Книги о Путешествиях
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It's almost spring, and the Bitneys have returned for another season in Provence amid the olive trees, orchards and vineyards. With the renovations of their villa almost done, there is now time to learn more about the land they want to live in…<br><br>Great sights lie within easy reach: the magnificent Roman Pont du Gard; Aix-en-Provence, where myriads of fountains blow water into the air; Arles, where Van Gogh painted his greatest masterpieces; and there are even unexpected...
| Автор | Gordon JD Bitney |
Few people have heard of Carstensz Pyramid, a sharp fin of limestone 16,000 feet above sea level, surrounded by mountainous jungle in Papua, a part of the world wracked by political and tribal violence, where kidnappings of climbers still occur. Why bother to climb such a troublesome, little-known peak? This book describes Carol Masheter's decision to climb Carstensz Pyramid at age 65, how she prepared for and experienced the strenuous hike through the jungle, the steep climb up a...
| Автор | Carol Masheter |
In our first eBook Quest to the West (ISBN 9781456623357), my wife Patricia and I used photographic images and poetry to capture the stunning landscapes from the National Parks of the American Midwest.<br><br>This second eBook, Arizona Rising is a photographic exploration of our trips to the canyon lands of Arizona in the fall of 2013 and spring 2014. <br><br>You will see beautiful images of Saguaro National Park including a variety of very prickly cacti and birds of prey...
| Автор | Bryan Shane |
"Circuit Hikes of Southern Arizona" is an easy-to-use guidebook, describing the many circuit hikes hidden in the mountains surrounding Tucson and throughout southern Arizona.<br><br>The guide includes 32 specific hikes with an additional two dozen options, with hikes ranging from so easy you can take your toddlers to so strenuous you will want to train for weeks beforehand. Each hike comes with an easy-to-read topo map, as well as detailed instructions for...
| Автор | Robert Zimmerman |
One of the most spectacular drives in North America, the San Juan Skyway is a 236 mile loop which winds through forests of aspen and pine, over high passes with stunning panoramic views of mountain ranges exceeding 14,000 feet in elevation, through historic mining towns which played important roles in the colorful history of Southwest Colorado, and past the World Heritage Site of Mesa Verde.<br><br>In 1988 this drive was designated as one of 54 National Scenic Byways, and was later...
| Автор | Branson R. Reynolds Reynolds |
You’ll never fall into tourist traps when you travel with Frommer's. Doing so is like having a trusted friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. That’s because our guidebooks, unlike those of many competitors, are written by resident experts—like Paul Ames, a highly respected, Portugal-based travel journalist and the author of Frommer’s Portugal. In this proudly opinionated book he will help you sort through all the options so you can tailor a vacation that’s...
| Автор | Paul Ames |
You'll never fall into a tourist trap when you travel with Frommer's. It's like having a friend show you around, taking you to the places locals like best. Our expert authors have already gone everywhere you might go—they've done the legwork for you, and they're not afraid to tell it like it is, saving you time and money. No other series offers candid reviews of so many hotels and restaurants in all price ranges. Every Frommer's Travel Guide is up-to-date, with...
| Автор | Stephen Brewer |
Renowned travel writer Dana Snyman goes in search of his roots as he grapples with his place in South Africa today. He starts this distinctly South African story with the first Snyman, born of a white father and a slave mother. His travels take him off the beaten track, and his encounters with the forgotten people of the back roads are filled with the humour and compassion he is known for.On a last trip home, to visit his seriously ill father, he also goes looking for the homes of Julius Malema...
| Автор | Dana Snyman |
Elke reis het ’n storie en elke storie is ’n reis. Want wat is ’n reis? Dis sekerlik wanneer ’n mens van A na B beweeg, ’n tog van een plek na ’n ander. Die vraag is nou net, hoe definieer ’n mens een plek en ’n ander plek? En hoe definieer ’n mens “beweeg”? Konvensioneel gesproke beweeg ’n mens met die een of ander vorm van vervoer. Van voete tot fietse tot treine tot viertrek-voertuie tot vliegtuie. Soos jy aanskuif, gebeur dinge langs die pad. Word jy blootgestel aan ander plekke, mense,...
