Grains of Sand

Sahara by Michael Palin

Sahara

Michael Palin

Valley of the Casbahs: A Journey Across the Moroccan Sahara by Jeffrey Tayler

Valley of the Casbahs: A Journey Across the Moroccan Sahara

Jeffrey Tayler

The Fearful Void by Geoffrey Moorhouse

The Fearful Void

Geoffrey Moorhouse

Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger

Arabian Sands

Wilfred Thesiger

Traversa: A Solo Walk Across Africa, from the Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean by Fran Sandham

Traversa: A Solo Walk Across Africa, from the Skeleton Coast to the Indian Ocean

Fran Sandham

Cruelest Journey: Six Hundred Miles To Timbuktu by Kira Salak

Cruelest Journey: Six Hundred Miles To Timbuktu

Kira Salak

Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown by Paul Theroux

Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Capetown

Paul Theroux

Impossible Journey: Two Against the Sahara by Michael Asher

Impossible Journey: Two Against the Sahara

Michael Asher

Sahara Man: Travelling with the Tuareg by Jeremy Keenan

Sahara Man: Travelling with the Tuareg

Jeremy Keenan

An unexpected light : travels in Afghanistan by Jason Elliot

An unexpected light : travels in Afghanistan

Jason Elliot

The Immeasurable World: Journeys in Desert Places by William Atkins

The Immeasurable World: Journeys in Desert Places

William Atkins

Angry Wind: Through Muslim Black Africa by Truck, Bus, Boat, and Camel by Jeffrey Tayler

Angry Wind: Through Muslim Black Africa by Truck, Bus, Boat, and Camel

Jeffrey Tayler

Sahara: A Natural History by Marq de Villiers

Sahara: A Natural History

Marq de Villiers

Yemen : Travels in Dictionary Land by Tim Mackintosh-Smith

Yemen : Travels in Dictionary Land

Tim Mackintosh-Smith

In Xanadu: A Quest by William Dalrymple

In Xanadu: A Quest

William Dalrymple

Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness by Edward Abbey

Desert Solitaire: A Season in the Wilderness

Edward Abbey

Men of Salt: Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold by Michael Benanav

Men of Salt: Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold

Michael Benanav

In Siberia by Colin Thubron

In Siberia

Colin Thubron

In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin

In Patagonia

Bruce Chatwin

Tracks by Robyn Davidson

Tracks

Robyn Davidson

Red Tape and White Knuckles by Lois Pryce

Red Tape and White Knuckles

Lois Pryce

American Nomads: Travels with Lost Conquistadors, Mountain Men, Cowboys, Indians, Hoboes, Truckers, and Bullriders by Richard Grant

American Nomads: Travels with Lost Conquistadors, Mountain Men, Cowboys, Indians, Hoboes, Truckers, and Bullriders

Richard Grant

Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart by Tim Butcher

Blood River: A Journey to Africa's Broken Heart

Tim Butcher

My Mercedes is Not for Sale: From Amsterdam to Ouagadougou...An Auto-Misadventure Across the Sahara by Jeroen van Bergeijk

My Mercedes is Not for Sale: From Amsterdam to Ouagadougou...An Auto-Misadventure Across the Sahara

Jeroen van Bergeijk

No Mercy: A Journey Into the Heart of the Congo by Redmond O'Hanlon

No Mercy: A Journey Into the Heart of the Congo

Redmond O'Hanlon

The White Nile by Alan Moorehead

The White Nile

Alan Moorehead

The Marsh Arabs (Penguin Classics) by Wilfred Thesiger

The Marsh Arabs (Penguin Classics)

Wilfred Thesiger

Jupiters Travels: Four Years Around the World on a Triumph by Ted Simon

Jupiters Travels: Four Years Around the World on a Triumph

Ted Simon

Venture to the Interior by Laurens Van der Post

Venture to the Interior

Laurens Van der Post

Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers by Nick Danziger

Danziger's Travels: Beyond Forbidden Frontiers

Nick Danziger

Frontiers of Heaven: A Journey to the End of China by Stanley Stewart

Frontiers of Heaven: A Journey to the End of China

Stanley Stewart

The Pillars of Hercules by Paul Theroux

The Pillars of Hercules

Paul Theroux

Travels with a Tangerine : A Journey in the Footnotes of Ibn Battutah by Tim Mackintosh-Smith

Travels with a Tangerine : A Journey in the Footnotes of Ibn Battutah

Tim Mackintosh-Smith

Skating to Antarctica: A Journey to the End of the World by Jenny Diski

Skating to Antarctica: A Journey to the End of the World

Jenny Diski

The Places In Between by Rory Stewart

The Places In Between

Rory Stewart

The Lost World of the Kalahari by Laurens Van der Post

The Lost World of the Kalahari

Laurens Van der Post

Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert by William Langewiesche

Sahara Unveiled: A Journey Across the Desert

William Langewiesche

Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux

Ghost Train to the Eastern Star: On the Tracks of the Great Railway Bazaar

Paul Theroux

The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari by Paul Theroux

The Last Train to Zona Verde: My Ultimate African Safari

Paul Theroux

From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium by William Dalrymple

From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium

William Dalrymple

Hall of a Thousand Columns by Tim Mackintosh-Smith

Hall of a Thousand Columns

Tim Mackintosh-Smith

Sea Room: An Island Life in the Hebrides by Adam Nicolson

Sea Room: An Island Life in the Hebrides

Adam Nicolson

The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux

The Great Railway Bazaar

Paul Theroux

Desert, Marsh and Mountain: The World of a Nomad by Wilfred Thesiger

Desert, Marsh and Mountain: The World of a Nomad

Wilfred Thesiger

Old Glory: A Voyage Down the Mississippi by Jonathan Raban

Old Glory: A Voyage Down the Mississippi

Jonathan Raban

The Cloud Forest: A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness by Peter Matthiessen

The Cloud Forest: A Chronicle of the South American Wilderness

Peter Matthiessen

The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific by Paul Theroux

The Happy Isles of Oceania: Paddling the Pacific

Paul Theroux

The Road to Oxiana by Robert Byron

The Road to Oxiana

Robert Byron

The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas by Paul Theroux

The Old Patagonian Express: By Train Through the Americas

Paul Theroux

Worst Journeys: The Picador Book of Travel by Keath Fraser

Worst Journeys: The Picador Book of Travel

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