Travel Writing & Commentary

Step inside this captivating account of Paulo Coehlo's pilgrimage along the road to Santiago. This fascinating parable explores the need to find one's own path....

This gripping and triumphant memoir follows a living legend of extreme mountaineering as he makes his assault on history, one 8,000-meter summit at a time....

One of the most important and influential books of the past half-century, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance tells the iconic story of a father and son's motorcycle trip across America in the 1960s....

Vikrant Pande and Neelesh Kulkarni's quest to retrace the trail of Rama's fabled travels during his years in exile began with their trying to locate Chitrakoot on the map and realizing that they had little idea where it might be....

On October 6, 1973, Ted Simon knew there was no going back. He loaded up his 500cc Triumph Tiger in the pouring rain and said good-bye to London....

In 1948, Lama Anagarika Govinda made an unforgettable journey into Tibet before its invasion by the Chinese....

When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he was about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history....

Globe-trotting journalist Pallavi Aiyar moves to Japan and takes an in-depth look at the island country including its culinary, sanitary, and floral idiosyncrasies....

Bestselling author Jen Ruiz takes listeners on a trip around the globe in 12 Trips in 12 Months, defying societal expectations of what a woman is supposed to be—and empowering others to do the same.

In 1834, Ralph Waldo Emerson, formerly a Unitarian minister, began a new career as a public lecturer. Nature (1836), his first published work, contained the essence of his transcendental philosophy. This collection contains 11 of his most celebrated and memorable essays....

لقد عشت ما عاشه عبد الله في هذا النص، على الأرض، أكثر من مرة، إلا أن جماليات الكتاب، ورهافة التقاط التفاصيل والعيش فيها، جعلني أزور فلسطين مرة أخرى; مرة أخرى أرى فيها ما لم أره من قبل، عبر عيون كاتب يستطيع أن يزيد حبك لفلسطين، مهما كانت درجة حبك لها قبل قراءته.

William Dalrymple's highly praised and greatly entertaining account of his 1986 trip made while a student at Cambridge which retraced Marco Polo's route across land from Jerusalem to Xanadu....

Travel YouTuber Drew Binsky, who has visited every country in the world, shares everything you need to know to go anywhere you want.

தேவன் எழுதிய முதல் பயணக் கட்டுரைத் தொடர் 'நடந்தது நடந்தபடியே'. அமரர் ராஜுவின் சித்திரங்களுடன் விகடனில் மூன்று மாதங்களுக்கு வந்த சிறிய தொடர் இது....

John Hooper's marvelously entertaining and perceptive new book is ideal for anyone seeking to understand contemporary Italy and the unique character of the Italians....

Arising out of Naipaul’s lifelong obsession and passion for a country that is at once his and totally alien, India: A Million Mutinies Now relates the stories of many of the people he met traveling there more than 50 years ago....

Ibn-e-Insha, real name Sher Muhammad Khan was a Leftist Urdu poet, humorist, travelogue writer, and columnist....

The journal is a straightforward account of Goethe's sojourn to Italy as a young man between 1786 and 1789....

One of the classics of Urdu literature, Chaltay Ho To Cheen Ko Chaleay is a highly engaging and informative travelogue about China by Ibn e Insha....

With a brand-new, original introduction from Rick reflecting on his decades of travel, For the Love of Europe features 100 of the best stories published throughout his career. Covering his adventures through Europe, these are stories only Rick Steves could tell....

Rain in the Mountains brings together some of Ruskin Bond’s most beautiful works from his years spent in the foothills of the Himalayas in Mussoorie. Through vivid images and lucid writing, Bond evokes the everyday sights and sounds, and captures the essence of mountain life....

When he set out to visit all of the planet’s countries by age thirty-five, compulsive goal-seeker Chris Guillebeau never imagined that his journey’s biggest revelation would be how many people like himself exist—each pursuing a challenging quest....

Paul Rosolie’s extraordinary adventure in the uncharted tributaries of the Western Amazon - a tale of discovery that vividly captures the awe, beauty, and isolation of this endangered land....

A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer’s escape across the Himalayas to Tibet....

From the bestselling author of Jurassic Park, Timeline, and Sphere, comes a deeply personal memoir full of fascinating adventures as he travels everywhere....

نقطة تحول غيّرت حياة شيريل بشكل جذري؛ وفاة أمها بعد فترة قصيرة من إصابتها بمرض عضال. لقد عاشت شيريل طفولة قاسية، إلا أنها لم تؤهلها لمواجهة صدمة فراق غير متوقعة، فقد كانت أمها كل شيء في حياتها.

أثناء سفره المتعدد إلى أوروبا، واجه الكاتب عبدالله الجمعة العديد من المواقف والمغامرات التي وثقها في كتابه هذا. فمن ضياع في غابة في إنجلترا، مروراً برحلة بحرية في بحر البلطيق ومقابلة السلطان عبدالحميد في اليونان، إلى البحث عن صاحبة رسالة منسية في كتاب قديم، وغيرها من الحكايا المتخمة بالمعلومات والطرفة والمشاعر التي تنقل القارئ إلى عوالم أخرى.

Tim Hannigan undertakes an epic east–west journey on foot through his own homeland, from the woodlands of the Tamar Valley to the remote western region of Penwith. As he walks, he explores how the Cornwall of the popular imagination has been constructed by writers, artists and others, and how myths, projections and tropes intersect with the real Cornwall – its landscapes, histories, communities and sense of self.

