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The Man who walked from Beijing to Germany - #RedefiningTravel
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Search for then press enter. Type your search keyword, and press enter to search. Where Travellers and Locals Connect! The Man who walked from Beijing to Germany – #RedefiningTravel. June 11, 2015. Took a selfie vlog and grew a beard! The Man who walked across a country: Christoph Rehage. Is a day-by-day compilation of his journey through the highs and lows of the walk. I returned home to our village, made a video about the walk called The Longest Way. We said he was modest. The walk was a journey of imm...
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Cambodia Archives - BookSlap
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I read books. Mostly travel books. Just where exactly is the dividing line between the cultural expert and the ignorant visitor? Volker Häring is an „old China hand“ from Germany, a dude who’s been staying in the People’s Republic for a few decades. He offers guided bike tours for foreign tourists, and sometimes he ventures out to explore new routes. This book is a collection of his. How was an otherwise good travel book ruined by too much preaching? Find me here: CREHAGE.COM. The Homerian epics revolve ...
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China Archives - BookSlap
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I read books. Mostly travel books. Is this just an epic journey through China in the 1980s, or does this writer also have some mad skills? In the early 1980s, Vikram Seth is in his late twenties and studies at a university in Nanjing. He takes a school trip to the Northwestern parts of the country, where he miraculously gets. Is there a better book to get to know modern China? Why should young people from China read this today, more than one generation later? Matteo Ricci is a Jesuit priest from Italy...
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Africa Archives - BookSlap
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I read books. Mostly travel books. Could we have expected this dancing/travel book to be a bit more rich in content? Matt Harding is a young game designer based in Australia who suddenly starts looking for something and picks up the delightful hobby of traveling. He lives on a tight budget and tapes himself dancing in various places around the world, and the resulting. Why is it so much fun to read Medieval travel stories that we know are at least partly untrue? British ethnologist Nigel Barley does two ...
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Laos Archives - BookSlap
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I read books. Mostly travel books. Just where exactly is the dividing line between the cultural expert and the ignorant visitor? Volker Häring is an „old China hand“ from Germany, a dude who’s been staying in the People’s Republic for a few decades. He offers guided bike tours for foreign tourists, and sometimes he ventures out to explore new routes. This book is a collection of his. Find me here: CREHAGE.COM. I think it is interesting how many literary works have a journey at the core of their story.
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North Africa Archives - BookSlap
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I read books. Mostly travel books. Why is it so much fun to read Medieval travel stories that we know are at least partly untrue? Jehan de Mandeville claims to have traveled around much of the known (and unknown) world of his time. Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, India, China you name the place, and he almost surely. Abu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta. Did conservative ethics turn this great adventure story into such a slow read? Find me here: CREHAGE.COM. This is why I chose to inclu...
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India Archives - BookSlap
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I read books. Mostly travel books. Why is it so much fun to read Medieval travel stories that we know are at least partly untrue? Jehan de Mandeville claims to have traveled around much of the known (and unknown) world of his time. Europe, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, India, China you name the place, and he almost surely. Was this a 14th-century fact finding mission or just another Medieval mystery tale? Is this book at its essence more about contemplation or about adventure? Abu Abdullah...
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Iraq Archives - BookSlap
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I read books. Mostly travel books. What were German readers looking for in a travel book after World War II? Heinz Helfgen is a former journalist turned POW who returns to Germany in 1946, only to find that things aren’t exactly easy work-wise. Thus, after struggling for a few years, he decides to support his family by. Hey guys, I'm Chris from The Longest Way - A Walk Through China. I like to take walks sometimes, and I enjoy reading travel books! Find me here: CREHAGE.COM. How To Be Chinese.
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Malaysia Archives - BookSlap
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I read books. Mostly travel books. Do photos, a lot of countries and a slick design make for a good book? Does the Chinese literary world need to train tougher editors? Yu Ying is a 20-something girl from Southwest China who lives and works as PA for a fashion model in Beijing. In 2009, she applies for the „Best Job In The World“, a project hosted by Tourism Queensland that places. Find me here: CREHAGE.COM. I think it is interesting how many literary works have a journey at the core of their story.
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Mongolia Archives - BookSlap
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I read books. Mostly travel books. How is it possible that sometimes 750 years don’t leave a trace? Guillaume de Rubrouck was a Franciscan monk who got dispatched to Mongolia by his king, Louis IX of France. He was supposed to find out more about the Mongolians and see if they could be used against the Muslims. Well, they couldn’t, because. Why is this one still so good today, even though a lot of it is untrue? This could well be the most famous travel book of them all. It’s a slow read though. The Homer...
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