num_pages: 288
description: On Foot to the Golden Horn recounts Jason Goodwin's breathtaking journey through Eastern Europefrom the dikes and marshes of Poland's Baltic coast across to the Golden Horn in Istanbul. It is the story of his walk with two friends-one now his wife-through some of the world's most beautiful, and tragic, places and of their encounters with a varied and vivid cast of characters.
language: English
title: On Foot to the Golden Horn: A Walk to Istanbul
titlecomplete: On Foot to the Golden Horn: A Walk to Istanbul
genres: History, Adventure, Memoir, Travel, Poland, Walking, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 173
awards: awardedAt: 725875200000
name: John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
publisher: Holt Paperbacks