Travel writing Books

The charming and joyful follow-up book from ‘the nation’s taster in chief,’ Felicity Cloake. If there’s one thing that truly unites this country from Aberdeen to Abernethy, St Ives to St Pancras, it’s an obsession with breakfast. We all have an opinion...

Remarkable Treks is a compendium of exhilarating walks from around the planet – some lasting weeks, some lasting just a few days, but all of them set against spectacular backdrops. Following the same format as the award winning Remarkable Road Trips and...

‘One of the non-fiction books of the year.’ Andrew O’ Hagan A powerful, evocative and deeply personal journey into the world of missing people When Francisco Garcia was just seven years old, his father, Christobal, left his family. Unemployed, addicted...

A Waterstones Travel Book of the Year 2023A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England–Wales border: Britain’s deepest faultline. There is a line on the map: to one side Wales, small, rugged...

Fully revised and updated by Oz, with new entries on key wineries, vineyards and producers from around the country. ‘It's brilliant. Exactly what's wanted. -’ Hugh JohnsonOne of the great pleasures of wine is to drink it where it is grown and made. The...

On the same day that his wife gave birth to twins, Anthony Doerr received the Rome Prize, an award that gave him a year-long stipend and studio in Rome… ‘Four Seasons in Rome’ charts the repercussions of that day, describing Doerr's varied adventures in...

From theSudan to Northern New South Wales, Tarab is an epic, mesmerising taleof high adventure and the search for meaning. Carl Cleves escapes nationalservice in Belgium to live in South Africa at the height of the apartheid era.So begin the adventures...

When Mark Heyward first went to Indonesia, to teach at asmall school in East Kalimantan, little did he realise how life changing hisdecision would prove to be. Within three years his Australian life would bebehind him and he would be travelling, with...

Weare's finely rendered story of his five-month trek from the sacred source of the Ganges through the Kullu Valley, Zanskar and Ladakh to his houseboat in Kashmir is remarkably entertaining. The people he meets and travels with are fully-fledged...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher*Unexpected stories from unexpected places.Many places can feel like nowhere: a desert, an isolated village, even the middle of a bustling, impersonal city. And then something happens: an...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisherHumorous tales of travel and misadventure.Lonely Planet knows that some of life's funniest experiences happen on the road. Whether they take the form of unexpected detours, unintended adventures,...

“Your illustrated guide to the perfect West Coast road trip.” —C magazineAn inspiration to visit, this beautiful and practical travel guide is an illustrated keepsake, and a celebration of the wild, lush, larger-than-life 2,000 miles that run along the...

In this irresistible marriage of watercolorist’s sketchbook and traveler’s guide, Virginia Johnson lovingly captures the magic of one of the world’s most storied regions, the French Riviera. We walk the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. Shop for handmade...

A little book of travel inspirations, pairing stunning photographs with life lessons on why travel matters and what we learn when we pack our bags and see the world, from the renowned expert Patricia Schultz, author of 1,000 Places to See Before You...

Women and Water is a visually driven celebration of women who love nature, adventure, and water sports.This inspiring collection combines breathtaking photography with powerful narratives from women who swim, surf, kayak, study glaciers, advocate...

Whether you're planning a getaway or just want to visit some of the world's most beautiful outdoor destinations from the comfort of your couch, You Are Here: Hikes is the perfect wanderlust inspiration. This curated collection of amazing locations all...

Spectacularly colourful and packed with joie de vivre, this romp through 50 of the most colorful places on earth – from Greece to Japan, Indonesia to Italy – delivers a jolt of optimism and enthusiasm. From the Zhangye Danxia landform in Gansu, China, to...

'Transports the reader to another world' Sunday Express Adventurer and TV presenter Alice Morrison takes the reader on three remarkable and inspirational journeys across Morocco, from the Sahara to the Atlas mountains, to reveal the growing challenges...

A major Channel 4 series and a Sunday Times bestsellerHis journey is 4,250 miles long. He is walking every step of the way, camping in the wild, foraging for food, fending for himself against multiple dangers. He is passing through rainforest,...

On a windswept stretch of the Durham coastline, there's treasure to be found: jewels of shining sea glass, swept in by the tide after years at sea. Gathered together in a jar on the windowsill, each seawornpebbleisa moment in time, aglinting archiveof...

When and how did we humans lose our connection with nature and how do we find it again?Matthew Yeomans seeks to answer these questions as he walks more than 300 miles through the ancient and modern forests of Wales, losing himself in their stories (and...

When Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, millions of lives changed in an instant.Millions of people were suddenly on the move. In this great flow of people was a reporter from the north of Scotland. Jen Stout left Moscow abruptly, ending up on a border...

Excerpts from her personal correspondence and passages from her published autobiography combine to produce a vivid first-person account revealing her interests, opinions and experiences, along with all the pleasures and frustrations of prolonged overseas...

This is a book about stories - old stories of people and place, and of the more-than-human world.A vivid account of a journey through the Scottish Highlands, The Bone Cave follows a series of folktales and myths to the places in which they're set...