| Автор | Gerrit Rautenbach |
City boy Deon Maas flees the suburbs in search of adventure, and Africa is where he reckons he will find it. Over a period of 15 years he embarks on several journeys, once with his whole family in tow, to discover what it means to be African.He ends up ducking pirates in Madagascar, spending a night with oil thieves in Nigeria and narrowly escaping death at a roadblock in the Congo. Interwoven with his travel stories is his search for local music and the musical legends of the countries he...
| Автор | Deon Maas |
Stadsjapie Deon Maas besluit om te vlug uit die voorstede en Afrika in te vaar. Oor ’n tydperk van 15 jaar onderneem hy reise na verskeie lande noord van die Limpopo om te ontdek wat dit beteken om ’n Afrikaan te wees.Hy beland gereeld in die moeilikheid, maar danksy sy vlymskerp humorsin omskep hy enige taai situasie gou in ’n opwindende avontuur. Soos die aand wat hy saam met olie-diewe in Nigerië deurbring en die keer toe hy tydens sy wittebrood van seerowers in Madagaskar moes vlug. Maar dit...
| Автор | Deon Maas |
"If ever there is a place that makes it easy to enjoy the moment, it is the Kruger Park. Sometimes you simply want to sit next to a watering hole and do nothing. Just listen to the guinea fowl in the scrub, smell the dry veld, feel the heat on your skin…" This guide tells you everything you need to know about the Kruger Park: how to spot game, what to do, what to expect, where to stay and what to eat. Your Kruger National Park Guide – With Stories is steeped in personal experiences and...
| Автор | Frans Rautenbach |
"Ek voel nie meer geborge in my huis op Jacobsbaai nie. Miskien suig 'n huis se mure en dak jou verdriet en verwildering op nes 'n spons water opsuig. My huis treur saam met my. Oor Anette se weggaan. Oor ou sekerhede wat onsekerhede geword het. My huis soek lig. Ek soek lig. Ek moet die binneland in …" In hierdie boek vertel Dana Snyman van begrafnisse, troues en 'n skoolreünie, van sy ma en Katrina en van die Bogosi-familie wat ook sy familie word; stories van hoe ons oor...
| Автор | Dana Snyman |
In May 2015 Weg/Go journalist Erns Grundling was disillusioned with love, life and himself. He embarked on a life-changing journey: a solo walk along the Camino – despite being overweight and nursing an injury. Walk it Off recounts Erns's 1 025 kilometres without cell phone, camera or watch, rediscovering the moment, shedding 10 kilo's and undergoing an inner transformation. This is a travelogue and memoir that will inspire readers to dare to venture where they haven't gone...
| Автор | Erns Grundling |
As Dana ná besoeke aan Orania, sy ouma-hulle se erf, Adriaan Vlok (met sy voetwasskottel) en Manji van Nkandla huis toe ry, is dit met 'n nuwe manier van kyk – en 'n nuwe hond. Die verhaal neem sy loop deur die Rugby Wêreldbeker, ontmoetings met oom Frik du Preez en Joost van der Westhuizen en 'n enigmatiese Valentynsboodskap. Op pad is Dana se eerlikste boek nog. Dit vra ons om op 'n nuwe reis te gaan, weg van vooroordeel en wantroue, na 'n plek van genade en hoop.
| Автор | Dana Snyman |
"As daar 'n plek in die wêreld is wat dit maklik maak om die oomblik te geniet, is dit die wildtuin. Partykeer wil jy net by 'n watergat sit en niks doen nie. Net luister na die geluid van die tarentale in die kreupelhout, die droë grasveld ruik, die hitte op jou vel voel…" Dié gids wys jou presies hoe lekker die Krugerwildtuin kan wees: hoe om maklik wild te sien, wat om te verwag, waar om te bly en wat om te eet. Jou Kruger-Wildtuin Gids is deurtrek van persoonlike ervarings en...