ल्हासा नहीं... लवासा', लवासा व अन्य यात्राओं का एक ऐसा वृत्तांत है जो यात्राओं को फैंटैसी लैंड से बाहर लाकर उनके वास्तविक स्वरूप को श्रोताओं के सामने दिलचस्प कहानियों के रूप में पेश करता है।

चिली और टर्की की यात्राओं के दरमियान लेखक ने जो ब्योरे इकट्ठे किए, उसका स इस सफ़रनामे के ज़रिए पेश है। दुनिया के इतिहास-भूगोल की नई-नई जानकारियाँ इकट्ठी करने के शौकीन राकेश तिवारी को नई-नई जगहों में, असंभव रास्तों से गुजरने में बहुत दिलचस्पी है। लोक में जिसे 'पैर में चक्कर लगना' कहते हैं, वह कहावत राकेश जी के प्रसंग में सही साबित होती है। कभी वो पैदल तो कभी साइकिल से और कभी नाव से दुर्गम क्षेत्रों के सफ़र में निकल पड़ते हैं। चिली और टर्की की.

تمتاز هذه الرحلة بأهمية تاريخية فريدة، فهي جاءت ما بين الحربين العالميتين، وكانت النازية والفاشية تشقان طريقيهما إلى المسرح السياسي في كل من ألمانيا وإيطاليا. وتبرز في سطور الكاتب أسماء مصطفى كمال أتاتورك، وهتلر، وموسوليني، وتدل يومياته على تمتعه بحاسة مرهفة ورؤيا حدسية صافية في استقراء التغيير والنفاذ على أعماق الأحداث والشخصيات التاريخية التي سوف تزلزل التاريخ الأوروبي، بل والعالم كله بعد ذلك بسنوات.

An seinem 43. Geburtstag stieg Dick Conant, ein Goldjunge, der nie ganz so erwachsen wurde, wie es seine Umgebung erwartete, in ein selbstgebautes Boot, um trotz eines aufziehenden Schneesturms eine Reise anzutreten. Der Beginn einer gewaltigen Odyssee eines unkonventionellen Mannes durch die flüssigen Arterien Amerikas, eine Reise zu den unbekannten Rändern der Gesellschaft. »Riverman« ist das bewegende Porträt eines komplexen und faszinierenden Mannes.

In 1773, Boswell enticed his famous English friend Samuel Johnson to accompany him on a tour through the highlands and western islands of Scotland. Johnson was then in his mid sixties. The two travellers set out from Edinburgh and skirted the eastern and northeastern coasts of Scotland, passing through St Andrews, Aberdeen and Inverness. They then passed into the highlands and spent several weeks on various islands in the Hebrides, including Skye, Coll, and Mull. After a visit to Boswell's estate at Auchinleck, the travellers returned to Edinburgh.

Wenn ein Mark Twain auf Reisen geht, dann ist nicht jedem vergönnt, dabei sein zu dürfen – uns schon! Ernest Hemingways berühmtes Zitat „Es gibt eine amerikanische Literatur vor Mark Twain und eine danach, denn nichts was davor da war noch etwas was danach kommt ist damit vergleichbar“ wird durch die Unterwegs und Daheim-Reihe wunderbar bestätigt.

First published in 2006, Final Notes from a Great Island sees Humphreys embarking on a valedictory tour from his home in Toa Payoh before he leaves for a new life in Australia. He explores Singapore as he did when he first arrived—a newcomer on foot and inexperienced—visiting his favourite places: the countryside around Lim Chu Kang, the serene beaches of Kusu island, Sentosa, Sembawang Park, St. John's Island, Johor Bahru, and many more. Humphreys treks, cycles and even hitchhikes his way across this great island, encountering murderous dogs, dead cats, wild crocodiles and mad cyclists.

Singapore got sexy and the country's best-selling author got jealous. After five years chasing echidnas and platypuses in Australia, Neil Humphreys returns to Singapore to see if the rumours are true. Like an old girlfriend getting a lusty makeover, the island transformed while Humphreys was away. Singapore is not just a sexier island, it's a different world.

"اكتشاف قارة" هو وصف لرحلة يوسف ادريس و انطباعاته عن قارة آسيا فى رؤيه شاملة تصل الى أعماق التركيبة المجتمعيه للحضارات التى زارها رؤية يوسف إدريس فى تلك المجموعة التي لا تزال صالحة إلى حد بعيد فى فهم أصول و طبيعة تلك المجتمعات و فهم أجزاء من أسرار النهوض بها.

Caught pants down by a dance hostress in a Laotian nightclub; hitching a ride into battle with a chain-smoking pilot in a plane filled with cans of leaking kerosene; fielding cables that arrive in the dead of night from an editor screaming for urgent copy overnight…It's all in a day's work for the foreign correspondent, says author Dennis Bloodworth, who ought to know. He took it all in his stride during the more than 30 years that he spent as foreign correspondent of the London Observer.

One year after his best-selling Notes From An Even Smaller Island had the whole of Singapore laughing helplessly; Neil Humphreys is still madly in love with his humble but stimulating existence on this sunny island. So much, in fact, that he now makes a living poking gentle fun at every oddball aspect of Singaporean life. In this highly anticipated sequel, the columnist with The Straits Times Newspaper unleashes a fresh selection from his popular pieces, with additional witty material on all the little wonders we have come to take for granted.

This hilarious new book records the tongue-in-cheek journey of an expat in Singapore, told through vignettes, snapshots and Top 10 lists: "10 sure signs you're in a Singapore taxi"; "Things first-time visitors to Singapore say"; "10 signs you've overstayed"; "Politically-incorrect expat profiling by nationality"; and many more.