Topic: Travel and Tourism

Not content with walking the Pennine Way as a modern day troubadour, an experience recounted in his bestseller and prize-wining 'Walking Home', the restless poet has followed up that journey with a walk of the same distance but through the very opposite terrain and direction far from home. In 'Wa...

Following the success of the original Zoo Quest expeditions, in the late 1950s onwards a young David Attenborough embarked on further travels in a very different part of the world. From Madagascar and New Guinea to the Pacific Islands and the Northern Territory of Australia, he and his team were ...

There are still dark corners of our planet that are yet to be explored. In this remarkable book, Steve Backshall offers an unflinching account of his adventures into these uncharted territories around the globe, in search of world firsts. Each location brings its own epic challenges - whether it'...

Escape with seasoned travel writer Jennifer Barclay as she walks with her dog and her backpack exploring the deserted places of Greece's Dodecanese islands, including Tilos, Nisyros, Kos, Kalymnos, Astypalea, Rhodes, Kastellorizo, Halki, Karpathos, Kasos and Arki.

Reeling from a broken relationship, Ros Belford decides the best chance she has of healing, while giving her daughters a childhood to remember, is to move to Italy and live by the sea. After a false start in a town where machismo is ingrained, they find the small, lush, delightful island of Salin...

Peter Bellerby is the founder of Bellerby & Co. Globemakers, the world's only truly bespoke makers of globes. His team of skilled craftspeople make exquisite terrestrial, celestial and planetary globes for customers around the world. The story began after his attempt to find a special globe for h...

'The Last Overland' is the remarkable story of filmmaker and historian Alex Bescoby's journey to recreate the iconic First Overland expedition made in 1956 in the original 'Oxford' Land Rover and the story behind the All4 documentary series.

'The Last Overland' is the remarkable story of filmmaker and historian Alex Bescoby's journey to recreate the iconic First Overland expedition made in 1956 in the original 'Oxford' Land Rover and the story behind the All4 documentary series.

Follow Bobby Bolton and his trusted dog, Red, as they truck from Wigan to the other side of the world, adventuring through continents and finding love along the way.

Between 1920 and 1934, Gerald Brenan lived in the remote Spanish village of Yegen and 'South From Granada' depicts his time there, vividly evoking the essence of his rural surroundings and the Spanish way of life before the Civil War. Part autobiography, part travelogue, and wholly a tribute to t...

The Appalachian Trail covers 14 states and over 2000 miles, snaking through some of the most spectacular landscapes in America. Reluctant adventurer Bryson recounts his gruelling hike along the longest continuous footpath in the world.

After 10 years in England, Bill Bryson returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical small town called Amalgam, the kind of smiling village where the films of his youth were set.

In 'Notes From a Small Island', Bryson, who moved to England from the USA and lived in England for almost two decades with his family, turns an affectionate but ironic eye on his adopted country.

The Appalachian Trail covers 14 states and over 2000 miles, snaking through some of the most spectacular landscapes in America. Reluctant adventurer Bryson recounts his gruelling hike along the longest continuous footpath in the world.

Sarn Helen - Helen's Causeway - is the old Roman Road that runs from the south of Wales to the north. As Tom walks the route, sometimes alone, sometimes in company, he describes the changing landscape around him and explores the political, cultural and mythical history of this country that has be...

A vivid journey around England's great seaside resorts, exploring their history and current struggle, and what they reveal about England, from the award-winning author of 'Love of Country'.

A vivid journey around England's great seaside resorts, exploring their history and current struggle, and what they reveal about England, from the award-winning author of 'Love of Country'.

A vivid journey around England's great seaside resorts, exploring their history and current struggle, and what they reveal about England, from the award-winning author of 'Love of Country'.

When Tamsin Calidas first arrives on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides, it feels like coming home. Disenchanted by London, she and her husband left the city and high-flying careers to move the 500 miles north, despite having absolutely no experience of crofting, or of island life. It was i...

Join travel writer Tom Chesshyre as he celebrates 200 years of passenger railways in a zigzagging tour around the UK. On a series of rides, Tom enjoys the scenery, seeks out the history and heritage, dodges delays (best he can), and lets the rhythm of the clattering rails help him understand what...