travel

The author recounts her first fifteen years of living with the natives of many countries, learning about their cultures, and living life to the fullest--a life that began for her in 1985 when she realized her glamorous world felt empty, her marriage ended, and she sold all her worldly possessions to embark on a new existence.

A collection of more than fifty essays and journalistic pieces in which American author John Steinbeck reflects on the world around him.

National Public Radio's Andrei Codrescu and photographer David Graham record their impressions of Cuba's people, culture, economy, language, religion, and morals.

The author presents a travel diary mixed with a few fictional embellishments about he and his son's cultural adventure to Japan to learn manga history and meet manga artists after they became intrigued by Japanese comics.

Describes the author's year-long travels by train throughout China, from rural villages to the cities of Beijing and Shanghai.

A memoir in which the author describes a trip to China in which she and her college friend set out to conquer the world only to encounter a variety of dangerous situations in Shanghai.

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.

The author describes his experiences and what he learned about his adopted country while traveling clockwise around the coast of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in 1982.

A collection of essays in which Catherine Watson reflects on the places she has traveled and the way they have impacted her life.