Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, in Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, better known simply as Gulliver's Travels (1726, amended... More > 1735), is a novel by Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift (also known as Dean Swift) that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travellers' tales" literary sub-genre. It is Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature.
The book became popular as soon as it was published (John Gay wrote in a 1726 letter to Swift that "It is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery"); since then, it has never been out of print.< Less
The City Travel Review Guide to Berlin is the perfect guide for students and those on a budget. 'Poor But Sexy' tells you everything you need to know when planning a visit to Germany's eclectic... More > capital.
With comprehensive sections on the city's history, culture, food, shopping, and nightlife, the guide sets you on your way to discovering Berlin for yourself. Includes a city Survival Guide and extensive transport and accommodation information, allowing you to explore longer and play more.< Less
The City Travel Review Guide to Berlin is the perfect guide for students and those on a budget. 'Poor But Sexy' tells you everything you need to know when planning a visit to Germany's eclectic... More > capital.
With comprehensive sections on the city's history, culture, food, shopping, and nightlife, the guide sets you on your way to discovering Berlin for yourself. Includes a city Survival Guide and extensive transport and accommodation information, allowing you to explore longer and play more.< Less
A travel guide written with the backpacker in mind, easy travel ideas, getting around China, what to eat, culture, respect. This information is first hand experience, doing the wrong things and... More > discovering easy methods to communicate, travel and live in China.
I spent three years in China without ever having learned the language beforehand. I learned to travel inside the country, make friends, barter at the markets and communicate with no problem.< Less
Travels with Charley: In Search of America is a travelogue written by American author John Steinbeck. It recounts tales of a 1960 road trip with his French standard poodle, Charley, around the United... More > States. He wrote that he was moved by a desire to see his country on a personal level, since he made his living writing about it. He wrote of having many questions going into his journey, the main one being, "What are Americans like today?" However, he found that the "new America" did not live up to his expectations.
Steinbeck tells of traveling throughout the United States in a specially-made camper he named Rocinante, after the horse of Don Quixote.< Less
