Europe Travel

Greater Than a Tourist: East London, United Kingdom offers the inside scoop on East London. Most travel guides tell you how to travel like a tourist. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this guide will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. You will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Andorra. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the ‘Greater Than a Tourist’ series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Berlin is the most visited city in Germany, and the third most visited in Europe. In 2022, Berlin welcomed 10.4 million tourists, who spent a total of 26.5 million nights in the city.

George Murray Levick was the physician on Robert Falcon Scott's tragic Antarctic expedition of 1910. Marooned for an Antarctic winter, Levick passed the time by becoming the first man to study penguins up close. His findings were so shocking to Victorian morals that they were quickly suppressed and seemingly lost to history.

Explore the magic of Germany and learn a little something along the way about this European country. The people, the history, the music, the places to visit, and much, much more. A perfect book for you to use in a book report for school. Best for ages five to 12.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit The Basque Country. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the ‘Greater Than a Tourist’ series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Begeben Sie sich auf das Abenteuer Ihres Lebens mit Solo Journeys, dem unverzichtbaren Leitfaden für jede Frau, die bereit ist, Europa mit Selbstvertrauen, Neugier und Abenteuerlust zu erkunden! Dieses Buch wurde entwickelt, um sowohl erstmalige Alleinreisende als auch erfahrene Entdecker zu stärken, und bietet einen freundlichen, von Experten geleiteten Ansatz zur Erkundung der faszinierendsten Reiseziele Europas – von ikonischen Städten bis hin zu verborgenen Schätzen.

A simple “thank you” led to the trip of a lifetime, along with an unbreakable friendship of two opposites. See them come of age while rubbing elbows with the rich and famous like the Shah and Queen of Iran, The Who, Paul McCartney, Brigitte Bardot, and even Shirley Temple Black. An unbelievable story, yet it’s true because nobody could make this story up. Find out things the rich and famous do not want you to know.

Author and art historian Laura Morelli is here to help. In Italy, it's not easy to tell the treasures from the trash. In this audiobook, Morelli leads you through the region's most authentic arts. By teaching you the difference between authentic master artisans and the knock-offs, Morelli will make you every tourist trap's worst nightmare: an educated buyer. Join Laura Morelli on a journey beyond the souvenir shops into an immersive cultural experience you won't find in any other guidebook.

Un pellegrinaggio lungo 900 chilometri, sui passi degli antichi pellegrini che percorrevano la via Francigena. Un pellegrinaggio è molto più che un viaggio a piedi, e un viaggio a piedi è molto più che un viaggio. Il mondo che si attraversa , che sia asfalto, natura, città, paesi, chiese, alberghi o poveri ostelli, risuona con il viandante e forma un’unica sinfonia le cui parole sono i pensieri, le emozioni, le preghiere, i sogni.

It starts in the sixties and roars into the seventies. Across the western world, a generation strangled by their parent’s outdated values and political hypocrisy, reject the postwar affluence and take to the highways. In search of freedom and truth, the hippie generation is on the move. Disillusioned by Vietnam, Ken leaves the Army and takes to the highways, the seas, and the lure of international travel. Starting in Turkey, he explores Greece, Germany, Spain, Portugal, and Morocco, indulging in all that life has to offer. Where Wild Olives Grow is a five-year experiment—a smorgasbord ...

In Victoria's Empire, Britain's favourite comedienne, Victoria Wood, travels through the old British Empire in search of the legacy of Queen Victoria. Victoria's irreverent pilgrimage will take her to key places around the world that also share her namesake, from Fort Victoria in Ghana, to Victoria in Nova Scotia, and finishing at Zambia's Victoria Falls.

In unserem schnelllebigen Alltag nehmen Stress und schlechte Laune allzu oft eine große Rolle ein. Wir nehmen uns keine Zeit, um zu genießen, machen Überstunden und ärgern uns über Kinderlärm. Wie gerne würden wir dagegen so leben wie die Menschen im Süden: innerlich gelassen, naturverbunden und der Lebensfreude zugeneigt bis ins hohe Alter. Alexander Oetker, als Korrespondent stets auf Reisen und als Restaurantkritiker Genießer von Beruf, erzählt uns auf wunderbar leichte Weise von den Menschen in den südlichen Ländern und von den Geheimnissen des Dolce-Vita-Prinzips.

Alev Scott's odyssey began when she looked beyond Turkey's borders for contemporary traces of the Ottoman Empire. Their 800-year rule ended a century ago - and yet, travelling through 12 countries from Kosovo to Greece to Palestine, she uncovers a legacy that's vital and relevant, where medieval ethnic diversity meets 21st-century nationalism, and displaced people seek new identities. It's a story of surprises.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Bath. Greater Than a Tourist – Bath Somerset United Kingdom by author Sami Cheung offers firsthand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the beautiful, historic city of Bath. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist.

Early in 1815, Louisa Catherine Adams and her young son left St. Petersburg in a heavy Russian carriage and set out on a difficult journey to meet her husband, John Quincy Adams, in Paris. She traveled through the snows of eastern Europe, down the Baltic coast to Prussia, across the battlefields of Germany, and into a France that was then experiencing the tumultuous events of Napoleon's return from Elba.

Illuminating, engrossing and full of surprises, The Discovery of France is a literary exploration of a country few will recognize; from maps and migration to magic, language and landscape, it's a book that reveals the 'real' past of France to tell the whole story - and history - of this remarkable nation.

Richly painted maiolica ceramics from Tuscany. Supple Florentine leather. The cameos of Naples and the Amalfi Coast. Made in Italy takes you on a complete tour of the dazzling artisanal legacy of Italy, uncovering off-the-beaten-path destinations and one-of-a-kind, hidden workshops where everything from leather bags to gilded frames are turned out completely by hand, piece by piece. This book includes instructions for getting a free copy of the companion guide, Artisans of Italy, with complete, continually updated listings of Laura's personally recommended shops.

A compact travel guide tailored for budget-conscious travellers - whether you are a solo adventurer, a couple or a family looking to explore the wonderful Spanish island of Mallorca.

Romantic port cities, old treasures and legends and Greek hospitality: What could be better? Crete is an island of light, the 'cradle of Zeus', with sun-kissed beaches, pretty villages and majestic mountains. No wonder even the gods felt particularly comfortable in this corner of Greece.