Walking Backwards (Up an Apostle’s Nose)
- Location(s): Santiago de Compostela
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): 1970s and 2010s
This beautiful literary memoir framed in six days walking on the Camino de Santiago de Compostela in 2015 is a love letter to Spain and to women’s lives. It weaves together rich seams of hard reality with profound lyricism,...
Walking on Rum and the Small Isles
- Location(s): The Hebrides
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): Modern
A guide to walking and backpacking on the Small Isles in the Western Isles of Scotland – Rum, Eigg, Muck, Canna, Coll and Tiree – including a tough 55km backpack around the coastline of Rum, a challenging round of...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Literary Travel
- Era(s): Modern/17th Century
Samuel Pepys walked round London for miles. The 21/2 miles to Whitehall from his house near the Tower of London was accomplished on an almost daily basis, and so many of his professional conversations took place whilst walking that...
- Location(s): New York City (NYC)
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): Modern
AN INTENSE AND ADDICTIVE MYSTERY YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS! The twenty-fifth book in the hugely popular Peter Decker and Rina Lazarus series from New York Times bestselling author Faye Kellerman A murder On a quiet suburban street in...
Walking the Amazon: 860 Days. The Impossible Task. The Incredible Journey
- Location(s): Amazon Rainforest
- Genre(s): Adventure, Nonfiction
In April 2008, Ed Stafford began his attempt to become the first man ever to walk the entire length of the River Amazon. Nearly two and a half years later, he had crossed the whole of South America to...
- Location(s): Glasgow
- Genre(s): Fiction
- Era(s): 1990s
Recently graduated young actor Maddie lives the slacker life in mid-90s Glasgow with deadbeat boyfriend Mike. Estranged from her mother due to a violent step-dad, most of the young couple’s meagre resources go on drink and drugs. Maddie and...
Walking with Abel: Journeys with the Nomads of the African Savannah
- Location(s): Mali, Sahel
- Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
- Era(s): Contemporary
An intrepid journalist joins the planet’s largest group of nomads on an annual migration that, like them, has endured for centuries. Anna Badkhen has forged a career chronicling life in extremis around the world, from war-torn Afghanistan to the...
- Location(s): London
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): 20th Century
Born at the end of the First World War, a young girl struggles to find her own identity in her big family and is pushed into a stormy marriage through a terrible misunderstanding from which her pride refuses to...
Walks in Venice: In the footsteps of 9 locals
- Location(s): Venice
- Genre(s): Nonfiction, Travelogue
- Era(s): Contemporary
Discover Venice like an insider Venetian locals reveal their hidden gems and personal favorites, offering you insider tips to experience Venice beyond the usual tourist spots. Each walk has been thoughtfully curated based on their recommendations, guiding you through...
- Location(s): Kenya
- Genre(s): Travelogue
- Era(s): 1980s
Are you ready to take a walk on the seriously wild side? In the early 1980s, John Pakenham walked a total of 1,500 miles, with a series of companions from the local Turkana and Samburu tribes and their long-suffering...
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