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Down South: In Search of the Great Southern Land by Bruce Ansley
$50.00 NZD
Category: NZ - History | Reading Level: near fine
In Down South, writer Bruce Ansley goes on a journey back to his beloved South Island. 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 who hold clues to the south's famous character. Not ...Show more
The Last 8 Possessions: Some lessons in the art of travel by Michael Hamish-Scott
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
When Michael Hamish-Scott met the gypsy on a dark and foreboding Dartmoor as night was approaching, he was unprepared for what she told him about possessions. Throughout the world he searches for simple living people and discovers after two years of travelling that she was right - but she'd said nothing ...Show more
Accidentally Wes Anderson by Wally Koval
$50.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Guides
A visual adventure of Wes Anderson proportions, authorized by the legendary filmmaker himself: stunning photographs of real-life places that seem plucked from the just-so world of his films, presented with fascinating human stories behind each façade. Accidentally Wes Anderson began as a personal tra ...Show more
Into the Wild (FTI Edition) by Jon Krakauer
$30.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
By examining the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man, who in 1992 walked deep into the Alaskan wilderness and whose SOS note and emaciated corpse were found four months later, internationally bestselling author Jon Krakauer explores the obsession which leads some people to explore the outer limi ...Show more
Lonely Planet Central America on a Shoestring 9 by Lonely Planet Publications Staff; Steve Fallon; Bridget Gleeson; Paul Harding; John Hecht; Tom Masters; Tom Spurling; Lucas Vidgen; Mara Vorhees
$45.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Guides | Series: On a Shoestring Ser. | Reading Level: General Adult
#1 best-selling guide to Central America * Lonely Planet Central America on a shoestring is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, what hidden discoveries await you, and how to optimise your budget for an extended continental trip. Scale the Maya temples of Tikal ...Show more
Pocket Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Not Visited and Never Will by Judith Schalansky
$30.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
Born on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall, as a child Judith Schalansky could travel only through the pages of an atlas. Now she has created her own, taking us across the oceans of the world to fifty remote islands. Perfect maps jostle with cryptic tales from the islands, full of rare animals and lost e ...Show more
Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Adventure, Danger and Survival by Yossi Ghinsberg
$28.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
I heard the rustle again, too close and too real to ignore. I clutched the flashlight, stuck my head out of the mosquito net... and found myself face-to-face with a jaguar. Four travelers meet in Bolivia and set off into the heart of the Amazon rainforest to find a hidden tribe and explore places tour ...Show more
Great Cities Through Travellers' Eyes by Furtado, Peter
$30.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Guides
Throughout history, intrepid men and women have related their experiences and perceptions of the world's great cities to bring them alive to those at home. The thirty-eight cities covered in this entertaining anthology of travellers' tales are spread over six continents, ranging from Beijing to Berlin, ...Show more
Lonely Planet New Zealand's North Island 6 by Lonely Planet
$35.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Guides | Series: Regional Guide Ser.
Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's New Zealand's North Island is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Glide through turquoise waters past pods of orcas in Bay of Islands; try black-wat ...Show more
Fearless Footsteps - True Stories That Capture the Spirit of Adventure by Nathan James Thomas (Editor); Jennifer Roberts (Editor)
$30.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Narratives
Travelling the world is an exhilarating, eye-opening, life-affirming experience. But it can also be scary to even think about. There are language barriers, borders to cross, planes to fly in, and of course, the mystery of an unknown land. It can be difficult to take the chance, even when you're yearni ...Show more
Worth A Detour - North Island: Hidden Places and Unsual Destinations off the Beaten Track by Peter Janssen
$40.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Guides
Travel writer Peter Janssen has travelled extensively around the North and South Island and in each volume he shares special quirky experiences and sublime scenery that are known to locals but are most often bypassed by visitors heading to better-known attractions. Avoid the mass of tourists and stroll ...Show more
Worth A Detour - South Island: Hidden Places and Unsual Destinations off the Beaten Track by Peter Janssen
$40.00 NZD
Category: Travel - Guides
Travel writer Peter Janssen has travelled extensively around the North and South Island and in each volume he shares special quirky experiences and sublime scenery that are known to locals but are most often bypassed by visitors heading to better-known attractions. Avoid the mass of tourists and stroll ...Show more