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Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
From the heights of the Peruvian Andes to the banks of the Mekong River Delta in Laos, celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has traveled far and wide to find culinary inspiration in some of the world's most remote locations. In this travelogue-meets-cookbook, Ramsay reveals the rich food traditions and cultures he's found in 25 remarkable destinations from his explorations on the National Geographic Channel's Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted.
Author
Publisher
Artisan, a division of Workman Publishing Co., Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Explore the art of mindful travel with Kinfolk, the pioneers in "slow living," their philosophy of simplicity, authenticity, intentionality and community. With nearly 450,000 copies in print, the Kinfolk series has applied this philosophy to entertaining (The Kinfolk Table), interior design (The Kinfolk Home), and living with nature (The Kinfolk Garden). Now they have turned their attention to "slow travel," offering readers a road map for planning...
24) Kinfolk islands
Author
Series
Publisher
Artisan
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on their global community of writers and photographers, Kinfolk takes us on trips to alluring outposts all over the world, offering practical guidance, vibrant imagery, and thoughtful reflections on why islands embody so many of our travel fantasies"--
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
After thirty-two years in Japan, Pico Iyer can use everything from anime to Oscar Wilde to show how his adopted home is both hauntingly familiar and the strangest place on earth. "Arguably the world's greatest living travel writer" (Outside). He draws on readings, reflections, and conversations with Japanese friends to illuminate an unknown place for newcomers, and to give longtime residents a look at their home through fresh eyes. A Beginner's Guide...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In the summer of 2016, Kent Russell--broke, at loose ends, hungry for adventure--set off to walk across Florida. Mythic, superficial, soaked in contradictions, maligned by cultural elites, segregated from the south, and literally vanishing into the sea, Florida (or, as he calls it: "American Concentrate") seemed to Russell to embody America's divided soul. The journey with two friends intent on filming the ensuing mayhem, quickly reduces the trio...
Author
Publisher
Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A firsthand look at one of the least accessible and yet most politically significant countries on earth, Descendants of Cyrus taps is a beautifully written travelogue full of Iranian culture, history, and politics.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Part travelogue, part culinary history, all capitalist critique-comedian Jamie Loftus's debut, Raw Dog, will take you on a cross-country road trip in the summer of 2021, and reveal what the creation, culture, and class influence of hot dogs says about America now. Hot dogs. Poor people created them. Rich people found a way to charge fifteen dollars for them. They're high culture, they're low culture, they're sports food, they're kids' food, they're...
Author
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden somewhere in the Honduran interior, called the White City or the Lost City of the Monkey God... In 1940, swashbuckling journalist Theodore Morde returned from the rainforest with hundreds of artifacts and an electrifying story of having found the Lost City of the Monkey God-but then committed suicide without revealing its location. Three...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Beloved guide to Italian culture and history Tim Parks traces Garibaldi's famous journey across the Apennines in search of the country's past and present. In the summer of 1849 Giuseppe Garibaldi, the legendary hero of guerrilla wars and future architect of a united Italy, was finally forced to concede defeat to the French in his defense of a revolutionary Roman republic. But determined to turn defeat into moral victory, he set out from Rome with...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Celebrated traveler and photographer Jessica Nabongo-the first documented Black woman to visit all 195 countries in the world-shares her journey around the globe with fascinating stories of adventure, culture, travel musts, and human connections"--
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"There are few remaining frontiers on our planet. But perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are the world's oceans: too big to police, and with no clear international authority, the oceans have become the setting for rampant criminality--from human trafficking and slavery to environmental crimes and piracy. Now, in The Outlaw Ocean, Ian Urbina--prize-winning reporter for The New York Times--gives us a galvanizing account of the several years...
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Journey back in time with this collection of classic travel writing from great authors and adventurers. These extraordinary odysseys over land and sea captivated audiences and gave them a glimpse into countries, cities and cultures like never before. Tales include Robert Byron's ten-month journey through Persia to Afghanistan in the early 30s; Jack London's 1907 sailing adventure across the south Pacific; and Teddy Roosevelt's scientific exploration...
Author
Publisher
Broadleaf Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From the award-winning Native American literary writer Diane Glancy comes a book about travel, belonging, and home. Travel is not merely a means to bring us from one location to another. 'My sense of place is in the moving,' Glancy writes. For her the road is home--its own satisfying destination. But the road also makes demands on us: asking us to be willing to explore the incomprehensible parts of the landscapes we inhabit and pass through--as well...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In 1995, at the age of twenty-three, Michael Meyer joined the Peace Corps and, after rejecting offers to go to seven other countries, was sent to a tiny town in Sichuan. Knowing nothing about China, or even how to use chopsticks, Meyer wrote Chinese words up and down his arms so he could hold conversations, and, per a Communist dean's orders, jumped into teaching his students about the Enlightenment, the stock market, and Beatles lyrics. Soon he...
Author
Publisher
Abrams
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
The city long-adored for its medieval beauty, old-timey brasseries, and corner cafes has even more to offer today. In the last few years, a flood of new ideas and creative locals has infused a once-static, traditional city with a new open-minded sensibility and energy. Journalist Lindsey Tramuta offers detailed insight into the rapidly evolving worlds of food, wine, pastry, coffee, beer, fashion, and design in the delightful city of Paris. Tramuta...
Author
Publisher
Melville House
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The Western world has turned its back on migrants, leaving them to cope with one of the most devastating humanitarian crises in history. Reporter Sally Hayden was at home in London when she received a message on Facebook: "Hi sister Sally, we need your help." The sender identified himself as an Eritrean refugee who had been held in a Libyan detention center for months, locked in one big hall with hundreds of others. Now, the city around them was crumbling...
Author
Publisher
Literatura Random House
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
Español
Description
"Castellanos Moya nos brinda sus dos extraordinarios cuadernos de apuntes, surgidos en circunstancias muy distintas pero alentados por una misma voluntad: la del escritor que hurga en sí mismo para encontrar pistas que le ayuden a entender su forma de estar en el mundo. Cuaderno de Tokio (Los cuervos de Sangenjaya) fue fruto de una estadía de seis meses en Japón en 2009, y Cuaderno de Iowa (Envejece un perro tras los cristales) fue escrito entre...
Publisher
Fodor's Travel, a division of MH Sub I, LLC, dba Internet Brands
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Perfect for planning the trip of a lifetime, this trusted travel resource, written by local Fodor's travel experts in South Africa, arms travelers with everything they need to see and do to make the most of this experience.
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