The Last Supper - A Summer in Italy by Rachel Cusk
$22.99 AUD
Category: Travel Stories
When Rachel Cusk decides to travel to Italy for a summer with her husband and two young children, she has no idea of the trials and wonders that lie in store. Their journey leads them to both the expected and the surprising, all seen through Cusk's sharp and humane perspective.
Sundays in Paris: An insider's guide to the best places to eat, drink and explore – and every other day of the week by Yasmin Zeinab
$29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Stories | Series: Curious Travel Guides
In the past those wandering around Paris on a Sunday were confronted with an abundance of closed signs. But in more recent times the city has evolved and a lively Sunday scene has emerged. Born from a love of laidback Sundays, Sundays in Paris is the culmination of the popular blog by the same name. Thi ...Show more
Italian Life: A Modern Fable of Loyalty and Betrayal by Tim Parks
$35.00 AUD
Category: Travel Stories
Forty years ago, Tim Parks made the bel paese his home. Italian Life is his reckoning with his adopted country, an attempt to get to the core of it, to make sense of it, to fold others' stories in with his own experience - now that he is, in his own words, 'to some degree Italian' himself. The result i ...Show more
Border: A Journey to the Edge of Europe by Kapka Kassabova
$24.99 AUD
Category: Travel Stories | Reading Level: very good
Twenty-five years after she left, Kassabova returns to Bulgaria to explore the border it shares with Turkey and Greece in an immersive travel narrative that is also a shadow history of the Cold War, a sideways look at the migration crisis troubling Europe, and a deep, witchy descent into interior and ex ...Show more
The Incidental Tourist by Peter Doherty
$29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Stories
Join Nobel Prize winner Peter Doherty on his extraordinary adventures around the globe.Doherty has kept a journal about the far-flung destinations his work has taken him over more than thirty years. He shares his observations, thoughts and discoveries, which make perfect in-flight reading.Scientists tra ...Show more
Hippie by Paulo Coelho
$29.99 AUD
Category: Travel Stories | Reading Level: very good
If you want to learn about yourself, start by exploring the world around you. Drawing on the rich experience of his own life, best-selling author Paulo Coelho takes us back in time to relive the dreams of a generation that longed for peace and dared to challenge the established social order. In Hippie ...Show more
Arabia: A Journey Through the Heart of the Middle East by Levison Wood
$32.99 AUD
Category: Travel Stories
Following in the footsteps of famed explorers such as Lawrence of Arabia and Wilfred Thesiger, British explorer Levison Wood brings us along on his most complex expedition yet: a circumnavigation of the Arabian Peninsula. Starting in September 2017 in a city in Northern Syria, a stone's throw away from ...Show more
The Best of World Cruising by Catriona Rowntree
$35.00 AUD
Category: Travel Stories | Reading Level: 4
The cruise market is in growth mode, and in 2016, Australian cruise passengers produced the biggest growth rate in the world. Yet, up until now there hasn't been a cruise guidebook specifically for Australian and New Zealand travellers. In The Best of World Cruising, respected travel personality Catrion ...Show more
On The Plain of Snakes: A Mexican Road Trip by Paul Theroux
$35.00 AUD
Category: Travel Stories | Series: Mexico
Nogales is a border town caught between Mexico and the United States of America. A forty-foot steel fence runs through its centre, separating the prosperous US side from the impoverished Mexican side. It is a fascinating site of tension, now more than ever, as the town fills with hopeful border crossers ...Show more
A Curious Traveler's Guide to Paris by Eleanor Aldridge; Anon
$35.99 AUD
Category: Travel Stories
In the last few years, Paris has undergone a huge transformation. It's fostered one of the coolest creative scenes in Europe, some of the continent's best nightlife, and a "bistronomy" movement that has influenced dining around the globe. Yet while millennial travelers pour into the city, travel guides ...Show more
Lost and Found - The Mansions of Bengal and Bangladesh by Kip Scott
$59.99 AUD
Category: Travel Stories
The Partition of India in 1947 tragically ripped Bengal apart with a large proportion of the Hindu population departing Dhaka for India. The borders of the new countries were to follow religious lines; India would be for Hindus , Pakistan for Muslims. What is now known as Bangladesh, previously East Pak ...Show more
Frances Mayes Always Italy - An Illustrated Grand Tour by Frances Mayes; Ondine Cohane
$59.99 AUD
Category: Travel Stories
In this lavishly illustrated and gift-worthy guide, the world's most beloved expert on la dolce vita takes readers on the ultimate insider's tour of Italy's 20 iconic regions, revealing little-known gems, off-the-beaten-path destinations, and one-of-a-kind experiences. This lush guide, featuring more th ...Show more