Travel Writing & Commentary

His second major venture into nonfiction (after Death in the Afternoon, 1932), Green Hills of Africa is Ernest Hemingway's lyrical journal....

When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he was about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history....

Step inside this captivating account of Paulo Coehlo's pilgrimage along the road to Santiago. This fascinating parable explores the need to find one's own path....

One of the most important and influential books of the past half-century, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance tells the iconic story of a father and son's motorcycle trip across America in the 1960s....

In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land....

Ghost Empire is a rare treasure - an utterly captivating blend of the historical and the contemporary, realised by a master storyteller....

An upbeat, fascinating and inspiring memoir of solitude, love and friendship, and the joys and pains to be found in the wilderness.

Part travelogue, part culinary history, all capitalist critique—comedian Jamie Loftus's debut, Raw Dog, will take you on a cross-country road trip in the summer of 2021, and reveal what the creation, culture, and class influence of hot dogs says about America now....

This rediscovered classic memoir tells the incredible tale of a woman defying society's expectations to find freedom and peace in the adventure of a lifetime.

Hardly anyone ever leaves Des Moines, Iowa. But Bill Bryson did....

In Neither Here nor There Bill Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack and journeys from Hammerfest to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia....

The best-loved comedian in Britain hits the most famous highway in the world on an unforgettable journey....

Before climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were able to reach the unclimbed West Face of the remote Siula Grande, disaster struck....

Growing up in the Canadian Rockies, the mountains have always been home for Jenny Tough. Travelling the world, she's always discovered commonalities with mountains—and mountain people....

Michael Palin reads his own account of a journey into a new Europe....

This audiobook will change the way we understand ourselves and the great outdoors....

Paul Rosolie’s extraordinary adventure in the uncharted tributaries of the Western Amazon - a tale of discovery that vividly captures the awe, beauty, and isolation of this endangered land....

Challenged by an expert who said it couldn’t be done, Joshua Slocum, a fearless New England sea captain, set out in April 1895 to prove that a man could sail alone around the world....

This gripping story of courage and achievement is the account of Robert Falcon Scott's last fateful expedition to the Antarctic, as told by surviving expedition member Apsley Cherry-Garrard....

Ten years after the walk across Central Asia and Afghanistan that he memorialized in The Places in Between, Rory Stewart set out on a new journey, traversing a thousand miles....

Colin Thubron undertakes a journey along the greatest land route on earth: the Silk Road....

Pardon My French is a candid, hilarious love letter to family life and France with three valuable lessons for overcoming adversity: make home a beautiful nest, lean into the tough lessons and look for the comedy in everything....

In less than a year, Neil Peart lost both his 19-year-old daughter, Selena, and his wife, Jackie.....

When Ted Simon rode 64,000 miles round the world on his 500c Triumph Tiger, he inspired thousands of motorcyclists to begin their own adventures. Nearly 30 years later, Ted Simon took to the road again to retrace the epic journey he made in his 40s....

To live in a pristine land unchanged by man... to roam a wilderness through which few other humans have passed....

One Man’s Journey Through the Forest—And into His Own Soul: Henry David Thoreau’s The Maine Woods. “The Maine Woods” is a thoughtful and honest account of Henry David Thoreau’s journeys through the forests, rivers, and mountains of northern Maine. This new annotated edition explores: Early Life and Education. Philosophy and Influences. Personal Life and Character. Later Years and Legacy.

On his very first visit to America, motorcycle traveller Lawrence Bransby embarks on a journey that will take him from Southern California to the northernmost points of both Alaska and Canada then back across the USA to Texas. Along the way he has numerous adventures, meets people, has an accident somewhere above the Arctic Circle and, in the process, attempts to understand a little of what it means to be American. Bransby's writing is intimate, raw and immediate, taking the listener along with him as a vicarious pillion passenger.

Steep Trails by John Muir is a heartfelt and inspiring collection of travel stories from one of America’s greatest nature lovers. In this book, Muir shares his journeys through the mountains, forests, and deserts of the American West—including places like California, Utah, Oregon, and Washington. He writes with wonder and love for the wild, showing us the beauty of tall trees, quiet valleys, rushing rivers, and snow-covered peaks.

Follow the author's true and heart-wrenching story as she writes about her domestic violence experiences from a few years ago to heal from the secondary trauma of not being believed. It's a story about a mother with two babies fighting to protect herself and her children from psychological abuse during COVID on a remote island.

