The global suitcase
Subtitle: inspiring stories of adventure from 25 intrepid travel writers
By: Mary J Dinan
Contributors: British Broadcasting Corporation
Publisher: New Holland Publishers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9781780094571
Copyright date: 2013
Subjects: Voyages and travels; Interviews; Travel writing; Travel writers
Description: A compilation of interviews with everyday people and well-known personalities who have traveled extraordinary journeys or lived unusual lives, often guided by a cause, in the name of work, or in pursuit of adventure. It also includes interviews with people who have risked their lives for a cause or found a new cause through their travels. Dinan gives a short synopsis of the person's travel and lists their writings. Then she presents her interview with the writer.
Notes: "In aid of the BBC children in need appeal"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: A Healing adventure in Russia  -- Jonathan Dimbley; title: Run for love, trave lfor a cause  -- Rosie Swayle Pope; title: The journey within and without  -- Zoe Sallis; title: A Fierce appetite for travel  -- Simon Majumdar; title: Environmental wonder  -- Simon Reeve; title: Tiptoe through the Mediterranean  -- Carol Drinkwater; title: From Argentina to New York on horseback  -- Marianne Du Toit; title: Good sport travel  -- Tracy Piggott; title: Around the world with Palin  -- Nigel Meakin; title: Chile to Alaska, then Belfast to Delhi ... on a motorbike  -- Geoff Hill; title: In search of Fidel Castro and Cuba  -- Christopher P. Baker; title: Summer in Dublin and Route 66 on a Harley  -- Ken Doyle; title: From law to lyrics  -- Kieran Goss; title: Singing around the world from Belfast to Broadway  -- Brian Kennedy; title: He'd buy and sell you for travel  -- Conor Woodman; title: Playing Russian roulette with spuds  -- John Mole; title: Better in Beijing  -- Gary Finnegan; title: High fliers in the travel zone  -- Paul Kilduff; title: Plane confidence  -- Patrick Smith; title: The Silk road  -- Paul Wilson; title: A Stroll through Africa -- it's only 3,000 miles  -- Fran Sandham; title: A Timeless traveller  -- Dervla Murphy; title: History in the making  -- Tim Severin; title: A Walk in the merde  -- Stephen Clarke; title: There is more to life than Craggy Island  -- Ardal O'Hanlon; title: A Man with nine lives -- John Simpson-- Acknowledgements.