Like Water in a Dry Land: A Journey into Modern Israel

Travel

Selby, Bettina

Asia

Harpercollins

Bettina Selby is one of Britain's best-loved travel writers. Her mode of transport is usually bicycle. In December 1994, spurred on by the Jordan/Israeli peace treaty and an audience with King Hussein, Bettina cycled from Cyprus to the Holy Land, traveling the area widely. Her chronicle of the trip includes the extraordinary manner in which she was offered the hand of friendship by people of diverse race and culture at every stop. photos.

Like Water in a Dry Land

History

Fount

Bettina Selby, mother of three grown-up children, cycled alone and unsponsored from Karachi to Kathmandu. She faced many dangers, including floods and avalanches, but survived it all, logging 5,000 miles in the process.

Riding the Mountains Down: A Journey by Bicycle to Kathmandu

HarperCollins, Publishers

Language:Chinese.RIDING TO JERUSALEM (map)

Riding to Jerusalem

Peter Bedrick Books

An account of the author's bicycle ride to Jerusalem by way of the Crusaders' routes across Europe and through Turkey and Syria to Israel. Other works by the author include "Beyond Ararat" and "Pilgrim's Road: A Journey to Santiago de Compostela".

Riding to Jerusalem: A Journey Through Turkey and the Middle East

Little,Brown & Co

Pilgrim's Road: A Journey to Santiago De Compostela

Since the Tenth Century pilgrims have travelled the ancient roads through France and Spain that lead to the fabled rown of Santiago de Compostella, the legendary shrine of St James the apostle. Travelling in groups for safety, they braved marauding Moorish armies, raging torrents and fearsome mountain passes, trusting in the protection afforded to them by the emblem of St James, a scallop shell.A thousamd years later, Bettina Selby tackled the pilgrim's trail alone on a bicycle, finding the scallop shell still a powerful talisman, opening doors and providing shelter. This is the story of her journey through countiries whose twentieth-century veneer barely conceals a wealth of history; from the magnificent architecture of the great cathedrals to the tiny hamlets that seem untouched by the present day, and the awe inspiring and dangerous beauty of the Pyrenees. Like her predecessors, Bettna had to contend with the natural hazards of the terrain, thieves and wild dogs, but she als

Europe

Since the tenth century, pilgrims have travelled the ancient roads through France and Spain that lead to the fabled town of Santiago de Compostela, the legendary shrine of St James the apostle.  A thousand years later, Bettina Selby tackled the pilgrim's trail alone - on a bicycle - and this is the story of her journey.  Like her predecessors, Bettina Selby had to contend with the natural hazards of the terrain, thieves and wild dogs, but she also encountered a host of fascinating characters along the route.

Little,Brown

Beyond Ararat: Journey Through Eastern Turkey

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Riding to Jerusalem : a Journey Through Turkey and the Middle East

Riding the mountains down

V. Gollancz

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