Elixir: In the Valley at the End of Time by Kapka Kassabova
29.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
Set in the valley of the Mesta, one of the oldest inhabited river valleys in Europe and a nexus for wild plant gatherers, Elixir is an unforgettable exploration of the deep connections between people, plants and place Set in the valley of the Mesta, one of the oldest inhabited river valleys in Europe an ...Show more
Himalaya: Exploring the Roof of the World by John Keay
27.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
"Excellent ... packed with information and interesting anecdotes."--The Washington Post A groundbreaking new look at Himalaya and how climate change is re-casting one of the world's most unique geophysical, historical, environmental, and social regions. More rugged and elevated than any other zone on ea ...Show more
Not Alone: Walking Te Araroa Trail Through New Zealand by Tim Voors
44.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
A stunning illustrated memoir of one man's journey across New Zealand's stunning yet challenging Te Araroa Trail. This book documents Voors' adventurous hike across New Zealand's infamous Te Araroa Trail. First, he is alone, but soon meets two women who become his travelling companions and the three of ...Show more
Down South by Bruce Ansley
34.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
In Down South, writer Bruce Ansley goes on a journey back to his beloved South Island of New Zealand in search of what makes it unique. From Curio Bay to Golden Bay, in Down South writer Bruce Ansley sets off on a vast expedition across the South Island, Te Waipounamu, visiting the places and people ...Show more
Camper Heaven - Van Life on the Open Road by Dee Campling; Cico Books
59.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
Showcasing amazing vans and their owners from around the world, Camper Heaven will inspire you to take off on the road trip of a lifetime.The pandemic has led to a massive surge in sales of motorhomes, as vacationers have chosen to avoid busy airports, crowded resorts and the risks of Covid-related trav ...Show more
Travelling Light - Stories from the world we explored in the 70s by Steve Lowndes
49.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing | Reading Level: near fine
This is the true story of life on the road for two young people back in the day when travel was one big adventure. In 1969 Steve Lowndes and Lisa Potts met by chance at a dusty bus stop in Bolivia and spent the next ten years travelling around the world together. Pakistan, Russia, Greece, Turkey, Iran, ...Show more
The Amur River: Between Russia and China by Colin Thubron
29.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
A dramatic and ambitious new journey for our greatest travel writerColin Thubron, at 79, will travel the important but almost unknown Amur River - the tenth longest river in the world - that separates Russia from China in the Far East. The river rises in the mountains of north-east Mongolia (heartland o ...Show more
Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance: 40th Anniversary Edition by Robert Pirsig
25.99 NZD
Category: Mind/Body/Spirit
A book which speaks directly to the confusions and agonies of existence, detailing a personal, philosophical odyssey.
Beyond the Snow Leopard by Bill Crozier
44.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
"You should come with me to Dolpo next year," said Ade. No further encouragement was required. Dolpo was the land of the snow leopard immortalised by the American author Peter Matthiessen. Without hesitation I said I was going. I wanted to follow in the footsteps of Matthiessen and I dared to hope that ...Show more
Brazil by Michael Palin
29.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
Shortlisted for: Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year - Specsavers National Book Awards 2012 Michael Palin journeys to a vast country of unimaginable contrasts - Brazil. An economic powerhouse, it is host to a staggering variety of peoples. He starts his journey in the north, in the remote mountains and ...Show more
Himalaya by Michael Palin
29.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
'A battleground of immense geological forces that is a centre of human tectonics as well, with sacred and secular, tradition and technology, all pushing up against each other . . .' In Himalaya, Michael Palin travels the length of the world's most astonishing mountain range from its origins in the Khybe ...Show more
Sahara by Michael Palin
29.99 NZD
Category: Travel Writing
Michael Palin is off again, this time to the seemingly desolate Sahara Desert. There's no easy way across, as he and his team discover on their most challenging expedition yet.From a starting point in Gibralter, Michael makes his way to Morocco, then over the Atlas Mountains to the little-known countrie ...Show more