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Wild coast: travels on South America's untamed edge
Par John Gimlette. 2011
Intrigued by the tale of a distant ancestor who perished on the Wild Coast in 1630, John Gimlette returns to…
South America to find out what has become of this primeval land. It is a journey that takes him through the old colonies of British, Dutch and French Guiana, through some of the most fantastic forests in the world and through four hundred years of shameless -and often horrifying - colonial history. Includes strong language. 2011.Waterlog: a swimmer's journey through Britain
Par Roger Deakin. 2000
Roger Deakin set out in 1996 to swim through the British Isles. The result was a uniquely personal view of…
an island race and a people with a deep affinity for water. Encompassing cultural history, autobiography, travel writing and natural history, "Waterlog" is a personal journey, a bold assertion of the native swimmer's right to roam, and an unforgettable celebration of the magic of water. Includes strong language. 2000.Wanderer on my native shore
Par George Reiger. 1983
Voyage of the Stella
Par R. D Lawrence. 1982
Two towns in Provence
Par M. F. K Fisher. 1983
The day-to-day adventures of the author in Aix-en-Provence and Marseilles. This is a study of customs and manners, and could…
serve as a guide on how and how not to behave when living abroad. 1983.Travels on my elephant
Par Mark Shand. 1991
There is no better way to see India than from the howdah of an elephant, as Mark Shand discovered when…
he set out on a thousand kilometre journey to Sonepur Mela, the world's oldest elephant market, on the back of Tara, a 31-year-old elephant. Tara was transformed from a scrawny and ill- treated begging elephant into a star attraction, and finding her a home was to present the greatest challenge of all. 1991.Trailing Pythagoras
Par George Galt. 1982
Galt recounts his personal experiences traveling through the Aegean islands. In addition to a host of incredible characters, Galt has…
to contend with the ghost of his own ancestor, John Galt, who explored the same terrain early in the 19th century. c1982.To get rich is glorious: China in the eighties
Par Orville Schell. 1984
The walk west: a walk across America 2
Par Peter Jenkins, Barbara Jenkins. 1981
A description of the authors' trip from New Orleans to Oregon. They tell of their experiences and the people they…
met during their 2,000 mile walk, beginning in 1976 and ending in 1979. Sequel to "Walk across America." 1981.The southern gates of Arabia: a journey to the Hadhramaut
Par Freya Stark. 1990
In 1935, Freya Stark set out to travel the Incense Route inland from the southern shores of Arabia. She encountered…
sultans and Bedouin, harem women of Do'an, the Mansab of Meshed, cheerful distributor of peppermints, cloves and chewing gum and Hasan, overheard describing her as "one of the sultanas of England". 1990.The secret voyage of Sir Francis Drake, 1577-1580
Par R. Samuel Bawlf. 2003
On September 26, 1580, Francis Drake sailed his ship, the Golden Hinde, into Plymouth harbour on the coast of England.…
He had long been given up for lost, and rumours quickly circulated about where he had been on his three-year voyage and about the huge haul of plunder he had brought home. What was eventually revealed would change the history of exploration in North America. Some descriptions of violence. 2003.The royal road to romance
Par Richard Halliburton. 1969
The author chose to see the world as a vagabond. He relates his adventures: being penniless in Monte Carlo, in…
prison for taking forbidden photographs at Gibraltar, and held by Chinese pirates at sea. 1969.The remarkable world of Frances Barkley, 1769-1845
Par Beth Hill, Frances Barkley. 1978
Frances Barkley was the first European woman to set foot on the coast of B.C. In 1786, she embarked from…
Europe on a trade and exploration voyage with her husband, Captain Charles W. Barkley. Her reminiscences contain her descriptions of their life at sea, and visits to South America, India, China, and what is now known as Alaska and British Columbia. 1978.The memory of water (Life writing series #47)
Par Allen Smutylo. 2013
Over the last forty years, Canadian adventurer and writer Allen Smutylo has experienced some of the wildest and most captivating…
waters imaginable in all corners of the globe. Here he describes some of his adventures in the Arctic, South Pacific, Great Lakes region, and India. Smutylo probes a crucial and contemporary issue—that of our relationship to water and the wildlife and human life that depend upon it. c2013.Hoffman spent six months circumnavigating the globe on the world's worst conveyances: the statistically most dangerous airlines, the most crowded…
and dangerous ferries, the slowest buses, and the most rickety trains. He did so going from Lima to the Amazon on crowded night buses where the road is a washed-out track, across Indonesia and Bangladesh by overcrowded ferries that kill 1,000 passengers a year, and across Afghanistan as the Taliban closes in. Some strong language, some descriptions of sex, and some descriptions of violence. c2010.The lost continent and, Neither here nor there
Par Bill Bryson. 1992
Here in one volume are two comic masterpieces by Bill Bryson, the books that have brought him acclaim as one…
of the funniest writers at work today. "The Lost Continent" is the story of Bryson's return to America, the land of his youth, after ten years in England. He borrowed his mother's car and set out, and his account of his journey has become a classic. In "Neither here nor there" Bryson is in Europe, travelling from Hammerfest in Norway to Istanbul. Fluent in at least one language, a backpack on his shoulders and a tight fist on his wallet, Bryson is a hilarious guide. Strong language. 1992.The lost heart of Asia
Par Colin Thubron. 2004
This book charts Colin Thubron's journey through the newly emergent countries of Central Asia. It is the story of his…
encounters with people, landscapes and the past, looking for lost cities, mosques and tombs, as he searches into the regions fragmented identity and discovers the plight of the once-dominant Russians who remain. 2004.The lost girls: three friends, four continents, one unconventional detour around the world
Par Jennifer Baggett, Amanda Pressner, Holly C Corbett. 2010
Three friends at a crossroads in their twenties quit their high pressure New York media jobs, leave their friends and…
everything familiar behind, and embark on a year-long backpacking adventure around the world. Includes sex and strong language. c2010.Help! ma croisiere en Amazonie
Par Redmond O'Hanlon. 1990
L'auteur a déicide de rendre visite aux Yanomami, une tribu amazonienne aux moeurs particulièrement violentes. Echappera-t-il a la dysenterie, aux…
amibes, au cholera, a la rage, a la maladie de Chaga? 1990. Titre uniforme: In trouble again.Chaveta: l'arche d'or des Incas
Par Jéromine Pasteur. 1988
Elle s'appelle Jéromine, mais les Indiens la nomment Chaveta, papillon symbole de la connaissance. Il y a dix ans, elle…
construit son propre voilier et met le cap sur le Brésil, en solitaire. Elle trouve la prix en jungle tropicale où elle vit avec la tribu de Ashanincas. Dans ce livre, elle nous relate son histoire vécue. 1988.