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Around the World in 80 Trains - A 45,000-Mile Adventure (Paperback): Monisha Rajesh Around the World in 80 Trains - A 45,000-Mile Adventure (Paperback)
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R334 R279 Discovery Miles 2 790 Save R55 (16%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER AWARD FOR BEST TRAVEL BOOK

'Monisha Rajesh has chosen one of the best ways of seeing the world. Never too fast, never too slow, her journey does what trains do best. Getting to the heart of things. Prepare for a very fine ride' Michael Palin

From the cloud-skimming heights of Tibet's Qinghai railway to silk-sheeted splendour on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, Around the World in 80 Trains is a celebration of the glory of train travel and a witty and irreverent look at the world.

Packing up her rucksack - and her fiancé, Jem - Monisha Rajesh embarks on an unforgettable adventure that takes her from London's St Pancras station to the vast expanses of Russia and Mongolia, North Korea, Canada, Kazakhstan, and beyond. The journey is one of constant movement and mayhem, as the pair strike up friendships and swap stories with the hilarious, irksome and ultimately endearing travellers they meet on board, all while taking in some of the earth's most breathtaking views.

Epic Train Journeys - The Inside Track to the World's Greatest Rail Routes (Hardcover): Gestalten, Monisha Rajesh Epic Train Journeys - The Inside Track to the World's Greatest Rail Routes (Hardcover)
Gestalten, Monisha Rajesh
R1,279 R1,085 Discovery Miles 10 850 Save R194 (15%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Around India in 80 Trains - One of the Independent's Top 10 Books about India (Paperback): Monisha Rajesh Around India in 80 Trains - One of the Independent's Top 10 Books about India (Paperback)
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R325 R269 Discovery Miles 2 690 Save R56 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'Crackles and sparks with life like an exploding box of Diwali fireworks' -William Dalrymple 'One can only envy Monisha Rajesh as she embarks on this epic journey' -Tim Parks When she was a child, Monisha Rajesh's family uprooted to Madras in the hope of making India their home, but soon returned to England with a bitter taste in their mouths. Two decades on, Monisha turns to a map of the Indian Railways and takes a page out of Jules Verne's classic tale, embarking on an adventure around India in 80 trains, covering 40,000km - the circumference of the Earth. Her journey takes her on toy trains, luxury trains, Mumbai's infamous commuter trains and even a hospital on wheels. Along the way she meets a kaleidoscope of characters and discovers why the railways are considered the lifeline that keeps the country's heart beating. Most of all, she hopes that these 80 train journeys will lift the veil on a country that has become a stranger to her.

Decouvrir Le Monde En Train (French, Hardcover): Gestalten, Monisha Rajesh Decouvrir Le Monde En Train (French, Hardcover)
Gestalten, Monisha Rajesh
R1,703 R1,426 Discovery Miles 14 260 Save R277 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Valleys of the Assassins - A John Murray Journey (Paperback): Freya Stark The Valleys of the Assassins - A John Murray Journey (Paperback)
Freya Stark; Introduction by Monisha Rajesh
R389 R324 Discovery Miles 3 240 Save R65 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

INTRODUCED BY MONISHA RAJESH, award-winning author of Around the World in 80 Trains 'If I were asked to enumerate the pleasures of travel, this would be one of the greatest among them - that so often and so unexpectedly you meet the best in human nature.' Growing up in near-poverty and denied a formal education, Freya Stark had nurtured a fascination for the Middle East since reading Arabian Nights as a child. But it wasn't until she was in her thirties that she was able to leave Europe. Boarding a cargo ship to Beirut in 1927, she went on to became one of her generation's most intrepid explorers - her adventures would take her to remote areas in Turkey, the Middle East and Asia. The Valleys of the Assassins chronicles Stark's treks into the wilderness of western Iran on the hunt for treasure and in an attempt to locate the long-fabled Assassins in Alumut, an ancient Persian sect. Entering Luristan on a mule, draped in native clothing, Freya bluffs her way past border guards and sets off into uncharted territory; places where few Europeans, and no European women, had ventured. Stark was a woman of indefatigable energy, who often travelled with only a single guide and on a shoestring budget, and who was undeterred by discomfort and danger. Hailed as a classic upon its first publication in 1934, The Valleys of the Assassins is an absorbing account of people and place. Full of wit and rich in detail - and also in humanity - her writing brings to vivid life the stories of the ancient kingdoms of the Middle East.

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