Weldon was mapping the deserts of Egypt when war broke out. Working from out of a steam yacht based on Port Said or Famagusta, he ran a network of spies and... Læs mere
Life at Full Tilt is a whirlwind tour of Dervla Murphy s travels. It begins in Spain in 1956, before her first book, and follows in her tracks... Læs mere
Ian Skeet travelled across the vast sand deserts and arid highlands of Muscat and Oman in 1966 8, preparing the wary inhabitants for the coming of oil, visiting its isolated walled cities, fortified oasis communities and independent-minded Bedouin tribes.
The Station follows three high-spirited young men as they visit twenty monasteries on Mount Athos in 1927.
Lesley Chan Downer set off in the footsteps of Matsuo Basho, Japan s most cherished poet, to explore the country s remote northern provinces.
Joe Roberts stayed for five months with the Trivedi family in Bangalore,while travelling all over southern India. Wherever he went he met... Læs mere
Welcome to Paradise opens a window into the hearts of a small group of African would-be emigrants, waiting on the beach in Morocco for a boat that will take them to a new life in... Læs mere
News from Tartary is the account of an illegal, six-month journey from Beijing to Kashmir in 1935.
Collected here, from a period of nearly five decades, are thirty-six of Norman Lewis s best articles.