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Travelling partly on foot and bicycle, but chiefly in a plywood fifteen foot punt, Fort journeyed through the unsung heart of Middle England, showing him the unseen face of his own country.

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A journey through modern Iran and Afghanistan that sheds light on present conflicts by tapping the most surprising of sources--a thousand-year-old epic poem

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Driving with strangers is an ambitious, timely and intellectually eclectic contribution to how we think about mobility, the rationale behind its different forms and why our philosophy of travel and societal structures are closely related.

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A comprehensive guide to environmental and wildlife volunteer programs throughout the world.

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In the spirit of intellectual enquiry, Peter and music-critic, Tom Cox, set off in a Ford Focus on a journey to the dark heart of Britain's musical heritage, to get the inside track on whether being a musician really is a sensible career choice for a teenager.

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An account of an unlikely journey from the coast of Chile to Easter Island.

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Lisa St Aubin extracts the work of, among others, Dante, Edith Wharton, Leonardo da Vinci, Rosetta Loy, Mary McCarthy, Goethe, Primo Levi, Turner, Shelley, Claire Sterling, Truman Capote, Cecil Beaton, Elsa Morante, Molly Lefebure and Keats.

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The author fulfilled a lifetime's ambition when he spent fourteen months as the base-camp doctor at Halley, an isolated British research station on the Caird Coast of Antarctica. Following the penguins throughout the year, the author talks about the hardship of living at 50 C below zero and the unexpected comfort that the penguin community bring.

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In the Encyclopedia of Travel Literature, an expert sketches the lives and achievements of explorers, adventurers, novelists, and poets from l450 to the present and describes, critiques, and quotes from their works.

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This tells of an Australian woman's journey through adversity and and despair, to self-discovery in a small French village. After the death of her husband, through cancer, Henrietta was forced to reckon with being a single mother of two young children, an unconventional Latin lover, and an insecure future.

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An inspiring collection of writing by female expatriates follows dozens of women on globe-trotting adventures that will take them as far afield as Borneo, China, and the Ukraine.

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As the culminating volume of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Jr.'s renowned expeditions, this is the autobiography of a man who knew no limits. From his earliest days as a Navy pilot in training, to his controversial flights to the North and South Poles, his lifelong passion for expl...

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The Israeli barrier is probably the most iconic divider of land since the Berlin Wall. The author decided the only way to really get to grips with this huge divide was to use the barrier as a route map, to walk the wall. This title describes his journey.

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In 1987, Rita, newly divorced, set out to live her dream. She sold all her possessions and became a nomad. She wrote a book about her ongoing journey and, in 2001, insisted on putting her personal e-mail address in the last chapter - against all advice. It turned out to be a fortuitous decision.

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The Great Wall of China is the largest man-made structure, stretching for over 4,000 kilometres. Nathan Gray, a New Zealand lawyer, set off with four fellow travellers to walk the entire length of the Great Wall. But he succumbed to physical and mental fatigue and returned to New Zealand. He returned three months later to complete the challenge.

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Lord writes of her life from June to August, days filled with the mending of nets, the muscle-wrenching labour of the catch, the pleasure of an improvised hot-tub, and the beauty of the inlet's flora and fauna.

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There's a whole big world out there. Here's how every woman can get out and conquer it--solo. This is an inspiring guide for women who want to "fly solo" yet stay safe, sane, and solvent during their travels.