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Tag Archives: travel

The Silk Road – A Portable Companion
Paul Theroux / Travel

The Silk Road – A Portable Companion

Posted on February 5, 2015 by theibtaurisblog • 1 Comment

Paul Theroux on a book he wishes he had over 30 years ago. Continue reading →

Freya Stark’s Worst Journey
Freya Stark / Travel

Freya Stark’s Worst Journey

Posted on January 31, 2015 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

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
Iain Finlayson / Lists / Travel

A Literary Tangier Reading List

Posted on January 20, 2015 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Welcome to the ‘Interzone’ Continue reading →

A City of the Dream
Iain Finlayson / Travel

A City of the Dream

Posted on December 5, 2014 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

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
News / Travel

Gibraltar Literary Festival 2014

Posted on November 25, 2014 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Iain Finlayson and John Hopkins gathered on the rock at this year’s Gibraltar Literary Festival. Continue reading →

Mark Twain in Egypt
Mark Twain / Travel

Mark Twain in Egypt

Posted on November 14, 2013 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

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
Alistair Carr / Travel

The Nomad’s Path

Posted on October 15, 2013 by theibtaurisblog • 1 Comment

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
Freya Stark / Travel

Freya Stark and the Art of Giving

Posted on April 29, 2013 by theibtaurisblog • 1 Comment

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
Rory MacLean / Travel

A Model For Safe Living

Posted on August 28, 2012 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Much like a funfair, does Berlin now only retain an illusion of edginess? Continue reading →

Flying Everest: The Goddess Mother of the World
Richard Halliburton / Travel

Flying Everest: The Goddess Mother of the World

Posted on June 18, 2012 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

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
Malise Ruthven / Travel

Travels in Search of the Soul of America

Posted on May 28, 2012 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Travelling in a battered camping van, Malise Ruthven set out across America in search of the manifestations of its religious spirit.  Continue reading →

Guest Journal / Journal / Visual Culture

Let Me Judge Books by Their Cover

Posted on May 9, 2012 by theibtaurisblog • 1 Comment

Gareth Evans & Mai Kataoka. Continue reading →

Author Journal / Journal / Visual Culture

May-Day (Poem)

Posted on May 1, 2012 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Ralph Waldo Emerson. Continue reading →

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