Down South by Bruce Ansley
35.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
In Down South, writer Bruce Ansley goes on a journey back to his beloved South Island of New Zealand in search of what makes it unique. From Curio Bay to Golden Bay, in Down South writer Bruce Ansley sets off on a vast expedition across the South Island, Te Waipounamu, visiting the places and people ...Show more
Outpost - A Journey to the Wild Ends of the Earth by Dan Richards
28.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
There are still wild places out there on our crowded planet.Through a series of personal journeys, Dan Richards explores the appeal of far-flung outposts in mountains, tundra, forests, oceans and deserts. Following a route from the Cairngorms of Scotland to the fire-watch lookouts of Washington State; f ...Show more
On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads by Tim Cope
25.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives | Reading Level: very good
Lone-adventurer Tim Cope travelled the entire length of the Eurasian steppe on horseback, from the ancient capital of Mongolia to the Danube River in Hungary. This formidable 6,000-mile journey took three years to complete. It is a journey that has not been completed successfully since the days of Gengh ...Show more
In Memory of Travel by Grant Sheehan
60.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives | Reading Level: near fine
Towards Compostela - Walking the Camino de Santiago by Catharina Van Bohemen
38.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography | Reading Level: very good
Catharina van Bohemen walked the Camino de Santiago in 1998. Jenny Shipley was New Zealand’s prime minister, Bill Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky was exposed, the Good Friday Agreement was signed in Northern Ireland, and the Russian rouble nearly collapsed. Catharina’s marriage had ended and ...Show more
Japan: The Passenger by Various
40.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives | Series: The\Passenger Ser.
'Some Japanese stories end violently. Others never end at all, but only cut away, at the moment of extreme crisis, to a butterfly, or the wind, or the moon.' - Brian Phillips
Icons of England by Bill Bryson
30.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives | Reading Level: General Adult
This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green landscapes and magnificent monuments that set England apart from the rest of the world. Many of the contributors bring their own special touch, presenting a refreshingly eclectic variety of personal icons, from pub sign ...Show more
The Frayed Atlantic Edge by David Gange
28.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
'This is the book that has been wanting to be written for decades: the ragged fringe of Britain as a laboratory for the human spirit' Adam Nicolson Over the course of a year, leading historian and nature writer David Gange kayaked the weather-ravaged coasts of Atlantic Britain and Ireland from north to ...Show more
Owls of the Eastern Ice: The Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl by Jonathan Slaght
26.00 NZD
Category: Natural History
The Times Nature Book of the Year 2020 - A breathtaking portrait of Russia's remote far eastern forest, and of the world's most extraordinary owlThe forests near to where Russia, China and North Korea meet in a tangle of barbed wire are the only place on earth where brown bears, leopards and tigers co-e ...Show more
Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town by Paul Theroux
38.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives | Reading Level: very good
In this title, Paul Theroux sets off for Cape Town from Cairo - the hard way. Travelling across bush and desert, down rivers and across lakes, and through country after country, he visits some of the most beautiful and dangerous landscapes on earth. It is a journey of discovery and of rediscovery - of t ...Show more
A Thing of Beauty - Travels in Mythical and Modern Greece by Peter Fiennes
25.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives | Reading Level: very good
LONGLISTED FOR THE ANGLO-HELLENIC LEAGUE RUNCIMAN AWARD 2022 'Peter Fiennes's road trip around Greece [is] engagingly described' Mary Beard, TLS 'Fiennes is a brilliant and generous guide through Greece' Observer What do the Greek myths mean to us today? It's now a golden age for these t ...Show more
Across the Pass: A Collection of Tramping Writing by selected by Shaun Barnett
45.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives | Reading Level: very good
Tramping is a journey into mountainous country, across passes, along ridges, beside rivers or through forests. It is a journey also, perhaps, to discovering more about the native plants and animals existing in these wild ecosystems, and a journey into friendship or self-discovery. New Zealand trampers h ...Show more