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"She was patient, elegant in form, the colour of an ideal mouse, and inimitably small."That’s Robert Louis Stevenson’s loving description of Modestine the Donkey.... Læs mere
Kilimanjaro towers above the diverse nature of East Africa, dwarfing some of the largest landliving mammals in the world. But even as the most prominent mountain of its continent, its... Læs mere
'Like a chaotic magic-lantern show, fascinated both by the spectacle it offers and by himself as spectator.'Pictures from Italy is a travelogue by Charles Dickens.In 1844 Charles... Læs mere
Now that he’s turned 21, Lewis Raycie has been sent to travel Europe to form his tastes and fortify his judgments. Lewis’ father packs him off with $5,000 and the instruction to return with... Læs mere
While she might be better known for taking aim at American high society, Wharton was also a prolific travel writer. ‘In Morocco’ chronicles her visit to North Africa, at the tail-end of the... Læs mere
‘French Ways and their Meaning’ is part guidebook and part tribute to Wharton’s beloved France. While living there during the First World War, Wharton decided to write a... Læs mere
‘An Inland Voyage’ is a fascinating account of a canoe trip made by Stevenson and his good friend Sir Walter Grindlay Simpson from Belgium to France. It is a relaxing account of the... Læs mere
You’ve gotta love those travel documentaries with celebrities awkwardly trying to make their interactions with locals seem impromptu and organic. Perhaps it’s best to let the... Læs mere
In the early years of the 20th Century, Edith Wharton took the road trip of a lifetime across France with the celebrated author, Henry James (author of ‘Turn of the Screw,’... Læs mere
Sit back, relax, and join Edith Wharton on her journey through early 20th century Italy. A seasoned traveller, ‘Italian Backgrounds’ condenses a decade’s worth of Edith Wharton’s... Læs mere
‘Ravenna’ is one of Wilde’s earliest poems, written while he was a student at Oxford in the 1870s. He submitted it as an entry for the Newdigate Prize, in which the subject for a poem was... Læs mere
The trek up the Baltoro glacier to K2 Basecamp, and maybe even crossing the high Ghondogora La pass, is probably one of the toughest treks, you can do. But the challenges... Læs mere