Résultats pour "Lost" dans Voyage et tourisme

Hardly anyone ever leaves Des Moines, Iowa. But Bill Bryson did, and after 10 years in England he decided to go home, to a foreign country. In an ageing Chevrolet Chevette, he drove nearly 14,000 miles through 38 states to compile this hilarious and perceptive state-of-the-nation report on small-town America.

Sur les rives de l'Amazone, la jungle s'étend indéfiniment et partout le danger guette. À l'aube du XXe siècle le colonel Fawcett s'enfonce dans cet enfer vert, en quête d'un mystérieux royaume, d'une civilisation riche et oubliée. Prêt à tout risquer pour entrer dans l'Histoire, l'aventurier affronte animaux sauvages et tribus indigènes. Mais, bientôt, Fawcett ne donne plus aucun signe de vie.

Read by the author. An extraordinary journey that uncovers historical secrets about England’s forgotten Queen. From Alice Loxton, author of the acclaimed bestseller Eighteen. ‘Alice Loxton is the star of her generation’ – Dan Snow, historian and host of History Hit ‘I loved this...

Siberia’s story is traditionally one of exiles, penal colonies and unmarked graves. Yet there is another tale to tell. Dotted throughout this remote land are pianos - grand instruments created during the boom years of the 19th century and humble, Soviet-made uprights that found their way into equally modest homes. They tell the story of how, ever since entering Russian culture under the influence of Catherine the Great, piano music has run through the country like blood.

Lands of Lost Borders carried me up into a state of openness and excitement I haven’t felt for years. It’s a modern classic." —Pico Iyer A brilliant, fierce writer makes her debut with this enthralling travelogue and memoir of her journey by bicycle along the Silk Road—an illuminating...

서울의 지하철 역 이름 뒤에 숨은 이야기와 그 주변에 남아 있는 시간의 흔적을 따라 걷습니다. 빠르게 변하는 도시 안에서 여전히 반복되는 하루와 사라지지 않는 서울의 중심에 대해 이야기합니다. 지하철 노선을 따라 기록하는 도시 산책, Lost in Seoul. A quiet walk through Seoul, one subway station at a time. ソウルの地下鉄駅をたどる、静かな街歩き。 If you enjoyed the episode, you can support the show here: http://buymeacoffee.com/lostinseoul ⁠ Thank you

A grand mystery reaching back centuries. A sensational disappearance that made headlines around the world. A quest for truth that leads to death, madness or disappearance for those who seek to solve it. The Lost City of Z is a blockbuster adventure narrative about what lies beneath the...

When the travel bug bit, J. Maarten Troost took on the world's most populous and intriguing nation. As Troost relates his gonzo adventure - dodging deadly drivers in Shanghai, eating yak in Tibet, deciphering restaurant menus (offering local favorites such as cattle penis with garlic), and visiting with Chairman Mao (still dead) - he reveals a vast, complex country on the brink of transformation that will soon shape the way we all work, live, and think.

Does the near-mythical Ark of the Covenant still exist today? Countless people have thought so, dedicating their lives to finding this holy relic, all to no avail. Now Robert Cornuke, a modern-day adventurer, using the Bible as his guide, thinks he may know the exact location of the Ark. Join Cornuke as he embarks on this exciting and breathtaking adventure.

In this poignant, delicious memoir, American tax preparer and food writer Steve Hoffman tells the story of how he and his family move to the French countryside, where the locals upend everything he knows about food, wine, and learning how to belong. Steve Hoffman is a perfectly comfortable...

In the late 19th century, San Francisco's merchant princes built grand stores for a booming city, each with its own niche. For the eager clientele, a trip downtown meant dressing up—hats, gloves, and stockings required—and going to Blum's for Coffee Crunch cake or Townsend's for creamed spinach.

'A message of hope' TLS 'Inspiring' Spectator 'A sumptuous mix of poetry, story and deep philosophical truths' FERGUS BUTLER-GALLIE 'Colin Heber-Percy is a reliable guide' REV RICHARD COLES This book is a hymn to getting lost. Drawing on his experience as a troubled schoolboy, a burnt-out...

No. 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg’s new psychological thriller – irresistible for fans of Stieg Larsson and Jo Nesbo. Detective Patrik Hedstrom is no stranger to tragedy. A murder case concerning Fjallbacka’s dead financial director, Mats Sverin...

Unearth the true story of hidden riches—from pharaohs’ tombs and Viking hoards to Caribbean treasure fleets, pirates, and today’s deep-sea recoveries. In Legends of Lost Gold: A Global History of Treasure Hunting, Oliver Greyson tells a fast-paced, fact-driven narrative that spans continents and centuries, revealing how fortunes were won, lost, found, and fought over.

In an ageing Chevrolet Chevette, he drove nearly 14,000 miles through 38 states to compile this hilarious and perceptive state-of-the-nation report on small-town America. From the Deep South to the Wild West, from Elvis' birthplace through to Custer's Last Stand, Bryson visits places he re-named...

Fresh off a breakup with her cheating Italian boyfriend in Como, 24-year-old New Yorker Jayne is emotionally fried and financially...let’s just say her wallet is crying in five languages. She’s got two options: fly home to Manhattan and face her sister’s smug “I told you so,” or stick it out in the land of la dolce chaos and chase her fashion dreams.

First Landing State Park. Antarctica. Mongolia. France. Norway. Ireland. Somerset. Egypt. A giant glacier in an unnamed land. What do all these places have in common? They're the perfect place to set a horror story, is what. In this collection of destination based tales of terror, Bram Stoker and British Fantasy Award nominated author Gemma Amor (The Folly, Full Immersion, Six Rooms, Dear Laura) takes us on a series of adventures through the weird and the wonderful, the strange and the unexplainable, across the remotest, wildest parts of this world, and through lands yet to be discovered.

In the vein of Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild, a riveting work of narrative nonfiction centering on the unsolved disappearance of an American backpacker in India—one of at least two dozen tourists who have met a similar fate in the remote and storied Parvati Valley. For centuries, India has...

'An immersive and lyrically personal journey through deep-time and modern tides' RAYNOR WINN 'Wondrous, elegant and haunting, Lost to the Sea is a fascinating alternative history of the fractured, flooded and eroded edges of Britain and Ireland' PHILIP HOARE 'Beautiful . . . Woollett paints...

Brought to you by Penguin. Discover the rich history of Britain's millennia-old network of pathways, and it will be impossible to take an unremarkable walk again. . . Hundreds of thousands of miles of ancient paths crisscross our land. Whether Iron Age footsteps or Anglo-Saxon mercenary trails...