With stories ranging from delightful to funny to cautionary and inspiring, these tales about Brazil explore the many facets of the country--from the biggest freshwater fish and the rivers they live in to the world's largest jungle. Illustrations & maps.

Essays by well-known travel writers--including Frances Mayes, Jan Morris, Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, and Ferenc MbtT--guide readers through the beautiful, sun-baked hills of Tuscany in search of friendly locals, breathtaking scenery, scrumptious dining, and award-winning wine. Original.

Featuring 18 contemporary short stories by South Africa's best writers, this work takes readers on a journey through the country's literary landscape, exploring Africa's most popular travel destination as no travel guide can.

"True stories by Paul Theroux, Caroline Alexander, Lawrence Durrell, Patricia Storace, Robert D. Kaplan, Henry Miller, and many more"--Cover.

In 1932 Peter Fleming, a literary editor, engaged to search for missing English explorer Colonel P.H. Fawcett, lost in tributary of the Amazon, with the hardships of meager supplies, faulty maps, and a pack of rival newspaper-men on their trail.

Gathers stories by Peter Matthiessen, Jimmy Carter, Diane Summers, Broghtonoburn, Meg Lukens Noonan, and Jan Morris describing their adventures inepal.