Travel Writing & Commentary

Not everything that glitters is gold—which is why Ben Aitken went to Wolverhampton for the weekend. Over the next year, the bestselling author of A Chip Shop in Poznan and The Gran Tour visited twelve of the least popular spots in the UK and Ireland for a city break, as ranked by national tourism boards. The motivation wasn't to take the biscuit or stick the boot in, but to seek out the good stuff, to uncover the gems, to have a nice time. By doing so, he hoped to demonstrate that anywhere—like anyone—can be interesting and nourishing and enjoyable if approached in the right fashion.

The Travelling Ape is an award-winning book that explores what travelling the world taught him about life, humanity, and the geopolitical turmoil that so defines us. And how exploring the world changed him as a person, too. A journey infused with sharp insights and equally entertaining anecdotes of personal humiliation from when travel goes wrong.

Award-winning journalist Naomi Arnold spends nearly nine months walking the length of New Zealand on Te Araroa, fulfilling a 20-year dream. On her own, she traverses mountains, rivers, cities and plains from summer to spring, walking on through days of thick mud, blazing sun and lightning storms, and into cold, starlit nights. Along the way she encounters colourful locals and travellers who delight and inspire her.

Walks in the desert and journeys through Ch’an (Zen) enlightenment. Meditations on the nature of perception and on the nature of ruins. Topographies of mind and of space-time. Poetry and prose. This talismanic book is all of these and more. It is the culmination of Hinton’s philosophical adventure, deeply informed by his nearly forty years of translating and contemplating China’s ancient poets, Taoist sages, and Ch’an masters. Like Henry David Thoreau and other great literary walkers, Hinton joins philosophical meditations with a keen eye for the slightest of nature’s details.

Francisco und Antje standen am Rand des Abgrunds, als ihr Traum vom Eigenheim durch eine Baukatastrophe fast zerstört wurde. In einem Augenblick kippte ihre Welt aus den Fugen, und sie standen vor den Trümmern ihrer Hoffnungen - finanziell am Rande des Ruins und emotional zutiefst erschüttert. Träume am Wendepunkt - ist die ehrliche und ergreifende Erzählung ihrer Reise aus dieser Lebenskrise. Die Reise startet in Lübeck und endet in München, aber die eigentliche Reise ist die Innere.

This is the story where the destinations are only part of the adventure! In Travel Tales: European Adventures from The River’s Edge, John-William DeClaris has created an anthology of historical fiction based on real events. As he recreates the river cruise, he weaves in unforgettable stories during a journey through Ypres, Vienna, Prague, and more. These tales cover a wide range of life events experienced by his fellow cruise mates.

Funkelnder Sternenhimmel und feurige Sonnenuntergänge, reiches Tierleben und karge Wüstenlandschaften, koloniales Trauma und nationales Selbstbewusstsein: Namibia ist rätselhaft und voll unterschiedlicher Facetten.

1976. The ass end of the hippie era. Adrift in college, Mark Orwoll drops out in favor of the hitchhiker's road through Europe, the U. K., and Morocco. Along the way, he hangs out with Beat Generation poets, gets dosed on acid at an illegal rock festival, loses everything he owns to thieves, and decidedly does NOT learn how to ride a camel. He would also find his calling in life—at 4 p.m. on July 17, 1976, over a beer on the terrace of the Café Select in Montparnasse. Harps, trumpets, and cathedralesque sunbeams may have been involved.

Esta apasionante historia comienza con un niño cuyo amor por la aviación se fue acentuando a medida que crecía. Todos los días insistía en visitar el viejo aeropuerto y pasarse horas viendo despegar y aterrizar aviones. Esos momentos eran lo más especial de su día, y cuando volvía a casa, contaba cada detalle de lo que había presenciado con una emoción desbordante. A medida que crecía, también lo hacía su pasión por volar. Su fascinación por la aviación lo llevó a perseguir su sueño de convertirse en piloto.

Embark on an unforgettable journey through the heart of Japan with Feelings About Taking the ShinKanSen Bullet Train for the First Time in Japan. This evocative collection of essays captures the exhilaration, wonder, and profound introspection experienced by travelers as they step aboard the iconic ShinKanSen for the first time.