Taiwan is een eiland in de Stille Oceaan, omgeven door warme tropische zeeën. Eigenlijk bestaat het uit één groot eiland en enkele kleinere. Het is gemakkelijk te bereiken, beschikt over uitstekend ……続きを見る
Was als Backpacking-Trip in Istanbul beginnt, wandelt sich zur Abenteuerreise durch den Orient: Vier Monate lang reiste Florian Müller durch den Nahen und Mittleren Osten, schlich sich in den Iran e……続きを見る
From three summers at Yellowstone National Park to eating chicken rectum and fixing his own teeth, Jude recounts fifty notable places and events in his life. Organized by category rather than time, ……続きを見る
"Forbes was in China at the outbreak of the English opium war ... the style of these 'Reminiscences' bears evidence that Mr. Forbes's achievements have been those of the man of action." - The Nation……続きを見る
Vietnam is host to a unique mix of natural beauty and cultural diversity. It has one of the most ancient cultures of Southeast Asia, with relics of its rich history found at tourist-friendly sites s……続きを見る
Robert Swinhoe writes an enthralling first-hand account of how during Second Opium War, French and British forces invaded northern China where they looted and destroyed the Summer Palace, the main i……続きを見る
What was Japan like in 1853, when this portrait was started by Utagawa Hiroshige with one print from each of the 69 provinces. It is an outstanding picture book from just before photography.
Hiroshi……続きを見る
著者:John Fox
出版社: Adventure Journeys
発売日: 2022年09月17日
"A lively narrative, the reader gets a vivid picture of Manchuria under war conditions." -The Congregationalist 1905
"Anything that John Fox writes has distinction." -World Today 1905
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"An enthralling story." Saturday Review, 1914.
"One of the most valuable and interesting books of travel that has been written on Siberia." Bulletin, 1915
"The name of the author is a guarantee that……続きを見る
Philip Ashton (1702ー1746) stayed as a castaway on uninhabited Roatán island in the Gulf of Honduras for 16 months in 1723/1724. His memoirs about his solitary stay (published in book form in Boston……続きを見る
"Captain Frederic Hinckley...was sailing on the ship Living Age when she hit a reef in the Pacific...escaping aboard a raft to Pratas Island." - A Pilgrim Returns to Cape Cod (2018)
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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
Some Christmas Reading on Thai lifestyle and social culture by MattOwensRees.
Quite a selection from four of my most popular books. Over 35,000 words in total .
The Death of a Thai Godfather is a no……続きを見る
We discuss whether the Thais are patriotic or xenophobic. The ego of the Thai is considered with comparisons with other countries of the Far East and the rest of the world.
There are cultural reason……続きを見る
Ce guide fera office de véritable vadémécum à qui souhaite s’intégrer sans trop d’accrocs dans la société vietnamienne, qu’il soit un simple voyageur, un entrepreneur, un diplomate ou une personne a……続きを見る
Taïwan est une île du Pacifique - en fait plusieurs îles : une grande et quelques autres plus petites entourées de mers tropicales chaudes. Elle est facilement accessible et dispose d'un excellent s……続きを見る
Come on a journey from the Great Wall all the way down to the Mekong Delta; from Korea right across to Mt Everest. See crumbling temples in the jungle; hear the crashing drums and cymbals of a drago……続きを見る