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TO WALK THE WAY
Mike Timms has always been a wanderer – into the bundu ('back of beyond') as a child in 1950s Kenya, around Dublin during his college years and along pilgrim paths in Wicklow and southern France as he approached the end of his working life. He has never felt lost or alone, holding a faith in moving forward, one step at a time and finding a peace – and sometimes reverence – in the quiet. So upon retirement, he embarked on his first Camino, setting out on foot just north of Carcassonne in France in the direction of Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain. He walked as a true pilgrim, with the scallop shell hanging around his neck, his pilgrim passport in his pocket and no guarantee of a bed in the albergues along the Way. Falling in and out of step with fellow walkers, he learned to trust them and to see the unexpected – injury, fatigue, detour and the generosity of strangers – as blessings in disguise. With immediate and assured writing, Mike Timms takes us on a mindful journey as he moves through this ancient landscape, attuned to the histories, traditions and beliefs that have gone before him. To Walk the Way is his gently transporting account of taking part in them in his own unique way.
First Overland
Decades before Race Across the World, six friends made the epic journey from London to Singapore and back in two Land Rovers. Why not? No-one had ever done it: one of the longest of all overland journeys, from the English Channel to Singapore. Several expeditions had tried. Some had reached the Persian deserts; a few, the Indian plains. But none had gone further: over the jungle-clad Assamese mountains, across northern Burma, to Thailand and Malaya. It was 1955. For the final 3,000 miles, it seemed, there were ‘too many rivers and too few roads’. But no-one really knew... They were undergraduates with no money, no cars—no nothing, except cool audacity. They wheedled and cajoled, coaxing the BBC into supplying film for a possible series; ‘persuading’ Rover to lend them two factory-fresh off-road vehicles; sweet-talking a book publisher into offering an advance. By the time they set off, their eighty-plus sponsors ranged from whiskey distillers to collapsible bucket–makers. Seven months and 12,000 miles later, two weary, police-escorted Land Rovers rolled into Singapore to flash-bulbs and champagne. Here, their bestseller is republished, with a foreword by Sir David Attenborough. He had given them that film, after all.
Farewell to Russia
*‘Brilliantly introduces us to faraway countries about which we should know more.’ Tim Marshall, author of Prisoners of GeographyThey might have said goodbye to the USSR – but can they ever say farewell to Russi? now, concrete, the KGB: that’s the cliché of the Soviet Union. But its collapse in 1991 sparked a story at once messier and more compelling than any stereotype. Thirty-five years on, Moscow may brim with champagne bars and blacked-out Mercedes – but what became of the other fourteen states that emerged from the ashe? n the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Joe Luc Barnes crossed the former USSR to find out, from the gleaming towers of Azerbaijan to the former gulags of Kazakhstan, tech-hungry Estonia to the minarets of Uzbekistan. Along the way, he finds epic mountains, cobblestoned old towns and storied Silk Road cities – not to mention Georgian wine, Armenian brandy and vodka in industrial supply. Travelling thousands of miles, he gathers a chorus of voices: nomads in mountain yurts, TikTok-fuelled activists, small-town taxi drivers and many who still look uneasily over their shoulder for the secret police. With insight, empathy and a healthy dose of mordant wit, he asks what has happened – and why – to the people and their hopes and dreams since the great promise of independence. By turns hilarious, angry and heart-stopping, this is a darkly comic, deeply human portrait of a region the West still misunderstands – and a warning of what happens when empires break but the habits of empire refuse to die. If you loved The Silk Roads, Nothing to Envy or The Places in Between, and have a soft spot for Bill Bryson, clear space on your shelf: this is the book for you. Joe Luc Barnes speaks fluent Russian and is one of the few people, if not the only person, to have visited all 15 former Soviet countries since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Offers essential insights into a restless region where Russia, China and the West all vie for dominance. Covers: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Krygyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Moldova, Ukraine – and, of course, Russia.
