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Ireland
Packed with photographs, illustrations, and maps.
Travel Writing: a Very Short Introduction
"This Very Short Introduction examines the meanings and uses of travel writing from its appearance on clay tablets to the digital age. It shows how the genre not only describes places and the journeys to them, but also communicates the cultural and personal values of its authors, reinforcing and challenging their sense of identity and of the foreign. Tim Youngs discusses questions of the genre's definition and its literary forms, the representation of self and other, the effect of modes of transport on authors' experiences and their stories of travel, and attitudes towards the environment. Throughout he demonstrates how travel writing is a diverse genre that offers a full range of perspectives, often alert to its own processes and viewpoints, and one that casts a critical eye on its authors' home countries as well as on their destinations." --Amazon.com
The Travel Writing Tribe
Where can travel writing go in the twenty-first century? Author and lifelong travel writing aficionado Tim Hannigan sets out in search of this most venerable of genres, hunting down its legendary practitioners and confronting its greatest controversies. Is it ever okay for travel writers to make things up, and just where does the frontier between fact and fiction lie? What actually is travel writing, and is it just a genre dominated by posh white men? What of travel writing’s queasy colonial connections? Travelling from Monaco to Eton, from wintry Scotland to sun-scorched Greek hillsides, Hannigan swills beer with the indomitable Dervla Murphy, sips tea with the doyen of British explorers,...
DK Eyewitness Ireland
Illustrations, map and text on inside covers.
London
Fodor's upclose London (2/98, 0-679-03399-8) has sold 13,000 copies to date.
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide
The uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Ireland is your indispensible guide to the Emerald Isle. This fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floorplans and reconstructions of the country�s must-see sites,. The new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations leading you straight to the best attractions this diverse country has to offer. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Ireland will help you discover Ireland region by region; from the bustling capital, Dublin, to stunning Killarney National Park. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets, whilst detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, car or ferry. Plus, DK Eyewitness Travel�s excellent insider tips will get you under the skin of Ireland, from finding the top fishing spots to discovering the best venues for Irish jazz. DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Ireland - showing you what others only tell you.
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide
DK Eyewitness Dublin travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions this diverse city has on offer. Packed with photographs, illustrations and maps of Dublin the guide includes in-depth coverage of Dublin's best attractions from the historic Trinity College that houses the richly decorated Book of Kells to the James Joyce Cultural Centre and Old Jameson Distillery in the north of the city, and unearths all the best walks, landscaped parks and pubs in between. With comprehensive maps you can explore every corner of Dublin. Specially devised walking tours take you to the heart of Dublin with sights, markets and festivals listed. Whether you want to wander around the Irish capital's many museums and cathedrals, shop on O'Connell Street or sample the Guinness, the DK Eyewitness Guide to Dublin is indispensable. Don't miss a thing on your holiday with the DK Eyewitness Guide to Dublin.
Shape of a Boy
Shape of a Boy is a hilarious memoir of one family's travels across the world, filled with funny anecdotes from exotic locations.
