Best of Lonely Planet Travel Writing

From the first tentative steps of the young backpacker finding her feet in a London hostel, to the beyond-travel commitment of setting up house in Delhi, the 26 stories in this collection cover the globe and reveal a world of travel experiences.

A House Somewhere: Tales of Life Abroad

Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Travel Books in 2002 for the Holidays. We've all dreamt of escaping to a House Somewhere. In this collection some of the finest names in contemporary travel writing reveal the perils and pleasures of exchanging the familiar for the foreign. Includes stories by Isabel Allende, Pico Iyer, and Jan Morris, among others.

A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush

Feeling restless in the world of London's high-fashion industry, Eric Newby asked a friend to accompany him on a mountainclimbing expedition in the wild and remote Hindu Kush. His frank and funny account of their expedition to what is still amongst the world's most isolated areas is one of the classics of travel writing.

A Small Place in Italy

In 1967 Eric and Wanda Newby fulfilled a long-cherished dream when they bought a run-down farmhouse in northern Tuscany, in the foothills of the Italian Alps. They were the first foreigners to live in the region. A Small Place in Italy describes how the house was restored with the help of their neighbours, a colourful cast of characters who quickly befriended the Newbys.

Bad Lands

Written by the founder of Lonely Planet, this fascinating account of life in these closed-off countries will appeal to anyone with an interest in the state of the world today.

By the Seat of My Pants

If you don't pack your sense of humour with your sunscreen, sooner or later you'll get burned!

Drive Thru America

From New York to San Francisco, Sean investigates the legendary people, places and TV programs that sustained him through his difficult pre-pubescent years.

Enduring Cuba

Zoë Brân scratches beneath the world-stage media portraits and the salsa-and-cigars clichés and unearths a country of astonishing tenacity and spirit.

Flightless: Incredible Journeys Without Leaving the Ground

Get your head out of the clouds and get some down-to-earth inspiration. Flightless is an anthology of stories by a resourceful band of travellers who prefer overland and over-sea to overnight flights.

Jaywalking with the Irish

In this elegantly written, often hilarious narrative, David Monagan describes his family's evolving struggle to come to terms with life in a strange land. The result is an honest, heartfelt and penetrating portrait of a contemporary Ireland that is so often portrayed through the wistful lens of clich