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Islander: a journey around our archipelago
By Patrick Barkham. 2017
The British Isles are an archipelago made up of two large islands and 6,289 smaller ones. Some, like the Isle…
of Man, resemble miniature nations, with their own language and tax laws; others, like Ray Island in Essex, are abandoned and mysterious places haunted by myths, ghosts and foxes. Patrick Barkham explores some of the most beautiful landscapes in Britain as he travels to ever-smaller islands in search of their special magic. 2017.Wild: a journey from lost to found
By Cheryl Strayed. 2015
At 26, Cheryl Strayed thought she had lost everything. In the wake of her mother's death, her family disbanded and…
her marriage crumbled. With nothing to lose, she made the most impulsive decision of her life: to walk 1,100 miles of the west coast of America - from the Mojave Desert, through California and Oregon, and into Washington State - and to do it alone. She had no experience of long-distance hiking and the journey was nothing more than a line on a map. But it held a promise - a promise of piecing together a life that lay in ruins at her feet. 2015.Aimé Tschiffely had an unlikely dream: to ride 10,000 miles from Buenos Aires to New York City. On 23 April…
1925 this quiet, unassuming schoolteacher, with little equestrian experience, set out on his epic journey. His only companions were two native Argentine horses called Mancha and Gato. Together the trio traversed the Pampas, scaled the Andes and swam across the crocodile-infested rivers of Colombia. Along the way they were assailed by vampire bats, mistaken for gods and stalked by hostile revolutionaries. After two harrowing years, the man who had originally been labelled 'a lunatic' by the press was accorded a ticker-tape parade when he rode triumphantly through the streets of New York. 2014.A-Z of hell: Ross Kemp's how not to travel the world
By Ross Kemp. 2014
If you want to know about being set on fire by neo-Nazis in Russia, or being attacked for a can…
of tuna in the Congo, buying crack cocaine in a Venezuelan prison for $1.20 or getting run over by a tank in Colombia, then look no further. Ross Kemp has visited the worst places in the world, and here they are in all their horror - in a handy A to Z format. 2014.Where the heart is: a writer in Provence
By Marita Van der Vyver, Annelize Visser. 2006
Van der Vyver, a Capetonian writer, married a Frenchman and moved to the south of France. She continues to write…
her novels there in her home language, therefore valuing her one or two trips a year back to South Africa. But her enjoyment of her adopted home - though its bureaucracy can bring tears - shines through, even as she describes renovations, strikes, and the quest for food colouring. 2006.When a crocodile eats the sun: a memoir
By Peter Godwin. 2006
An unforgettable story of one man's struggle to discover his past and come to terms with his present. The author…
writes with pathos and intimacy about Zimbabwe's spiral into chaos and, along with it, his family's steady collapse. 2006.Havana: a subtropical delirium
By Mark Kurlansky. 2017
On the heels of restored diplomatic relations with the United States, award-winning author Mark Kurlansky presents an insider's view of…
Havana, the elegant and tattered city he has come to know over more than thirty years. Part cultural history, part travelogue, with recipes throughout, Havana celebrates the city's exceptional music, literature, baseball and food; its five centuries of outstanding, neglected architecture; and its extraordinary blend of cultures. 2017.Stanford professor Krieger describes adapting to life with progressively limited vision caused by birdshot retinochoroidopathy. She writes of embarking upon…
local and long-distance trips and exploring the southwest desert with her guide dog Teela and her lover Hannah. c2010.Never hitchhike on the road less travelled (bad, bad, bad idea!)
By William J Thomas. 2002
Wrestling with rhinos: the adventures of a Glasgow vet in Kenya
By J. C Haigh. 2002
In 1965 Jerry Haigh graduated from veterinary college in Glasgow, Scotland, and within four days - armed with enthusiasm but…
little experience - returned to his birth country, Kenya. While working at a veterinary facility in Kabete, he met and married a Dutch doctor, and they often combined their medical skills to treat both human and animal patients, and each other. Haigh practiced on a wide array of species, including horses, dogs, lions, giraffes, rhinos, and elephants. 2002.Walking the Nile
By Levison Wood. 2015
In this book, recounting Levison Wood's walk the length of the Nile, he will uncover the history of the Nile.…
He will also come face to face with the great story of a modern Africa emerging out of the past. The challenges of the terrain, the climate, the animals, the people and his own psychological resolution are immense. The dangers are very real, but so is the motivation for this ex-army officer. No one has ever made this journey on foot. If he can overcome the mental and physical challenges, he will be walking into history. 2015.An investigative reporter examines the strange disappearance in 1925 of fifty-seven-year-old explorer Percy Fawcett and his team, who were searching…
for the ruins of a mysterious lost civilization in the Amazon Basin. Grann's research takes him on his own adventures into the jungle. Bestseller. 2009.The rope in the water: a pilgrimage to India
By Sylvia Fraser. 2001
Sylvia Fraser's three-month pilgrimage to India in search of "something larger than myself, something deeper, something more." Travelling 12,000 kilometres…
as a solitary traveler across deserts and through jungles, she visits sacred sites such as the twilight city of Varanasi on the Ganges and the Golden Temple of the Sikhs; spends time with a Hindu sect up Mount Abu and meditates eleven hours a day for ten days in a Buddhist retreat while observing a vow of silence. 2001.Canada, the culture (Lands, peoples, and cultures series.)
By Bobbie Kalman. 1993
Canada, the people (Lands, peoples, and cultures series.)
By Bobbie Kalman. 1993
The people of Canada are described in this book, at work, play, and school. Covers different peoples in Canada, including…
First Nations, the French and British heritage, and African Canadians. Also includes famous Canadians, Canadian involvement abroad, and challenges for the future. Grades 4-7.Canada, the land (Lands, peoples, and cultures series.)
By Bobbie Kalman. 1993
Borderline
By William Dicey. 2004
Borderline is a travelogue, but a travelogue with a difference. The author takes the reader on a fascinating journey down…
the Orange river, a journey interwoven with historical detail from the places he visits and the history of South Africa as a whole. 2004.Ireland, a bicycle and a tin whistle
By David A Wilson. 1995
Cycling around Ireland in search of traditional music, David Wilson followed the coastline from Prebyterian Islandmagee to Gaelic Cape Clear,…
then from Dublin to Belfast. He explores the Ireland of fiddles, harps, and storytelling 'til dawn, sharing tales of the towns he visited and the people he met. Some strong language. 1995.The dolphin's tooth: a decade in search of adventure
By Bruce Kirkby. 2005
Stuck in an engineer's cubicle and tormented by doubts and boredom, Kirkby quit his job to bicycle the Karakoram Highway…
in northern Pakistan. Over the next fifteen years, he undertook some of the most challenging expeditions the world has to offer, including running Africa's Blue Nile Gorge, climbing Mount Everest, or learning to embrace the wilderness on the Tatshenshini River of Canada's Arctic. 2005.Last train to Zona Verde: my ultimate safari
By Paul Theroux. 2013
Author of "Dark Star Safari" and "The Lower River" chronicles his final journey across the African continent in 2011. Shares…
his observations on being an older traveler, the state of modern African life, and traveling alone. 2013.