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The Flaneur
*WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY ALEXANDER CHEE*'A stylish, deftly erudite and enormously diverting book’ - Sunday Telegraph‘An artfully aimless pleasure cruise around Paris’ - Guardian'White's genius as a flâneur is revealed in his affinity for unexpected pleasures, and he includes many for our delectation' - New Yorker______________A unique and eclectic view of Paris through the eyes of a fierce and witty intellect. A flâneur is a stroller, a loiterer, someone who ambles without apparent purpose but is secretly attuned to the history of the streets he walks - and is in covert search of adventure, aesthetic or erotic. Acclaimed writer Edmund White, who lived in Paris for sixteen years, wanders through the avenues and along the quays, into parts of the city virtually unknown to visitors and indeed to many locals, luring the reader into the fascinating and seductive backstreets of his personal Paris. ______________'One has the impression of having fallen into the hands of a highly distractible, somewhat eccentric poet and professor who is determined to show you a Paris you wouldn't otherwise see . . . White tells such a good story that I'm ready to listen to anything he wants to talk about' - New York Times Book Review
Returns to Marrakesh / Retour a Marrakech
"On the way to Marrakesh, a superb sunrise, the sun high in the sky." With this simple yet luminous opening, Abdelwahab Meddeb invites the reader to wander the vibrant streets and sacred sites of this lively city in the heart of Morocco. Returns to Marrakesh chronicles Meddeb’s return visits to the Red City from 1968 through the 1990s, documenting both his personal journey and the city’s transformation across three pivotal decades. Through his distinctive blend of poetic prose and keen observation, Meddeb reveals Marrakesh as a historical crossroads where diverse populations—Jewish and Muslim communities, different social classes, Sufi mystics, and merchants—have created a uniquely multilayered urban space. Capturing Marrakesh’s sounds, scents, and sights, these vivid travel notes portrays a city teeming with life and infused with an intense array of colors. The bilingual edition includes both Meddeb’s original French and its English translation, making accessible the work of one of North Africa’s most important voices.
Venice
'The best book about Venice ever written' (Sunday Times) - Jan Morris' bestselling travel writing classic is an essential guide to this magical city, newly introduced by Tracy Chevalier. Whether the dappled secrets of the city's canals, churches, calles and campos, to the romantic tales behind its revered landmarks, paintings, scultpures and mosaics - the myths and history of the Venetian people or the legendary mystery of the the lagoon itself -Jan Morris explores this dream-like city in impressionistic prose you will never forget. Whether visiting in person or in the mind, as an armchair traveller or tourist, this is both not only 'the essential introduction' to Venice but a true 'work of literature in its own right' (Observer). 'One of the best travel books I have ever read. It made me want to go to Venice and when I went it made being there even better.' Michael Palin*Sara Wheeler's new biography of Jan Morris, Jan Morris: A Life, will be published in April by Faber*
Ticket to Ride: 10th Anniversary Edition
The 10th anniversary of Tom Chesshyre's bestselling, whistle-stop tour around the globe in 49 unique train journeysWhy do people love trains so muc? om Chesshyre is on a mission to find the answer by experiencing the world through train travel - on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of ride, from steam locomotives to bullet trains, meeting a cast of memorable characters who share a passion for train travel. Join him on the rails and off the beaten track as he embarks on an exhilarating whistle-stop tour around the globe, on journeys on celebrated trains and railways including:- India's famed toy train- Sri Lanka's Reunification Express- The Indian Pacific across the Australian outback- The Shanghai maglev- And the picturesque rail journeys of the Scottish HighlandsPlus trains through Kosovo, North Macedonia, Turkey, Iran, Finland, Russia, America and France, with short interludes in North Korea, Italy, Poland, Peru, Switzerland, England and Lithuania. All aboard!
Peach Street to Lobster Lane
'A glorious freewheel through the culinary quirks and delights of the USA – an unmissable treat!' – Tim Spector When the nation’s ‘taster-in-chief’ Felicity Cloake announced her dream to cycle across America, the reactions were… mixed: “You’ll get squashed,” warned a Californian colleague. “You’ll be murdered,” added her mum. Friends panicked: “But… what will you eat?” Determined to prove there’s more to American food than the cartoonish glamour of burgers and doughnuts (though she tries those too), Felicity embarks on the ultimate coast-to-coast adventure, tackling highways, byways and pieways by bike in an unforgettable election year. While the news cycle spins with outrage, what she discovers on the ground is far richer: a wildly varied place of warm hospitality, local pride and unforgettable flavours — from crawfish stew to sauerkraut balls, Memphis barbecue to Mission burritos, Italian beef to Tex-Mex gyoza, she dives into iconic dishes and the stories behind them. Drawn to the scale, energy and contrasts of a country as complex as its cuisine, Felicity takes us along for the ride — mile by mile, meal by meal — finding a nation that’s welcoming, generous and full of heart where it counts: around the table.
