The Big Trip
George Dunford | Lonely Planet | $30.00
The ultimate guide to gap years and overseas adventures Lonely Planet's new title is a one-stop guide to planning the trip of a lifetime. Learning Spanish in Guatemala, teaching English in Ghana, getting a soaking at Thailand's Songkran water festival or tending elephants in Sri Lanka are just some of the activities you could consider when planning your big trip. The Big Trip also includes essential pre-trip planning, information on volunteering and working abroad, regional overviews and a comprehensive directory of essential resources. A must for students considering gap years or anyone interested in that big trip of a lifetime.
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Salute!: Food, Wine & Travel in Southern Italy
Donovan, Castellani & Simon | Penguin | $49.95
In May 1999, four friends - two restaurateurs, a chef and a photographer - set out on a three-week holiday in southern Italy. Gail and Kevin Donaldson, owners of Melbourne's popular Donovans, wanted to find visual and culinary inspiration for their constantly evolving bayside restaurant. Renowned photographer Simon Griffiths had been to Italy before and desperately wanted to go back. Donovans chef Robert Castellani looked forward to extending his knowledge of Italian food and of his Italian heritage.
This beautiful book is their account of the journey. Travelling from Rome south to Sicily, Gail kept a diary of their adventures while Simon took photographs wherever they went, Kevin recorded the wines they sampled and Robert made notes on the meals they ate. The result is a lavishly illustrated, inspirational journal full of travel information, personal stories, ideas for design and decor and, of course, food - simple, delicious recipes which capture the flavours and colours of southern Italy.
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The Gift of Rain
Eng Twan Tan | Scribe Publications | $27.95
Longlisted for 2007 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
Penang, 1939. Sixteen-year-old Philip Hutton is a loner. Half English, half Chinese and feeling neither, he discovers a sense of belonging in an unexpected friendship with Hayato Endo, a Japanese diplomat. Philip shows his new friend around his adored island of Penang, and in return Endo trains him in the art and discipline of aikido.
But such knowledge comes at a terrible price. The enigmatic Endo is bound by disciplines of his own and when the Japanese invade Malaya, threatening to destroy Philip's family and everything he loves, he realises that his trusted sensei - to whom he owes absolute loyalty - has been harbouring a devastating secret. Philip must risk everything in an attempt to save those he has placed in mortal danger and discover who and what he really is.
With masterful and gorgeous narrative, replete with exotic and captivating images, sounds and aromas - of rain swept beaches, magical mountain temples, pungent spice warehouses, opulent colonial ballrooms and fetid and forbidding rainforests - Tan Twan Eng weaves a haunting and unforgettable story of betrayal, barbaric cruelty, steadfast courage and enduring love.
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Traveller's History of North Africa
Barnaby Rogerson | Duckworth Publishers | $43.00
From the breaking of the continents and ancient times, through to the present day, this title is a must for anyone interested in North Africa - whether for travel, or as a vivid historical account.
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