The Icknield Way
In The Icknield Way, originallypublished in 1913, Edward Thomas walks one of the great ancient footpaths ofEngland, The Icknield Way, which runs from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshireto Suffolk, and connects to the Great Ridgeway, and has a claim to be one ofBritain's oldest roads. In startling and evocative prose, Thomas recounts thehistory of the path through the ages, tells us how it was established, thepeople who have used it and takes us on a journey through time and place. Oneof Thomas' great prose works, republished alongside Little Toller's editions ofThe South Country and In Pursuit of Spring.
Bon Appetit Paris
Your backstage pass to a true Parisian day of gustatory delights, this savvy insider’s guide uncovers where to eat, what to order, and how to blend in while doing it. Bon Appétit Paris isn’t just about where to eat—it’s about how to eat like a Parisian. Journalist and food lover Mara Grimm draws on years of experience living in the city to chart a delicious day of dining, from morning croissants to late afternoon apéros. The result is part culinary guide, part cultural decoding manual, and entirely irresistible. Organized around a typical “journée gourmande,” the book follows the rhythm of real Parisian meals: petit déjeuner, déjeuner, gouter, apéro, and dîner. Along the way, Grimm answers essential questions such as, “what’s the difference between a brasserie and a bistro? When do you eat macarons? What drink pairs best with a planche apéro? And how exactly do you deal with a French waiter?” Her voice is authoritative, stylish, and full of practical charm. She offers etiquette tips, expert insights, and more than 80 carefully selected addresses across all 20 arrondissements—plus a handful of classic recipes to try in your own kitchen. Readers will also learn how to spot a proper baguette, avoid tourist traps, and experience the city’s edible rituals with confidence and curiosity. Featuring more than 220 luscious color photographs and a compact, handbag-friendly design, Bon Appétit Paris is essential reading for travelers, food lovers, and anyone dreaming of the French capital—whether they’re on a plane or in their living rooms.
Walking Europe's Last Wilderness
An evocative voyage through the Carpathian mountain range and its threatened landscape, peoples, and history
The Carpathian Mountains of Poland, Slovakia, Romania, and Ukraine are Europe's last true wilderness. A landscape of great spruce and beech forests, grass meadows, and ancient villages, its people contend daily with the elements-as well as Europe's last large carnivores. But this fragile ecosystem is now under threat, from climate change and illegal logging.
Journeying from the banks of the Danube to Transylvania, Nick Thorpe guides us through the history and ecology of the watershed of Europe, between the Black Sea and the Baltic. For a thousand years the Carpathians have been a place of refuge, of identity and belonging, where powerful rulers and dynasties fought to gain control over rich gold seams and the unruly inhabitants of strategic valleys. Today, its inhabitants struggle to protect its vast forest habitat from urban sprawl as well as logging.
Drawing on interviews with shepherds, foresters and loggers, and his four decades of experience in the region, Thorpe sheds light on a neglected part of Europe-where bears, wolves, chamois, and lynxes still roam.
Alone in Japan
No sex. No kids. No future?
When Tom Feiling moved to Tokyo as a student in the early nineties, Japan was a beacon of the future: a rising superpower, a technology giant, and a global symbol of prosperity, civility and success.
When he returned twenty-four years later, the country was still a sign of things to come – but, he began to realize, it was no longer a beacon. It was a warning. This book offers a unique portrait of life in contemporary Japan, from the quiet of its furthest flung villages to the dynamism of its megacities.
It tells the story of how, from the mid-seventies onwards, Japanese society unknowingly embarked on a vast, silent process of transformation that is still unfolding today. The country is still peaceful; it is still prosperous. But the population is shrinking.
As things stand, it will fall by a third with each new generation. Travelling through shrines and bars, rice fields and mango farms, coffee shops and old peoples’ homes, Feiling meets those affected by, and driving, this transformation. Through countless interviews and extensive research, he weaves together a powerful account of how and why men and women are ceasing to pair off and have kids.
He reveals how sexual appetites and behaviours are both shaped by, and reshaping the evolving economy, and considers the risks – and the opportunities – of the rise in solo living in Japan, and beyond. Clear-sighted and surprising, Alone in Japan is a portrait of love, sex and death in contemporary Japan that should provoke and engage us all. It is an electrifying portrait of a nation on the brink by one of the most original reporters working today.
