Worldwide Travel

Worldwide Travel
Travel books covering many regions, general travel literature and humour.

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TRAVELLING TALES Charles Wooley
A popular memoir by an Australian travel writer.

Price: AUD $7.00

TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN - 1941 Nelson Edition
A collection of very tall stories by German nobleman Freiherr von Münchhausen, better known as Baron Munchausen. This cult classic was first published in 1785 and the inspiration of the Terry Gilliam film, The Adventures of Barpn Munchausen.

Price: AUD $15.00

TRAVELS WITH MY ANGST by Phil Brown
A scarce and most unusual travel book: a travelogue by a neurotic traveller with a 'veritable kitbag of travel phobias'. This is a used travel book in good, ageing condition: cover is clean with light wear and age; pages are clean and browning with age; light corner 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

TROPIC TIDE Mandalay Perkins - V.B. Perkins, An Adventurer's Life (Worldwide)
Tropic Tide is the biography of adventurer, POW survivor, shipping pioneer, restless spirit and visionary, Bruce 'VB' Perkins.

Price: AUD $9.00

TUNING OUT Katrina Blowers - My Quarter Life Crisis (Worldwide - France Spain Italy Morocco South America Asia)
TUNING OUT tells the story of radio presenter Katrina Blowers, a woman who seemed to have everything she ever wanted, including 'The best job in Sydney radio' according to one local newspaper. But despite the glamour of her media celebrity lifestyle she was left wondering: is that all there is?

Price: AUD $8.00

UNKNOWN SEAS How Vasco da Gama Opened the East by Ronald Watkins
A rare book on fifteenth century Portuguese exploration, at the time of listing, this book sells for US$40-$100 on Amazon and Abebooks at the time of listing. Our price is a nice price. This is a used book in good condition: clean with light wear and age. 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 $20.00

WALKING TO AMERICA Roger Hutchinson - A Boyhood Dream
"Walking To America" follows and recreates the immense journey, in search of a new life and of a miracle doctor who could cure the blindness of one of their number. The journey was taken largely on foot by a small working-class family unit from England in the 1880s, to Liverpool, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and back again.

Price: AUD $9.00

WAVE MAN Robert Redenbach (Malaysia / South Africa / Iraq)
What makes a successful and happily married man risk the streets of post-invasion Baghdad to provide protection for foreign aid workers? From an Australian country town to teach his own brand of 'empty handed combat', to the bodyguards on Nelson Mandela's immaculate lawn, the author takes us through realms most of us see only on screen.

Price: AUD $9.00

WET BEHIND THE EARS Peter Taylor - Adventures of a Runaway Sailor
Sixteen-year-old Peter Taylor dreamt about running away and with some fast-talking managed to get a position crewing on a British tramp steamer, from Wellington to post-war England. So began a series of journeys around the world where he experienced both comradeships and hardships on the sea.

Price: AUD $8.00

WHAT AM I DOING HERE? Bruce Chatwin (Worldwide)
A collection of short stories, essays, and profiles that together create a vivid portrait of Bruce Chatwin the writer and traveler.

Price: AUD $6.00

WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS Dervla Murphy (Worldwide)
WHEELS WITHIN WHEELS: an autobiography by legendary cycling travel writer Dervla Murphy covering her first thirty years.

Price: AUD $8.00

WHERE IN THE WORLD IS OSAMA BIN LADEN by Morgan Spurlock
A travel classic by the Supersize Me author and documentary maker, Morgan Spurlock. This is a used travel book in good condition: pages are clean and tanning lightly at the edges with age; cover shows creasing from normal use; bumped corners. A good reading copy. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00

WHERE ON EARTH CAN I? Libby Norman (Worldwide)
WHERE ON EARTH CAN I? is a inspirational book of travel destination suggestions.

Price: AUD $8.00

WHERE SHALL WE GO FOR DINNER? Tamasin Day-Lewis - A Food Romance
Tamasin and her companion Rob set out with no real plan for the forthcoming year other than that each trip offers the possibility of perfection and discovery of something new. Whether investigating the food scene in San Francisco, sipping a cocktail in Venice, or walking down Sullivan St in New York to dine on fried chicken at the Blue Ribbon, they always set out in hope of the perfect dinner. They may find it at a small cafe in the hills of Santo Stefano Belbo in Piemonte, or snacking on falafel in a warm wad of pitta bread at Mamoun's, a hole in the wall in Greenwich Village. Sometimes they try too hard and don't find it at all, but even the disappointment is food for thought...and there is always tomorrow.

Price: AUD $9.00

WHERE'S WALLIS Brian Thacker - Travels Without A Guidebook (Worldwide)
WHERE'S WALLIS - popular travel writer Brian Thacker hits the road without a guidebook, no research, no clue - looks like a great read, Brian Thacker books are always funny.

Price: AUD $9.00

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE Michael Schumacher? by Ian Stafford
The author races f1 an rally cars around the world.

Price: AUD $8.00

WIND IN MY WINGS Fran Taylor - Running Away to Sea in the 20th Century (Sailing Tall Ships - Worldwide)
WIND IN MY WINGS is a memoir Fran Taylor's tall ship sailing adventures.

Price: AUD $10.00

WITH CHATWIN Susannah Clapp - Portrait of a Writer
A very hard to find biography of the legendary traveller, travel writer and novelist, Bruce Chatwin.

Price: AUD $10.00

WONDERFUL ADVENTURES OF MRS SEACOLE IN MANY LANDS edited by Ziggi Alexander and Audrey Dewjee (Worldwide)
Originally published in 1857, Wonderful Adventures chronicles the life and travels of Mary Seacole, Jamaican traveller, businesswoman, gold prospector and nurse.

Price: AUD $6.00

WORLDWALK An incredible tale of adventure and inspiration: one man's four year journey alone and on foot by Steven M Newman
The author walk around the world over four years. This is a used travel book in good condition: cover is clean and showing general age and light wear around the edges; pages are clean and ageing lightly. 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 $9.00