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A HOUSE IN FEZ Building a life in the ancient heart of Morocco by Suzanna Clarke
A lovely, lavishly illustrated memoir. This is a used travel book in good condition: nice and clean with light reading wear. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!
Price: AUD 15.00
A PATCH OF PARADISE A woman's search for real life in Bali by Gaia Grant
This book is very popular and very hard to find: the author is an Australian expat who built a life and a successful business in Bali. This is a used book in good, read condition: pages are tanning with age; gift message on first page; has been read a few times; cover shows reading creases and scuffing. Not mint but a good reading copy. See photos for cover blurb and sample page(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!
Price: AUD 15.00
A YEAR IN GREEN TEA AND TUK TUKS My unlikely adventures creating an organic farm in Sri Lanka by Rory Spowers
An offbeat Sri Lanka travel book: it is quite hard to find and looks like a great read. This is a used travel book in good condition with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - enjoy!
Price: AUD 10.00
ALMOST FRENCH A New life in Paris by Sarah Turnbull
A most popular France travel memoir.
Price: AUD 5.00
AUSTRALIAN EXPATS Stories from Abroad by Bryan Havenhand & Anne MacGregor
A scarce book that looks like a great read for anybody working overseas or dreaming of it. This is a used book in very good condition: nice and clean with just a little wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages(s). The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - enjoy!
Price: AUD 11.99
BALI BLUES by Jeremy Allan
A rare travel book focusing on life in Kuta after the Bali Bomb. The author tells of his experiences covering the aftermath and also the personal stories of many Kuta residences. We have just finished reading this book and enjoyed it immensely, particularly the personal stories of Kuta locals, though the author's obsession with the local prostitutes was a little odd, albeit plutonic. This is a used book in good conditon: clean with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD 19.00
BANGKOK OLD HAND Collin Piprell
A scarce book of Thailand expat yarns, looks like a great read.
Price: AUD 12.00
BONNE CHANCE! Building a New Life in Rural France by Richard Wiles
This looks like a great read: the author moves to the French countryside. This is a used book in very good condition: nice and clean with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages. The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - we never use stock pictures - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
BUT I DON'T GIVE A HOOT The Life and Times of Berhard Trink, Bangkok's 'Nite Owl' by Jennifer Bliss
A rare biography of the controversial Thai 'sexpat', Bernard Trink who wrote newspaper columns devoted to the sex industry of Bangkok. Published by the sadly now defunct Post Publishing. Book is in good condition, clean with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD 15.00
COMPLETE NOTES FROM SINGAPORE The Omnibus Edition by Neil Humphries
A very hard to find 3-in-1 edition including: Notes from an Even Smaller Island, Scribbles from the Same Island and Final Notes from a Great Island. These are most excellent books on Singapore written by a pommy expat - very funny and informative. Book is very good condition: nice and clean and rarely read. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!
Price: AUD 19.00
EXPAT Christina Henry de Tessan - Women's True Tales of Life Abroad
An anthology of pieces on expatriate living by women writers.
Price: AUD 8.00
EXPAT Opinionated Memories of Forty Years in Hong Kong by Wendy McTavish
A rare memoir by a Hong Kong expat who has been there since 1966. Book is in good conditon with clean white pages, light wear to cover. See photos for cover blurb and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD 12.00
EXTRA VIRGIN Annie Hawes - Amongst the Olive Groves of Liguria
Two English sisters move to the olive growing regon of Liguria, North Western Italy.
Price: AUD 8.00
FIFA 192 The true story behind the legend of the Brunei National Football Team by Stanley Park
A rare book with some home truths about football and expat life. This is a used book in good condition with nice clean white pages; light wear to cover. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages. The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive.
Price: AUD 10.00
GOOD MORNING HANOI A year on the airwaves in the new Vietnam by Iain Finlay and Trish Clark
I read this book a couple of years ago and highly recommend it, the Aussie authors spend a year in Hanoi doing a radio show and get access to all kinds of everyday life that is out of reach to regular tourists such as myself. The book is in very good condition, very clean and rarely read, aging lightly. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD 12.00
GULF STATES & SAUDI ARABIA A SURVIVAL HANDBOOK by Bob Hughes and Graeme Chesters
This expat guide book from 2003 will have some out of date information but still looks like a handy resource for anyone moving to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar or United Arab Emirates. This is a used book in good condition with nice clean white pages and light reading wear to cover. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages. The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
HANOI STORIES by Pam Scott
A very hard to find book of stories from the author's eight years in Vietnam. This is a used book in good condition: clean with only light wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - the book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - enjoy!
Price: AUD 15.00
HELLO MISSUS A Girl's Own Guide to Foreign Affairs by Lynne Minion
A very interesting looking memoir, the author does foreign aid work in East Timor.
Price: AUD 10.00
KOWLOON TONG A Novel by Paul Theroux
A hard to find novel set in Hong Kong by a legendary travel writer and novelist. Book is in good, read condition: pages are clean and aging lightly, some reading wear to cover spine and corners; first page has clipped corner to remove owner's name, a little worn but a good reading copy. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages - the book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - enjoy!
Price: AUD 8.00
MADAM ARE YOU BACK? Living in Nigeria by Debbie Cashmore
A rare self published memoir by an Australian expat of her time in Nigeria. Has a few pages of black and white photos and some great yarns. Book measures 26 x18 cms. In good condition with clean white pages, light corner wear. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!
Price: AUD 12.00