Boater
Step aboard Boater, a mesmerising voyage along the tranquil waterways of England, written by former UK Canal Laureate, Jo Bell. 'It's not a lifestyle. It's a life' For over twenty years, Jo Bell, archaeologist and poet, has travelled the waterways of England (and sometimes Wales) meeting extraordinary people in an extraordinary environment. It’s a journey that's taught her about human nature, including her own; about rope and Brasso and bravery; about ducks and locks, and above all, about the necessity for a constant supply of biscuits. In this smart, funny memoir she describes an alternative nation within a nation, a place of different maps and deep history, and home to people who live and work in a world quite separate from the land a few feet away on the banks. Always at home, always on the move, Jo's peaceful life is interrupted when a turbulent relationship takes her on a year-long odyssey through tranquil waters and on to the treacherous Bristol Channel. Join her as she navigates shallow waters and deep trouble, and welcomes readers onboard a remarkable voyage through the past, present and future of our remarkable canals and the communities they support.
Po jedné stopě do Afriky
MARTIN PÍSAŘÍK, herec, básník, muzikant a milovník přírody, a IGOR BREZOVAR, zkušený cestovatel, který na motorce projel celý svět, se z marockého přístavního města Tanger vydávají na cestu Afrikou. Martin na motocyklu BMW F 850 GS pojmenovaném Lucky, Igor na svém věrném Junim, stroji BMW R 1100 GS, rok výroby 2000. Mají v plánu dojet po jedné stopě ze severu až na nejjižnější cíp afrického kontinentu – k mysu Dobré naděje. Jede s nimi ještě jedno doprovodné vozidlo, stařičká toyota Bublák, která veze další dva členy posádky a kamerovou techniku, aby celou cestu mohli natočit a Česká televize ji následně odvysílala jako jedenatřicetidílný cestovatelský dokument Po jedné stopě do Afriky.
Vydejte se s nimi na dobrodružnou výpravu po tom nejbarevnějším, nejdivočejším a nejmagičtějším kontinentu. Tento cestopis vám ho ukáže jinak než cestovní kanceláře. Díky Igorově spontánnosti a sympatické drzosti, jež nakazila i Martina, díky jejich odvaze jít za hranu běžné konverzace a chuti dozvědět se i radosti či smutky obyčejných lidí, které na své cestě potkali, je jejich pohled na Afriku autentický, lidský, poutavý i zábavný zároveň.
Palec v rohlíku: Šílená stopařská odysea napříč Spojenými státy
Zábavná, queer a sexy – těmito slovy se dá popsat nejen sama Markie, ale i její stopařská odysea skrze Spojené státy. Jaké šílenosti se můžou stát, když se v Miami postaví na okraj dálnice a na všechno, co jí při cestě ke kanadským hranicím zkříží cestu, bez váhání odpoví „ano“? Připravte se na bláznivé zážitky, inspirující příběhy a zajímavé americké reálie – od útržků historie přes málo známé kulturní zvyklosti až po palčivé problémy, které dnes tuto „hotdogovou velmoc“ sužují. Co všechno se naše hrdinka během své jedinečné pouti naučí? A zvládne ji vůbec přežít v jednom kuse? Jedno je jisté – její palec patří na silnici stejně neodmyslitelně jako americký párek do rohlíku!
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Nightfaring
Every year night skies get 10% brighter. Light pollution is erasing the stars.
In Nightfaring, travel writer and ‘dark sky’ advocate Megan Eaves travels the world to better understand our deep connection with the night sky. Finding solace in the stars at a time of difficulty in her own life, she embarks on a journey that takes her from New Zealand to Uzbekistan, Italy to Japan, Germany to the Himalaya, exploring the many ways that we have depended on, feared and mythologised darkness culturally and historically. The constellations have guided humankind in navigation and husbandry since the very earliest cultures, yet as nocturnal cities bleach our skies and that deep knowledge is lost, are we also losing our connection with the wild, with stillness, with the possibility that self-knowledge and healing can come from darkness, too?
Blending travel and nature writing with history and self-discovery, Nightfaring is a profound and often startling journey through darkness and the endangered night.
