Classic travel writing books

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Japan by Yacht

Japan by Yacht

Author: Annie Brassey ,  de Lange William
ISBN: 9789492722157
Format: Paperback
$25.75

Annie Brassey (1839-87), was perhaps the first Western woman to arrive in Japan on her own family yacht, the Sunbeam,...  Read More >>

Bad Karma: The True Story of a Mexico Trip from Hell

Bad Karma: The True Story of a Mexico Trip from Hell...

Author: Paul Wilson ,  Noe Kennedy Barbara
ISBN: 9780578579108
Format: Hardback
$49.03

A raucous, coming of age tale of all the things NOT to do, bridging the gap into adulthood.  Read More >>

More Dashing: Further Letters of Patrick Leigh Fermor

More Dashing: Further Letters of Patrick Leigh Fermor...

Author: Patrick Leigh Fermor ,  Adam Sisman
ISBN: 9781408893692
Format: Paperback
$22.99

The second volume of exuberant, lively letters from legendary travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor  Read More >>

Paris Nights - And Other Impressions of Places and People

Paris Nights - And Other Impressions of Places and People...

Author: Arnold Bennett ,  E A Rickards
ISBN: 9781528713429
Format: Paperback
$41.37

First published in 1913, this volume contains insightful notes and sketches by the author of the people and places...  Read More >>

Travels in Alaska

Travels in Alaska

Author: John Muir
ISBN: 9781989708224
Format: Paperback
$23.26

In 1879 John Muir went to Alaska for the first time. Its stupendous living glaciers aroused his unbounded interest,...  Read More >>

Incidents of Travel in Yucatan Volumes 1 and 2 (Annotated, Illustrated): Vol I and II

Incidents of Travel in Yucatan Volumes 1 and 2 (Annotated,...

Author: John L Stephens
ISBN: 9781944986872
Format: Paperback
$47.87

In 1839, John Lloyd Stephens' rediscovery of ancient civilizations would captivate the world with the previously...  Read More >>

Incidents of Travel in Yucatan Volumes 1 and 2 (Annotated, Illustrated): Vol I and II

Incidents of Travel in Yucatan Volumes 1 and 2 (Annotated,...

Author: John L Stephens
ISBN: 9781944986865
Format: Hardback
$61.97

In 1839, John Lloyd Stephens' rediscovery of ancient civilizations would captivate the world with the previously...  Read More >>

OXFORD By a Very Oxford Cat

OXFORD By a Very Oxford Cat

Author: Julia E M Cameron
ISBN: 9781999662196
Format: Paperback
$18.09

The tourist is introduced to Oxford - the city and its university - by a cat. The book is endorsed by two Professors...  Read More >>

Moonwalking

Moonwalking

Author: Rob Self-Pierson
ISBN: 9780993323416
Format: Paperback
$23.26

Moonwalking tells the story of the thirteen full moons of 2009, and the young man they helped to rebuild.  Read More >>

Narrative Of Travels In Northern Africa

Narrative Of Travels In Northern Africa

Author: G. F. Lyon
ISBN: 9780415760874
Format: Paperback
$62.99

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Yellow Bear or Red Dragon

Yellow Bear or Red Dragon

Author: Marguerite Harrison
ISBN: 9781853981951
Format: Paperback
$46.55

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The Sea is so Great: A small boat voyage in the Pacific Ocean

The Sea is so Great: A small boat voyage in the Pacific...

Author: Alan Nebauer
ISBN: 9781912784028
Format: Paperback
$33.61

In 1987 Alan Nebauer was preparing to sail single-handed around the world in the small 25-foot yacht he had fitted...  Read More >>

Travels with Elly: Reflections on Canada by an RVer and His Dog

Travels with Elly: Reflections on Canada by an RVer...

Author: Larry MacDonald
ISBN: 9781933455082
Format: Paperback
$42.11

This nonfiction book views Canada from a personal perspective, similar to John Steinbeck's view of America in his...  Read More >>

Mountain Days: A Journal of Camping Experiences in the Mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina, 1914-1938

Mountain Days: A Journal of Camping Experiences in the...

Author: Paul M. Fink ,  Ken Wise
ISBN: 9781469651842
Format: Paperback
$31.00

In 1974, Paul M. Fink published Backpacking Was the Only Way, a memoir of exploration in the Smoky Mountain backcountry....  Read More >>

Alexandria: A History and Guide

Alexandria: A History and Guide

Author: E.M. Forster
ISBN: 9781838605896
Format: Paperback
$29.99

With a novelist's pen, Forster brings to life the fabled, romantic city of Alexander the Great, capital of Graeco-Roman...  Read More >>

The Travels of Marco Polo: The Venetian

The Travels of Marco Polo: The Venetian

Author: Marco Polo
ISBN: 9781789500806
Format: Paperback
$25.85

The account of the most famous explorer of all time in his own words.  Read More >>

Powerful Places in Malta

Powerful Places in Malta

Author: Elyn & White, Gary Aviva ,  Gary White
ISBN: 9780991526789
Format: Paperback
$30.87

This unusual travel guide provides detailed descriptions of specifically selected powerful places on this tiny island...  Read More >>

Adrift in the Middle Kingdom

Adrift in the Middle Kingdom

Author: Jan Jacob Slauerhoff
ISBN: 9781999944872
Format: Paperback
$33.61

This 1934 novel Adrift in the Middle Kingdom (Het leven op aarde), is an epic sweep of narrative that takes the...  Read More >>

Laotian Pages: A Classic Account of Travel in Upper, Middle and Lower Laos

Laotian Pages: A Classic Account of Travel in Upper,...

Author: Alfred Raquez ,  William L. Gibson
ISBN: 9788776942489
Format: Paperback
$71.50

Alfred Raquez's Laotian Pages vividly describes his exploration of the diverse kingdoms of Laos at the turn of the...  Read More >>

The Valley of the Moon

The Valley of the Moon

Author: Jack London
ISBN: 9781528712224
Format: Paperback
$38.79

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Siren Land: A Celebration of Life in Southern Italy

Siren Land: A Celebration of Life in Southern Italy...

Author: Norman Douglas
ISBN: 9781838602703
Format: Paperback
$26.99

Weaving the myths of the Sirens into the landscape and history of the island of Capri, this title focuses on the...  Read More >>

Syria: The Desert and the Sown

Syria: The Desert and the Sown

Author: Gertrude Bell
ISBN: 9781838602307
Format: Paperback
$24.99

An extraordinary and invaluable portrait of Syria.  Read More >>

The Book of Puka-Puka

The Book of Puka-Puka

Author: Robert Dean Frisbie ,  Anthony Weller
ISBN: 9781780601410
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Puka-Puka is a triangular coral reef, some seven miles in circumference with three islands. It frames a lagoon so...  Read More >>

Eothen: Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East

Eothen: Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East...

Author: Alexander William Kinglake ,  Jonathan Raban
ISBN: 9781780601427
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Eothen 'One of the most deliciously nasty booksin English literature.' - Jonathan Raban  Read More >>

The Saddest Pleasure: A Journey through Brazil

The Saddest Pleasure: A Journey through Brazil

Author: Moritz Thomsen ,  Paul Theroux
ISBN: 9781780601038
Format: Paperback
$32.99

'A man capable of breaking your heart ina single sentence and making you laugh out loud in the next.' - Tim Cahill...  Read More >>

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