Along the way he considers others who have spent decades in pursuit of lost cities, and asks why anyone would find it necessary to mount such a quest at all.

Several authors have proclaimed that travel writing is a dead genre,. That the world has become one giant uniform suburb and there is. Nothing new to be discovered. What is or should be, in your view, the. Role of a travel writer today? The role of the travel writer is to make people think, to hone their senses.

Kosovo Kids was a special project undertaken by German reportage photographer Erol Gurian and myself in February 2000. The purpose of the project was to document in a small way the situation following the arrival of the KFOR peace-keeping force. We were fascinated by the extraordinary resilience of the children of the region, and wanted to use them as a mouthpiece for the situation. War changes everyone it touches. It brings uncertainty, chaos, and strips children of their innocence.

The Middle East Bedside Book. A cornucopia of lore, stories, proverbs, etiquette, and fascinating information about the region, The Middle East Bedside Book is an indispensable handbook for tourists and businessmen, Arabists and armchair-travellers alike.

EXPLORATION, Narratives of the John Murray Archive. Selected Narratives from the John Murray Travel Archive. Murray was feted for the quality of its editions, and for the extraordinary range of adventure it published. Authors, who were rewarded with high advances, regularly stayed with the company their entire publishing careers. A selection of writings from the greatest 19th century Murray classics follows. BY DAVID AND CHARLES LIVINGSTONE.