Severské snění, 2. vydání
Autorka, známá svým citem pro jazyk a nevšední žánrové formy, zve tentokrát čtenáře za osobitým vnímáním severských zemí. Vyznává se tak ze svého vztahu ke zdánlivě drsným krajinám, různorodým, proměnlivým, plným kontrastů, s polární září stejně jako polárním sluncem. Především však sděluje pocity radosti, důvěry, vztahu k přírodě, veřejnému prostoru i moderní architektuře.
Její putování není dobrodružné ani nebezpečné, naopak, pohybuje se všude tam, kde žijí lidé, zvířata a kvetou květiny, byť třeba arktické.
Jednotlivé kapitoly jsou zastávkami v Dánsku, na jeho ostrovech včetně Bornholmu, autonomních Faerských ostrovech a Grónsku, v Norsku, Švédsku, na Islandu, ve Finsku a jeho autonomních Alandských ostrovech.
Daniel Bambas v doslovu ke knize napsal: „Je to kniha o lásce. A my jako čtenáři máme štěstí, protože Zuzana umí pohlédnout do duše. Lidské, nicméně stejně tak do duše krajin, zemí, staveb… Do duše míst i předmětů. Zuzana je oduševnělá bytost. A Zuzana má schopnost oduševňovat.“
Tato výpravná kniha vyšla poprvé v roce 2025 při příležitosti autorčina životního jubilea, v mimořádné grafické úpravě z dílny Lucie Soutner Zelené. Zaznamenala velký ohlas u kritiky i čtenářů a první náklad byl velice rychle rozebrán. Nyní vychází ve druhém rozšířeném vydání, s novou grafickou podobou obálky.
This is not my land
This is Not My Land is award-winning travel writer Caroline Mills' enchanting narrative about life on a small farm in the heart of the English countryside. In 1995, when Caroline and her partner Paul were in their early 20s, they bought 65 acres of land on the edge of the north Cotswolds. Initially, they regarded it innocently as just land - something, hopefully, from which to make a living. Then they gave the land a name, and it became something. In almost 500 years, Caroline's land has had just four owners, including King Henry VIII. Walking repeatedly around the same five meadows and woodland, she witnesses how the farm and the surrounding landscape evolve across three decades. Realising that five fields and a wood is a big world in a small space, Caroline's nature writing exemplifies slow travel in its most microcosmic form. This is Not My Land brings the English countryside to life through a series of vignettes or 'journeys'. Learn how Caroline and her partner learn to manage and expand a designated wildlife site, how they build an eco-house and how they interact with nature. Join Caroline in finding enjoyment in wildlife: the barn owl that tracks up and down the meadow at dusk, the plumes of chimney sweeper moths that feed on the pignuts in spring, the migrant redwing flock that she awaits every autumn, and the ecstatic excitement of a skylark's arrival after 20 years of waiting. This is Not My Land recounts 30 years of living on and with the land, discovering an extraordinary 1,000-year history, transitioning to organic certification before it became fashionable (again), raising a family that becomes integral to the farm's identity, and learning its sense of place. Ultimately, Caroline realises that what she once regarded as merely 'land' is an increasingly rare and exceptional mosaic landscape - one with which she falls in love so deeply that it becomes unthinkable to her that anyone would wish to harm it, least of all those that with the power and duty to protect.
Zápisky potulného lidopisce z ciziny
Tato knížka je třetím pokračováním „lidopisné“ publicistiky hudebníka (Poutníci, Teagrass), rozhlasového a časopiseckého redaktora a publicisty Jiřího Plocka (1961). Zatímco předchozí svazky byly tvořeny soubory fejetonů, povídek, glos a básní především z tuzemska, tak zde se potkáváme se zápisky z cest do ciziny v letech 1992-2012.
První a nejrozsáhlejší kapitolu tvoří deník z Itálie. Pak následují reportáže ze Španělska (2003), Kypru (2008), Banátu (2009), Taiwanu (2011) a Albánie (2012). Přestože původní motivace k cestám byly spjaty především s hudbou, „potulný lidopisec“ se snažil nakonec o zachycení hlubšího vhledu do ducha a kultury země, v níž se ocitl.
