Henry Carter Hull

Chasing Hornbills charts Simon Fenton's further adventures in Senegal. Now a father, and expanding his business interests to include a taxi firm and a restaurant, he continues to face the everyday frustrations and exhilarations that made Squirting Milk at Chameleons such a compelling and entertaining read. But as his understanding of Senegalese life and culture grows, so do questions about his future. Will the Accidental African settle permanently...

Journey through a beautiful land of Arctic ice, natural phenomena and exotic wildlife.

The raucous and surprisingly poignant story of a young, Russia-obsessed American writer and comedian who embarked on a solo tour of the former Soviet Republics, never imagining that it would involve kidnappers, garbage bags of money, and encounters with the weird and wonderful from Mongolia to Tajikistan. Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Siberia are not the typical tourist destinations of a twenty-something, nor the places one usually goes to eat, pray, and/or...

"The eagerly awaited return of master American storyteller Rinker Buck, Life on the Mississippi is an epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds a wooden flatboat from the grand "flatboat era" of the 1800s and sails it down the Mississippi River, illuminating the forgotten past of America's first western frontier."--Amazon The role of the flatboat in our country’s evolution is far more significant than most Americans...

Luca Spaghetti shares his account of the friendship he developed with Elizabeth Gilbert, author of "Eat, Pray, Love," who he met when she came to Rome during her year-long journey to find pleasure and balance in her life, and provides anecdotes about life in Rome, and his own experiences as a tourist in the United States.

Polly Evans recounts her journey across China, describing the unique accommodations she stayed in, the individuals she encounter, and her more memorable encounters with Chinese culture.

"TRANSLATOR'S NOTE: There is no book description. Therefore, the below illustrated fragment represents the first part of the Introduction of the book. Between 1991 and 2015, about twenty-five years or so, we left for Asia for almost twelve months. Each of us had a backpack, fifteen thousand Swiss francs and dreams of elsewhere. We had never left Europe before and we had no idea about what we were going to discover along the way. Where did this desire...

The author describes his journey to Seville with his brother-in-law, Eugene, during the Spanish Civil War in 1934 to visit a family tomb.

Lonely Planet's Pocket Berlin is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Get up close to the Brandenburger Tor, explore Potsdamer Platz, and visit the Berlin Wall; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of the best of Berlin and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's Pocket Berlin : Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication...

"Break out of your comfort zone and find a new adventure in this guide to some of the world's most amazing experiences. From tracking gorillas in Uganda to cliff diving in Brazil, surfing a volcano in Nicaragua, or starting a tomato fight in Spain, this action-packed guide is bursting with inspiring ideas for trying the unfamiliar, taking risks, or pursuing a new experience. Containing in-depth descriptions and logistical information for each activity,...