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Best of Lonely Planet travel writing / edited by Tony Wheeler.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Lonely planetPublication details: Melbourne ; Oakland, CA : Lonely Planet Pub., 2009.Description: 271 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781741795110 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • Lonely Planet best of Lonely Planet travel writing
Subject(s):
Contents:
"Including original stories by Jan Morris, Simon Winchester, Tim Cahill and Pico Iyer"--Cover. -Introduction / Tony Wheeler -- No food, no rest, no... / Pico Iyer -- Upriver / Stanley Stewart -- Something approaching enlightenment / Rolf Potts -- The end of the road / Bill Fink -- Journey to the centre of the Earth / Alana Semuels -- Baghdad to Basra, on the wrong side of hte tracks / César G. Soriano -- A visit to Kanasankatan / Jason Elliot -- Looking for Abdelati / Tanya Shaffer -- Wangara's cross / Joshua Clark -- The first hour of the first day of my first assignment for Lonely Planet / Miles Roddis -- The sights of Prague / Danny Wallace -- City of Djinns / William Dalrymple -- Ignoring the admiral / Jan Morris -- Everything come round / James D. Houston -- A slight leaning backward / Greg Tuleja -- Egg child / Sarah Levin -- Into the darkness / Chris Colin -- Walking the Mount Kailash circuit / Tony Wheeler -- On the trail / Karl Taro Greenfeld -- Let's go / Emily Perkins -- Old toad on a bike / Simon Gandolfi -- On the trail of the Caspian tiger / Tim Cahill -- Secrets of the Maya / Laura Resau -- Finding shelter / Nicholas Crane -- Ascension in the moonlight / Simon Winchester.
Summary: From the first tentative steps of the young backpacker finding her feet in a London hostel, to the beyond-travel commitment of setting up house in Delhi, the 26 stories in this collection cover the globe and reveal a world of travel experiences.
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Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 910.4 BES 1 Available T00511720
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Since 1998, Lonely Planet has been publishing our favorite travel stories. The disasters of 'Lonely Planet Unpacked,' the romances of 'Brief Encounters', the random acts of generosity in 'Kindness of Strangers', the out-there adventures of 'Tales from Nowhere' - these stories, and many others, explored the reasons why we travel, and what we find when we get there. Now we've selected the best of them. From the first tentative steps of the young backpacker finding her feet in a London hostel, to the beyond-travel commetment of setting up house in Delhi, the 26 stories in this collection cover the globe and reveal a world of travel experiences. 'Best of Lonely Planet's Travel Writing' Includes: Tim Cahill, William Dalrymple, Jason Elliot, Pico Iyer, Jan Morris, Emily Perkins, Karl Taro Greenfeld, Danny Wallace, Tony Wheeler, Simon Winchester and more.

"Including original stories by Jan Morris, Simon Winchester, Tim Cahill and Pico Iyer"--Cover.

"Including original stories by Jan Morris, Simon Winchester, Tim Cahill and Pico Iyer"--Cover. -Introduction / Tony Wheeler -- No food, no rest, no... / Pico Iyer -- Upriver / Stanley Stewart -- Something approaching enlightenment / Rolf Potts -- The end of the road / Bill Fink -- Journey to the centre of the Earth / Alana Semuels -- Baghdad to Basra, on the wrong side of hte tracks / César G. Soriano -- A visit to Kanasankatan / Jason Elliot -- Looking for Abdelati / Tanya Shaffer -- Wangara's cross / Joshua Clark -- The first hour of the first day of my first assignment for Lonely Planet / Miles Roddis -- The sights of Prague / Danny Wallace -- City of Djinns / William Dalrymple -- Ignoring the admiral / Jan Morris -- Everything come round / James D. Houston -- A slight leaning backward / Greg Tuleja -- Egg child / Sarah Levin -- Into the darkness / Chris Colin -- Walking the Mount Kailash circuit / Tony Wheeler -- On the trail / Karl Taro Greenfeld -- Let's go / Emily Perkins -- Old toad on a bike / Simon Gandolfi -- On the trail of the Caspian tiger / Tim Cahill -- Secrets of the Maya / Laura Resau -- Finding shelter / Nicholas Crane -- Ascension in the moonlight / Simon Winchester.

From the first tentative steps of the young backpacker finding her feet in a London hostel, to the beyond-travel commitment of setting up house in Delhi, the 26 stories in this collection cover the globe and reveal a world of travel experiences.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Introduction (p. 5)
  • No Food, No Rest, No... (p. 9)
  • Upriver (p. 19)
  • Something Approaching Enlightenment (p. 29)
  • The End of the Road (p. 41)
  • Journey to the Centre of the Earth (p. 51)
  • Baghdad to Basra, On the Wrong Side of the Tracks (p. 61)
  • A Visit to Kanasankatan (p. 71)
  • Looking for Abdelati (p. 79)
  • Wangara's Cross (p. 89)
  • The First Hour of the First Day of My First Assignment for Lonely Planet (p. 101)
  • The Sights of Prague (p. 109)
  • City of Djinns (p. 121)
  • Ignoring the Admiral (p. 133)
  • The Quest (p. 139)
  • Everything Come Round (p. 147)
  • A Slight Leaning Backward (p. 155)
  • Egg Child (p. 163)
  • Into the Darkness (p. 171)
  • Walking the Mount Kailash Circuit (p. 179)
  • On the Trail (p. 187)
  • Let's Go (p. 207)
  • Old Toad on a Bike (p. 223)
  • On the Trail of the Caspian Tiger (p. 231)
  • Secrets of the Maya (p. 241)
  • Finding Shelter (p. 251)
  • Ascension in the Moonlight (p. 261)

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