This book presents aspects of research on the archaeological investigations at the multi-period site of Priniatikos Pyrg......more
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In the Middle Ages, Muslim travelers embarked on a rihla, or world tour, as surveyors, emissaries, and educators. On the......more
The connections between golf and wine are many and varied. They include golf course, vineyards, wineries and people. Thi......more
This book is an up-close-and-personal guide to majestic Singapore. With over 250 photographs, this book takes a look at ......more
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This major study reflects the increasing significance of careful model formation and testing in those academic subjects ......more
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Polis-Pyrgos Archaeological Project I The material presented here is derived from an extensive survey conducted by the P......more
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The narratives of the voyages of the Elizabethan and early Jacobean era have delighted readers over the centuries as sti......more
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If you want to jump in the ocean that is Dante and discover his presence in Florence, Italy, you’ve come to the right pl......more
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Stunning, elegant international interiors and style details - worldwide. A chronicle of one couple’s vists to 95 cities,......more
This riveting history is a firsthand account of the long and arduous search for one of the greatest explorers of the nin......more
Moments after their wedding reception, Ray Hoover and his wife, Lucy, began a lifelong quest to see the world. To date, ......more
This book was written at a time when the older conventional diffusionist view of prehistory, largely associated with the......more
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A revealing and beautifully illustrated critical edition of Gardner’s collaged travel albums In 1865, art collector and ......more
Cambridge, 1961. A group of students set off on the trip of a lifetime. Against the backdrop of the Cold War they travel......more
Exploring Travel and Tourism: Essays on Journeys and Destinations offers a broad treatment of topics in global travel/to......more
From ballistic missile tests to stranger-than-fiction stories of purges and assassinations, news from North Korea never ......more
This edition, translated and edited by Malcolm Letts, was the first complete translation of Tafur in any language....more
This work provides a landmark in early twentieth century publishing summarizing the most up to date findings in all bran......more
This work provides a landmark in early twentieth century publishing summarizing the most up to date findings in all bran......more
This is the inspiring story of how one man realized his dream of witnessing firsthand the most dramatic of meteorologica......more
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For over a hundred years the Japanese have looked to the West for ideas, institutions, and technology that would help th......more
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Great Adventures And Explorations: From The Earliest Times To The Present, As Told By The Explorers Themselves is a book......more
A reexamination of British engagement with Iberia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Using extensive archival a......more
When thinking of intrepid travelers from past centuries, we don’t usually put Muslim women at the top of the list. And y......more
Samuel Clemens (1835-1910) repeatedly traversed the ocean during his globetrotting life. A keen observer, the man who re......more
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No detailed description available for "Toward the Image of Tammuz and Other Essays on Mesopotamian History and Culture"....more
No detailed description available for "New Travels in the United States of the America, 1788"....more
This collection of essays is an important contribution to travel writing studies -- looking beyond the explicitly politi......more
Fresh, charming, and wholly irresistible, Champagne Baby turns a familiar tale on its head: instead of yet another Ameri......more
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When Pico Iyer decided to go to Kyoto and live in a monastery, he did so to learn about Zen Buddhism from the inside, to......more
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First published in 2001. This incredible journey began in 1887 and took King Kalakaua to the Unites States of America, J......more
First published in 1929. ’Fire and shipwreck, fights ashore and afloat, the pitting of ceaseless patience and resource a......more
As well as including Sherley’s own account of his journey into Persia in 1600, this valuable edition includes the main w......more
Don Juan was a Persian Moslem who became a Spanish Roman Catholic. His description of Persia and his account of the wars......more
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By late 1878, after a year and a half abroad, Ulysses S. Grant had visited every country in Europe, and he was homesick.......more
This innovative volume focuses on tourism through the twin lenses of cultural theory and cultural geography. Presenting ......more
Whether looking for the sources of the Nile, the Niger, or the Amazon, penetrating the Australian outback, or searching ......more
Syria: The Desert and the Sown presents a unique and sensitive picture of the Syrian people whilst under the rule of the......more
Dollars and democracy This book, "Dollars and democracy", by Philip Burne-Jones, is a replication of a book originally p......more
Our journal in the Pacific. This book, "Our journal in the Pacific", by S. Eardley-Wilmot, H.M.S. Zealous, is a replicat......more
A journal of two years’ travel in Persia, Ceylon, etc. In two volumes This book, "A journal of two years’ travel Volume ......more
Twenty-one days in India being the tour of Sir Ali Baba, K. C. B. This book, "Twenty-one days in India", by George Aberi......more
An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the American United States This book, "An historical,......more
Twelves years in America being observations on the country, the people, institutions and religion, with notices of slave......more
Around the world on a bicycle. From San Francisco to teheran. With over one hunored illustrations. (1894). This book, "A......more
In the heart of the Vosges and other sketches by a devious traveller. This book, "In the heart of the Vosges and other s......more
Uppingham by the sea. A narrative of the year at Borth. This book, "Uppingham by the sea A narrative of the year at Bort......more
Written in 1970, this unique travelogue looks back on an enigmatic Englishman’s travels through post-war Europe, as both......more
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This book is an up-close-and-personal guide to majestic Singapore. With over 250 photographs, this book takes a look at ......more
Hotels and Resorts: An investor’s guide presents a comprehensive analysis of how hotels, golf courses, spas serviced apa......more
In 1974 Roland Barthes travelled in China as part of a small delegation of distinguished French philosophers and literar......more
Walter Leaf (1852 1927), banker, classicist and alpinist, held various positions as chairman of the Westminster Bank, fo......more
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Edward William Lane (1801-76) published this work in two volumes in 1836. Resident in the country for many years, and fl......more
Edward William Lane (1801-76) published this work in two volumes in 1836. Resident in the country for many years, and fl......more
This volume deals with the De Bry collection of voyages, one of the most monumental publications of Early Modern Europe.......more
Just what is it like to teach English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) in South Korea? Through this journal, the au......more
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