Ganga : a journey down the Ganges River -Crandall Hollick, Julian.
"Combining travelogue, science, and history, Ganga is a fascinating portrait of a river and a culture. It will show you India as you have never imagined it."
The geography of bliss : one grump's search for the happiest places in the world
-Weiner, Eric
"Part foreign affairs discourse, part humor, and part twisted self-help guide, "The Geography of Bliss" takes the reader from America to Iceland to India in search of happiness, or, in the crabby authors case, moments of 'un-unhappiness.'"
Narrow dog to Carcassonne-Darlington, Terry
"It was absurd. It was foolhardy. And it was glorious. When they retired, Terry Darlington and his somewhat saner wife Monica-together with their dog, a whippet named Jim-chucked their earthbound life and set out in an utterly unseaworthy sixty-foot canal narrowboat across the notoriously treacherous English Channel and down to the South of France."
A rotten person travels the Caribbean-Buslik, Gary
"Each chapter of this often hilarious and sometimes poignant travelogue recounts another island-hopping, culture-clashing crisis that pits the homesick author against falling coconuts, hospitals that remove wrong organs, insects as big and dangerous as stealth bombers, ticket agents that put him on hold for hours, mysteriously calculated currency exchanges, over-proofed rum, livestock, singing Rastafarians, garbage-bin sex, peanut-crazed children, Idi Amin, flesh-eating monkeys, dentists, cricket, steel drum bands, and the French. "
Queen of the road : the true tale of 47 states, 22,000 miles, 200 shoes, 2 cats, 1 poodle, a husband, and a bus with a will of its own-Orion, Doreen
"A pampered Long Island princess hits the road in a converted bus with her wilderness-loving husband, travels the country for one year, and brings it all hilariously to life in this offbeat and romantic memoir."
Long way down : an epic journey by motorcycle from Scotland to South Africa-McGregor, Ewan, 1971-
"Eighteen countries. Five shock absorbers.Two bikers. One amazing adventure...
After their fantastic trip round the world in 2004, fellow actors and bike fanatics Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman couldn't shake the travel bug. Inspired by their UNICEF visits to Africa, they knew they had to go back and experience this extraordinary continent in more depth."
Ghost train to the Eastern star : 28,000 miles in search of the railway bazaar
-Theroux, Paul
"Thirty years after the epic journey chronicled in his classic work The Great Railway Bazaar, the world's most acclaimed travel writer re-creates his 25,000-mile journey through eastern Europe, central Asia, the Indian subcontinent, China, Japan, and Siberia."
Lois on the loose : one woman, one motorcycle, 20,000 miles across the Americas
-Pryce, Lois
"Lois was working at the BBC in London, firmly set on the career track. But unbeknownst to her coworkers, she was leading a parallel life as well, that of a biker babe with an overwhelming case of wanderlust, one that couldn't be satisfied by a weekend holiday. Her days in a cubicle were numbered, and it wasn't long before she was on her bike and looking for adventure."
Ghosts of Spain : travels through Spain and its silent past-Tremlett, Giles
The appearance, more than sixty years after the Spanish Civil War, of mass graves containing victims of Franco's death squads finally broke the unwritten understanding among Spaniards that their recent, painful past was best left unexplored. Madrid-based journalist and 20-year resident Tremlett embarked on a journey around the country and through its history to discover why its people have kept silent so long, and here unveils the tinderbox of disagreements that mark the country today.
Conquering the impossible : my 12,000-mile journey around the Arctic Circle-Horn, Mike, 1966-
In August 2002, Mike Horn set out on a mission that bordered on the impossible: to travel 12,000 miles around the globe at the Arctic Circle - alone, against all prevailing winds and currents, and without motorized transportation.
Way off the road : discovering the peculiar charms of small-town America
-Geist, William
"CBS roving correspondent and author Geist offers up an amusing and expansive collection of America's quirky, strange and offbeat nooks." (Publisher's Weekly)
Dishwasher : one man's quest to wash dishes in all fifty states
-Jordan, Pete
"Dishwasher is the true story of a man on a mission: to clean dirty dishes professionally in every state in America. Part adventure, part parody, and part miraculous journey of self-discovery, it is the unforgettable account of Pete Jordan's transformation from itinerant seeker into "Dishwasher Pete"—unlikely folk hero, writer, publisher of his own cult zine, and the ultimate professional dish dog—and how he gave it all up for love. "
The soul of baseball : a road trip through Buck O'Neil's America-Posnanski, Joe
"When legendary Negro League player Buck O'Neil asked Joe Posnanski how he fell in love with baseball, the renowned sports columnist was inspired by the question. He decided to spend the 2005 baseball season touring the country with the ninety-four-year-old O'Neil in hopes of rediscovering the love that first drew them to the game. "
Land of Lincoln : adventures in Abe's America
-Ferguson, Andrew, 1956-
"Andrew Ferguson packs his bags and embarks on a journey to the heart of contemporary Lincoln Nation, where he encounters a world as funny as it is poignant, and a population as devoted as it is colorful. "
Arizona : no ordinary journey
-Churchwell, Mary Jo, 1942-
"Arizona: No Ordinary Journey" is partly a nature book, partly a Southwestern history, and, if the reader is in the right frame of mind, partly a comedy of errors. It is also a personal narrative--seven long months of living in a Saturn sedan; making and breaking camp; hiking official and unofficial trails; fly-fishing for Apache trout; and wandering around Arizona's little flyspeck towns, recording in loving and lingering detail the true spirit of the state.
Living in a foreign language : a memoir of food, wine, and love in Italy
-Tucker, Michael, 1944- From actor Michael Tucker comes this celebration of a good marriage and a careful study of the nature of home, written with an epicureans delight in detail and a gourmands appreciation for all things fine.
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