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Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures, and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail.

A television journalist chronicles his travels and memoirs--the people, places, and events encountered in his life.

In the early seventies, Bill Bryson backpacked across Europe--in search of enlightenment, beer, and women. He was accompanied by an unforgettable sidekick named Stephen Katz (who will be gloriously familiar to readers of Bryson's A Walk in the Wood). Twenty years later, he decided to retrace his journey. The result is the affectionate and rioutously funny Neither Here Nor There.

An Oxford-educated scholar of the Middle East and a former foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, Hugh Pope lived and worked in two dozen countries throughout the region. Following in the footsteps of Sir Richard Burton and Lawrence of Arabia, Hugh Pope's explorations of the people, politics, religion, and culture of Islamic nations shows there is no such thing as a monolithic "Muslim World." His probing and often perilous journeys-at...

In her minivan, "Minnie," E.A. Hanks retraces a road trip she once took with her mother to better understand the complicated woman who gave her life. Following her mother's diaries and her own memories, Hanks uncovers both wonderful and darker, more violent secrets that raise more questions than answers. Traveling from White Sands National Park to New Orleans, the Texas-Mexico border, and the Florida panhandle, she meets diverse people and confronts...

A collection of essays by television reporter Charles Kuralt that profile the people, places, and ideas that define the national spirit.

"Trae and Corey will take you from the smallest of small towns to major US metropolises (or is it metropoli? We haven't a fartin' clue!). They'll even cross the pond to sip tea in some of them fancy kings-and-castles places that PBS Viewers Like You can't stop yapping about. From Chickamauga to Cheyenne, New York to New Orleans, Seattle to Scotland--no matter where these two wandering jesters go, there's something to roast, something to toast, and...

"As a teenager, Kate Harris realized that the career she craved--to be an explorer, equal parts swashbuckler and metaphysician--had gone extinct. From what she could tell of the world from small-town Ontario, the likes of Marco Polo and Magellan had mapped the whole earth; there was nothing left to be discovered. Looking beyond this planet, she decided to become a scientist and go to Mars. In between studying at Oxford and MIT, Harris set off by bicycle...

Just because a town is off the beaten path doesn't mean you should give it a skip. Nunemaker takes you to destinations in Indiana that have 15,000 or fewer inhabitants, yet still feature don't-miss places to shop, eat, and play. Perfect for one-day or weekend excursions, you'll find wineries, alpaca farms, chocolate shoppes and more-- just waiting to be discovered if you're willing to get off the interstates.

Part historical evocation, part travelogue, and part personal quest, An Unexpected Light is the account of Elliot's journey through Afghanistan, a country considered off-limits to travelers for twenty years. Aware of the risks involved, but determined to explore what he could of the Afghan people and culture, Elliot leaves the relative security of Kabul. He travels by foot and on horseback, and hitches rides on trucks that eventually lead him into...