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Despite their contrasting characters, Islamabad and Rawalpindi harmoniously complement each other like a well-orchestrated symphony. Rawalpindi's Raja Bazaar offers a pure taste of Pakistan's vibrant culture, while Islamabad's relative tranquility provides a oft needed retreat. The metro-bus system, a lifeline connecting these cities, symbolizes their unity, seamlessly blending tradition with modernity. As it courses through the urban landscape, it not only transports people but also merges the old with the new, showcasing the beautiful synchrony in a land of contrasts.

In Kathmandu, a retired English schoolteacher visits an orphanage where he meets a young man desperate to train as a doctor. After a year's agonizing indecision, the Englishman takes up the challenge and promises to sponsor him. What follows is a life-changing experience in which he himself comes to be adopted into a Nepalese family as brother, uncle, friend and godfather. This book offers a unique and warm-hearted look into the dilemmas of low-caste family life living on the brink in Nepal.

Sylvain Tesson ist Schriftsteller, Philosoph und Reisender. Gemeinsam mit dem Fotografen Vincent Munier reist er nach Tibet, um sich auf die Suche nach einem der seltensten Tiere dieser Erde zu begeben - dem Schneeleoparden. Werden sie ihn finden? Ungewiss! Auf über 5.000 Metern Höhe, fernab vom Lärm der Zivilisation, hinterfragt Tesson eine Welt, in der kaum noch Raum bleibt für die Unterschiede zwischen den Kulturen, für das Ungebändigte und die Schönheit der Natur. Eine meditative Reise in die weiße Stille des Himalaya, eine Lektüre gegen die Hektik unseres Alltags.

Fred’s Diary 1981 is a fascinating insight into a young man’s travels around Asia in the early 1980s. This is a unique opportunity to start delving into Fred's daily diary, which details the 158 days he spent traveling around Asia. In this first part of the book, you can follow Fred during his travels to Hong Kong and Thailand.

Delhi exists in a kind of quantum state: In Delhi, all things are true at once. When the Big Apple no longer felt big enough, Dave and Jenny moved to a city of 16 million people and, seemingly, twice that many horns honking at once. Delirious Delhi depicts India's capital as the two experienced it, from office life in the rising tech hubs to the traffic jam philosophy that keeps people sane in the gridlock leading to them. With only their sense of humour as their guide, Dave and Jenny set out to explore a city in which ancient stone monuments compete with glass-clad shopping malls to define the landscape.

After three years of dating, Anita Jain finally got fed up with the New York singles scene. As her Indian parents continued to pressure her to find a mate, Jain couldn't help asking herself the question: Is arranged marriage really any worse than Craigslist? Full of romantic chance encounters, nosy relatives, and dozens of potential husbands, Marrying Anita is a refreshingly honest look at our own expectations and the modern search for the perfect mate.

To nie tyle zapiski z podrózy po Azji. To zywe swiadectwo przezyc Antoniego Ferdynanda Ossendowskiego - znanego globtrotera, naukowca, awanturnika, szpiega, dyplomaty i dziennikarza. Uciekajac przed bolszewikami przez syberyjska tajge i stepy w Mongolii az do Chin, doswiadcza rzeczy i zjawisk, o których nie snilo sie filozofom. Niesamowite okazy fauny i flory, azjatycka odmiennosc kulturowa, wspaniale budowle, magiczne rytualy tubylców... wszystko to opisane zostalo z najprawdziwsza pasja i swada. Dzieki sugestywnemu glosowi Michala Breitenwalda i my mozemy na chwile znalezc sie w tym "rozgorzalym od namietnosci politycznych azjatyckim kotle".

Titel: Reisen in Asien: Kulturen, Sehenswürdigkeiten, asiatische Küche und mehr. Beschreibung: Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt Asiens mit "Reisen in Asien: Kulturen, Sehenswürdigkeiten, asiatische Küche und mehr". Ob Sie ein erfahrener Weltenbummler sind oder Ihre erste Reise nach Asien planen, dieses Buch bietet Ihnen detaillierte Einblicke und praktische Tipps, um Ihre Reise zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis zu machen.