| Автор | Frans Rautenbach |
Dana Snyman is volksbesit. Hy reis rond deur Suid-Afrika en skryf oor sy ontmoetinge met mense langs die pad, die trokdrywers, die meisie wat in matriek swanger geraak het, donkie-eienaars, die vrou wat haar seun in die grensoorlog verloor het, Cliffie van Epping, oom Pik Botha in Pretoria… Sy stories tref mens in die binnegoed. Soms is dit hartseer, maar soms skreeusnaaks, soos die storie oor sy ma wat sweer dat sy vanjaar «net iets ligs» vir die Kers-ete gaan bedien. Met hierdie boek het Dana...
| Автор | Dana Snyman |
In Mei 2015 reis Weg-joernalis Erns Grundling na Europa om die Camino Francés, die bekende en gewilde pelgrimstog in Spanje, op sy eie te gaan stap. Hy is onvoorbereid, oorgewig, beseer en onfiks. Daarby is hy volledig ontnugter deur homself, die liefde en die lewe self. Hy klim ook op die vliegtuig met ’n dringende Weg-artikel wat eers móét klaar voor hy met sy swaar rugsak in die pad mag val. Elders vertel die verhaal van Erns se staptog van een duisend vyf en twintig kilometer oor veertig...
| Автор | Erns Grundling |
Guidebook to one of Spain's most unspoilt regions, comprising the provinces of Caceres and Badajoz. 32 varied walks of between 6 and 20 km explore the sierras of the region and are suitable for any reasonably fit walker. The book covers The Northern Sierras/System Central (including the Sierra de Gata, Sierra de Bejar, Sierra de Gredos), The Central Sierras/Montes de Toledos, and the Southern Sierras (including the Sierra Morena). There are detailed route descriptions for each walk,...
| Автор | Gisela Radant Wood |
The Chinese version of this book quickly became a bestseller after its release in May 2012. It started with an initial run of 20,000 and is now in a second printing. The New York Review of Books covered the book launch in Beijing. Bill Porter is one of the most respected authorities on Chinese culture and religion in the West. He has won many awards and grants for his works. Includes more than 50 B&W photographs taken by the author during his journey. Porter recently won a Guggenheim grant...
| Автор | Bill Porter |
A Bill-Brysonesque romp through this often-overlooked travellers’ gem of East Asia. For seventeen years, journalist, teacher, and coach Mark Dake has called South Korea home. Now, with his longtime Korean friend Heju, he sets out on a four-month, ten-thousand-kilometre road trip, determined to uncover the real country. From the electric street life of Seoul to the tense northern border, where deadly skirmishes still erupt, the pair’s shoestring, wing-and-a-prayer trek takes them well off the...
| Автор | Mark Dake |
South-central Wisconsin provides an impressive array of opportunities for all types of paddling, including some of the very best day trips in the entire state and even Upper Midwest. Paddling South Central Wisconsin, by experienced paddler and author Timothy Bauer, guides all types of paddlers, whether veteran or novice, through whitewater adrenaline or flatwater calm routes near Madison, Rockford, Janesville, Waukesha, and Milwaukee.This paddling guide is the perfect companion for those seeking...
| Автор | Timothy Bauer |
Known as the City of Parks, Louisville has long valued the natural landscape and the provisioning of outdoor recreation. In 1891 Frederick Law Olmsted, the father of American landscape architecture, was commissioned to develop an extensive park system for Louisville that eventually included 18 parks and 6 interconnecting parkways. Since that time, Louisville has continued to invest resources to build a first-class park system. Nestled within the Ohio Valley, and bordered by the knobs region to...
| Автор | Valerie Askren |
Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you’re a visitor or a local looking for something different, Kansas Off the Beaten Path shows you the Sunflower State with new perspectives on timeless destinations and introduces you to those you never knew existed. Attend a “twine party” in Cawker City to make the world’s largest ball of twine (almost nine tons). Go on a retreat to the Dominican Sisters’ Heartland Farm and try your hand at organic...
| Автор | Patti DeLano |