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Seven Years in Tibet

by Heinrich Harrer ...

Translated by Richard Graves ...

A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer’s escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop of the Second World War.Heinrich Harrer, already one of the greatest mountaineers of his time, was climbing in the Himalayas when war broke out in Europe. He was imprisoned by the British in India but succeeded in escaping and fled to Tibet. Settling ... Read more

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A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer’s escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop of the Second World War.Heinrich Harrer, already one of the greatest mountaineers of his time, was climbing in the Himalayas when war broke out in Europe. He was imprisoned by the British in India but succeeded in escaping and fled to Tibet. Settling
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Walking to Samarkand

The Great Silk Road from Persia to Central Asia

by Bernard Ollivier ...

Translated by Dan Golembeski ...

Acclaimed journalist Bernard Ollivier continues his epic journey across Persia and Central Asia as he walks the length of the Great Silk Road.Walking to Samarkand is journalist Bernard Ollivier’s stunning account of the second leg of his 7,200-mile walk from Istanbul, Turkey, to Xi’an, China, along the Silk Road--the longest and perhaps most mythical trade route of all time. Picking up where Out ... Read more

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Acclaimed journalist Bernard Ollivier continues his epic journey across Persia and Central Asia as he walks the length of the Great Silk Road.Walking to Samarkand is journalist Bernard Ollivier’s stunning account of the second leg of his 7,200-mile walk from Istanbul, Turkey, to Xi’an, China, along the Silk Road--the longest and perhaps most mythical trade route of all time. Picking up where Out
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Opium Nation

Child Brides, Drug Lords, and One Woman’s Journey Through Afghanistan

by Fariba Nawa ...

Afghan-American journalist Fariba Nawa delivers a revealing and deeply personal exploration of Afghanistan and the drug trade which rules the country, from corrupt officials to warlords and child brides and beyond. Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns calls Opium Nation “an insightful and informative look at the global challenge of Afghan drug trade. Fariba Nawa ... Read more

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Afghan-American journalist Fariba Nawa delivers a revealing and deeply personal exploration of Afghanistan and the drug trade which rules the country, from corrupt officials to warlords and child brides and beyond. Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns calls Opium Nation “an insightful and informative look at the global challenge of Afghan drug trade. Fariba Nawa
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High

A Journey Across the Himalayas Through Pakistan, India, Bhutan, Nepal and China

by Erika Fatland ...

Translated by Kari Dickson ...

***Shortlisted for the 2023 STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR******A Financial Times Travel Book of the Year 2022***"Enchanting" Independent"Fatland distinguishes herself from the stereotypes" Guardian"Fatland is a sensitive and insightful chronicler of quotidian lives and a compelling narrator" Observer"Erika Fatland ascend... ... Read more

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***Shortlisted for the 2023 STANFORD TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR******A Financial Times Travel Book of the Year 2022***"Enchanting" Independent"Fatland distinguishes herself from the stereotypes" Guardian"Fatland is a sensitive and insightful chronicler of quotidian lives and a compelling narrator" Observer"Erika Fatland ascend...
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Eastern Horizons

Shortlisted for the 2018 Edward Stanford Award

by Levison Wood ...

Levison Wood was only 22 when he decided to hitch-hike from England to India through Russia, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, but he wasn't the conventional follower of the hippy trail. A fascination with the deeds of the early explorers, a history degree in the bag, an army career already planned and a shoestring budget of £750 - including for the flight home - he was determined to find out more ... Read more

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Levison Wood was only 22 when he decided to hitch-hike from England to India through Russia, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, but he wasn't the conventional follower of the hippy trail. A fascination with the deeds of the early explorers, a history degree in the bag, an army career already planned and a shoestring budget of £750 - including for the flight home - he was determined to find out more
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Thieves, Liars and Mountaineers

On the 8,000m peak circus in Pakistan

by Mark Horrell ...

Series series Footsteps on the Mountain Diaries
This is the tale of Mark Horrell’s not-so-nearly ascent of Gasherbrum in Pakistan, of how one man’s boredom and frustration was conquered by a gutsy combination of exhaustion, cowardice, and sheer mountaineering incompetence.He made not one, not two, but three intrepid assaults, some of which got quite a distance beyond Base Camp, and overcame many perilous circumstances along the way. The ... Read more

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This is the tale of Mark Horrell’s not-so-nearly ascent of Gasherbrum in Pakistan, of how one man’s boredom and frustration was conquered by a gutsy combination of exhaustion, cowardice, and sheer mountaineering incompetence.He made not one, not two, but three intrepid assaults, some of which got quite a distance beyond Base Camp, and overcame many perilous circumstances along the way. The
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Nepal One Day at a Time

One woman's quest to teach, trek and build a school in the remote Himalaya

by Patti Lefkos ...

