The River at the Centre of the World - A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time by Simon Winchester
$10.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing | Reading Level: good-very good
The mighty Yangtze splits China in two, between the wheat-growing North and the rice-growing South; almost 500 million people live and work along its banks. In this compelling book, award-winning writer Simon Winchester and his plucky companion Lily travelled upstream all the way from bustling cosmopoli ...Show more
Down Under by Bill Bryson
$8.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing | Reading Level: very good
Forget Crocodile Dundee, Castlemaine XXXX and the 2000 Sydney Olympics - Bill Bryson is the man to put Australia on the map. Bill Bryson has traversed the length and breadth of Australia to bring us his first major new book since the bestselling A Walk in the Woods. Bryson is a household name, synonymou ...Show more
There's No Toilet Paper... On the Road Less Traveled - The Best of Travel Humor and Misadventure by Doug Lansky (Editor)
$12.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing | Series: Travelers' Tales Guides
The perfect trip, where nothing goes wrong, is surely not the memorable trip, which is where everything goes wrong and one lives to tell the tale -- and laugh about it. This collection captures the wackiest and most bizarre experiences of well-known writers whose travels have taken a detour. Stories inc ...Show more
There's No Toilet Paper... On the Road Less Traveled
$10.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
"The perfect trip, where nothing goes wrong, is surely not the memorable trip, which is where everything goes wrong and one lives to tell the tale-- and laugh about it. This collection captures the wackiest and most bizarre experiences of well-known writers whose travels have taken a detour. Stories inc ...Show more
Silver Linings by Fletcher, Martin
$10.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
Witty, warm and revealing, Silver Linings is an engaging travel book for a much-misrepresented country. Northern Ireland has made headlines around the world for three decades. The province has become synonymous with conflict, terrorism and tortuous efforts to forge peace. But what is life there reall ...Show more
Round Ireland with a Fridge by Tony Hawks
$10.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing | Reading Level: very good
A new edition of the story of comedian Tony Hawks' hitch-hiking journey around the circumference of Ireland, whilst carrying a fridge. Hawks was bet one hundred pounds that he could not complete the journey in one calendar month and this book charts his adventures and the people he encountered along the ...Show more
Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim Butcher
$8.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing | Reading Level: very good
When "Daily Telegraph" correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000 he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H. M. Stanley's famous expedition - but travelling alone. Despite warnings that his plan was 'suicidal', Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a ruc ...Show more
Long Way Down by Ewan McGregor
$10.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman travel down through Africa in a fascinating new biking adventure
Lonely Planet's Ultimate Travel Quiz Book by Lonely Planet Publications Staff
$8.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing | Series: Lonely Planet Ser.
Pit your worldly wits against family and friends, or just challenge yourself, with this ultimate travel trivia book. With head-scratching questions on everything from geography and culture to history, wildlife and transport, it's a fun and challenging test for all ages - and the perfect addition to any ...Show more
Lone Traveller by Anne Mustoe
$10.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
‘You don’t have to be twenty, male and an ace mechanic to set out on a great journey. I’ve cycled round the world twice now. I’m not young, I’m not sporty, I never train, I appreciate good food and wine and I still can’t tell a sprocket from a chainring or mend a puncture!’ So speaks Anne Mustoe, a re ...Show more
Sirocco by Peta Mathias
$12.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
In this, her sixth book, author Peta Mathias explores the cuisine of Morocco and its influence on Portugal and Andalusia.
Beyond World Safari by Santer, Lynn
$12.00 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
Before Steve Irwin and Crocodile Dundee there was Alby Mangels -- the original Australian wild man and conservationist. An icon of the 80s who shot to fame and fortune through his ground-breaking World Safari series (as well as his many near death experiences and the beautiful women who were always in t ...Show more