This collection of six excerpts takes the reader through a variety of landscapes which are both challenging and exhilarating. From the desert conditions of Mexico to the frozen land of the Northern Lights, there is something here for everyone who loves to read about travel.
* From the Lawless Road, by Graham Greene
A journey across Mexico on a mule leads to exhaustion
* Himalaya, by Michel Palin
Following in the footsteps of the men who climbed Mount Everest
* The Land of the Camels, by Eric Newby
Travelling by car through northern India to experience a religious festival
* Hammerfest, by Bill Bryson
Two long weeks in Norway waiting for the Northern Lights
* The Amateur Emigrant, by Robert Louis Stevenson
Travelling economy class from Scotland to the USA by ship in 1879
* Long Way Round, by E. McGregor and C. Boorman
Riding motorbikes to a life-changing encounter with Mongolian street children
