Unique eyewitness account from 1917 of Morocco as a French protectorate.
The memoir of a young cavalry officer in India in the British Empire and his search for spiritual fulfilment.
Veronica was not a casual traveler but a young musician married to a scholar. She was determined to make use of her time in Afghanistan and break out of the charmed circle of the expatriate academic and make real friendships with local women.
Guy Kennaway's novel about Jamaican life and culture is set in the fictional village of Angel Beach. It is an affectionate and hilarious description of a small community where everyone knows... Læs mere
This book chronicles Forster's infatuation and exasperation, fascination, and amusement at this idiosyncratic court, leading us... Læs mere
This collection On Travel is clever, funny, provoking and confrontational by turn. In a pyrotechnic display of cracking one- liners, cynical word play and comic... Læs mere
An inspiring adventure, that throws down a gauntlet about what can be achieved in a family holiday, a 300 mile walk through the Lebanese mountains.
The observations of a 16th-century Habsburg ambassador to Constantinople.
Beautifully produced and a perfect gift for travellers newly wedded or not
Doreen Ingrams and her husband were the first Europeans ever to live in the Hadhramaut, an extraordinary, isolated region of southern Arabia.... Læs mere
The autobiography of William Hudson who spent the first eighteen years of his life on the Argentinean pampas.
First published in 1933, Brazilian Adventure is Peter Fleming s account of his expeditionary search for the lost Colonel. Peter Fleming was the brother of Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series and was literary editor of The Times.