Travel

West Africa, 1971. Two old friends rendezvous in Black Star Square, the heart of Accra, the Ghanaian capital, to see Ike and Tina Turner, the Staples Singers, Roberta Flack, Wilson Picket, Santana and other black American performers at the mammoth Soul...

It is an account of the author's visit to his native country, Ghana, after almost 13 years' absence (1994-2007). It details the quite remarkable improvement in the economic and political life of the country that had taken place in his absence. The book...

Sam enjoys travelling with his parents. Sam's mum has a mission to visit wonders of the world. Each year the family visit a new country to discover a new wonder. Sam has a different mission. Sam is not a normal kid. He is a kid that rescues ghosts and...

A young man's quest to reconcile his deafness in an unforgiving world leads to a remarkable sojourn in a remote African village that pulsates with beauty and violence These are hearing aids. They take the sounds of the world and amplify them. Josh...

- Every street art hotspot in Paris collected in a handy guide- Includes detailed descriptions with helpful maps and pictogramsExperience Paris from a unique point of view and explore the city through its famous street art. In this handy guide, ten...

While sailing around the Caribbean, Ann Vanderhoof and her husband Steve track wild oregano-eating goats in the cactus-covered hills of the Dominican Republic, gather nutmegs on an old estate in Grenada, make searing-hot pepper sauce in a Trinidadian...

In the first decades of the nineteenth century, no place burned more brightly in the imagination of European geographers--and fortune hunters--than the lost city of Timbuktu. Africa's legendary City of Gold, not visited by Europeans since the Middle...

High priestesses are few and far between, white ones in Africa even more so. When Diane Esguerra hears of a mysterious Austrian woman worshipping the Ifa river goddess Oshun in Nigeria, her curiosity is aroused. It is the start of an extraordinary...

Elaine Sciolino, the former Paris Bureau Chief of the New York Times, invites us on a tour of her favorite Parisian street, offering an homage to street life and the pleasures of Parisian living. "I can never be sad on the rue des Martyrs," Sciolino...

Where can the roots of exotic North Africa dishes be traced?What other countries have influenced their delightful recipes?How can you faithfully recreate the dishes at home?The traditional foods in North Africa draw their inspiration from the culinary...

A concise summary of the Nile system in which Baker describes 12 months' exploration, during which he examined every individual river that is tributary to the Nile from Abyssinia.

Delightful pictures of the monkey population in Durban, South Africa. Also some information on the threats to their existence and how you can help.

"Theroux is at his best when he tells [people's] stories, happy and sad . . . Theroux's great mission had always been to transport us beyond that reading chair, to challenge himself--and thus, to challenge us." -- Boston Globe Paul Theroux's...

This Hawaiian vacation turns into a humorous, heart-opening odyssey that is alive with beings from other dimensions.Join Tanis' adventure to meet seldom-seen beings of various races that dwell in volcanoes, misty forests and roaring seas. Discover the...

An adventure story in the tradition of Susan Orlean's The Orchid Thief, The Heartless Stone is a voyage into the cold heart of the world's most unyielding gem. When he proposed to his girlfriend, Tom Zoellner gave what is expected of every American...