A Himalayan adventure travel memoir with a humanitarian twist. About to turn sixty-eight, Patti's life was disintegrating. Leaving behind her injured husband she packs her bags and heads to Nepal. Solo travel forces her to surmount daunting hurdles-both physical and emotional. While trekking in the forbidden kingdom of Upper Mustang she realizes her strength and determination when she suffers a ... Read more

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A Himalayan adventure travel memoir with a humanitarian twist. About to turn sixty-eight, Patti's life was disintegrating. Leaving behind her injured husband she packs her bags and heads to Nepal. Solo travel forces her to surmount daunting hurdles-both physical and emotional. While trekking in the forbidden kingdom of Upper Mustang she realizes her strength and determination when she suffers a
... Read more
The Road to Oxiana

New edition linked and annotaded

by Robert Byron ...

The Road to Oxiana is an account of Robert Byron’s ten-month journey to Iran and Afghanistan in 1933–34 in the company of Christopher Sykes. This travelogue is considered by many modern travel writers to be the first example of great travel writing. Bruce Chatwin has described it as “a sacred text, beyond criticism” and carried his copy since he was fifteen years old, “spineless and floodstained” ... Read more

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The Road to Oxiana is an account of Robert Byron’s ten-month journey to Iran and Afghanistan in 1933–34 in the company of Christopher Sykes. This travelogue is considered by many modern travel writers to be the first example of great travel writing. Bruce Chatwin has described it as “a sacred text, beyond criticism” and carried his copy since he was fifteen years old, “spineless and floodstained”
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Tajikistan

by Sophie Ibbotson ...

This new, thoroughly updated second edition of the most practical guide to Central Asia's smallest and least understood country brings to life the 'Roof of the World': Tajikistan. Enhanced trekking details and maps are included, along with more detailed practical information than any other guidebook. Travelling to and entering Tajikistan is easier than ever before with improved transport ... Read more

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This new, thoroughly updated second edition of the most practical guide to Central Asia's smallest and least understood country brings to life the 'Roof of the World': Tajikistan. Enhanced trekking details and maps are included, along with more detailed practical information than any other guidebook. Travelling to and entering Tajikistan is easier than ever before with improved transport
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老派少女購物路線【暢銷紀念版】（電子書特別收錄：作者親題贈語）

by 洪愛珠 ...

Series Book 3109 - 生活館
【出版五週年】全球實體書熱銷逾120,000冊，已授權日文、簡體中文、韓文、英文等多種語言。【獲多項肯定】台灣文學金典獎、Openbook年度中文創作、誠品閱讀職人大賞三冠王、博客來年度選書、金石堂年度十大影響力好書、讀墨年度華文大獎人氣作家等。【暢銷紀念版】全新書封、內文修訂、新版推薦序、新版後記、大事紀、珍藏手繪扉頁。【重量級序文】詹宏志新版序；舒國治、馬世芳專序；蔡珠兒推薦短文。這位善於捕捉人生一瞬的作者是深懂文章藝術的。——詹宏志〈新版序〉洪愛珠不只是寫吃寫得好，她是──寫得好。——舒國治〈專序〉▍沿路線，看見生活的來處與底氣 ▍《老派少女購物路線》是洪愛珠首部散文作品。... ... Read more

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【出版五週年】全球實體書熱銷逾120,000冊，已授權日文、簡體中文、韓文、英文等多種語言。【獲多項肯定】台灣文學金典獎、Openbook年度中文創作、誠品閱讀職人大賞三冠王、博客來年度選書、金石堂年度十大影響力好書、讀墨年度華文大獎人氣作家等。【暢銷紀念版】全新書封、內文修訂、新版推薦序、新版後記、大事紀、珍藏手繪扉頁。【重量級序文】詹宏志新版序；舒國治、馬世芳專序；蔡珠兒推薦短文。這位善於捕捉人生一瞬的作者是深懂文章藝術的。——詹宏志〈新版序〉洪愛珠不只是寫吃寫得好，她是──寫得好。——舒國治〈專序〉▍沿路線，看見生活的來處與底氣 ▍《老派少女購物路線》是洪愛珠首部散文作品。...
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她們的韓國夢：打工度假的美好與幻滅

by Fion ...

