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Michelin Green Guide (Green Tourist Guides) Michelin Travel Publications · 1985 · 182p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares: Guidebooks, Description and travel, Travel

The Lands of the Saracen Bayard Taylor · 1854 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Challenging This volume comprises the second portion of a series of travels. This work includes author's adventure travels in Palestine, Syria, Asia Minor, Sicily and Spain. Shares: Description and travel, Travel

Journey Without Maps Graham Greene · 1936 · 249p · ≈ 8h · Challenging This is an account of a trip Graham Greene made in 1935 with his cousin, Barbara Greene, through the previously unexplored interior of Liberia. It was an extremely uncomfortable journey, with Greene falling seriously ill halfway through the trip. Possibly as a result of this he also made a point of noting the many illnesses with which the local inhabitants were assailed, particularly malaria and… Shares: Description and travel, Travel

Facundo, or, civilization and barbarism Domingo Faustino Sarmiento · 1868 · 284p · ≈ 9h · Challenging "Written in political exile by one of Argentina's greatest statesmen and intellectuals and long known to English-speaking readers as Life in the Argentine Republic in the Days of the Tyrants, Facundo (1845) is ostensibly a biography of the gaucho "barbarian" Juan Facundo Quiroga.". "Combining history, sociology, and political commentary, Sarmiento explores the impact of Argentine geography on… Shares: Argentina, Description and travel, Travel

Tent-life in Siberia and adventures among the Koraks and other tribes in Kamchatka and northern Asia George Kennan · 1870 · 425p · ≈ 14h · Challenging An account of a period living in Siberia in pursuit of a plan to carry a telegraph line across land to Europe through Siberia in consequence of the failure of efforts to carry a telegraph line to Europe under the Atlantic. Shares: Description and travel, Travel

The art of travel Sir Francis Galton · 1855 · 368p · ≈ 12h · Challenging First published in 1872. Lavishly illustrated.Everything you would need to mount an expedition into exotic territory in Victorian time. Great for research for historical novels. According to Wikipedia: "Sir Francis Galton (16 February 1822 – 17 January 1911), cousin of Douglas Strutt Galton, cousin of Charles Darwin, was an English Victorian polymath: anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical… Shares: Guidebooks, Travel

Queer places Elisa Rolle · 2016 Shares: Guidebooks, Travel

Views a-foot: or, Europe seen with a knapsack and staff Bayard Taylor · 1846 · 427p · ≈ 14h · Challenging This book is perfectly adapted and layout for a pleasant reading on a tablet, smartphone or computer. To improve your reading experience, this digital version has been edited and formatted according to the requirements of this platform. Shares: Description and travel, Travel

Le Rhin Victor Hugo · 1800 · ★ 4.4 · 430p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Dans ces pages de voyage, Victor Hugo fait du Rhin et de ses villes un vaste livre de pierre, où Mayence, Cologne, Francfort, Worms et Rome révèlent les combats du temps, de l'histoire et de la modernité. L'arrivée par le chemin de fer, la douceur des paysages rhénans, les cathédrales, les cloîtres, les tombeaux et les ruines composent une méditation à la fois savante, lyrique et indignée sur la… Shares: Description and travel, Travel

The Open Air Richard Jefferies · 1885 · 270p · ≈ 9h · Challenging Papers originally contributed to various English periodicals. Saint Guido.--Golden-brown.--Wild flowers.--Sunny Brighton.--The pine wood.--Nature on the roof.--One of the new voters.--The modern Thames.--The single-barrel gun.--The haunt of the hare.--The bathing season.--Under the acorns.--Downs.--Forest.--Beauty in the country.--Out of doors in February.--Haunts of the lapwing.--Outside… Shares: London, Description and travel, Travel

Bitter lemons Lawrence Durrell · 1957 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate With the publication of Justine Lawrence Durrell became, almost overnight, one of the most talked about, widely acclaimed novelists of the decade. Now, in Bitter Lemons, his focus has shifted from the world of his imagination to life itself. Writing in the exquisite poetic prose that critics have hailed as unequalled in contemporary literature, he tells the perceptive, often humorous story of his… Shares: Description and travel, Travel

The heart of a continent Sir Francis Edward Younghusband · 1896 · 371p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Replica of 1896 edition by John Murray, London. Oversize maps are available as a free download.  John Frederick Baddeley (July 1854 – Oxford, 16 February 1940) was a British traveller, scholar and journalist,  Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, KCSI, KCIE (31 May 1863 – 31 July 1942, Dorset was a British Army officer, explorer, and spiritual writer. He is remembered… Shares: Description and travel, Travel

Palmetto-leaves Harriet Beecher Stowe · 1873 · 96p · ≈ 3h · Challenging After the Civil War, the Stowes bought a house on the St. Johns River near Mandarin, Florida. For several years, they spent the winters at their Florida home. In 1872, Stowe published Pametto Leaves describing the area, its people and wildlife. The book is organized as a series of articles and includes several ink sketches. It provides a unique view of north Florida and may have influenced Henry… Shares: Description and travel, Travel

The Cruise of the Snark Jack London · 1911 · 180p · ≈ 6h · Challenging In April 1907 Jack London set out to sail around the world in the 45-foot ship The Snark, accompanied by his wife and a small crew. Although suffering from seasickness and tropical disease, London wrote prolifically, including a series of entertaining sketches of the voyage itself. These were later collected as The Cruise of the Snark, a remarkable record of adventure and love among the islands… Shares: London, Description and travel, Travel

Autobiography of Lutfullah Lutfullah · 1857 · 429p · ≈ 14h · Challenging Book digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Shares: Description and travel, Travel

China Road Rob Gifford · 2007 · ★ 4.3 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Route 312 is the Chinese Route 66. It flows three thousand miles from east to west, passing through the factory towns of the coastal areas, through the rural heart of China, then up into the Gobi Desert, where it merges with the Old Silk Road. The highway witnesses every part of the social and economic revolution that is turning China upside down.In this utterly surprising and deeply personal… Shares: Description and travel, Travel

Annapurna-conquest of the first 8000 metre peak Maurice Herzog · 1951 · ★ 4.5 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate One of the great works of mountaineering literature- long out of print and now reissued with a new introduction by Joe Simpson.The enthralling account, by the leader of the French expedition, of the first conquest of Annapurna - at that time, and at more than 8000 metres, the highest mountain ever climbed. It is a story of breathtaking courage and determination against appalling odds. In records… Shares: Description and travel, Travel

Let's Go 2003 Let's Go, Inc. · 2002 · ★ 4.0 · 385p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares: Guidebooks, Travel

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