by Vilem Nemec, Jana R. Nemec-Jirak (2011)
Looking for adventure, Vilem Nemec traveled from Prague to Cairo in 1884. During his 25 years in Africa, Vilem began to see life more like a native than a tourist. Unfamiliar with Arabic when he arrived, he struggled to learn it quickly, working menial jobs to support himself. Vilem not only learned to speak, read, and write Arabic, but he was able to communicate with tribal natives in many remote areas. His travels took him to remote places in Somalia, Abbyssinia, Sudan, and Sinai.
[chef de projet, Anna Benn
Des articles et des commentaires sur les sites à visiter, ainsi que des adresses, des conseils et des informations pratiques pour bien voyager. Présente également la Sibérie, les îles Kuriles, le transsibérien, la Crimée.
Christopher Howells
"Three miles off Tenby on the south-west coast of Wales the small island of Caldey keeps faith with fifteen hundred years of tradition. Small boats ferry visitors to a sacred sanctuary, a place of peace and charm, a small world apart, a haven for wildlife, a delight of woods and flowers, cliffs and coves. Monks first settled here in the sixth century. Their successors, too, in their remarkable abbey, devote their lives to prayer and work; and in this book speak candidly of their personal struggles in embracing monastic life." -- p [4] of cover.
Peter Hessler
Records the author's experiences as a Peace Corps English teacher in the small Chinese city of Fuling, during which time he witnessed such events as the death of Deng Xiaoping, the return of Hong Kong to the mainland, and the construction of the Three Gorges Dam.
Jacques Hébert, Pierre Elliott Trudeau
"En 1960, fascinés par la Chine, Pierre Elliott Trudeau et Jacques Hébert visitent ses usines, ses hôpitaux et ses musées avant de publier Deux innocents en Chine rouge. En 2006, alors que la Chine compte plus de 1,3 milliard de consommateurs -- et de pollueurs --, Alexandre Trudeau est retourné pendant deux mois en terre chinoise pour retrouver le regard neuf de son père sur ce pays après la Seconde Guerre et remettre en contexte le livre original par l'entremise d'une nouvelle introduction et d'un épilogue."--