by Kim Idol Purchase Kim Idol is a writer/instructor at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, partial to dogs, guns, rock-climbing and backpack traveling. She has been in love with Nepal since she first visited 8 years ago. She knew she loved the outdoors and that she would love the Himalayas, but she was unexpectedly charmed… Continue reading How Did I Get Here?: A Story of Interspecies Intimacies (In Nepalese Elephant Stables)
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Francis Joseph and His Court: From the Memoirs of Count Roger De Rességuier
by Herbert Vivian Purchase through Amazon Herbert Vivian was very much of an obnoxious opportunist, and later became a fascist. Born in 1865 in England, he enjoyed a life of privilege and elevated social circles. He was once friends with Oscar Wilde, but after Vivian published “The Reminiscences of a Short Life” Wilde forbid Vivian… Continue reading Francis Joseph and His Court: From the Memoirs of Count Roger De Rességuier
The Howadji in Syria
by George William Curtis Purchase through Amazon George William Curtis (February 24, 1824 – August 31, 1892) was born in Rhode Island, and became a well-known writer. He was deeply moved by the Transcendentalist movement, and was a member of Brook Farm for approximately one year. He traveled across Europe and the Middle East, writing… Continue reading The Howadji in Syria
Some African Highways: A Journey of Two American Women to Uganda and the Transvaal
by Caroline Kirkland, Introduction by Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell Purchase through Amazon Much of this work originally appeared in the Chicago Tribune. Caroline Kirkland’s goal was to encourage other Americans, particularly women, to make the voyage into Uganda and parts of East Africa. Kirkland described her journey as “made with entire safety and great comfort…where else can… Continue reading Some African Highways: A Journey of Two American Women to Uganda and the Transvaal
The Barbary Coast: Sketches of French North Africa
by Albert Edwards Purchase through Amazon The region, French North Africa, was a group of territories in the upper portion of Africa. It emerged after the decline of the Ottoman Empire, which lost control of the region in 1830 when French forces captured Algiers. Algiers became the site of power for France, until the powerful… Continue reading The Barbary Coast: Sketches of French North Africa
Iceland: Horseback Tours in Saga Land
by W. S. C. Russell Purchase through Amazon Waterman Spaulding Chapman Russell, wrote under the much abbreviated name, W. S. C. Russell (1871-1918). Though a many year resident of New Hampshire, he enjoyed traveling, particularly to Iceland. He was fascinated with the country, its fire and ice and sagas, and surprised by the scant ethnographic,… Continue reading Iceland: Horseback Tours in Saga Land
Adrift on an Ice-Pan
by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Purchase through Amazon Snow and ice can present significant danger, which can produce considerable self-examination. In Adrift on an Ice-Pan, Wilfred Thomason Grenfell discusses his experience of being trapped on an ice-pan. Grenfell was an Englishman who became a doctor and decided to serve the remote populace of Labrador, comprised of… Continue reading Adrift on an Ice-Pan
Illustrated Sketches of Death Valley: and Other Borax Deserts of the Pacific Coast
by John R. Spears Purchase through Amazon John R. Spears was born in 1850 in Van Wert, Ohio. Though an inveterate traveler, particularly out west, he ended up residing in Little Falls, New York. He wrote a great deal, particularly for the New York Sun, and his books include The Port of Missing Ships and… Continue reading Illustrated Sketches of Death Valley: and Other Borax Deserts of the Pacific Coast
Through the Heart of Africa: Being an Account of a Journey on Bicycles and on Foot from Northern Rhodesia, past the Great Lakes, to Egypt, Undertaken While on Leave in 1910
Frank H. Melland and Edward H. Cholmeley Purchase through Amazon In 1910, Frank H. Melland and Edward H. Cholmeley undertook a remarkable journey from southern to northern Africa. While the general premise is that they traveled by bicycle, in reality, it was a more elaborate expedition than they let on and they partly walked, partly… Continue reading Through the Heart of Africa: Being an Account of a Journey on Bicycles and on Foot from Northern Rhodesia, past the Great Lakes, to Egypt, Undertaken While on Leave in 1910
A Woman Tenderfoot in Egypt: 1920s Travel Recollections
by Grace Thompson Seton Purchase through Amazon The author, Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson (1872-1959) was a remarkable voyager to distant places. Her first work, A Woman Tenderfoot (1900), offered a detailed, illustrated guide for women to traverse, hunt and explore the Rocky Mountain area. She was an outspoken leader in the women’s suffrage movement and… Continue reading A Woman Tenderfoot in Egypt: 1920s Travel Recollections
The Land of the Date
by C. M. Cursetjee Purchase through Amazon In December 1916 the SS Zaiyanni left Bombay bound for the port of Basra, at the head of the Persian Gulf. On board was C. M. Cursetjee, a 69-year-old Oxford-educated Indian Parsee, on his way to see his nephew who was serving in the Indian forces. The boat,… Continue reading The Land of the Date
Hadji in Syria, or, Three Years in Jerusalem
by Sarah Barclay Johnson Purchase through Amazon Sarah Barclay Johnson (1837-1885) traveled throughout the Middle East as a missionary in the Campbellite church. Her father, James Turner Barclay, was a minister in the same church and wrote narratives about his missionary attempts in the region. Further solidifying her links to the area, Johnson married the… Continue reading Hadji in Syria, or, Three Years in Jerusalem
The Buccaneers of America
by John Esquemeling Purchase through Amazon Alexandre Olivier Exquemelin (1645-1707) was known by several names due to poor transcriptions of his name, including John Esquemeling, among others. Despite how much he wrote chronicling the history of piracy in America, not much is clear about Exquemelin. It is believed that he was born in France, but… Continue reading The Buccaneers of America
Observations of a Bahai Traveler
by Charles Mason Remey Purchase on Amazon | Purchase on CreateSpace Charles Mason Remey (1874-1974) was the son of Admiral George Collier Remey and grew up in the house at 1527 New Hampshire Avenue, which is the headquarters of Westphalia Press and the Policy Studies Organization. He drew plans and did a study of the house,… Continue reading Observations of a Bahai Traveler
Mexico: The Wonderland of the South
by W. E. Carson Purchase on Amazon | Purchase on CreateSpace William English Carson (1870-1940) was a controversial writer about social issues but when his book about Mexico first appeared in 1910, critics enthused: “Mr. Carson knows Mexico thoroughly …It would be hard to discover anything worth seeing that he has not seen. He has wandered… Continue reading Mexico: The Wonderland of the South
A Trip to Palestine and Syria
by John P. Hackenbroch Purchase on Amazon | Purchase on CreateSpace In 1913, the same year that this nuanced and colorful account of the Middle East was published, a group of Arab students living in Paris proposed an international meeting about Syria and Lebanon to discuss the decay of the Ottoman Empire, the part the… Continue reading A Trip to Palestine and Syria
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