Travel : Essays & Travelogues

From the #1 travel magazine in the country, a collection of travel tales from some of today’s finest writers Travel writing maintains its seemingly endless popularity, and this volume offers a particularly transporting body of work, pairing exotic locales with writers of the highest caliber: Russell Banks writes on the Everglades, Francine Prose explores the secrets of Prague, Robert Hughes takes us on a tour of Italy, and more. From the most beautiful gardens to visit in Japan to the best free things to do in Provence, this book is as enlightening as it is entertaining. Whether off to the other side of the globe or to their favorite reading chair, wanderers of every sort will find this book truly indispensable. Other featured writers and places include:Nik Cohn on SavannahPhilip Gourevitch on TanzaniaShirley Hazzard on CapriPico Iyer on Iceland and EthiopiaNicole Krauss on JapanSuketu Mehta on the HimalayasEdna O’Brien on BathPatricia Storace on Provence and AthensJames Truman on IranGregor Von Rezzori on RomaniaEdmund White on JordanSimon Winchester on Mount PinatuboWilliam Dalrymple on his pilgrimage to SantiagoJohn Julius Norwich on the VaticanJan Morris on Hawaii more...

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A combination guidebook/journal to this enchanting region. Filled with historical notes and details of the culture, Desert Dancing is a trip for your senses. Alongside practical travel information you'll find insight into the area's past, and the legends and myths that survive today. Visit sacred places and learn of their mysteries. Directions, places to stay and eat, plus advice on safe passage in this harsh but beautiful terrain. more...

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When the authors bought their Inter-Rail tickets, those magic passports to a month’s unlimited rail travel in Europe, they had no idea that they would soon tear through more than a country a day, constantly escaping from a trail of bemused girls, angry policemen, angry campsite owners, angry nutters, more bemused girls, angry restaurateurs, and other assorted angry Europeans. This book is a hilarious travelogue about three Inter-Railers who endure water cannons, arrests, undesirables and each other during a hot, sticky month that left most of the continent dazed, confused and smelling of ‘Inter-Rail Feet’. more...

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An author whose fiction has been praised by Mary Gaitskill ("Passionate, intelligent, and piercingly beautiful...an altogether striking debut") and Darcy Steinke ("Nani Power...shows that sensuality pervades all of life and is too powerful to be contained in the bedroom alone"), Nani Power turns her incredible storytelling talents to memoir, crafting a sublime work of nonfiction centered around a life of travel, eclectic dining, and dealing with her decidedly eccentric Southern bohemian family. more...

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Ever wondered what life is like for an airline pilot? This book gives an amusing account of life in the cockpit, with anecdotes, history and information that reveals the hidden side of flying. You'll never see a pilot in the same way again! more...

Price: $15.49