×


 x 

Shopping cart

Travel writing

Results 97 - 120 of 1351

Travel writing

Paperback. How does an Englishman cope when he moves to Italy - not the tourist idyll but the real Italy? This book presents an account of the idiosyncrasies and nuances of Italian culture. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 196 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 242.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099286950
ISBN
9780099286950
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.45

Paperback. Is Italy a united country, or a loose affiliation of warring states? Is Italian football a sport, or an ill-disguised protraction of ancient enmities? This book follows the fortunes of Hellas Verona football club, to pay a different kind of visit to some of the world's most beautiful cities. Num Pages: 464 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DST; WSJA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 128 x 29. Weight in Grams: 324.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099422679
ISBN
9780099422679
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.53

Paperback. Through memorable encounters with ordinary Italians - conductors and ticket collectors, priests and prostitutes, scholars and lovers, gypsies and immigrants, this title captures what makes Italian life distinctive. Num Pages: 288 pages, map (black and white). BIC Classification: 1DST; WGF; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 131 x 19. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099584254
ISBN
9780099584254
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.10

paperback. How does an Italian become Italian? Or an Englishman English, for that matter? Are foreigners born, or made? The author focuses on his own young children in the small village near Verona where he lives, building a picture of the contemporary Italian family at school, at home, at work, and at play. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; BG; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099286967
ISBN
9780099286967
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. FOREWORD BY SIR RANULPH FIENNES Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WTD; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 149 x 207 x 12. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Constable and Robinson United Kingdom
Edition
UK ed.
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845284909
ISBN
9781845284909
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. * The 'laugh out loud helplessly in public, like an escaped psychopath' (OBSERVER) travelogue and rehabilitation of a Victorian hero - Lord Dufferin Num Pages: 288 pages, map. BIC Classification: 1D; 1MTN; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 19. Weight in Grams: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition
paperback / softback
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349111407
ISBN
9780349111407
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Presents the story of what happens when a rather silly man tries to walk all the way across a very large country, with a very large animal who doesn't really want to. Num Pages: 336 pages, Photo section. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 22. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099471943
ISBN
9780099471943
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. Tells the story of a game and the city that frames it. Sampling the rags and the riches, the author reveals how Pall Mall got its name, which three addresses you won't find in your A-Z and why the sorry cul-de-sac that is Vine Street has a special place in the heart of Britain's most successful Monopoly champion. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; WTL; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 250.
Publisher
Vintage
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Edition
First Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099433866
ISBN
9780099433866
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Would you cheer if they sent you to Coventry? Could you stick up for Stoke or big-up Bracknell? Can you handle the thrill of Rhyl, the heaven of Hull or the mirth of Tydfil? The author takes you round all places on our beloved island that nobody wants to go to - our most miserable towns, shonkiest hotels, and silliest sea zoos. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, col. map. BIC Classification: 1DBK; WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 19. Weight in Grams: 208.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099546931
ISBN
9780099546931
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Self-confessed loafter Tim Moore, seduced by the speed and glamour of the biggest annual sporting event in the world, sets out to cycle the course of the Tour de France. All 3,630km of it. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1DDF; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224092111
ISBN
9780224092111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Tim Moore, 'a contender for Bill Bryson's crown as king of comic travels' (SUNDAY TIMES), charts the decline of the Grand Tour from sombre academy of cultural betterment to the Club 18-30 of the 1830s Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DD; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 127 x 24. Weight in Grams: 256.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
New
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349114194
ISBN
9780349114194
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.51

Paperback. The notorious 1914 Giro d'Italia was an ordeal of 400-kilometre stages, cataclysmic night storms and relentless sabotage - all on a diet of raw eggs and red wine. Of the 81 who rolled out of Milan, only eight made it back. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 31. Weight in Grams: 346.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224100151
ISBN
9780224100151
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 12.61

Paperback. Tim Mackintosh-Smith concludes his travels in the footsteps of Moroccan traveller Ibn Battutah across the 'worlds beyond the winds' Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 31. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719567780
ISBN
9780719567780
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Macmillan Collector's Library
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Main Market Ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781909621473
ISBN
9781909621473
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. The bestselling first volume of Tim Mackintosh-Smith's masterful journey in the footsteps of fourteenth-century traveller Ibn Battutah Num Pages: 368 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QFM; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 24. Weight in Grams: 264.
Publisher
John Murray Press
Number of pages
368
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848546752
ISBN
9781848546752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.53

Paperback. The award-winning travel book by the author of Travels with a Tangerine Num Pages: 304 pages, ill. BIC Classification: 1FBXY; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
John Murray Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719597404
ISBN
9780719597404
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Tim Mackintosh-Smith continues in the footsteps of Moroccan traveller Ibn Battutah, revealing the rich tales of an India far off the beaten path of Taj and Raj Illustrator(s): Yeoman, Martin. Num Pages: 352 pages, line drawings and maps. BIC Classification: 1FKA; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
John Murray
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719565878
ISBN
9780719565878
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 64 colour photos & 15 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBBWK; 1KBCB; BTP; WSSN5; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 143 x 17. Weight in Grams: 436.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Hancock House Publishers Ltd ,Canada Canada
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780888395238
ISBN
9780888395238
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 15.90

Paperback. Adrien Niyonshuti is a member of the Rwandan cycling team. Adrien was seven years old when he lost his family in the 1994 genocide that tore Rwanda apart. Almost twenty years later he has a shot at representing his country at the Olympics. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFGR; WSQ; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218.
Publisher
Yellow Jersey Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780224091770
ISBN
9780224091770
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Paperback. Henry Morton Stanley was a cruel imperialist - a bad man of Africa. This book shows the reality of Stanley's life - his trans-Africa journey, a human endurance which solved virtually every one of the continent's remaining geographical puzzles. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1HF; 3JH; BGH; RGR; WTLP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 39. Weight in Grams: 476.
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780571221035
ISBN
9780571221035
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.67

Paperback. Follows the author's death-defying 200-mile journey in his antique Thomas Crapper bath - not just across the Channel, but around Kent - right up to the tremendous reception and huge media attention which awaited him under Tower Bridge. Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1QSG; WH; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 200 x 18. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Preface Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
9781848090262
ISBN
9781848090262
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 9.70

Paperback. Historical diving bells, Greek sponge divers, world war two frogmen and record-setting breath hold divers compete for space with sharks, turtles, dolphins and sea slugs. From Ireland to Florida, Papua New Guinea to Vienna and the Bahamas to Seychelles, this title provides a view from a glass bottomed boat - on an unfamiliar destination. Num Pages: 384 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: WSSC1; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 268.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
KTG0021148
ISBN
9780140287301
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 4.99

Paperback. Series: Lonely Planet Travel Literature. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 132 x 197 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781786576217
ISBN
9781786576217
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Paperback. For many years war made Sierra Leone and Liberia too dangerous for outsiders to travel through. Facing down demons from his time in Africa as a journalist, Tim Butcher heads deep into this combat zone, encountering the devastation wrought by lawless militia, child soldiers, brutal violence, blood diamonds and masked figures. Num Pages: 336 pages, Illustrations, ports., maps. BIC Classification: 1HFDE; 1HFDL; WTL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 137 x 32. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099532064
ISBN
9780099532064
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.49

Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!