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The legends of Jason and the Argonauts, Noah’s Ark and a tribe of fierce female warriors known as the Amazons all originate from the Black Sea.Gripped by curiosity, the Raven Brothers fire up their ……続きを見る

In 'Van Orenburg naar Samarkand' biedt Vasilii Vasil'evich Vereshchagin een fascinerend inzicht in zijn reizen door Centraal-Azië, waarbij hij de cultureel rijke en soms tumultueuze ontmoetingen tus……続きを見る

***Shortlisted for the 2023 STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR*** ***A Financial Times Travel Book of the Year 2022*** "Enchanting" Independent "Fatland distinguishes herself from the stereotypes" Gua……続きを見る

"El camino cruel" es el mejor relato de una escritora y aventurera extraordinaria: Ella Maillart. Cuenta un viaje memorable realizado en los albores de la II Guerra Mundial con destino a Kabul y en ……続きを見る

Francis Younghusband apenas tenía veinte años cuando partió en busca del "verdadero espíritu del Himalaya". Escrito cuarenta años después, este relato cuenta las dos expediciones que realizó entre 1……続きを見る

Francis Younghusband was barely twenty years old when he set out in search of "the true spirit of the Himalayas". Written forty years later, this book takes a retrospective look at the two expeditio……続きを見る

Este libro contiene el relato de un viaje personal del geógrafo y alpinista español Eduardo Martínez de Pisón por los grandes paisajes de Asia Central, siguiendo el hilo de las corrientes culturales……続きを見る

Where in the world can you find snake wine, war souvenirs, steaming bowls of pho and iced coffee right next to each other? You guessed it, Vietnam, Southeast Asia’s up and coming coastal beauty. Vie……続きを見る

A nation composed of over 18,000 islands spanning a distance equal to that between San Francisco and New York City, Indonesia is a world in itself. Bustling modern cities and tony beach resorts co-e……続きを見る

Durante la Seconda guerra mondiale il diciassettenne Hisao Kimura parte volontario per la Mongolia Interna, allora sotto il dominio giapponese, spinto più dal senso di avventura che dall'ideologia i……続きを見る

The Gifts of a Glimpse. There are countries in the world you may never get the chance to see. For the longest time, Nepal was one such land. Fascinating yet bewildering, frenetic as well as soul-soo……続きを見る

INTRODUCED BY CAROLINE EDEN, award-winning author of Black Sea, Red Sands and Samarkand 'Medieval pomp, splendour, and picturesqueness... a life that one can hardly even realize.' In 1912, Ella R. C……続きを見る

Usbekistan, das sind prächtige Moscheen und Paläste, Basare voller Seiden, Teppiche und Karawanenzauber. Oasenstädte wie Samarkand bieten als Stationen der legendären Seidenstraße bis heute ebendies……続きを見る

**Winner, James Beard Award for Best Book of the Year, International (2017) Winner, IACP Award for Best Cookbook of the Year in Culinary Travel (2017) Named a Best Cookbook of the Year by The Boston……続きを見る

Central Asia, the 'heart' of the Eurasian landmass, has through the centuries been the hub of diverse and varied cultures. These cultures have encompassed pre-Islamic religions and Islam, sedentary ……続きを見る

Due amici programmano un viaggio in auto molto particolare, da Bari a Pechino passando da Vladivostok, e per renderlo ancora più speciale decidono di compierlo con una Fiat 500 del 1973. Un viaggio ……続きを見る

"Warburton...moved among these warring and bloodthirsty tribes as a friend as well as a ruler." -Saturday Review, 1900 "Warburton became warden of the Khyber Pass from 1879 to 1898...might have been……続きを見る

In "Im Sattel durch Zentralasien: 6000 Kilometer in 176 Tagen" unternimmt der Autor Erich von Salzmann eine faszinierende Reise durch eine der entlegensten Regionen der Erde. Mit einer Mischung aus ……続きを見る

In 'Van Orenburg naar Samarkand' verkent Vasilii Vasil'evich Vereshchagin de complexe en fascinerende wereld van Centraal-Azië, vertellend vanuit het persoonlijke perspectief van zijn reis die een s……続きを見る

Dive into the smoky chillum-houses of northern Afghanistan, through the ripe cannabis fields, the harvest and the making of hashish. This book takes you on an odyssey in search of Afghan cannabis tr……続きを見る

Plongez dans les salons à chillum enfumés du nord de l’Afghanistan, à travers les champs de cannabis, la récolte et la confection de haschich. Voici l’histoire du cannabis traditionnel afghan et de ……続きを見る

Immergetevi nei fumosi saloni da te del nord dell'Afghanistan, attraverso i campi di cannabis, la raccolta e la produzione di hashish. Questa è la storia della cannabis tradizionale afghana e della ……続きを見る

Mergulhe nas esfumaçadas casas de chillum do norte do Afeganistão, através dos campos maduros de cannabis, a colheita e a fabricação de haxixe. Este livro leva você a uma odisseia em busca das tradi……続きを見る

Entra a las casas de chillum del norte de Afganistán, a través de los campos maduros de cannabis, la cosecha y realización del hachís. Este libro te lleva en una odisea en búsqueda de las tradicione……続きを見る

Tauche ein in die verrauchten Chillum-Lounges im Norden Afghanistans, durch die Cannabis-Felder, die Ernte und die Herstellung von Haschisch. Dies ist die Geschichte des traditionellen afghanischen ……続きを見る

Mission Impossible – the Central Asian city of Khiva, closed to Europeans by the Russians and a possible springboard for an invasion of India. The man to undertake it – Captain Fred Burnaby, six foo……続きを見る

Accompanied by her daughter Rachel and a loveable horse named Egbert, Dervla Murphy journeys across Cameroon, discovering a land of astonishing natural beauty and friendliness. Dervla and Rachel are……続きを見る

At the age of only twenty six, Alexander Burnes proved himself to be one of the most effective intelligence agents of his time. Making two dangerous journeys beyond the frontiers of the Indian Empir……続きを見る

From time immemorial Afghanistan has both been a fortress of faith and a mountainous crossroads. Through its high valleys merchants traded Chinese porcelains, bundles of indigo cloth, sacks of lapis……続きを見る

In 1934, after fifty years of trying, mountaineers finally gained access to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary in the Garhwal Himalaya. Two years later an expedition led by H.W. Tilman reached the summit of N……続きを見る