Tea and Grit
In 2009, while the US Government is hunting down Osama bin Laden in the Middle East, Helen Watson and her husband Ed set off on a cycling expedition from Glasgow to China. Driven by a desire to understand the world beyond the media portrayal of George W. Bush's 'Axis of Evil', the couple pedal 15,000 km along the Silk Road - ancient trade routes that were undergoing rapid modernisation. Crossing deserts and mountains, minefields and military zones, they reach Muslim China via Syria, Turkey, Iran and Central Asia. Plagued by sandstorms, overzealous officials and endless punctures, Helen and Ed camp with Bedouin, sleep in farmers' houses, and are hosted by students and local dignitaries. They are waylaid with hundreds of cups of tea and interrogated about Western culture. and marriage. Soon after the couple return home, the Arab Spring breaks, and the world Helen and Ed have visited is plunged into war and unrest. Memories of the hospitality the pair received lead them to welcome refugees to Scotland through the UK's first community sponsorship scheme - and to Helen writing about their adventure. Tea and Grit: a Bicycle Journey along the Silk Road illuminates places rarely visited by Western travel writers. Through Helen's evocative prose, visit Homs, the most embattled city of the Syrian War; Raqqa, the former capital of Islamic State; the Kurdish heartland of Eastern Turkey; the Islamic Republic of Iran; the secretive state of Turkmenistan; and Kashgar in Uyghur China. Through Helen's eyes, gain privileged glimpses into the lives of women in parts of the world characterised by the oppression of female liberties. Join Helen and Ed as they forsake the white noise of everyday British life to focus on real decisions: where to sleep, what to eat, how to stay safe. Rich in insight and compassion, Tea and Grit is a book about the rich and poetic cultures of the Silk Road, which have become imperilled by the aftermath of 9/11. Above all, Tea and Grit is a book about why it is more important than ever before to drink tea with the people we fear as strangers.
Happy Land
A personal view of ‘the world’s happiest country’ from an accidental expat in FinlandTim Bird arrived in Finland by accident in the early Eighties. More than forty years on, he is still there. He has watched the transformation of his adopted homeland from semi-detached member of the Soviet bloc to modern European nation that tops the rankings, year after year, as ‘the happiest country in the world’. Does it deserve that status? Do the Finns, known for their hard drinking, their sisu (grit) and their passion for heavy metal, recognise that description of themselves? Telling the story of his own path to Finnish citizenship while also delving into the writings of a 19th-century British traveller, Bird interrogates the claim made on Finland’s behalf. In this clear-sighted – but never cynical – sideways look at the land of the sauna, the Northern Lights and the Moomins, Bird spotlights the Nordic nation’s distinctive culture, landscape and language. As he helps us understand the Finnish notion of contentment, are there life-lessons for the rest of us?
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3. kiadás
Merítsen ihletet számtalan elbűvölő helyszínből, amelyek szinte hívogatnak a látogatásra. Élje át ennek az országnak az egyedülálló hangulatát különböző vidékein. Ismerje meg a nagy metropoliszok nyüzsgését, a technológiai újdonságokat, a száguldó sinkanszeneket, valamint a történelmi várakat, templomokat és szentélyeket. A fővárosban, Tokióban bepillantást nyerhetünk a hagyomány és a modernség egyedülálló keverékébe. Látogassunk el Akihabarába, és csodáljuk meg a portékákat. Sétáljunk egyet a Meidzsi Dzsingú szentélyben, és látogassunk el a Császári Kincstár Múzeumba. A templomok, szentélyek, zen kertek és gésák városában, Kiotóban járjuk be a Császári Palotát és a Kacura villát. Látogassunk el a Higasijamában található impozáns Kijomizudera templomba. Ha már unjuk a szentélyeket, a Kiotó Nemzeti Múzeum rengeteg tradicionális művészeti tárggyal és lelettel vár bennünket. Fedezzük fel a hagyományos Oszakát, nézzük meg az oszakai várkastélyt és a Fudzsita Művészeti Múzeumot. Nagaszakiban semmiképp sem hagyjuk ki a Nagaszaki Történelmi és Kulturális Múzeumot, a Nagaszaki Békeparkot, illetve az Atombomba Múzeumot. Útikönyvünk mindamellett, hogy hasznos utazási tanácsokkal lát el, nélkülözhetetlen szállás- és étkezési javaslatokkal és hasznos programajánlóval is szolgál mindazok számára, akik szeretnek vásárolni, szórakozni, sportolni.
