This attractive, handy pocket book contains an unputdownable assortment of facts "es, anecdotes & tall tales about the history & mystery of international travel. Find out when the first passport was granted (in 1414!), in which country it is considered extremely rude to sit with the soles of your feet facing your companions, how to say hello in twenty different languages, which pilgrim route has a scallop shell as its symbol, how to master the Japanese art of packing a rucksack, & which cities to avoid if you don't want to experience an earthquake. ...

Traveller – Observations from an American in Exile, featuring an introduction by Michael Palin, is a collection of letters, journal entries & photographs from Michael Katakis, writer & photographer, written during a self imposed exile. The book provides an insight into the author`s point of view of the world & his own past. His observations are delivered with great immediacy & humanity as his words on paper depict the reality of the conditions of the people he meets & places he visits & inspire him. Whether it is joy, wonder or horror, he enriches his annotation with insightful history taking the reader across country & through time, from Sierra Leone in 1988 to Paris in 2004. Essentially, Traveller is a collection of sympathetic reflections on the complex world around us, political in many places & is sure to inspire similar powerful observations. ...

The Traveller`s Daybook, A Tour of the World in 366"ations, edited by Fergus Fleming & published by Atlantic Books, provides a really interesting, well-chosen anthology of travel-related writing covering a wide range of topics & locations. Arranged with usually one page per day including the 29th February, the extracts range from the works of the giants of travel writing
- Newby, Thesiger or Leigh-Fermor, to famous writers – Goethe, Chekhov or Orwell, explorers including Nansen, Amundsen & Scott, rulers from Justinian to Mussolini & beyond, philosophers, journalists & many others. The book offers a fascinating sample of travel writing, journalistic reporting, diaries, etc, full of interesting observation & comments, & provides an excellent springboard for better acquaintance with the work of many of its contributors.A well-arranged index enables the reader to look up the entries not only by author but also by location or subject.
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What could be better than the simple thrills of taking off for the unknown, or of revisiting a beloved bolthole to replenish the spirits? Celebrate the open road with this miscellany of trivia & beautiful prose, interspersed with practical advice on everything from packing to photography. ...

This is the perfect primer for anyone interested in the foundation of Western thought & a unique companion for visitors to Greek & Roman sites. John Gaskin unfolds the thinking about nature, life, death & other worlds that informed the culture & society of the classical world still visible in todays cityscapes & archaeological sites & draws out its relevance & interest for the modern reader. The author associates each philosopher & his ideas with a particular tourist destination, & a gazetteer describes the sites & notes the people & ideas connected with them. ...

From the foggy streets of Victorian London to the eerie perfection of 1950s suburbia, the everyday is invaded by the evil otherworldly in this unforgettable collection of new ghost stories from the author of The Woman in Black. In the title story, on a murky evening in a warmly lit club off St James, a bishop listens closely as a paranormal detective recounts his most memorable case, one whose horrifying denouement took place in that very building. In ` The Front Room`, a devoutly Christian mother tries to protect her children from the evil influence of their grandmother, both when she is alive & when she is dead. A lonely boy finds a friend in ` Boy Number 21`, but years later he is forced to question the nature of that friendship, & to ask whether ghosts can perish in fires. This is Susan Hill at her best, telling characteristically flesh-creeping & startling tales of thwarted ambition, terrifying revenge & supernatural stirrings that will leave readers wide-awake long into the night. ...

From the foggy streets of Victorian London to the eerie perfection of 1950s suburbia, the everyday is invaded by the otherworldly in this unforgettable collection of new ghost stories from the bestselling author of The Woman in Black. In the title story, on a murky evening in a club off St James, a paranormal detective recounts his most memorable case, one whose horrifying denouement took place in that very building. A lonely boy makes a friend in ` Boy Number 21`, but years later is forced to question the very nature of that friendship. ` Alice Baker` tells the story of a mysterious new office worker who is accompanied by a lingering smell of decay. & in ` The Front Room`, a devoutly Christian mother tries to protect her children from the evil influence of their grandmother, both when she is alive & afterwards. This paperback edition

Includes:: the chilling ` Printer`s Devil Court` in which three medical students make an unholy pact whose consequences will pursue one of them to the grave
- & perhaps beyond. This is Susan Hill at her best, telling characteristically creepy & surprising tales of thwarted ambition, terrifying revenge & supernatural stirrings that will leave you wide-awake long into the night.


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Nana is on a road trip, but he is not sure where he is going. All that matters is that he can sit beside his beloved owner Satoru in the front seat of his silver van. Satoru is keen to visit three old friends from his youth, though Nana doesn’t know why & Satoru won’t say. Set against the backdrop of Japan’s changing seasons & narrated with a rare gentleness & humour, Nana’s story explores the wonder & thrill of life’s unexpected detours. It is about the value of friendship & solitude, & knowing when to give & when to take. TRAVELLING CAT has already demonstrated its power to move thousands of readers with a message of kindness & truth. It shows, above all, how acts of love, both great & small, can transform our lives. ...

It`s not the journey that counts, but who`s at your side. Nana is on a road trip, but he is not sure where he is going. All that matters is that he can sit beside his beloved owner Satoru in the front seat of his silver van. Satoru is keen to visit three old friends from his youth, though Nana doesn’t know why & Satoru won’t say. Set against the backdrop of Japan’s changing seasons & narrated with a rare gentleness & humour, Nana’s story explores the wonder & thrill of life’s unexpected detours. It is about the value of friendship & solitude, & knowing when to give & when to take. TRAVELLING CAT has already demonstrated its power to move thousands of readers with a message of kindness & truth. It shows, above all, how acts of love, both great & small, can transform our lives. ...

STUNNING HARDBACK GIFTING EDITION,

Includes:: A RIBBONTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING SENSATION: the tender

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