 pages
A Year in Provence
Peter Mayle · 207 pages
In this witty and warm-hearted account, Peter Mayle tells what it is like to realize a long-cherished dream and actually move into a 200-year-old stone farmhouse in the remote country of the Lubéron with his wife and two large dogs. He endures January's frosty mistral as it comes howling down the Rhône Valley, discovers the secrets of goat racing through the middle of town, and delights in the glo
The Curse of Lono
Hunter S. Thompson · 205 pages
Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson travels to Hawaii to cover the 1980 Honolulu Marathon.
A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
Eric Newby · 253 pages
It is an autobiographical travelogue of Eric Newby,describing,in a comic,understated style,his ascent to Mir Samir.
Long Way Down
Ewan McGregor, Charley Boorman, Jeff Gulvin · 320 pages
A Piano in the Pyrenees
Tony Hawks · 336 pages
Inspired by breathtaking views and romantically dreaming of finding love in the mountains, Tony Hawks impulsively buys an idyllic house in the French Pyrenees. And here, he imagines, he will finally fulfil his childhood fantasy of mastering the piano, all the while overlooking spectacular views as the troubles of the world pass by unnoticed. Tony's hopelessly ill-prepared stumbling into the world
Shenzhen: A Travelogue from China
Guy Delisle · 152 pages
From Publishers Weekly Last year's Pyongyang introduced Delisle's acute voice, as he reported from North Korea with unusual insight and wit, not to mention wonderfully detailed cartooning. Shenzhen is not a follow-up so much as another installment in what one hopes is an ongoing series of travelogues by this talented artist. Here he again finds himself working on an animated movie in a Communist
Travels with Charley: In Search of America
John Steinbeck · 256 pages
A quest across America, from the northernmost tip of Maine to California's Monterey Peninsula To hear the speech of the real America, to smell the grass and the tress, to see the colors and the light—these were John Steinbeck's goals as he set out, at the age of fifty-eight, to rediscover the country he had been writing about for so many years. With Charley, his French poodle, Steinbeck drives the
Honeymoon with My Brother: A Memoir
Franz Wisner · 274 pages
Franz Wisner thought he had it all--until, days before they were to be married, his fiancée called it off. His family and friends decided he should have a big party and a honeymoon anyway, with his brother Kurt as his travel companion. Then he lost his dream job, so the brothers decided to leave their old lives behind them. They quit their jobs, sold all their possessions, and traveled around the
I'm Off Then: Losing and Finding Myself on the Camino de Santiago
Hape Kerkeling · 333 pages
Kein Witz: Hape Kerkeling, Deutschlands vielseitigster TV-Entertainer, geht zum Grab des heiligen Jakob: 600 Kilometer durch Frankreich und Spanien bis nach Santiago de Compostela, und erlebt die außergewöhnliche Kraft einer Pilgerreise.Es ist ein sonniger Junimorgen, als Hape Kerkeling, bekennende couch potato, endgültig seinen inneren Schweinehund besiegt und in St.-Jean-Pied-de-Port aufbricht.
A Cook's Tour: Global Adventures in Extreme Cuisines
Anthony Bourdain · 288 pages
Three Ways to Capsize a Boat: An Optimist Afloat
Chris Stewart · 182 pages
If you're wondering what Chris Stewart did before he and Ana moved to El Valero, their Spanish farm, here's one of the answers. He took to the sea, landing a job as skipper for the summer, sailing on a Cornish Crabber around the Greek islands. It was his dream job; but there was only one tiny problem. He had never sailed before!
McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery In Ireland
Pete McCarthy · 352 pages