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Book Description Vast, untamed, and rich in living tradition, Mongolia remains one of the world's most extraordinary travel destinations. Mongolia Insider Travel Guide by Salena Harrett invites read……続きを見る

A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer’s escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Heinrich Harrer, already ……続きを見る

In "Travels in Tartary, Tibet, and China During the Years 1844-1846," Evariste Régis Huc presents a captivating account of his extensive journey through the largely uncharted territories of Central ……続きを見る

Uzbekistan. One of only two double landlocked countries in the world that is largely unknown to Europeans. Two history obsessed friends, Lorcán and Joe, choose to discover its mysteries, indulge in ……続きを見る

JO CARROLL hesitated before returning to Nepal after the earthquake. Arriving as a tourist when local people were in such need felt an intrusion. Not at all, Tika told her. We want you to come. We ……続きを見る

Until the age of 18, Harriet Sandys lived a sheltered and rural life in the Lake District. Her parents hoped that, after leaving boarding school and doing the Season', she would meet and marry a sui……続きを見る

In "A Journey in Khorassan and Central Asia," Sir Robert John Kennedy offers a meticulously detailed account of his travels through one of the most culturally rich yet tumultuous regions of the anci……続きを見る

An NPR journalist’s riveting exploration of religious fanaticism, terrorism, persecution, and confronting one’s own beliefs in a post 9/11 world. Soon after the World Trade Center towers fell on Sep……続きを見る

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

«Ci si incastra in posti come questo per essere costantemente perseguitati dal desiderio di essere altrove. Ma, se fossimo altrove, moriremmo dalla voglia di farci un'idea di che cosa si nasconde di……続きを見る

This is the tale of Mark Horrell’s not-so-nearly ascent of Gasherbrum in Pakistan, of how one man’s boredom and frustration was conquered by a gutsy combination of exhaustion, cowardice, and sheer m……続きを見る

Il viaggio in treno lungo la storica linea ferroviaria, da Mosca a Pechino, attraverso al Siberia, la Mongolia e la Cina, per oltre novemila chilometri. Da un caffè di piazza Barberini, dove nasce l……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

With the grim determination of an unrepentant rocker, Larry Frolick sets off on a 12,000-mile trek across Central Asia, brooding over the fate of its lost civilizations. From Kiev, Crimean Tartary, ……続きを見る

JO CARROLL decided it was time to pack her rucksack and get back to the mountains. Little things like a pension and bus pass were not enough to put her off. Besides, after her gap year, she knew all……続きを見る

Trek through the Himalaya and experience the full sweep of the world's greatest mountain range, from the glaciers of the Karakoram and the sacred kora around Mount Kailash in Tibet to the Everest an……続きを見る