韓國打工度假熱潮下，她們追夢、圓夢或夢碎的冒險旅程在這個被韓國年輕人形容為「地獄」的國度，為什麼臺灣女孩們仍趨之若騖？似乎每個人都想聽聽別人的說法，來映照自己的動機並不孤單。「擺脫不負責任的代辦找的爛工作後，輾轉踏進東大門，白天在貨運行驗貨，半夜當追貨小幫手，月收近十萬，『不當臺勞』的初衷已經轉變……」－－曼菱／東大門批市買手「用半工半讀辛苦存的錢來到韓國，徹底貫徹『打工度假』精神，打過三、四種工，比手畫腳和同事搏感情，薪水省吃儉用，努力玩遍韓國……」－－絭璟／餐廳廚房助手「為實現開店夢想，帶著二級程度的韓文到韓國闖蕩。從明洞的百貨公司到韓國人為主的購物中心，漸漸對韓國產生歸屬感，原本的夢想不斷推遲……」－－佳瑩／百貨公司櫃姐「做什麼都好，就是想留在韓國！用過語言簽、打工簽，正式工作簽太難拿，直到在『搭訕居酒屋』認識男友後，結婚似乎成為留在韓國的唯一解……」－－小璐／自由工作者... ... Read more

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韓國打工度假熱潮下，她們追夢、圓夢或夢碎的冒險旅程在這個被韓國年輕人形容為「地獄」的國度，為什麼臺灣女孩們仍趨之若騖？似乎每個人都想聽聽別人的說法，來映照自己的動機並不孤單。「擺脫不負責任的代辦找的爛工作後，輾轉踏進東大門，白天在貨運行驗貨，半夜當追貨小幫手，月收近十萬，『不當臺勞』的初衷已經轉變……」－－曼菱／東大門批市買手「用半工半讀辛苦存的錢來到韓國，徹底貫徹『打工度假』精神，打過三、四種工，比手畫腳和同事搏感情，薪水省吃儉用，努力玩遍韓國……」－－絭璟／餐廳廚房助手「為實現開店夢想，帶著二級程度的韓文到韓國闖蕩。從明洞的百貨公司到韓國人為主的購物中心，漸漸對韓國產生歸屬感，原本的夢想不斷推遲……」－－佳瑩／百貨公司櫃姐「做什麼都好，就是想留在韓國！用過語言簽、打工簽，正式工作簽太難拿，直到在『搭訕居酒屋』認識男友後，結婚似乎成為留在韓國的唯一解……」－－小璐／自由工作者...
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Unravelling the Silk Road

Travels and Textiles in Central Asia

by Christopher Alexander ...

Three textile roads tangle their way through Central Asia. The famous Silk Road united east and west through trade. Older still was the Wool Road, of critical importance when houses made from wool enabled nomads to traverse the inhospitable winter steppes. Then there was the Cotton Road, marked by greed, colonialism and environmental disaster.At this intersection of human history, fortunes were ... Read more

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Three textile roads tangle their way through Central Asia. The famous Silk Road united east and west through trade. Older still was the Wool Road, of critical importance when houses made from wool enabled nomads to traverse the inhospitable winter steppes. Then there was the Cotton Road, marked by greed, colonialism and environmental disaster.At this intersection of human history, fortunes were
... Read more
Kyrgyzstan

by Laurence Mitchell ...

Bradt's Kyrgyzstan remains the only English-language guide dedicated solely to this astounding country, described as 'the Switzerland of central Asia' and regarded by many as the most beautiful country in the world. This new, thoroughly updated fourth edition further extends its comprehensive coverage of all the country has to offer, including trekking, mountaineering, horse riding, historical ... Read more

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Bradt's Kyrgyzstan remains the only English-language guide dedicated solely to this astounding country, described as 'the Switzerland of central Asia' and regarded by many as the most beautiful country in the world. This new, thoroughly updated fourth edition further extends its comprehensive coverage of all the country has to offer, including trekking, mountaineering, horse riding, historical
... Read more
After the Earthquake

Over the Hill Goes Back to Nepal

by Jo Carroll ...