Final Destination
'A beautifully observed and sympathetic tour of modern Britain that runs on the tracks of our years.'David Quantick 'Charming…The accounts will make any fan of railways want to experience these delights for themselves.' – The Independent All aboard for a one-of-a-kind journey by train to some of the most obscure parts of Britain On the 200th birthday of the world’s first passenger-carrying railway, Nige Tassell sets out to ride Britain’s railway network all the way to its lesser-travelled-to corners, its seldom-visited outposts. From Wick to Penzance and many points in between, he stays on until the end of the line. He is the last man sitting. The sixteen final destinations he visits offer sixteen different stories. By delving into their histories, by speaking to their people and by having a good old-fashioned nose around, Tassell reveals much about places that rarely have light cast upon them – from ferry ports to abandoned resorts, from tiny hamlets to towns being reclaimed by the sea. It's a journey that takes in Harry Potter, Muhammad Ali, goths, Alan Bennett, Vera Brittain, Viz comic, Alex Horne, Nigel Farage. Vikings, John Betjeman, Aneurin Bevan, Tyson Fury, Charlotte Rampling's dad and the weepy judge from The Great Pottery Throwdown. All human life is here. So grab yourself a window seat for an odyssey that tells us much about Britain today. All aboard, all aboard.
The Tattooed Hills
Across Britain, and especially in the southern chalklands, is a series of figures cut into the hills, exposing the chalk beneath. These hill-figures are strange, mysterious, and sometimes controversial. They are of varying and often contested age, and vague purpose. They are horses, giants, crosses, a lion, a lost panda, crowns, a kiwi, regimental badges. They are often sited near ancient trackways, iron age earthworks or dissolved monasteries, and or close to stone circles. Some are faded or lost, their names preserved only in the names of valleys or hills.Humans have long decorated their landscapes, but chalk hill figures are, almost uniquely, a feature of the English downland. This means they are sometimes seen as emblematic of Englishness, celebrated by poets, writers, artists and musicians. The book is a portrait of the places where these figures dominate, bringing in history, politics, literature, music, film and TV, but with a light touch. The Tattooed Hills isn’t a nostalgic elegy for England, instead it uses the figures as a lens through which to explore the land and delves into more troubling undercurrents – the way that chalk hill figures have sometimes been appropriated, in an attempt to pin down a narrow definition of Englishness and belonging.Chalk carvings are signals for our identity and identities, and that their long history, the way they have inspired artists, musicians and writers, and the communities that live in their shadows, offer an alternative way of thinking about ourselves. Often created as memorials for historical events, their meanings, like their shape, have shifted over the years, these new interpretations reflecting our changing society and values. They are beacons on the hills, they speak to us and of us, no matter where we live or where we’re from.
Javari
xpedice do světa, o kterém jste si mysleli, že dávno neexistuje
Amazonská řeka Javari, tvořící přírodní hranici mezi Peru a Brazílií, ukrývá svět, o kterém jste si mysleli, že už dávno neexistuje. Dva cestovatelé Mirek a Simon se na vlastní pěst vydávají k tamějšímu indiánskému kmeni Matsés a na své výpravě prožijí neuvěřitelná dobrodružství, která nezhatí ani vážný úraz a riziko úmrtí jednoho z nich uprostřed pralesní divočiny. Filmařská expedice plná bahna, bezedných močálů, malarických komárů, hadů a červů, ale také odhodlání, houževnatosti a humoru vás zavede do velmi těžce přístupných míst k domorodým kulturám, od nichž se stále můžeme mnohému naučit.
A vše začalo tak, že se potkal Brňák s Ostravákem a vůbec si nesedli…
Knihu doprovází ilustrace výtvarníka Nikkarina a také autorovy autentické fotografie.
