The award-winning TV adventurer and travel writer's enthralling account of his 5,000-mile expedition around the Arabian Peninsula, from Iraq to Lebanon.
Paperback
PRODUCT INFORMATION
Summary
The award-winning TV adventurer and travel writer's enthralling account of his 5,000-mile expedition around the Arabian Peninsula, from Iraq to Lebanon.
Description
Following in the footsteps of great explorers such as Lawrence of Arabia and Wilfred Thesiger, ARABIA is Levison Wood's account of his most complex expedition yet: circumnavigating the Arabian Peninsula. Travelling through some of the harshest and most beautiful environments on earth, he seeks to challenge our perceptions of an often misunderstood part of the world, seeing how the region has changed and examining the stories we don't often hear about in the media.
Critic Reviews
“Britain's best-loved adventurer... he looks like a man who will stare danger in the face and soak up a lot of pain without complaint.”
Levison Wood is a great adventurer and a wonderful storyteller. - Sir Ranulph Fiennes
- The TimesAbout the Author
Levison Wood is an award-winning author, explorer and photographer, whose books and documentaries have won critical acclaim around the world. Levison is the author of 7 books to date, including Walking the Nile and Walking the Americas, which were both Sunday Times bestsellers, and Walking the Himalayas which was voted Adventure Travel Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards.
Levison's passion for adventure and discovering more about indigenous ways of life has taken him to over 100 countries. He served for several years as an Officer in the British Parachute Regiment, including an operational deployment to Afghanistan, where he fought Taliban insurgents in Helmand. Levison is a passionate conservationist and an ambassador for the charity The Tusk Trust.Following in the footsteps of great explorers such as Lawrence of Arabia and Wilfred Thesiger, ARABIA is Levison Wood's account of his most complex expedition yet: circumnavigating the Arabian Peninsula. Travelling through some of the harshest and most beautiful environments on earth, he seeks to challenge our perceptions of an often misunderstood part of the world, seeing how the region has changed and examining the stories we don't often hear about in the media.
Product Details
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.
Browse by category
- Books » Non-Fiction » Sports & Recreation » Camping, Hiking & Mountaineering » Hiking
- Books
- Books » Non-Fiction
- Books » Non-Fiction » Sports & Recreation
- Books » Non-Fiction » Sports & Recreation » Camping, Hiking & Mountaineering
- Books » Non-Fiction » Travel » Travel Writing
- Books » Non-Fiction » Travel
- Books » Non-Fiction » Travel » Specialty Travel » Adventure
- Books » Non-Fiction » Travel » Specialty Travel
- Books » Non-Fiction » Travel » Travel Guides » Middle East
- Books » Non-Fiction » Travel » Travel Guides
- Books » Non-Fiction » Biographies & Memoirs
