Celebrating the 70th anniversary of this magical and well-loved classic. Following a plane crash, Conway, a British consul; his deputy; a missionary; and an American financier find themselves in the enigmatic snow-capped mountains of uncharted Tibet. Here they discover a seemingly perfect hidden community where they are welcomed with gracious hospitality. Intrigued by its mystery, the travellers set about discovering the secret hidden at the shimmering heart of Shangri-La.

autor: James Hilton

wydawca: Matrix Digital Publishing

issn: 1840248734

data: 2003.03.01

cena: 8.06 PLN

kategorie: Podró¿e / 

  

Isn't an earthly paradise what everyone's dreams are made of? Should such a utopia exist, surely it would be amongst the mountains of the Himalayas, the writer James Hilton reasoned, and in 1933 he wrote about such a place, the hidden valley of his novel, Lost Horizon. He called it Shangri-La. Clinging to the vague hope that he'd be able to heave his backpack up the mountains, let alone discover his personal Shangri-La, Peter Francis Browne decides to embark on the madness that is taking a stroll in the Himalayas. With his friend and guide, Iman, and visiting the places that tourists eschew, Browne discovers both the Nepal that the Nepalese government wants to promote and the Nepal it doesn't. Shangri-La? Not for most of the Nepalese. Isolated from the rest of the world for the past fifty years, a series of corrupt governments sees a country imposed upon, impoverished and corrupted. However, still finding its joys in its people, the stoic walker learns a lot about Nepal and a little more about himself. At once a personal tale of friendships, an amusing lesson in taking a long, hard look at oneself, and a passionate tale of a paradise lost, Short Walks in Shangri-La is a rich and very readable brew from a well-loved author.

autor: Peter Francis Browne

wydawca: Matrix Digital Publishing

issn: 1840241942

data: 2002.11.30

cena: 8.06 PLN

kategorie: Podró¿e / 

  

A brimming and lively broth of rural characters, drunken ghosts, bullocks in the bedrooms and country superstitions. East Lothian is 'The Garden of Scotland' and the setting of this delightfully idiosyncratic story of country life. Often hilarious, always heartfelt and at times sad, here is unfolded the ups and downs of four generations of one farming family from the northerly Orkney Isles, who move to the little farm of Cuddy Neuk in the south of Scotland just before the outbreak of the Second World War. A young Peter, the peedie boy who sets his heart on filling his somewhat eccentric grandfather's straw-lined wellies, grows up to run the family farm and become a farmer father to his own sons, putting his ability to see the funny side of things to good use, as adversities crop up with an intriguing reality . . .

autor: Peter Kerr

wydawca: Matrix Digital Publishing

issn: 1840248300

data: 2002.10.21

cena: 40.72 PLN

kategorie: Podró¿e / 

  

This is not an objective account. How could it be, having consumed such a slice of my life? China is the third largest country in the world, holds nearly a quarter of the earth's population and claims a recorded history going back more than 3,000 years. Foreigners' reactions to China and its people veer from one extreme to the other, as if the gargantuan size of the place demands a sweeping response. This is understandable. Time is needed for such a big and complex country, and time is something that most travellers don't want to give. Simon Myers spent years in the Middle Kingdom trying to fathom maybe just an inkling of China. Firstly as a Western student, still preoccupied with searching for much-missed dairy products; then as a businessman selling the capitalist icon, Coca-Cola, inaugurated to Business Drinking and losing face; and finally, independence: on the road on a Chinese motorbike and sidecar. An informed, amusing and personal account, Simon Myers goes beyond the clichés and offers a different take on life in the world's most fascinating and frustrating country.

autor: Simon Myers

wydawca: Matrix Digital Publishing

issn: 1840249854

data: 2002.05.31

cena: 40.72 PLN

kategorie: Podró¿e / 

  

Few foreigners have been lucky enough to set foot on Tibetan soil ? Alec Le Sueur spent five extraordinary years there, working for an international hotel chain. Against the breathtaking beauty of the Himalayas he unfolds a highly amusing and politically enlightening account of his experiences. Fly infestations at state banquets, hopeful mountaineers, unexpected deliveries of live snakes, a predominance of yaks and everything yak-related, the unbelievable Miss Tibet competition, insurmountable communication problems and a dead guest are just some of the entertainments to be found at the ?Fawlty Towers? of Lhasa. Daily challenges are increased by the fragile political situation. Le Sueur, the only foreigner since the days of Heinrich Harrer to spend so long in Tibet, examines its intriguing cultural background, thus providing a fascinating insight into a country that is virtually impenetrable to today?s traveller.

autor: Alec le Sueur

wydawca: Matrix Digital Publishing

issn: 1840248874

data: 2001.11.29

cena: 8.06 PLN

kategorie: Podró¿e /