Tales from nowhere

Select an Action

Tales from nowhere

Title:

Tales from nowhere

Author:

George, Don, 1909-1987.

ISBN:

9781741045192

Publication Information:

Melbourne, Vic. ; London : Lonely Planet, 2006.

Physical Description:

288 pages ; 20 cm.

Series:

Lonely Planet

Lonely Planet.

Lonely Planet guidebooks.

Contents:

Nowhere, everywhere / The road to Flowbee / Meeting Echo / Timbuktu & beyond / North of Perth / The finest cake in Sri Lanka / Grounded in In Binh / Chitimba / The Coptic priest / Secrets of the Maya / Lost in Beijing / Crossing over / In the wake of the albatross / The end of the road / Postcard from the edge / Into the darkness / The worst country in the world / On the trail / His picture nowhere / Almost nowhere : Lidice / A picture of a village / Pol Pot's toilet / Debauched in Valdai / Stranger in paradise / The living museum of nowhere & everywhere / A visit to Khanasankatan / Thailand dreaming / Animals, the lot of us / Primavera / In the cauldron with Beethoven / Breakdown the African way / Upriver

Abstract:

Offers stories focusing on journeys, discoveries, and adventures in travel destinations way off the beaten path.

Subject Term:

Adventure travel.

Voyages and travels.

Adventure travel. (OCoLC)fst00797499

Voyages and travels. (OCoLC)fst01169308

Added Author:

George, Don, 1909-1987.

Copies:

Available:*

Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
Searching... 1:VCPMB	1:GEN-BOOK	000094604	F GEO	1	Searching... Unknown

Bound With These Titles

On Order

Summary

Designed to foster a spirit of exploration and travel, this inspirational "armchair" guide features travel stories from an eclectic mix of writers. Their tales are personal, cover the globe and give a sense of adventure in all its facets, from the calm introspection found in a hidden natural place to the spiritual overhaul that an extreme event can bring about.Contributors to Tales from Nowhere include well-known travel writers as well as Lonely Planet guidebook authors and, on top of that, a number of recognized adventurers from all over the world. These include, to name but a few, Simon Winchester, Pico Iyer, Danny Wallace, Tim Cahill, Anthony Sattin, Stanley Stewart, Jason Elliott and Pam Houston.