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Jordi Esteva recorre los antiguos puertos de Arabia y de la costa africana del Índico en busca de la memoria de los marinos y mercaderes árabes que, con sus veleros impulsados por los monzones, comerciaban con especias, sedas, marfil, piedras preciosas y tambien esclavos, siguiendo rutas que apenas han variado desde los tiempos de Simbad. A la manera de los viajeros de antaño, obtiene cartas de presentacion que lo llevan, de nahoda en nahoda, los capitanes de los veleros arabes, a gozar de la hospitalidad de veteranos navegantes. De Oman a Zanzibar, pasando por los puertos de Yemen, Lamu o Mombasa, reconstruye a traves de sus voces la memoria de otro tiempo, hecha de experiencias vitales, leyendas, naufragios y relatos que resisten al olvido. Un viaje de descubrimiento personal que entrelaza el diario de ruta, las reflexiones intimas del autor y una valiosa documentacion historica con las fascinantes historias orales de los ultimos marinos del oceano Indico. Una obra escrita con la voluntad de rescatar los rescoldos de un mundo apenas desaparecido, porque, como dice el autor: "Por mas que todo cambie, aun permanece la memoria".

Praise for The Path of Peace:A formidable achievement Rory StewartThoughtful [and] heartfeltObserverProfound [and] compellingSpectatorA noble endeavourNew StatesmanIn 2021, Anthony Seldon, inspired by a fallen First World War soldier who dreamed of a Via Sacra to commemorate the war dead and stand as a marker for the triumph of peace, set out on a 1,000km walk tracing the historic route of the Western Front. He went on to recount that story in the widely acclaimed The Path of Peace. But there wasnt to be lasting peace, with the continent falling into an even more horrific war two decades later.In The Path of Light, Seldon sets out to walk a new 1,300 km route from the same starting point at Kilometre Zero to Auschwitz, discovering in the towns and villages through which he walks stories of women and men who bravely protected the vulnerable and stood up to evil in the face of unimaginable brutality during the Second World War.As he ruminates on these figures of light, whose uplifting stories he encounters along his path, a pattern begins to emerge about how we can draw on their lives to build a better and more peaceful world, never more needed than now, with the ominous and increasing drumbeat of belligerence globally that month by month is the constant backdrop of his walk between 2023 and 2025. It proved a harder book to write than The Path of Peace. But it was a project he knew he had to complete, whatever the cost.

"I dont know if Miles is brilliant or mad to do what he has done, possibly both, but he had a lot of fun along the way and so did I." Giles Foden, author of the Last King of Scotland.From Sunday Times bestseller Miles Morland comes a brilliant, life-affirming and audacious travel memoir.A beautiful, profound and funny book about a very brave man Bryan AppleyardYou dont have to be a biker to be captivated by Miless adventures Jim Rogers, author of Investment BikerMiles Morland is not dead, although he should be. He is living proof that common sense should never stand in the way of a good time Jane Bussman author of The Worst Date EverYearning for freedom, a middle-aged duffer manages to master a powerful machine and ride it to remote and beautiful landscapes all over the world. The reader peeps over his shoulder, enchanted - and terrified David Reynolds author of Slow Road to BrownsvilleHaving never ridden a motorbike at night, in rain, or on motorways not knowing the difference between a carburettor and a spark plug, Miles Morland set out to ride across newly post-communist Europe to Istanbul. Somehow, he survived gales in France, rioting miners in Romania, homicidal truck drivers, and floods in Turkey. Since then, he has ridden the equivalent of twice round the world across five continents. He still doesnt know what a carburetor is.This isnt a book about biking. Its a story of idiot optimism, fearless discovery, and the freedom most of us can only dream about during our commute to work. Recklessly heading across Patagonia, the Andes, Japan, India, Australias Nullarbor, and every other unlikely place, Miless utter disregard for practical preparation and unfailing belief that things will work out somehow get him home safe.The Hopeless Biker is about letting go, going it alone, and trusting youll survive to discover whats on the other side of the mountain.

Fresh from a night in a Miami jail, Steven lands in Guatemala City, ready for riotous road trips fuelled by booze, cocaine and passionate curiosity about people from all walks of life.His guide? Antonio, a sweet-natured, streetwise hotel concierge who shepherds Steven through colonial Antigua, the volcanic shores of Lake Atitlan and the untamed beaches of Monterrico. Danger is never far off, but neither are laughs and theres plenty of both when Steven accompanies Antonio on a visit to his rural home village.Then theres Anabella, a glamourous, garrulous, middle-aged woman with whom Steven strikes up an unlikely friendship, accompanying her back to the capital with her family. There he mooches an open-ended stay in her gated community, which bristles with armed guards and famous eccentrics.Froelichs gonzo travelogue is a darkly hilarious, unapologetic plunge into beauty and madness, privilege and privation. With a raw, witty voice, Froelich explores the absurdities of the human condition, never letting truth get in the way of a good story.

A leading travel journalists depicts and predicts the good, the bad, and the ugly about the future of travel and how we can transcend the complications of climate change, AI, and touristification in this latest addition to the FUTURES Series.In the future, tourists will strap on a VR headset that serves up information about the storefronts and cathedrals they pass, letting them "see Paris" without actually laying eyes on it. Instant-translation earbuds will mean well never have to learn the words Donde esta la biblioteca? and who needs a library or bookstore when Spanish-English dictionaries and guidebooks are obsolete?Meanwhile, thanks to AI, travelers will have an unprecedented fount of information at their disposal but how much of it can be trusted? And is it really "saving time" if AI bots are sending everyone to stand in line at already-overrun tourist spots?In the coming years, more cities and countries will take drastic measures to combat not only a flood of tourist but of a growing worldwide workforce of "location-independent professionals," enacting congestion pricing and car-free zones, and grounding budget airlines such as Ryanair (or "Ruinair," as climate activists have dubbed it) in favor of zero-emission, hydrogen-fueled train networks.In The Future of Travel, award-winning food and travel writer Daniel Maurer himself a veteran globetrotter will predict epic tugs-of-war between the travelers and the locals and what happens when technology allows entire new classes of travelers to move as far as they can, as much as they can.

Hes back! In this second instalment of Steven Froelichs Latin American odyssey, the Man Without a Plan lands in Belize, a country he knows nothing about. But Froelich has a talent for making himself at home wherever he is, amassing an impressive array of new friends in a short time some of whom can even match his penchant for being in a near-constant buzz from industrial-quantity drugs and drink.As ever, the cock-a-hoop characters Steven ingratiates himself with become his surrogate dysfunctional family. But Tracey, Devonais, Ask Bobby!, Valentino and a pack of feral kids led by the gleefully destructive Molokai soon have Steven wondering whether or not his cheerfully transactional relationships are, in fact, binding him ever more tightly in a web of scams that threatens to leave him broke and stranded in this shabby paradise. Is his paranoia justifiable, or is that just the continuous cocaine use? His response is to agree to renting an SUV and embarking all together on a road trip along the coast, taking in shantytowns, fine hotels, beaches and, at a low ebb, jail. Why do mechanics keep appearing every time the truck mysteriously fails? Why are his credit cards failing just as frequently? Whos zoomin who?Coarse, irresponsible and wilfully ignorant, Froelich is nevertheless observant and caring at heart and Belize is about the ways in which chaotic, complex human beings find community, no matter where theyre from or where theyre headed.Features twelve full-colour illustrations by Froelichs collaborator Oscar Zarate.