Inspired by their grandfather and his paintings, a young boy and girl take an imaginary journey into the distant past, to places of which they've only dreamed.
Toot and Puddle are best friends with very different interests, so when Toot spends the year travelling around the world, Puddle enjoys receiving his postcards.
A teenager left on his own travels west in a kit car he built himself, and along the way picks up two Vietnam veterans, who take him on an eye-opening journey.
Provides descriptions of one thousand places, arranged by country and continent, that the author considers to be the best the world has to offer, and includes the reason why each entry is considered a "must see.".
The author draws upon original sources to explore the travels and adventures of Marco Polo, and examines the controversies that surround his legendary journeys to the Far East.