Arguing that walking as history means walking for pleasure, for political, aesthetic, and social meaning, this book homes in on the walkers whose everyday acts have shaped our culture, from the peripatetic philosophers of ancient Greece to the poets of the Romantic Age, from the perambulations of the Surrealists to the ascents of mountaineers.

From the author of Notes from a Small Island and The Lost Continent comes this humorous report on his walk along the Appalachian Trail. The Trail is the longest continuous footpath in the world, and it snakes through some of the wildest and most spectacular landscapes in America.

Caught between hostile nations, warring factions and competing ideologies, at the time, Afghanistan was in turmoil following the US invasion. This title presents an account of his walk across Afghanistan.

All maps and ascent diagrams checked and updated for this revised edition.

The original Pictorial Guide to the Southern Fells of Lakeland -- freshly reproduced from Wainwright's original pages

Alone - though he was just married - and on foot, the author embarked on an extraordinary adventure: a seventeen-month journey along the chain of mountains which stretches across Europe from Cape Finisterre to Istanbul. His aim was to explore Europe's last mountain wilderness and to meet the people who live on the periphery of the modern world.

In 1933, at the age of 18, Patrick Leigh Fermor set out on an extraordinary journey by foot - from the Hook of Holland to Constantinople. This book recounts the trip, and takes the reader with him as far as Hungary. It discusses about the events which were curdling Europe at that time, but also of its resplendent domes and monasteries, and more.

This 50th anniversary edition of the legendary Wainwright Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells turns back the clock fifty years to reveal his work as it looked when it was first penned.

Aimed at both visitors and residents, this compact and easy-to-use guide describes in detail 25 carefully selected walks that reveal the literary history and culture of London.

Provides information on walking as a way to avoid and/or control diabetes, motivating families to exercise together, reaping the benefits of everyday walking, and using new technology to get fit faster and more safely. This guide is suitable for readers who want to look good and get fit naturally.

Includes walks throughout England, Wales and Scotland. This work also contains two-colour contour maps for every walk. It offers accommodation and transport information, with a colour section on the best walks and highlights. It provides advice on equipment, health and responsible walking.

Revised edition of A. Wainwright's Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells: Wainwright for the 21st century.

Presents a voyage of discovery into the deeply unfashionable fringes of London. This book warns that the mythological England of village greens and cycling aunts has been buried under the rush of a million radial tyres.

A. Wainwright's guide to one of the world's great long-distance walks - 190 miles from the Irish Sea to the North Sea by way of the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales. First published in 1973 and updated in 1992.

A.Wainwright's legendary Pictorial Guides to the Lakeland Fells have been best-sellers for the past fifty years. Now, for the first time, a thorough programme of revision and updating, authorised by the Wainwright Estate, has begun. Each volume of the Pictorial Guides will be reissued with maps and text revised to take account of the many changes to footpaths and terrain since Wainwright ...

Suitable for those who are s about to take a scary first step, this book includes tips, common pitfalls, and illustrations.

A personal story of the author's journey - the positive experiences, the challenging times, the diverse characters encountered, the majesty of our land - and the wisdom he gained along the way. Along with his poems, drawings, and watercolors, this book also contains suggestions on how we too can become better stewards of the earth.