Travel books on travelling by car, train, motorbike, bicycle, horse, boat, plane, dog sled etc. Lots of cycling books (these go fast) as well as walking and hiking.
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ONLY FOOLS AND HEARSES Three Australians, a funeral car and a trip around the world by Dav Ardlie (around the world in a hearse)
This travelogue is quite hard to find and looks like a cracker of a read: three Aussies travel the world in a hearse, a 1985 Ford Granada (looks like an XD or XE Falcon to me).
Price: AUD $15.00
OUR GUMBALL RALLY Clement Wilson & Richard Dunwoody - 3,000 Miles 3 Countries 65 Ferries Only 1 Volvo
With a reputation as one of the most bizarre annual races in the world, the Gumball Rally consists mostly of glamorous high-end sports cars like Lamborghinis and Ferraris. This time, however, they were joined by one sturdy and reliable Volvo estate. With stars such as the original Cannonballer himself Burt Reynolds, Adrien Brody, 50 Cent and the guys from Jackass all taking part, the thrills and spills were guaranteed. A fast-paced, hilarious record of what it's like to get lost in the African desert, party with kings, princes and French DJs and pass a Ferrari at 150mph!
Price: AUD $11.00
OVERBOARD Gwyn Topham - The Stories the Cruise Lines Don't Want Told
OVERBOARD: A scarce book of shady stories from the cruise liner business including the death of Dianne Brimble.
Price: AUD $15.00
PADDLE TO THE AMAZON Don Starkell - The Incredible True Story of a 12,000 Mile Canoe Trip (Canada USA South America)
PADDLE TO THE AMAZON documents Don Starkell's canoe journey from Canada to the Amazon with his teenage son.
Price: AUD $8.00
PASSAGE TO JUNEAU Jonathan Raban - A Sea And It's Meanings
Passage to Junea is an account of Jonathan Raban's journey by the Inside Passage sea route from Seattle to Alaska.
Price: AUD $6.00
PENELOPE BUNGLES TO BROOME Tim Bowden (Australia)
A scarce book. Popular journo and author Tim Bowdown travels outback Australian in a four wheel drive.
Price: AUD $10.00
PENELOPE GOES WEST On the road from Sydney to Margaret River and back by Tim Bowden
A rare travel memoir by popular Australian journalist and author, Tim Bowden. This is a used book in good condition with light reading wear and age; lightly bumped corners; owners name sticker on first page; pages tanning at edges with 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 $9.00
PILGRIMAGE ON A STEEL RIDE Gary Paulsen - A Memoir About Men And Motorcycles (USA by Harley Davidson)
PILGRIMAGE ON A STEEL RIDE: Gary Paulsen acquires his first Harley Davidson motorbike at the age of 57 and rides from New Mexico to Alaska.
Price: AUD $8.00
RAMMER JAMMER YELLOW HAMMER Warren St John - A Road Trip into the Heart of Fan Mania (USA)
The author tours the USA in an RV following mobile fans of the Alabama Crimson Tide football team.
Price: AUD $9.00
RANULPH FIENNES Mad, bad and dangerous to Know, The Autobiography
A scarce biography by a true adventurer. This is a used book in very good condition, very clean and rarely read with just a little corner wear, a lovely book. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages - the book in the photos is the actual book you will receive - enjoy!
Price: AUD $12.00
RED SEA PERIL Shirley Billing
Author's account of being taken at gunpoint while sailing around the world.
Price: AUD $8.00
RIDERS TO THE MIDNIGHT SUN From the Black Sea to the Russian Arctic by Marc Llewellyn (Cycling Northern Europe & Russia)
A scarce and popular cycling travel book - the author travels the former Soviet Union by bicycle.
Price: AUD $8.00
RIDING TO JERUSALEM Bettina Selby - A Journey Through Turkey and The Middle East
Riding to Jerusalem is a a scarce cycling travel book. The author travels the Middle East by bicycle. This travel book has a religious angle.
Price: AUD $8.00
ROADS Larry McMurtry - A Millennial Journey Along America's Great Interstate Highways (USA)
In ROADS Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry travels the US “from border to border and beach to beach” as he takes a journey along America's great interstate roads.
Price: AUD $5.00
ROLLERROUND OZ Sir Roger Carrick - Reflections on a Journey Around Australia (by Rolls Royce)
ROLLERROUND - British High Commissioner Sir Roger Carrick tours around Australia in a Rolls-Royce.
Price: AUD $9.00
ROUGH RIDE HOME M Cameron Pollock - New Zealand to Europe in a Renault Prarie Wagon
This book is very hard to find and looks like a cracker of a read. The author travels from New Zealand to England via Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey, Yugoslavia, Italy and France.
Price: AUD $20.00
ROWING TO ALASKA AND OTHER TRUE STORIES Wayne McLennan (USA / South America / Australia)
ROWING TO ALASKA: Australian author Wayne McLennan tells the story of his extraordinary life through a series of adventures after he leaves his home town in Australia, desperate to avoid following his father and his grandfather into the mines.
Price: AUD $9.00
RULE No. 5 NO SEX ON THE BUS Confessions of a Tour Leader by Brian Thacker (Europe)
RULE No. 5 NO SEX ON THE BUS - Brian Thacker is one of the funniest travel writers around and this book is his best in my humble opinion. It's memoir about his time as a tour leader on Europe 'Contiki' style bus tours. Better him than me!
Price: AUD $10.00
SCOTLAND BY CAR Eric Dymock - Vintage 1968 Travel Guide with Map
SCOTLAND BY CAR: a vintage 1968 guide book for touring Scotland by motor vehicle. Just a bit out of date but fun. Has a few pages of black and white scenery photos, no car photos though. Has a lovely fold-out map attached to rear inside cover.
Price: AUD $5.00
SEAN & DAVID'S LONG DRIVE Sean Condon (Australia by 1966 Ford Falcon)
SEAN & DAVID'S LONG DRIVE: popular Australian author Sean Condon tours Australia with his mate David in a 1966 Ford Falcon.
Price: AUD $7.00





