JO CARROLL hesitated before returning to Nepal after the earthquake. Arriving as a tourist when local people were in such need felt an intrusion. Not at all, Tika told her. We want you to come. We need you to come. Within hours of arriving she saw just how right he was. Nepal, it seems, has been forgotten since the journalists left with their pictures of destruction. But the welcome is as warm as ... Read more

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JO CARROLL hesitated before returning to Nepal after the earthquake. Arriving as a tourist when local people were in such need felt an intrusion. Not at all, Tika told her. We want you to come. We need you to come. Within hours of arriving she saw just how right he was. Nepal, it seems, has been forgotten since the journalists left with their pictures of destruction. But the welcome is as warm as
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Kathmandu

by Thomas Bell ...

One of the greatest cities of the Himalaya, Kathmandu, Nepal, is a unique blend of thousand-year-old cultural practices and accelerated urban development. In this book, Thomas Bell recounts his experiences from his many years in the city—exploring in the process the rich history of Kathmandu and its many instances of self-reinvention.Closed to the outside world until 1951 and trapped in a medieval ... Read more

$25.73 AUD

One of the greatest cities of the Himalaya, Kathmandu, Nepal, is a unique blend of thousand-year-old cultural practices and accelerated urban development. In this book, Thomas Bell recounts his experiences from his many years in the city—exploring in the process the rich history of Kathmandu and its many instances of self-reinvention.Closed to the outside world until 1951 and trapped in a medieval
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The Cruel Way

A John Murray Journey

by Ella K Maillart ...

Series series Overcoming Books
INTRODUCED BY FIONA MOZLEY, Booker-shortlisted author of ElmetWITH EXCERPTS FROM ALL THE ROADS ARE OPEN BY ANNEMARIE SCHWARZENBACH'We were both travellers - she always running away from an emotional crisis (not seeing that she was already wishing for the next), I always seeking far afield the secret of harmonious living, or filling up time by courting risk, caught by the clean sharp "taste" it ... Read more

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INTRODUCED BY FIONA MOZLEY, Booker-shortlisted author of ElmetWITH EXCERPTS FROM ALL THE ROADS ARE OPEN BY ANNEMARIE SCHWARZENBACH'We were both travellers - she always running away from an emotional crisis (not seeing that she was already wishing for the next), I always seeking far afield the secret of harmonious living, or filling up time by courting risk, caught by the clean sharp "taste" it
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When Men & Mountains Meet

Like the desire for drink or drugs, the craving for mountains is not easily overcome

by H.W. Tilman ...

Series Book 5 - H.W. Tilman: The Collected Edition
‘We had climbed a mountain and crossed a pass; been wet, cold, hungry, frightened, and withal happy. One more Himalayan season was over. It was time to begin thinking of the next. “Strenuousness is the immortal path, sloth is the way of death.”’First published in 1946, the scope of H.W. ‘Bill’ Tilman’s When Men and Mountains Meet is broad, covering his disastrous expedition to the Assam Himalaya, ... Read more

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‘We had climbed a mountain and crossed a pass; been wet, cold, hungry, frightened, and withal happy. One more Himalayan season was over. It was time to begin thinking of the next. “Strenuousness is the immortal path, sloth is the way of death.”’First published in 1946, the scope of H.W. ‘Bill’ Tilman’s When Men and Mountains Meet is broad, covering his disastrous expedition to the Assam Himalaya,
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Tea with the Taliban

Travels in Afghanistan

by Ian D. Robinson ...

Winner of the 2011 Whitcoulls Travcom Travel Book of the Year Award.Fascinating, highly readable tales of travels in the troubled land of Afghanistan by award-winning New Zealand travel writer Ian Robinson.Tourists in Afghanistan are rare: very few have the courage to travel there in today’s uncertain and tense times. In 2008, Ian Robinson ventured into the hustle and bustle and dangers of the ... Read more

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Winner of the 2011 Whitcoulls Travcom Travel Book of the Year Award.Fascinating, highly readable tales of travels in the troubled land of Afghanistan by award-winning New Zealand travel writer Ian Robinson.Tourists in Afghanistan are rare: very few have the courage to travel there in today’s uncertain and tense times. In 2008, Ian Robinson ventured into the hustle and bustle and dangers of the
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The Ascent of Nanda Devi

I believe we so far forgot ourselves as to shake hands on it

by H.W. Tilman ...

