Model Number: BBALEBBASEID_58383DLDA
Author: Galton, Francis
from the PREPARATORY INQUIRIES: To those who meditate Travel.--Qualifications for a Traveller.--If you have health, a great craving for adventure, at least a moderate fortune, and can set your heart on a definite object, which old travellers do not think impracticable, then--travel by all means. If, ...more »
Model Number: BBALEBBASEID_91242DLDA
Author: O'Brien, Frederick
Ia Ora Na! This is a simple record of my days and nights, my thoughts and dreams, in the mystic isles of the South Seas, written without authority of science or exactitude of knowledge. These are merely the vivid impressions of my life in Tahiti and Moorea, the merriest, most fascinating world of all ...more »
Model Number: BBALEBBASEID_84624DLDA
Author: Hudson, W. H.
In a remarkable and flowery language, Hudson has captured the essence of the natural beauty of England. A highly satisfying work that depicts a country through the eyes of a naturalist. His experiences and observations inspire and touch the soul. Captivating! more »
Model Number: BBALEBBASEID_57789DLDA
Author: Dingle, Edwin John
from the INTRODUCTORY: The scheme. Why I am walking across Interior China. Leaving Singapore. Ignorance of life and travel in China. The China for the Chinese cry. The New China and the determination of the Government. The voice of the people. The province of Yün-nan and the forward movement. A prophecy ...more »
Model Number: BBALEBBASEID_57825DLDA
Author: Alcott, Louisa M.
from the PREFACE: There is a sort of fate about writing books of travel which it is impossible to escape. It is vain to declare that no inducement will bribe one to do it, that there is nothing new to tell, and that nobody wants to read the worn-out story: sooner or later the deed is done, and not till ...more »
Model Number: BBALEBBASEID_11948DLDA
Author: Skrentny, Werner
New York gilt als klassisches Eingangstor für Einwanderer undTouristen. Die Welthauptstadt des 20. Jahrhunderts ist vollgestopft mit innovativer Wolkenkratzer-Architektur, mit Museen, Theatern, Kinos und einer kulturellen Mischung, wie sie anderswo auf der Welt kaum zu finden ist. Es gibt nichts, was ...more »
Model Number: BBALEBBASEID_84666DLDA
Author: Munk, Joseph A.
An informative book about the state of Arizona located in the south-west of United States. Munk visited the state for the first time in 1884 and was captivated by its charms. Arizona worked its magic on him leading to his life-long interest in the state famous for its vast deserts and cacti. The book ...more »
Model Number: BBALEBBASEID_85354DLDA
Author: Bullen, Frank T.
Author's belief that man has the right to dominate nature is the gist of this story. A thrilling, action-packed narrative about man's will to dominate the fierceness of sea and its creatures. Loyalty, surviving dangers, life on sea and the triumph of success are so vividly depicted that the reader also ...more »
Model Number: BBALEBBASEID_69630DLDA
Author: Bensusan, S.L.
from the Preface: It has been a pleasant task to recall the little journey set out in the following pages, but the writer can hardly escape the thought that the title of the book promises more than he has been able to perform. While the real Morocco remains a half-known land to-day, this book does not ...more »
Model Number: BBALEBBASEID_81574DLDA
Author: Roberts, Morley
a selection from the first chapter: A WATCH-NIGHT SERVICE IN SAN FRANCISCO How much bitter experience a man keeps to himself, let the experienced say, for they only know. For my own part I am conscious that it rarely occurs to me to mention some things which happened either in England or out of it, and ...more »
Auch wenn unsinnige Geschichten es einen glauben lassen wollen: Es ist nichts dran an den Gerüchten, dass Hamburg grau, kalt und unfreundlich ist. Hamburg bietet rund um die Uhr frische Luft und jede Menge Spektakel. Außerdem ein ganz bestimmtes Lebensgefühl: Eine Mischung aus Fernweh und Patriotismus ...more »
