Kategoria BISAC: Travel >> Asia - General

A fictive traveler's guide to the East, both Near and Far, "The Book of John Mandeville" was a late--medieval best seller, more popular in its day than Marco Polo's Travels. In addition to a fresh, vibrant translation--the first from the Middle French original since the fifteenth century this edition of "The Book of John Mandeville" offers a succinct, broad-ranging Introduction to the work that touches on the question of authorship, the sources on which the text drew, and the transformation and reception of the work down to the present day."

When a grade school teacher wanted to get her students interested in geography, and the people and their customs in different lands, she sent Teddy, a small bear, out to hitch a ride on a long trip around the Pacific Rim. His letters and postcards back to the class gets them excited to find out where he is in the World. But keeping him out of trouble is a challenge to Omami and Grandpa Stan, Teddy's hosts. With this book:

• Learn world geography
• Follow his location while he explores the World
• Learn how to find any place on the globe
• Learn of beautiful...

'Backpacking With A Bunion' is a travelogue of discovery and adventure across the countries of S E Asia. The journey begins in Bangkok - where else; and ends up on the island of Flores in Indonesia. My story as a mature 'gapper' is outlined in the Introduction, as well as some of the highlights from my trip. The reader if so inclined could follow my journey on a map - it works quite well as a jigsaw, though I have certainly left plenty of room for flexibility and spontaneity. Travel, like life is not always straightforward, but that's the joy in it.

Each chapter is given a...

First published in 1958, A Person From England tells of how the legendary cities of Turkestan - Merv, Khiva, Bokhara and Samarkand - have long exerted a romantic fascination upon Western travellers. During the last century, men of many nationalities have played what they and their contemporaries have called "The Great Game" - travelling throughout Central Asia. The author revives memories of the agents and travellers - official and unofficial, military and civilian - who have visited the Khanates of Turkestan, relating their adventures and attempting to recreate the atmosphere and...