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Los Angeles Lost and Found
Los Angeles Lost and Found is a collection of essays and photographs that explores Los Angeles as a city of constant reinvention, where history is often buried beneath layers of change. Experience designer Margaret Chandra Kerrison uses the lens of narrative placemaking to examine how LA’s physical spaces—its streets, neighbourhoods, and landmarks—shape both individual and collective identity. What sets this collection apart is Kerrison’s deeply personal approach. She weaves her own story into the fabric of the city’s landscape, grounding cultural analysis in lived experience. Her reflections on the recent Los Angeles wildfires are especially poignant, revealing how natural disaster can strip a place down to its essence and reshape the stories we tell about it. Through these moments of vulnerability, she illustrates how loss and resilience are embedded in the urban environment. Blending memoir with observation, Kerrison highlights how overlooked spaces carry emotional weight and cultural memory. In doing so, she invites readers to view Los Angeles not just as a city of spectacle, but as a living, breathing narrative. Los Angeles Lost and Found is both intimate and expansive, offering a portrait of a city that continues to inspire and challenge those who call it home—or dream of doing so.
Utazás a Kárpátokban
,,Kalandos, vicces, érzékeny és bölcs." - Michael Ignatieff
Érzelmes utazás a vadregényes Kárpátokban, hogy megismerjük annak veszélyeztetett tájait, a népeit és a történelmét.
A javarészt Szlovákiában, Lengyelországban, Romániában és Ukrajnában elnyúló Kárpátok Európa utolsó igazi vadonja. A hatalmas fenyőerdőknek és bükkösöknek, füves réteknek és ősöreg falvaknak otthont adó természeti környezetben egyúttal Európa nagyragadozói is szép számmal tanyáznak. Ezt a törékeny ökoszisztémát azonban ma már számos veszély fenyegeti, az éghajlatváltozástól kezdve a városok terjeszkedéséig, az illegális fakitermeléstől az Ukrajnában jelenleg is zajló háborúig.
Nick Thorpe a Duna partján indul útnak, hogy végül megérkezzen Erdélybe, és közben végigvezeti az olvasót a Kárpátok történelmén és ökológiáján. Európa utolsó vadonja évezredeken át szolgált menedékül, identitást adott és a valahová tartozás érzését, ugyanakkor uralkodók és dinasztiák harcoltak a gazdag aranymezők és a stratégiailag fontos völgyekben lakó zabolátlan népek fölötti uralom megszerzésért.
A juhászokkal és erdészekkel, favágókkal és méhészekkel folytatott beszélgetések és Nick Thorpe négy évtizedes gazdag helyismerete révén feltárul előttünk Európa értékes, de kissé elhanyagolt része, ahol még mindig szabadon barangolnak a medvék, a farkasok, a zergék és a vadmacskák.
,,Nick Thorpe kalandos, vicces, érzékeny és bölcs: ideális útitárs Európa utolsó vadonjának, a Kárpátoknak a felfedezése során."
Michael Ignatieff, az On Consolation: Finding Solace in Dark Times (A vigaszról: megnyugvást találni sötét időkben) című könyv szerzője.
,,A Kárpátok messze a legjobban őrzött titok Európában - és Thorpe a vele való utazás során egy varázslatos világba kalauzol el bennünket."
Julius Strauss, egykori háborús tudósító és a Wild Bear Lodge tulajdonosa
Pod dohledem psů - Rumunskem a Moldávií sólo na kole
Autor cestoval vlakem na Slovensko do Nového Města a dále pokračoval na kole severním Maďarskem, severním Rumunskem přes pohoří Maramureš a Bukovinu. Dále vrchovinou do Moldávie, kde navštívil území tzv. Podněsterské Moldavské republiky. Dále pokračoval jižním Rumunskem až do Bukurešti. Z Bukurešti se vracel Flixbusem do Budapešti a odtud opět na kole po Podunajské stezce přes Bratislavu, Vídeň do Lince. Přes Vyšebrodský průsmyk se vrátil do České republiky.
Co autora nejvíce zaujalo: Neskutečná dobrota lidí v rumunských horách i v Moldávii. Přestože lidé zde trpí jistými nedostatky běžného života, rádi se s vámi rozdělí z toho mála co mají a mají upřímnou radost. Nebezpečí v rumunských horách, pramenící z přemnožení medvědů hnědých. Rozdrásané stromy na okraji lesů od medvědů až do výšky 2 metrů. Všude jsou umístěny výstražné cedule, které upozorňují na medvědy a doporučují lidem, aby se zde pohybovali ve větších skupinách.