Itália ezer arca - Titkok, kalandok és dolce vita
Miért világhírű az Amalfiban termesztett citrom?
Miért vakították meg a velencei órásmestert?
Eltöltene egy hétvégét a Dolomitokban vagy a hamisítatlanul délolasz hangulatú Tropeában?
Esetleg a fényűző Capri szigeten élvezné a dolce vitát?
Itáliát egyedülálló földrajzi adottságai, gazdag kulturális és történelmi öröksége, dallamos nyelve, barátságos lakói és nem utolsósorban semmihez sem fogható gasztronómiája teszi olyan egyedivé, amiért méltán a világ egyik legnépszerűbb desztinációja.
A könyv érdekes történetek és leírások segítségével a felfedezés élményét nyújtja: egy virtuális utazást téren és időn át, amelynek során mindenki ellátogathat Itália mesébe illő vidékeire. A kötet célja, hogy kiragadja az olvasót a hétköznapokból, elrepítse olyan tájakra, ahol még nem járt, vagy már volt, de visszatérne, vagy csak szívesen olvasna róla. Aki szeret utazni, kézbe véve a könyvet, új inspirációkkal gazdagodhat, és új úti célokat tűzhet ki maga elé.
Tapasztaljuk meg az édes semmittevést olasz módra, lélegezzük be a sós tengeri levegőt, merengjünk el régi korok emlékei felett, állítsuk meg az időt, és hagyjuk, hogy magával sodorjon a mediterrán életérzés!
Mezi světy, 2. vydání
Pravidelně ji slýcháte z rozhlasu, její hlas je s vámi už desítky let, v autě na cestách, v kanceláři nebo třeba i ráno v koupelně. Do toho si občas odskočí na moderování v televizi nebo natáčí svá extrémní interview. To je ale jen jeden svět Lucie Výborné. V tom druhém světě fouká ostrý vítr, zebe sníh a Lucie daleko za hranicemi všednosti a komfortní zóny zažívá opravdovou radost. MEZI SVĚTY je výběr z deníků, v nichž nás autorka zavede z rozhlasového studia do mrazivých oblastí Antarktidy, na vrcholky hor, mezi české vojáky do Afghánistánu nebo na dalekou Havaj. Je to kniha o štěstí 4 000 metrů nad zemí, o místech, která jí přirostla k srdci, o mrznoucích prstech, chvílích na hranici bytí a nebytí, osvobozujícím smíchu i momentech prozření. A taky vyznání lidem, kteří jí procházejí životem a nechávají v něm svou stopu. Kniha obsahuje více než dvě stovky unikátních fotografií.
Ak túžite po dobrodružstve, objavovaní nových miest a kultúr, táto kategória je určená pre vás. Nájdete tu široký výber kníh, ktoré vás sprevádzajú po celom svete a ponúkajú autentické príbehy, inšpiráciu a cenné informácie o rôznych destináciách.
Kategória "Cestopisy" je plná fascinujúcich príbehov odvážnych cestovateľov, ktorí zdieľajú svoje skúsenosti, dojmy a objavy z rôznych častí sveta. Nájdete tu knihy, ktoré vás zavedú do exotických destinácií, historických miest, prírodných kráľovstiev a do sveta kultúrnych pokladov.
Narazíte tu na rôzne typy cestovateľských príbehov - od dobrodružstiev v divokej prírode až po objavovanie miestnych zvykov a tradícií. Tieto knihy vám ponúkajú autentický pohľad na rôzne kultúry, jedinečné zážitky a cestovateľskú inšpiráciu.
Cestopisy vám poskytujú možnosť preniknúť do sveta cestovania a zažiť rozmanitosť našej planéty.