I trekked to Everest in Nepal seventeen times over the last 40 years. This book is a description of those journeys. It is not a guidebook, but rather a collection of my observations along that trail. Trekkers planning a journey to the Mount Everest region, or anyone interested in Nepal will enjoy this account of my travels. I spent 29 winters in Nepal and walked into the Everest region seventeen times. This book is about a trek into the Solu-Khumbu region, the foot of Mount Everest, and up the Arun River to Tashigaon, in the Makalu/Barun area. This is the home of the Sherpas.

Bill Rogerson’s “The NOT so Secret Diary of a Traveller with Shearings Holidays” is a captivating memoir filled with stories from his journeys across Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, Morocco, and Europe. Illustrated with 174 colour photographs of Shearings’ coaches, other operators, and memorabilia, this book invites readers to relive the joys of coach travel. A former British Transport Police Officer, Bill Rogerson MBE, began his career in 1971 and had a lifelong passion for travel, especially by bus and coach.

Tired of surviving in a system that was never built for you? Sis, it’s not you—it’s the software you were forced to download. Sis, Pack Yo Shit n’ Git! is your unapologetic permission slip to leave burnout, betrayal, and broken systems behind. This book isn’t just a guide—it’s a lifeline. Part memoir, part masterplan, and all truth, this transformational journey walks you through how to heal your trauma, escape the grind, and build a liberated life abroad—with receipts.

Anfang 2020 strandete sie dank der weltweiten Pandemie in Marokko - und fand dort eine neue Heimat. Ihre Faszination für den afrikanischen Kontinent ließ sie innerhalb von 12 Jahren 25 afrikanische Länder bereisen.

In a bittersweet blend of science and yarn, Carter Niemeyer takes us back to 1996 on a heart-pounding, eye-witness adventure to add 10 more wolves—the Sawtooth pups—to Yellowstone's newly reintroduced wolf packs. So much could go wrong. So much did go wrong. But in the end, the other 10 wolves helped change the character of Yellowstone's wolves forever.

They say life is a journey, but it becomes a true adventure when you find someone who not only rides shotgun but cheers you on at every turn. In She's Not Just Along For the Ride: A Journey With My Biggest Fan, Keith Thorn invites listeners into a soulful, humorous, and heart-filled memoir-turned-travelogue of love, second chances, and the beauty of shared roads.

In a country where dogs wear designer raincoats, attend therapy sessions, and sometimes enjoy better healthcare than humans, one outsider embarks on a state-by-state journey through America’s canine obsession. From Alabama’s truck-riding hounds to Washington D.C.’s politically connected pups, this satirical travelogue explores a nation where dogs aren’t just pets—they’re privileged citizens with Instagram accounts, artisanal diets, and bedrooms in houses they didn’t help pay for.

Between 1950 and 1952, Peggy Iris Thomas and her Airedale dog, Matelot, travelled 14,000 miles through Canada, United States and Mexico on a 125cc BSA Bantam. Perhaps when rounding a corner on some highway between Nova Scotia and Key West you have chanced upon this incredible trio: Oppy the indomitable motorcycle, its 125 pound frame swaying under three times its weight; Matelot, the automotive Airedale, perched on his box, ears flying in the breeze; and our gasoline gypsy herself, Peggy Iris Thomas, who has bumped her way over more than 14,000 miles of the United States, Mexico and Canada.

From a small-town boy flipping through almanacs and tracing my fingers across dusty globes, to a seasoned world traveler who’s stepped foot in 90 countries—this is the inspiring story of a life shaped by curiosity, courage, and a relentless drive to explore the world as much as possible. In 3 Star Gypsy, Jeff shares how a childhood fascination with maps and foreign lands led to a life of real-world adventure. After joining the U.S. Navy, the dream of travel became a reality, with ports of call that opened the door to a world beyond imagination. But the journey didn’t stop there.

In a small Texas town, Brent comes out to his parents, and on that night his place in the world cracks wide open. Unmoored from his family but unwilling to give up on his dream, Brent enters the Peace Corps with the incredible task of navigating an unfamiliar land, a new language, and a new identity as a gay man in post-Soviet Armenia. As he grapples with a religious past and a queer future, Brent finds himself immersed in a culture he’d never imagined.

Embarquez pour une aventure transcontinentale inoubliable ! Rêvez-vous de traverser le cœur vibrant du Canada, avec une incursion captivante aux États-Unis, pour finalement atteindre les rives spectaculaires du Pacifique ? Ce récit de voyage immersif vous transporte de la charmante ville historique de Québec à la dynamique métropole de Vancouver, à travers un road trip épique riche en découvertes et en émotions. Suivez notre périple détaillé et captivant, jalonné d'arrêts incontournables : Québec : Notre point de départ enchanteur, où l'histoire et la culture francophone prennent vie.