The Last Enchanted Places
Ian Bradley has been fascinated by spas since regularly taking the waters at Tunbridge Wells as a boy. He has visited, written and broadcast about spas across Europe and sampled the cures that they offer for over forty years. This book distils his accumulated experiences, research and reflections while also presenting an up-to-date picture of the atmosphere of what, for him, are the most enchanting, and enchanted spas today. The book blends personal reminiscences with a historical overview, amusing anecdotes, factual information and useful tips for visitors. It describes the experience of taking the waters and relishing the atmosphere at thirteen continental spas, seven of which have recently been given UNESCO World Heritage status as 'The Great Spas of Europe'. The result is a fascinating, amusing, and informative survey of these last enchanted places which are being increasingly visited by tourists for their cultural and historic connections as much as their therapeutic benefits.
I Never Knew That About Devon and Cornwall
Praise for the I Never Knew That Series'I never knew there was so much I never knew!' - GYLES BRANDRETH'Winn's touch is always light, and unfailingly interesting' - THE GUARDIANDiscover the incredible trivia and hidden stories of one of Britain's best loved destinations, Devon and CornwallDid you know…… The world’s first lift was installed at the Tresavean Mine in Cornwall in 1842… The oldest working lighthouse in England can be found in Devon… The first transatlantic radio signals were sent from CornwallWith more than 700 miles of coastline, two national parks and a never-ending debate over the correct way to prepare a cream tea, Devon and Cornwall are two of the best loved counties in Britain. In the latest in his bestselling I Never Knew That trivia series, Christopher Winn goes beyond the famous landmarks to root out the hidden places, legends and human stories of Devon and Cornwall. Featuring amazing facts as well as illustrations by artist Mai Osawa, this entertaining guide is the perfect holiday accompaniment to Britain’s favourite destination.
Around the Bend
The Missouri River is one of the most dangerous rivers in the United States—and one of the most economically important. Even as prolonged drought in the Midwest has imperiled urban drinking water and agricultural water supplies, parched regions in the basin far from the river have proposed piping water from the Missouri to alleviate their own water shortages. In an attempt to better understand the river and its place in the American imagination, Lisa G. Dill set out with four of her mother's cousins on a forty-year-old pontoon boat on a modern voyage of discovery. The hope was to sail nearly 750 river miles from Sioux City, Iowa, to St. Louis, Missouri, a goal whose success was by no means assured, given the rickety state of the family vessel. From departure—a day late, because the motor wouldn't start—until she got off the boat, Dill bears witness to the river, its flora and fauna, the efforts to control it, and its history, along with the misadventures of a crew of "relative strangers" and the boat's tenuous viability on one of the world's most powerful rivers. In Around the Bend Dill teases out the cultural and environmental history of the Missouri and urges readers to change the way they think about America's rivers and the landscapes through which they flow.
Zápisky z poutí a cest
Laskavé pozvání k objevování krás Evropy a Blízkého východu. Po předchozím svazku Zápisky z poutí (Flétna 2018) přichází Miroslava Jetelinová s dalším cestopisným vyprávěním a opět nás zve na fascinující místa. Tentokrát je nalézáme v zemích: Izrael, Kypr, Francie, Švýcarsko, Gibraltar, Lotyšsko, Estonsko, Rusko, Litva, Jordánsko, Itálie a Rumunsko. Úchvatné přírodní krásy, historické památky biblického, antického i středověkého světa, nádherné chrámy z dějin křesťanství, neopakovatelná atmosféra chvil, kdy je člověk povznesen nad starosti všedních dnů. V tomto rozpoložení lze žasnout, rozjímat, zakoušet vděčnost.
