Paul Theroux on a book he wishes he had over 30 years ago. Continue reading
Tag Archives: travel
Freya Stark’s Worst Journey
Happy Birthday to Freya Stark, born on January 31, 1893. In this extract taken from her book The Zodiac Arch, she recounts a hazardous trip across the Atlantic Ocean Continue reading
A Literary Tangier Reading List
Welcome to the ‘Interzone’ Continue reading
A City of the Dream
As we re-release Tangier: City of the Dream, Iain Finlayson returns to Tangier for the first time in 20 years, and reflects on the city’s history and enduring allure. Continue reading
Gibraltar Literary Festival 2014
Iain Finlayson and John Hopkins gathered on the rock at this year’s Gibraltar Literary Festival. Continue reading
Mark Twain in Egypt
On his travels that made up his book Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain visited Cairo where he was awe-struck by ‘The Imposing Sphinx’. Continue reading
The Nomad’s Path
In an extract taken from Alistair Carr’s new book The Nomad’s Path, Carr describes the events leading up to his discovery of Manga, one of Africa’s most wild, unexplored and remote regions. Continue reading
Freya Stark and the Art of Giving
Perseus in the Wind is the latest instalment in our Freya Stark Collection, and for those less familiar with her travel writing this personal and revealing account is perhaps the perfect introduction. Continue reading
A Model For Safe Living
Much like a funfair, does Berlin now only retain an illusion of edginess? Continue reading
Flying Everest: The Goddess Mother of the World
Circumnavigating the globe in a biplane, Richard Halliburton took the first aerial photograph of Mount Everest. Continue reading
Travels in Search of the Soul of America
Travelling in a battered camping van, Malise Ruthven set out across America in search of the manifestations of its religious spirit. Continue reading
Let Me Judge Books by Their Cover
Gareth Evans & Mai Kataoka. Continue reading
May-Day (Poem)
Ralph Waldo Emerson. Continue reading