Bon Voyage!: The Telegraph Book of River and Sea Journeys - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1845136039 ISBN 13: 9781845136031

Publisher: Aurum Pr Ltd, 2011

Synopsis

From Henry "Dr. Livingstone, I presume" Stanley writing about his epic 19th century journey down the Congo to a couple who tried to sail their amphibious Volkswagen Beetle around the world, a riveting anthology of accounts of travel by water The Daily Telegraph’s deputy travel editor has amassed the very best of the paper’s writing on journeys by water from ocean liners, cruise ships, tramp and African river steamers to single-handed yachtsmen and canoeists tackling the Missouri. The last voyage of the QE2, the first voyage of the biggest cruise liner ever built, and the 1936 launching of the Queen Mary in front of 150,000 onlookers on the Clyde are all given detailed accounts. Also included are pieces about Bombay’s insanely crowded commuter ferries and Francis Chichester rounding Cape Horn.

About this title

About the Author:

Michael Kerr is the travel editor of the Daily Telegraph and the editor of Last Call for the Dining Car: The Telegraph Book of Great Railway Journeys.

Review:

` A brilliant book, ideal for indulging in while out there on the river' **** ` ...effortlessly mixes moments of drama with quieter reflection.' ` This fat collection of watery tales is a good read for every traveller, not just those with sea salt running through their veins.' `This fat collection of watery tales is a good read for every traveller, not just those with sea salt running through their veins.' `...effortlessly mixes moments of drama with quieter reflection.' `A brilliant book, ideal for indulging in while out there on the river' ****

About this edition

• Publisher: Aurum Pr Ltd
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1845136039
• ISBN 13: 9781845136031
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 343
• Editor: Kerr Michael