Where the Indus is Young
by Dervla Murphy | 
The Ultimate Kauai Guidebook: Kauai Revealed
by Andrew Doughty | 
Around the World in 60 Seconds
by Nuseir Yassin | 
1,000 Places to See Before You Die
by Patricia Schultz | 
Unfathomable City
by Rebecca Solnit | 
Hillerman Country
by Tony Hillerman | 
The Old Patagonian Express
by Paul Theroux | 
Shadows in the Sun
by Wade Davis | 
Full Circle
by Michael Palin | 
Spirit of Place
by Lawrence Durrell | 
The World At Large
by Adam E. Mehaffey | 
Hidden Mickeys
by Steven Barrett | 
The Best Women's Travel Writing: 2011
by Lavinia Spalding | 
Travels on my Elephant
by Mark Shand | 
1001 Natural Wonders
by Michael Bright | 
Clear Waters Rising
by Nicholas Crane | 
The Spirit-Wrestlers
by Philip Marsden | 
Marco Polo Didn't Go There
by Rolf Potts | 
Londoners
by Craig Taylor | 
The Road Unseen
by Peter Jenkins |
Spurred on by romantic childhood memories of names such as Prester John, the Queen of Sheba and the Lion of Judah, and by a vision of Ethiopia as beautiful, dangerous and mysterious, Dervla Murphy set out on a hazardous trek through the Ethiopian highlands. She travelled against official advice and, during the gruelling journey, she was robbed three times. Yet the Ethiopians were usually hospitable and her dependence on them and increasing familiarity with their way of life broke down the barriers. Her growing affection for and understanding of another race became the real achievement and richest reward of her journey. This is the story of her journey.