A young Englishman recounts the first leg of his legendary 1934 walk from London to Constantinople in this memoir by “one of the greatest travel writers of all time” (Sunday Times).
At the age of 18, Patrick Leigh Fermor set off from the heart of London on an epic journey—to walk to Constantinople. A Time of Gifts is the rich account of his adventures as far as Hungary, after which Between the Woods and...

The Danube: from its origins in the Black Forest to its passage through Vienna to its delta in the Black Sea, the Danube River flows for over 1,000 miles and crosses through six countries, each bearing witness to twenty-five centuries of European history, culture, and civilization. The Iron Curtain: for 40 years Europe was divided into East and West by the Iron Curtain. This border stretched from the Barents Sea to the Black Sea and symbolized the...

Join Clint and Sue Denn on a voyage of discovery cruising the historic Danube River. Beginning in the lovely capital city of Budapest, viewers will travel through the Balkan region with stops in Croatia, Serbia, Romania, and Bulgaria before they reach their final destination in Istanbul, Turkey. Along the way explore the many diverse cultures of this exciting part of the world. Includes:Pecs, Hungary, Vilany, Hungary; Vukovar, Croatia; Belgrade, Serbia,...

The Temporary European is a collection of vivid, entertaining travel tales from across Europe.--

"In the 1960s and '70s, thousands of baby boomers strapped packs to their backs and flocked to Europe, wandering the continent on missions of self-discovery. Many of these boomers still dream of "going back"--of once again cutting themselves free and revisiting the places they encountered in their youth, recapturing what was, and creating fresh memories along the way. Marianne Bohr and her husband, Joe, did just that. Touching on universal themes...