Plane Food
This colorful guide gives plane food the spotlight it deserves, serving up sky-high in-flight meal critiques in a hilarious global travelogue with a side of wanderlust. Every year, Sadovnik, celebrated producer and electronic music DJ (Instagram 54.4K followers), logs tens of thousands of flight miles a year circling the globe on dozens of airlines to play DJ gigs and festivals and, in the process, has written a wry travelogue from the airline meals served to him, which he's obsessively chronicled. This humorous catalog captures the sky's most brilliant culinary creations and its near-misses. Ranging from bleak to inspired, photographs of the oft-inventive personal-tray tablescapes from around the world are paired with simple, wholly unscientific meal descriptions, airlines, and rankings from "Inedible" to "Gourmet" a gift book and illustrated memoir that truly captures the adventurous spirit of flight and the pleasures and perils of eating on the wing. With approximately five billion tickets sold annually and an estimated 700 million individual passengers, air travel is an experience shared by an ever-growing slice of humanity. No matter where you're from or where you're headed, the ritual of peeling back seals and lids to decipher mystery meals is a strangely universal one, uniting us all in midair moments of curiosity, delight, or dismay. Capturing this shared slice of sky-high culture, PLANE FOOD is a hilarious and oddly heartfelt tribute to the global quirks of in-flight dining proof that the real adventure begins with whatever s served at cruising altitude.
A LIFE APPRECIATED
A LIFE APPRECIATED choregraphs a solo unsupported cycling journey from the southernmost tip of Europe to the most northern point, taking in some classic cycling climbs en-route. The author travels through nine countries, providing an in-depth insight into cycle touring. This book will both inspire and enthral the reader. The author has combined his blog written at the time of the journey with further details of his experiences and personal anecdotes. With additional information about historic places, he visited. The book also provides details about the pros and cons of wild camping. With a sense of humour, the author refers to himself as an ’Old Git’. He carries many of life’s experiences with him, from summiting Everest to several brushes with death, such as being avalanched to being threatened with a rifle. He is, however, very much alive and continues to seek adventure.
Hip to the Trip
This fully revised and updated edition of Peter B. Dedek's classic is a thorough dive into the history and current delights of America's Road in time for its 100th birthday!In 2026, Route 66 reached a major mile marker: it has celebrated its one-hundredth anniversary. Commissioned by the federal government as US Highway 66 in 1926, Route 66 has weathered many bumps in the road. The old road even survived a near-death experience in 1985 when it was bypassed by interstate highways and officially decommissioned only to rise again as a historic landmark and symbol of the independent American spirit and America’s love affair with the automobile. Although much along the historic highway has been lost over the years, Route 66 still has a lot to offer. Old motels, vacant gas stations, vintage restaurants, and decayed tourist traps have been preserved and transformed into sites of reverence and memory. In the past few decades, the highway has evolved into a linear community, a heritage corridor, an American route of pilgrimage sustained by a series of preserved landmarks visited by tourists from all over the world. More recently built museums, visitors’ centers, roadside parks, and Route 66–themed businesses offer tourists the chance to experience myriad aspects of the highway and the ideas it represents. This book examines the many meanings of Route 66 and how they relate to its past, present, and future. More an idea than a highway, Route 66 symbolizes a sense of freedom and benign rebellion against the constrained routines of modern life, a place where one can wander and live in the moment. The old road also represents community, wholesome enjoyment, and an entrepreneurial, independent spirit. Route 66 is a road of stories and legends.
Wild Peaks
Join acclaimed travel writer and incurably curious hiker Tom Chesshyre in this celebration of the Peak District, Britain’s first National Park, on its 75th anniversary 'Funny, fair and honest, and effortlessly readable' Matthew Parris In the heart of England lies a fascinating landscape of rugged dark gritstone plateaus and gentle green limestone valleys: the Peak District. But this national treasure hasn’t always been open to all. On a spring day in 1932, 400 disgruntled ramblers embarked on a ‘mass trespass’ of Kinder Scout, the Peak’s highest point. Their aim? To establish a right to roam across the land, against the wishes of wealthy owners. And in 1951 they finally got what they wanted: the Peak District was established as Britain’s first national park. Home to striking dragon-back ridges of rock, vast expanses of peat, farms and villages, cloughs and caverns, the Peak is much more than the ‘howling wilderness’ described by Daniel Defoe three centuries ago. To mark the park’s 75th anniversary, celebrated travel writer Tom Chesshyre hit the trails on a 360-odd mile ramble to find out how this dramatic landscape has fared – and to celebrate this symbolic home of hiking. Wild Peaks follows winding paths, pausing at old inns and mountain huts, and along the way meeting a rich cast of landowners, farmers, historians, mountaineers, publicans, rangers, right-to-roamers, travellers, mountain-rescue members, mystics, dreamers and fellow hikers. Don your cagoule, grab a compass and join Tom as he explores how this place has changed, and how we have too.
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