Middle East 30

Returning to the UK in September 2010 after serving in Iraq as the political adviser to the top American general, Emma Sky felt no sense of homecoming. She soon found herself back in the Middle East……続きを見る

In 1716, Mary Wortley Montagu travelled across Europe to take up residence in Istanbul as the wife of the British ambassador. For two years she lovingly observed the Ottoman society around her with ……続きを見る

Carla Grissman, an American whose cosmopolitan life had already seen her living in Morocco, Paris and Jerusalem, spent the better part of a year in the '60s living in a farming hamlet in remote Anat……続きを見る

Praise for Esmahan Aykol: "Kati could be the love child of Miss Marple and NPR's Andrei Codrescu. It doesn't matter who done it. What matters is that Aykol uses the genre to tell us more about the w……続きを見る

Irfan Orga, author of Portrait of a Turkish Family, journeys to the centre of Turkey to stay with the Yürük nomads in the High Taurus mountains. He learns their traditions, listens to their legends ……続きを見る

In 1955 the winds of change were beginning to blow across the Sultanate of Oman, a hitherto truly medieval state. Rumours of subversion mingled with the unsettling smell of oil to propel the Sultan ……続きを見る

Intrigued by the Arabs, dressed in floor-length robes and yashmaks, who began holidaying in London after the 1970s oil boom, Raban wanted to discover the reality of their home lives and world view. ……続きを見る

Smelling the Breezes is an inspiring family adventure, a three-hundred-mile walk down the spine of the Lebanon with four children, two donkeys and Elias, the family's gardener, nursemaid and friend.……続きを見る

Working and Living in Saudi Arabia' provides valuable cultural and practical business information necessary for all professionals working and travelling to Saudi Arabia, including those who may be w……続きを見る

Over the summer of 2011, Dervla Murphy spent a month in the Gaza Strip. She met liberals and Islamists, Hamas and Fatah supporters, rich and poor. Through reported conversations she creates a vivid ……続きを見る

The Street Philosopher and the Holy Fool chronicles a series of friendships and conversations pursued over ten years with an erratic cast of Syrians that includes Abed, the unemployable 'street phil……続きを見る

The Marsh Arabs were one of the most isolated communities in the world. Few outsiders, let alone Europeans, had been permitted to travel through their homeland, a mass of tiny islands lost in a wild……続きを見る

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR One woman, one bike and one richly entertaining, perception-altering journey of discovery. In 2015, as the Syri……続きを見る

This personal and well-informed selection and description of the most interesting towns and individual buildings and archaeological sites in Turkey is the definitive guidebook for the discerning tra……続きを見る

Two iconic cities that have rewritten the record books, Dubai and Abu Dhabi are futuristic playgrounds packed with hedonistic pleasures, chic shopping malls and luxury resorts. Make the most of your……続きを見る

An engaging and authentic travel narrative, Bread and Henna relates social anthropologist Ianthe Maclagan's experiences of eighteen months living among the women of a small mountain town in Yemen du……続きを見る

Don't just see the sightsーget to know the people. From a distance, Saudi Arabia may seem a subdued, or even dull place; but for those who take a closer look it emerges as a fascinating country, not……続きを見る

Syria, The Land of Lebanon is a non-fiction book written by Lewis Gaston Leary. Published in 1924, the book provides a detailed and informative account of the author's travels through Syria and Leba……続きを見る

Un guide de référence, à la fois pratique et culturel, pour découvrir la Jordanie. Un guide ultra pratique et tout pour organiser son séjour : des sélections thématiques (sources thermales, expérien……続きを見る

Unlike thousands of other Americans who never leave their neighborhoods until high school, by the time Marilyn Sutton Loos was four years old, she had lived in Palestine, England, and America, and t……続きを見る

Per Anhalter durch den Nahen Osten reisen? Ein halbes Jahr lang? Die meiste Zeit allein? Viel zu gefährlich? Als andere nur den Kopf geschüttelt haben, hob Patrick Bambach den Daumen und hatte die Z……続きを見る

A tourist guidebook. Generally, tourists visit Dubai with travel groups or Agents. When we get information about such tourist places by a running commentary, our visit to these tourist destinations ……続きを見る

Un guide de référence, à la fois pratique et culturel, pour découvrir la Turquie. Une couverture géographique adaptée aux voyageurs qui partent entre 1 et 3 semaines en Turquie : Istanbul, la côte é……続きを見る

"The Turkish Paradise" is a must-have for anyone seeking to experience the best of this beautiful and diverse country. The guide covers everything from the Turkey's rich cultural heritage to its sce……続きを見る

„T-I-A“? Na ja: Er spazierte mit weißen Löwen durch den Busch, fütterte wilde Tiere und strandete mit sechs Dollar in Sambia. Er aß deutsche Schweinshachse bei den Victoriafällen, schipperte mit dem……続きを見る

Erst waren da zu viel Rum in den Clubs von Havanna, Kiffen in Montego Bay und Poker von San José bis Bogotá. Dann kam die unfassbare Natur von „Costa-Panama-Rica“ dazu. Und schließlich waren es wund……続きを見る

Travel and healthy eating finally made easy after the coming of Dr. Jane Browns, a registered dietician and avid traveler from the United States of America. "On Your Trip to Dubai" is one of Dr. Jan……続きを見る

Jan Janszoon Struys, marinaio olandese che si muove dalla Russia alla Persia tra il 1668 e il 1670, appartiene alla categoria dei viaggiatori per caso. Se nel viaggio russo gode di qualche privilegi……続きを見る

People's lives can change by the smallest of circumstances, turning left at an intersection instead of right, sitting beside an unknown person in a crowded lecture hall, filling in at work for a col……続きを見る

I was in Iran op weg naar huis maar was vergeten dat het vies koud kan zijn in de winter 続きを見る