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방송계에서 '오지의 PD'라는 별명을 들을 만큼, 방송국 생활 내내 생사를 넘나드는 악전고투를 통해서 세계의 오지만을 카메라에 담아온 사람, 국내외에서 이미 자연다큐멘터리 프로듀서로 그 가치를 인정받은, EBS 프로듀서 서 준이 처음으로 털어놓는 특별한 아시아 이야기.

Greater Than a Tourist: Nagoya City Aichi Prefecture Japan by Leira Matubis offers the inside scoop on Nagoya City.

全国初の市版＆九州版として誕生し話題となった『地球の歩き方 北九州市』。歴史あり、美食あり、自然ありの知られざる魅力がつまったガイドブックが、今度はオーディオブックになって登場！

Ein Grund fuer den Autor, dieses Buch zu schreiben, ist, dass er tagtaeglich, Saison fuer Saison, die Massen von Touristen auf den immer gleichen Pfaden wandeln sieht. Alle scheinen hier mehr oder weniger dasselbe Programm abzuspulen. Schuld daran sind nicht zuletzt die zahllosen Reisefuehrer, die sich inhaltlich alle gleichen wie ein Ei dem anderen. Wie soll man als Reisender da auch Neues entdecken, wenn man sich an einen Reisefuehrer klammert, in dem nichts Neues steht? Als ortskundiger Deutscher wundert man sich ja schliesslich auch darueber, dass alle Deutschlandreisenden die immer gleichen Orte und Regionen abklappern: Den Koelner Dom, den Schwarzwald, Schloss Neuschwanstein, das Hofbraeuhaus in Muenchen und eine Bootsfahrt auf dem Rhein entlang der Weinstrasse vielleicht noch. Als Einheimischer weiss; man, dass Deutschland soviel mehr zu bieten hat, eben abseits der ausgetretenen Touristenpfade. Genau dasselbe gilt fuer jede andere Region am anderen Ende der Welt, in Laendern, von denen man als Tourist so gut wie nichts weiss, ausser das, was in den Reisefuehrern steht, die anscheinend irgendwo geklont anstatt erweitert werden. Und deshalb moechte dieses Buch einen kleinen Einblick geben und einige wenige Regionen vorstellen, die auf jeden Fall einen Abstecher wert sind. Vor allem aber moechte es die Neugier wecken und Mut machen, damit Sie als Reisender die ausgetretenen Pfade auch mal verlassen. Und keine Sorge: Ihnen passiert dabei schon nichts. In kaum einer anderen Region auf der Welt ist es einfacher und sicherer zu reisen, als im wunderbaren Suedostasien, in Kambodscha, Laos und Myanmar - egal auf welchem Pfad Sie hier auch wandeln.

The audio edition of On the Grand Trunk Road is finally available, revised and updated with new material. Focusing on Coll's journeys in conflict-ridden India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Afghanistan as a bureau chief for The Washington Post, On the Grand Trunk Road reveals a little-seen area of the world where violence, corruption, and greed have had devastating effects on South Asians from all walks of life.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit the Maldives. Greater Than a Tourist - Maldives by author Aishath Nadheema offers firsthand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the local islands and resorts in the Maldives. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Da Nang. Greater Than a Tourist - Da Nang Vietnam by author Linh Nguyen offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit Da Nang.

Claudio aveva tutto, un buon lavoro, una casa, una fidanzata. All'età di 27 anni sente però che la vita che stava vivendo non è più giusta per lui, che le sta stretta. Così decide di seguire il suo sogno più grande: viaggiare all'avventura, con lo zaino in spalla.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Mito. Greater Than a Tourist - Mito, Ibaraki Japan, by Author Jeffry Logan Stringer, offers a local’s take on the capital of Ibaraki Prefecture. A city close to the sprawling metropolis of Tokyo, yet has maintained its small town atmosphere. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist.

Brimming with insider knowledge, helpful tips, and recommendations to off-the-beaten-path attractions, this travel guide helps you discern the good from the bad and the worthy from the overrated. From sightseeing to shopping, clubbing, and of course, feasting like a true local, let the author guide you through the overwhelming maze of options this magical city has to offer.

Far from the glittering cities of Beijing and Shaghai, China's borderlands are populated by around one hundred million people who are not Han Chinese. For many of these restive minorities, the old Chinese adage "the mountains are high and the Emperor far away", meaning Beijing's grip on power is tenuous and its influence unwelcome, continues to resonate.