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Edwin Dingle’s book China on Foot details his trip through Hong Kong and Shanghai, and finally into Tibet, where he would be one of the first Westerners to enter a Tibetan Monastery. There he learned …

In ‘Twenty-one Days in India’ by George Robert Aberigh-Mackay, readers are immersed in a fascinating account of the author’s travels through India in just twenty-one days, capturing the essence of th …

In Robert Fortune’s ‘Three Years’ Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China’, the reader is taken on a captivating journey through the unexplored regions of China during the 19th century. Fortune …

H. Warington Smyth’s ‘Notes of a Journey on the Upper Mekong, Siam’ is a rich and insightful account of his exploration of the Upper Mekong region in Siam. Smyth’s writing style is detailed and descr …

In ‘Sketches of Central Asia (1868)’ by Ármin Vámbéry, the reader is taken on a captivating journey through the scenic landscapes and diverse cultures of Central Asia. Written in a descriptive and en …

Albert d’Baroness Anethan’s ‘It Happened in Japan’ is a captivating exploration of Japanese culture and society through a series of interconnected short stories. Anethan’s prose skillfully navigates …

The author of the letters Emily Eden and her sister Fanny accompanied their brother George Eden, the Governor-General of India, in his 2-year trip across India. George and Emily kept a journal which …

In these prosaic days of the nineteenth century one hardly expects a revival of the adventurous expeditions which made the fame of England in the days of Frobisher and Drake. As a matter of fact, the …

Joe Roberts stayed for five months with the Trivedis family in Bangalore, while travelling all over southern India. In Pondicherry he found Rita, a melancholic divorcee banished to an ashram. He saw …

H. Warington Smyth’s ‘Notes of a Journey on the Upper Mekong, Siam’ is a captivating travelogue that follows his expedition through the mysterious and exotic landscapes of Southeast Asia. Smyth, know …