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Eight Feet in the Andes

Eight Feet in the Andes

by Dervla Murphy

  • EXPLORATION
  • 2003
  • PAPER
  • 274 PAGES

The indomitable Murphy treks 1,300 miles through the Andes (with a mule) on the trail of the conquistadors in this spirited account. (AND07, $15.95)

Transylvania and Beyond

Transylvania and Beyond

by Dervla Murphy

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 1995
  • HARD COVER
  • 239 PAGES

Murphy spent eight months among the people of Transylvania, soaking up their stories and their thoughts on life in modern Romania. (EUR98, $21.95)

The Island That Dared

The Island That Dared

by Dervla Murphy

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 432 PAGES
  • HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE

Our favorite Irish grandmother traipses off to Cuba in this latest adventure, now-grown daughter Rachael and granddaughters in tow. (CBA115, $39.95)

Where the Indus is Young, Midwinter in Baltistan

Where the Indus is Young, Midwinter in Baltistan

by Dervla Murphy

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2012
  • PAPER
  • 270 PAGES

For three months Dervla and six-year-old Rachel explore Little Tibet, high in the Karakoram Mountains, traveling on foot and by pony along the Indus Gorge and into nearby valleys. Originally published in 1977. (PKN16, $32.95)

Tibetan Foothold

Tibetan Foothold

by Dervla Murphy

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 206 PAGES

Murphy writes with her usual verve in this riveting tale of life in a Tibetan refugee camp in Northern India, originally publsihed in 1966. (TBT143, $29.95)

The Waiting Land, A Spell in Nepal

The Waiting Land, A Spell in Nepal

by Dervla Murphy

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2011
  • PAPER
  • 216 PAGES

Murphy describes her various journeys by air, by bicycle and on foot into the remote and mountainous Lantang region on the border of Tibet in this charming tale of great adventure. (NPL05, $29.95)

 

On a Shoestring to Coorg: An Experience of Southern India


by Dervla Murphy

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2006
  • HARD COVER
  • 261 PAGES

This tough Irish grandmother has made travel something of a cottage industry. Here's her first venture outside Europe, an insightful tale of her wanderings by bus and on foot through the mountainous province of Coorg in 1976. (IDA29, $27.95)

Silverland, A Winter Journey Beyond the Urals

Silverland, A Winter Journey Beyond the Urals


by Dervla Murphy

  • TRAVEL NARRATIVE
  • 2008
  • PAPER
  • 288 PAGES

Our favorite gallivanting Irish grandmother packs her woolies and heads off on a midwinter jaunt across Siberia on a typically adventurous outing, this time by train -- and with a suitcase. (SIB55, $17.95)

Wheels within Wheels, The Makings of a Traveller

Wheels within Wheels, The Makings of a Traveller


by Dervla Murphy

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 2010
  • PAPER
  • 236 PAGES

The intrepid cyclist and traveler remembers her richly unconventional first 30 years. (TVL544, $29.95)

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