Series Book 3 - H.W. Tilman: The Collected Edition
In 1934, after fifty years of trying, mountaineers finally gained access to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary in the Garhwal Himalaya.Two years later an expedition led by H.W. Tilman reached the summit of Nanda Devi. At over 25,000 feet, it was the highest mountain to be climbed until 1950.The Ascent of Nanda Devi, Tilman’s account of the climb, has been widely hailed as a classic. Keenly o... ... Read more

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In 1934, after fifty years of trying, mountaineers finally gained access to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary in the Garhwal Himalaya.Two years later an expedition led by H.W. Tilman reached the summit of Nanda Devi. At over 25,000 feet, it was the highest mountain to be climbed until 1950.The Ascent of Nanda Devi, Tilman’s account of the climb, has been widely hailed as a classic. Keenly o...
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Dispatches from the Kabul Café

by Heidi Kingstone ...

Where can you buy 913 Kalashnikovs?How do you tell a friend her expat love is never coming back?What’s it like to date a mercenary?In 2007, Canadian journalist Heidi Kingstone arrived in Kabul, eager to uncover the mysteries and shadows of one turbulent corner of the world. Over the next four years, she encountered idealists and chancers, gunrunners and warlords. She interviewed generals and ... Read more

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Where can you buy 913 Kalashnikovs?How do you tell a friend her expat love is never coming back?What’s it like to date a mercenary?In 2007, Canadian journalist Heidi Kingstone arrived in Kabul, eager to uncover the mysteries and shadows of one turbulent corner of the world. Over the next four years, she encountered idealists and chancers, gunrunners and warlords. She interviewed generals and
... Read more
Bodrum, Turkey Travel Guide - What To See & Do

by Joshua Houghton ...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Bodrum, Turkey.Bodrum is a town on the southern Aegean coast of Turkey, popular with tourists from all over the world and is the site of the ancient city of Halikarnassus, the location of the famous Mausoleum of Halikarnassus (built after 353 BCE) and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Unfortunately, the ancient monument was damaged by ... Read more

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Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Bodrum, Turkey.Bodrum is a town on the southern Aegean coast of Turkey, popular with tourists from all over the world and is the site of the ancient city of Halikarnassus, the location of the famous Mausoleum of Halikarnassus (built after 353 BCE) and one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Unfortunately, the ancient monument was damaged by
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Where the Pavement Ends

One Women's Bicycle Trip Through Mongolia, China and Vietnam

by Erika Warmbrunn ...

"In the middle of the night I crawled out of my tent into a silvery vastness truly unchanged since Genghis Khan and his hordes loped west more than half a millennium ago. There was no glow of city lights on the horizon, no ranger station at the edge of the next valley, no quaint general store, no paved road. There was nothing but space, unbounded and untamed. A brilliant moon lit the blackness ... Read more

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"In the middle of the night I crawled out of my tent into a silvery vastness truly unchanged since Genghis Khan and his hordes loped west more than half a millennium ago. There was no glow of city lights on the horizon, no ranger station at the edge of the next valley, no quaint general store, no paved road. There was nothing but space, unbounded and untamed. A brilliant moon lit the blackness
... Read more
Marmaris, Turkey Travel Guide - What To See & Do

by Joshua Houghton ...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Marmaris, Turkey. Marmaris is a tourist town on the Mediterranean coast in the province of Mu?la. It has around 28 000 inhabitants, however the population can grow to 250,000 during the height of the tourist-season. Little is left of the sleepy fishing village that Marmaris was just a few decades ago after a construction boom in the 1980s. Marmaris ... Read more

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Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Marmaris, Turkey. Marmaris is a tourist town on the Mediterranean coast in the province of Mu?la. It has around 28 000 inhabitants, however the population can grow to 250,000 during the height of the tourist-season. Little is left of the sleepy fishing village that Marmaris was just a few decades ago after a construction boom in the 1980s. Marmaris
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UN CUENTO RUSO

by Sergei Sverchkov ...

Un gran aficionado a la poesía rusa, amante de Bloc y Esenin, ubicado actualmente por los caprichos del destino en España, decide compartir su visión y sus recuerdos de la época más difícil que vivió Rusia con los cambios drásticos en el gobierno y la desaparición definitiva de la Unión Soviética. Testigo de lo que era antes y en lo que se convirtió el régimen comunista del país más gra... ... Read more

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Un gran aficionado a la poesía rusa, amante de Bloc y Esenin, ubicado actualmente por los caprichos del destino en España, decide compartir su visión y sus recuerdos de la época más difícil que vivió Rusia con los cambios drásticos en el gobierno y la desaparición definitiva de la Unión Soviética. Testigo de lo que era antes y en lo que se convirtió el régimen comunista del país más gra...
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