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Motions and Moments is the third book by Michael Pronko on the fluid feel and vibrant confusions of Tokyo life. These essays burrow into the unique intensities that suffuse the city and ponder what they mean to its millions of inhabitants.

Singapore holds numerous events each year. Some of its famous festivals and events include the Singapore Food Festival, the Singapore Grand Prix, the Singapore Arts Festival, the Chingay Parade, the World Gourmet Summit, and ZoukOut. The Singapore Sun Festival is another popular festival in Singapore. Christmas is also widely celebrated in Singapore, a season where the city streets and shopping malls along its famous shopping belt Orchard Road are lit up and decorated in vibrant colours.

Greater Than a Tourist: Hong Kong, China by Francesca Escarraga offers the inside scoop on Hong Kong. As a part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination. In this audiobook, you'll discover local advice that will help you throughout your trip. Travel like a local. Slow down and get to know the people and the culture of a place.

Levison Wood was only 22 when he decided to hitchhike from England to India through Russia, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan, but he wasn't the conventional follower of the hippy trail. A fascination with the deeds of the early explorers, a history degree in the bag, an army career already planned and a shoestring budget of £750 - including for the flight home - he was determined to find out more about the countries of the Caucasus and beyond - and meet the people who lived and worked there.

Now tell us - did you ever like Japan? Do you know anything about its history, or just what you learned from television and anime, in general? That's a good starting point, anyway. If you want to delve deeper into Japanese history, in chronological order, and see the main events that transformed Japan into what it is today, you've just hit the jackpot.

Experience Thailand takes listeners to Thailand’s main cities and beyond, exposing them to local architecture, art, nature, cuisine, dance, and more in a way that will make a trip to Thailand an unforgettable experience. Whether you’re planning a trip to Thailand or looking to learn more about the city, this guide is for you!

Greater Than a Tourist: Sauraha Chitwan Nepal by Krishna Rijal offers the inside scoop on Sauraha. Most travel guides tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this guide will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. Discover advice that will help you throughout your stay.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new while traveling? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is just for you. Greater than a Tourist by Laura Welch offers the inside scope on Sendai. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there's nothing wrong with that, as a part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination.

From terrifying missile tests, its unmissable Olympic cheering squad, and the war of words between President Trump and Kim Jong Un - not to mention stranger-than-fiction stories of purges and assassinations - news from North Korea has dominated global headlines. But what is life there actually like? In See You Again in Pyongyang, Travis Jeppesen, the first American to complete a university program in North Korea, culls from his experiences living, traveling, and studying in the country to create a multifaceted portrait of the country and its idiosyncratic capital city.

Discover the seriously scary side of one of the oldest cultures in the world in this spectral-packed paranormal release from author Thomas Bauerle! If you are curious about the afterlife, you will find this book intriguing. You’ve read about poltergeists? You know about the Enfield haunting? You know about Amityville? But what do you know about the ghosts of Japan? Thomas Bauerle provides us with story after terrifying story of true encounters with Japanese ghosts, spirits, poltergeist, and other scary phenomena.

This guide offers the inside scoop on Jeju Island, South Korea. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

If you are planning to go to Tokyo for vacation or business, you only have two or three days, and you want to make the best of your short stay, then you have come to the right place. The focus of this audiobook is to make your short stay one of the most memorable experiences of your life.

The best guide for free and discounted food, accommodations, museums, sightseeing, outdoor activities, attractions, events, music, theater and rides. This is the best guide for freebies and discounts available in one of the most beautiful and interesting cities in the world: Singapore. It is also one of the most expensive. So, if you need to stretch your budget and get the most out of this wonderful city, this book is for you.

"Laowài", così i cinesi chiamano, in modo più o meno colorito, lo straniero. Per me, nato a Prato non distante da quella che sarebbe divenuta la più imponente Chinatown d'Italia, lo straniero era il tipo dagli occhi a mandorla, la voce chiassosa e il pigiama di pile in pieno giorno.

"Il Milione" è considerato l'opera storica, geografica, politica e scientifica più importante e preziosa del Medioevo, prima della scoperta dell'America. Nessuno prima d'allora, aveva riportato notizie certe sull'Oriente. I suoi territori, i suoi popoli, le loro usanze, la fauna e la flora autoctone, erano un mistero, che con le sue esplorazioni, Marco Polo svelò. Quando il mercante veneziano tornò nella Repubblica Serenissima, i suoi racconti destarono interesse e meraviglia.

Efter Japans nederlag under anden verdenskrig, var landet blot en skygge af det imponerende kejserdømme, det havde været i årtusinder før krigen. De japanske soldater blev henrettet på stribe for deres krigsforbrydelser, men paradoksalt nok lod man kejseren gå fri. Karl Eskelund besøgte landet i de vaklende efterkrigsår og talte med japanske borger, politikere og rettighedsforkæmpere om dette paradoks og meget andet. Bogen giver et unikt indblik i japanernes forsøg på at rejse sig som nation og finde en plads i den nye verdensorden. Karl Johannes Eskelund (1918-1972) var en dansk for

Få år efter at Indien endelig var blevet et selvstændigt land, kørte Karl Eskelund og hans kone, Chi-Yun rundt for at opleve landets alsidighed og nye identitet efter hundrede år som vesteuropæisk koloni. Det de så på deres vej, var ikke ligefrem et glansbillede, og Karl Eskelund lægger ikke fingre imellem, når han beskriver Indiens store udfordringer og kolonialisme grusomme spor. Alligevel bevarer han sin varme tone og lader også nogle muntre og interessante anekdoter bryde den alvorlige stemning. Karl Johannes Eskelund (1918-1972) var en dansk forfatter og journalist, der skrev en la

Karl Eskelund og hans trofaste rejsemakker og hustru, Chi-Yun, er draget afsted til Filippinerne for at udforske landets utallige og utroligt alsidige små og store øer. Turen begynder i hovedstaden Manilla, der i 1963 var en af de farligste byer i verden. Derfra besøger de blandt andet nogle primitive øsamfund, og undervejs møder de både pygmæer og hovedjægere. Karl Johannes Eskelund (1918-1972) var en dansk forfatter og journalist, der skrev en lang række reportager og bøger om sine rejser rundt om i verden. Han tilbragte en stor del af sit liv i Kina og giftede sig i 1939 med sin kine

Da den danske eventyrer og rejseskribent Karl Eskelund besøger Nepal i 1960‘erne, er det som at komme til et magisk sted fra en helt anden tid. De mennesker, han møder, tager ham med op i smukke bjergområder og ned i mytiske dale. De introducerer ham for tiggere såvel som for gudinder, og han får endda også lov til at møde en konge. Han kunne aldrig glemme Nepal efter denne rejse, og det samme gælder måske for læseren af denne bog. Karl Johannes Eskelund (1918-1972) var en dansk forfatter og journalist, der skrev en lang række reportager og bøger om sine rejser rundt om i verden. Han ti

Dieses praktische Hörbuch nimmt Sie an die Hand und entführt Sie ins Land der Gegensätze. Erfahrene Kommunikationswissenschaftler stellen Ihnen einfach, kurz und alltagsnah die landestypischen Mentalitäten vor und wie diese das Verhalten der Inder prägen. Sie erklären Ihnen die üblichen Umgangsformen, zeigen Potenziale für Missverständnisse auf und wie man sie clever löst. Alles ist klar strukturiert und konsequent am Alltag orientiert. Die Rubriken sind: Geschichte, Namen und Anrede, Begrüßung, Umgangsformen und Tabus, Gesprächsthemen, Business-Kommunikation, Geschenke, Essen und Trinken, Sprache.