For fans of Bill Bryson and David Sedaris comes an anti-nature memoir that will resonate with anyone who would rather stay inside with a book than venture into the mountains, from one of Scandinavia's biggest comedians.Sometime around his forties, Are...

Join renowned adventurer Frank Wolf on a gripping and epic journey through Canada's unforgiving northern wilderness.Renowned adventurer Frank Wolf annually embarks on a series of long-distance wilderness journeys. A little while back, he attempted a 280...

It started with a map. Blank spaces, uncharted waters, the unknown both overwhelming and beckoning at once. A growing desire for adventure usurps a lifetime of preparation for an "ideal" path through life. Trading the comfort and security of his...

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas meets Eat, Pray, LoveDid you know that there's a Beatles monument in Kazakhstan?Jack Marriott didn't, and he thought he knew everything there was to know about the storied band from Liverpool, England. He...

Doug Scott was a legend among mountaineers. His expeditions, undertaken over a period of five decades, are unparalleled achievements. This book describes the extraordinary drama of them all, from the Himalaya to New Zealand, Patagonia, Yosemite and...

* Winner of the Best Asian Cuisine from Books Outside Asia at the 2016 Gourmand Cookbook Awards! * In the small village of Kravan in rural Thailand, the food is like no other in the world. The diet is finely attuned to the land, taking advantage of what...

Since its inception in the seventh century, the pilgrimage to Mecca, or the Hajj, has been the central theme in a large body of Islamic travel literature. Beginning with the European Renaissance, it has also been the subject for a handful of adventurous...

Mairi Hedderwick embarks on a six-month-long journey to 40 islands from Arran to Lewis, recounting her pilgrimage around the archipelago of the Western Isles with which she has had a lifelong love affair.Filled with wit and wisdom that is matched by her...

I simply want to live in the place with the best food in the world. This dream led Eric Dregni to Italy, first to Milan and eventually to a small, fog-covered town to the north: Modena, the birthplace of balsamic vinegar, Ferrari, and Luciano Pavarotti...

First published in 1933, Brazilian Adventure is Peter Fleming's account of his expeditionary search for the lost Colonel. Peter Fleming was the brother of Ian Fleming, author of the James Bond series and was literary editor of The Times.It began with an...

Lewen Weldon was mapping the eastern desert of Egypt when World War I broke out. A fluent Arabic speaker, he was recruited to run a network of spies and confidential agents who were landed from a steam yacht onto the Syrian coast behind Turkish lines. He...

A compelling journey through the heart and soul of golf, bringing the sport's history and the current state of the game to lifeWhen Sean Zak arrived in St. Andrews, Scotland-the mecca of golf-he was determined to spend his summer in search of the game's...

Observations on the people, culture, and history of Japan from a long-time resident riding the rails along the less-traveled western coastline.This journey the length of Japan takes the reader off the beaten tracks to explore some of the...

The northern parish of Assynt boasts some of the most spectacular scenery in Britain. The mountains of Quinag and Suilven dominate a very varied landscape with wild, white hills inland and a complex, intricate moorland to the west. Here, rocky crags,...

Originally published in Japanese as a call to preserve disappearing facets of Japan's rich and ancient culture, this book takes its inspiration from the 1960s classic, Hidden Hamlets by Shirasu Masako. Like Shirasu, Kerr travels to remote and...

Acclaimed historian Alistair Moffat sets off in the footsteps of the Highland clans. In twelve journeys he explores places of conflict, recreating as he walks the tumult of battle. As he recounts the military prowess of the clans surely the most feared...

In his hair-raising adventures across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, Chris Thorogood treads a death-defying path over cliffs, up erupting volcanoes, through typhoons, and out into the very heart of the world's vast, green wilderness. Along...

With his sixtieth birthday looming, Colin Renton decides that it's time to escape office life and focus on achieving some of his unfulfilled goals.He embarks on a year-long adventure that takes him from the busy streets of Edinburgh to the traffic-free...

A funny and intimate travelogue of one woman's unexpected adventures in Japan.French illustrator Julie Blanchin-Fujita arrived in Tokyo for what she thought would be a one-year stint, and ended up never leaving. In this graphic novel-style memoir she...

The Japanese Sak Bible is the ultimate book about Japan's national drink - from its history and culture to its ingredients and production methods, how to choose the best sak, and recommended food pairings. Author Brian Ashcraft traveled the...

Now in paperback, the inside story of one of the world's most renowned watering holes, legendary since the days of Hemingway.Harry's Bar in Venice has remained one of the world's most storied watering holes,as entrenched a...

In Dale Maharidge's four-decade career as a writer and journalist, he has documented the downward spiral of the American working class into poverty. That is the destiny for increasing numbers of people in the 2020s and, as Maharidge discovers...

In Farewell Transmission, Will McGrath guides us on a rambling quest into the enlightenment of other lives. Funny and heartbreaking, intimate and galvanizing, these essays venture from Yemen to Lesotho to the Bronx and beyond. We find Caravaggio at an...

Winner of the PEN Translation Prize"Pondering revolutionary Cuba, the Berlin Wall, and the caves of Cappadocia, these essays explore themes of memory, war, movement, and home."-The New Yorker"A thoughtful, roving meditation on migration, language, and...