Travel

The reality of Marseille, with its secret life and scarred beauty, has little in common with its sulphurous reputation. Its inhabitants, who like to keep themselves and their city's true...

Frommer's Complete Guides America's #1 bestselling travel series More full-color guides than ever before Foldout maps in annual guides Outspoken opinions, exact prices, and insider tips

Most of us are fascinated by royalty, past and present. Whether glamorous or sordid, merrie or morose, our monarchs and their families have led lives very different from ours -...

From the blue-tiled splendor of Tamerlane's Samarkand to the holy city of Bukhara, which boasts a mosque for each day of the year, and beyond to the desert-girdled khanate of...

Author: André BarretBinding: HardbackPublished: Kaye & Ward, 1973Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerFlorence Observed is a richly illustrated tribute to the cultural and artistic...

Author: James HerriotBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJames Herriot's Yorkshire is a charming non-fiction work that invites readers into the beloved author's personal world,...

Author: Irwin Shaw, Ronald SearleBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket very lightly tanned on spineIrwin Shaw's "Paris! Shaw Paris!" is...

Author: David GibbonBinding: HardbackPublished: A Myer Publication, 1980Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThe British Isles: A Symphony in Colour is a stunning photography collection that presents the diverse...

Author: Sir Charles Kingsford-SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: A H & A W Reed, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded and discoloured cloth with some rubbing. Light...

Author: Mary GoughBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday & Co, NY, 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsMary Gough's "Travel Into Yesterday" presents a captivating archaeological travelogue, chronicling her extensive journey through...

Author: Wilfrid BluntBinding: HardbackPublished: James Barrie, London, 1956Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Fold-out map intact. Board with bumping on corners and spine. Minor nick/tear...

Author: Alexander Fullerton MollisonBinding: HardbackPublished: Mast Gully Press / Kenneth Hince (Old and Fine Books). Melbourne, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on book block. April-December,...

Author: Brian Mcardle; Peter FentonBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne, 1968Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis charming children's adventure story, "Australian Walkabout," transports young...

Author: Iain Finlay & Trish SheppardBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on outer paper edges.This captivating travel narrative...

Author: Dorothy ShinebergBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian National University Press, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work of historical non-fiction meticulously chronicles the extensive trading voyages of Andrew Cheyne...

Author: David Nevin; The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work of historical non-fiction, part of the acclaimed "The Old West" series,...

Author: Harry StephensonBinding: HardbackPublished: Harry Stephenson, 1982Condition:Book: PoorJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some water damage to outside of hardcoverA History of the Ski Exploration of...

Author: Thomas KeneallyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThomas Keneally's "Outback" is a captivating work of non-fiction that transports readers to the vast and...

Author: Robert & Linda FlemingBinding: PaperbackPublished: Allied Publishers, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis captivating travelogue and cultural study, "Kathmandu Valley," by Robert and Linda Fleming, offers an intimate portrayal...

Author: Teresa WaughBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsMarco Polo was the most famous traveller of his time. His voyages began in 1271 with...

Author: William JoyBinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical non-fiction work by William Joy chronicles two centuries of Australian exploration, detailing the arduous journeys and...

Susan Carmichael worked as a media advisor for an international project in Mongolia, training reporters and editors, and working with nomadic herders on the harsh Mongolian steppe. During her time...

This work offers a travel study of Burma which lays out the contradictions of its campaigns to attract Western tourists despite its well-known oppressive regime. By the year 2000, Burma...

Drawing on three years of travel and research, Mirrors of the Unseen offers a rare and timely portrait of Iran, introducing us to the sublime architecture of Isfahan, the forests...

The best travel writing debut in years-an instant classic.Struck by the iniquity of a big country invading a small one, Jason Elliot went to Afghanistan to see what the Russians...

In this full-colour book illustrating life in the colourful area south of Hollywood Road, Hong Kong, Lorette Roberts paints the town red - and orange, and yellow, and green, and...

Famous for its cemeteries and monuments, Flanders has witnessed war and bloodshed on a colossal scale. Divided between Belgium, the Netherlands and France, this low-lying expanse of land has also...

Translated from the Italian, Magis delves into the environment of his Triestine homeland and uncovers the whole of human striving in a microcosm. The city's homes, cafes, markets and railway...

Top Treks of the World is a beautifully illustrated, inspirational guide to the best long walks in the world. It uses wonderful mountain and wilderness photography to cover 29 of...

"This engaging narrative non-fiction tale follows Grace Pundyk's journey from the wild Yemeni deserts to the jungles of Borneo, and from Russia to Tasmania's leatherwood forests, with many other honey-producing...

Fully revised and updated with dedicated trekking chapter by local trekking specialist. Comprehensive and informative culture, history and environment chapters written by experts.

Most people are stunned to learn that there are some 35,000 islands in the Great Lakes, ranging from a large stone with its top above water level to the world's...

Many accounts of tourism have adopted an almost paradigmatic visual model of the gaze. This collection presents an expanded notion of spectatorship with a more dynamic sense of embodied and...

Thirtysomething Australian humorist, writer, and advertising hack Condon moved to the Netherlands in 1998 with his half-Dutch wife. Their subsequent trials and tribulations are vividly recounted in this witty prose.

Tim Bowden loves travelling and camping and has a great interest in Australian history. So, when he decided to take off to Western Australia with his wife Ros and their...

The rewards you can reap from exploring this amazing planet are incalculable. Every year, more and more of us are discovering the joy, the excitement, the sheer sense of adventure...

In 2005, Charles Firth travelled to the US and over a period of six months invented five fictional American characters, each of whom represent a different point of view in...

In this extraordinary Baedeker--accessible, up-to-date, and prodigiously illustrated with photographs from Mariner 9, Viking, Pathfinder, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the ongoing mars Global Surveyor spacecraft--visitors will encounter: Olympus Mons...

A visual history of high-speed trains. Hop aboard this fascinating journey through the early days of railway trains to the modern day superfast Maglevs which can reach speeds of 600km/h....

From caravan craft projects to tips on how to select the best caravan park, Kate Ulman takes a whimsical and nostalgic look at caravanning holidays in the modern world. Kate...

The Food Network star is back with an all-new, all-American book in his #1 New York Times bestselling series In its seventeenth season, Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-ins and Dives continues...

The Americans called it "Torpedo Junction," the Germans "Devil's George," but historians know it as the Battle of the Atlantic. Lasting from 1941-1944 it was the longest sustained campaign of...

In Journeys to Impossible Places , best-selling author and presenter Simon Reeve reveals the inside story of his most astonishing adventures and experiences, around the planet and close to home....

What happens when you take a clumsy Australian of Anglo Indian descent, a backpack, stick him on a bus in Europe and close the door? A good question, the answer...