description and travel

Asia is the largest of the world's seven continents and is home to many countries. Learn about the people, history, geography, and wildlife of the Asian countries.

Helen Thayer recounts her 1,600-mile journey across Mongolia's Gobi Desert, which she crossed with her seventy-four-year-old husband, Bill, and two camels named Tom and Jerry, describing the inhospitable conditions, personal challenges, and dangers they faced along the way.

A guide to the monumental center of ancient Rome with reconstructions of the monuments.

Text and illustrations describe the events and people of the Yukon.

Your trip starts with Shari climbing the towering ancient pyramids at Teotihuacan; includes a performance by Ballet Folkorio de Mexico. Visit the lush beaches of Puerto Vallarta and the artist colony of San Miguel de Allende.

Londoner Lois Price shares the story of her adventures riding a motorcycle down the Pacific Coast from Alaska to the southern-most tip of Argentina.