Fried Eggs with Chopsticks: One Woman's Hilarious Adventure into a Country and a Culture Not Her Own
10 best books like Fried Eggs with Chopsticks: One Woman's Hilarious Adventure into a Country and a Culture Not Her Own (Polly Evans): To Timbuktu: Nine Countries, Two People, One True Story, The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom, Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles, The Lost Heart of Asia, Home is a Roof Over a Pig: An American Family's Journey in China, I Have Seen the World Begin: Travels through China, Cambodia, and Vietnam, Serve the People: A Stir-Fried Journey Through China, Jesus in Beijing: How Christianity Is Transforming China And Changing the Global Balance of Power, Meeting Mr Kim: Or How I Went to Korea and Learned to Love Kimchi, Butter Tea at Sunrise: A Year in the Bhutan Himalaya
To Timbuktu: Nine Countries, Two People, One True Story
| Author | Steven Weinberg |
| ISBN | 1596435275 |
Casey and Steven were college students at opposite ends of the country, one in California and one in Maine. Yet, they happened to meet in Morocco during a study abroad trip. And they decided to keep in touch...and then they decided to move to China and teach English and then head out across the world together....
The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom
| Author | Ralph Hassig |
| ISBN | 0742567184 |
This unique book provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of life in North Korea today. Drawing on decades of experience, noted experts Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh explore a world few outsiders can imagine. In vivid detail, the authors describe how the secretive and authoritarian government...
Korea: A Walk Through the Land of Miracles
| Author | Simon Winchester |
| ISBN | 0060750448 |
In the late 1980s, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester set out on foot to discover the Republic of Korea - from its southern tip to the North Korean border - in order to set the record straight about this enigmatic and elusive land.
Fascinating for its vivid presentation of...
| Author | Colin Thubron |
| ISBN | 0060926562 |
A land of enormous proportions, countless secrets, and incredible history, Central Asia--the heart of the great Mongol empire of Tamerlane, site of the legendary Silk Route and scene of Stalin's cruelest deportations--is a remote and fascinating region. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union and...
| Author | Aminta Arrington |
| ISBN | 1590208994 |
When all-American Aminta Arrington moves from suburban Georgia to a small town in China, she doesn't go alone. Her army husband and three young children, including an adopted Chinese daughter, uproot themselves too. Aminta hopes to understand the country with its long civilization, ancient philosophy,...
I Have Seen the World Begin: Travels through China, Cambodia, and Vietnam
| Author | Carsten Jensen |
| ISBN | 0151007683 |
When Carsten Jensen set out by train from Denmark on a journey to the East, he expected to find lands of rich history and culture, and people undergoing radical change at the end of the twentieth century. In this illuminating narrative of his travels, there is this and much, much more.
Fusing...
| Author | Jen Lin-Liu |
| ISBN | 0151012911 |
A memorable and mouthwatering cook’s tour of today’s China
As a freelance journalist and food writer living in Beijing, Jen Lin-Liu already had a ringside seat for China’s exploding food scene. When she decided to enroll in a local cooking school—held in an unheated classroom with...
| Author | David Aikman |
| ISBN | 1596980257 |
Politics are being transformed by religion, namely in China—within the next thirty years, one-third of this potential superpower could be Christian.
If this religious transformation occurs, China would be one of the largest Christian nations in the world.
David Aikman, former...
Meeting Mr Kim: Or How I Went to Korea and Learned to Love Kimchi
| Author | Jennifer Barclay |
| ISBN | 1840246766 |
The world knows more about secret North Korea than the free society of the South. As a peace summit heralded a new era for a country divided for 50 years, Jennifer Barclay searched for the spirit of South Korea, discovering a land full of passion, tradition and spirituality, good humor, and great food....
| Author | Britta Das |
| ISBN | 1840244984 |
Often seen as a magical paradise at the end of the world, Bhutan is inaccessible to most travellers. Set against the dramatic scenery of the Himalaya, this beautiful memoir reveals hardships and happiness in a land almost untouched by the West. When Britta, a young physiotherapist, goes to work in a...
| Author | Eric Newby |
| ISBN | 1888173890 |
The only continuous land route between Western Europe and the Pacific coast of the USSR, the Trans-Siberian Railway covers nearly a 100 degrees of longitude, seven time zones and 5900 miles in a journey lasting 192 hours and 35 minutes. In 1977 Eric Newby set out with his wife, an official guide and a photographer...
| Author | Stanley Stewart |
| ISBN | 1592281060 |
Vivid, hilarious, and compelling, this eagerly awaited book takes its place among the travel classics. It is a thrilling tale of adventure, a comic masterpiece, and an evocative portrait of a medieval land marooned in the modern world. Eight and a half centuries ago, under Genghis Khan, the Mongols...
| Author | Norine Dresser |
| ISBN | 0471684287 |
The "Multicultural Manners" columnist for the Los Angeles Times, Dresser has written a lively and entertaining guide on the etiquette necessary for effective and comfortable cross-cultural exchange. She addresses multicultural manners relating to food, time, body language, male/female relations...
| Author | Claire Scobie |
| ISBN | 1846040051 |
Some go to Tibet seeking inspiration, others for adventure. The award-winning journalist, Claire Scobie, found both when she left her ordinary life in London and went to the Himalayas in search of a rare red lily. Her journey took her to Pemako, where few Westerners have set foot and where the myth of...
| Author | Gavin Young |
| ISBN | 0525481060 |
It was a simple idea, the kind all of us have had at one time or another. Take a series of ships of different sizes and kinds, go where they lead and see what happens. Inspired by great sea writers like Jack London, Herman Melville and Joseph Conrad, Gavin Young decided he would port-hop to some far destination...
| Author | Gavin Francis |
| ISBN | 1846970784 |
The stark, vast beauty of the remote Arctic Europe landscape has been the focus of human exploration for thousands of years. In this striking blend of travel writing, history and mythology, Gavin Francis offers a unique portrait of the northern fringes of Europe. His journey begins in the Shetland...
Spanish Lessons: Beginning a New Life in Spain
| Author | Derek Lambert |
| ISBN | 0767904168 |
In the shrewd, comical spirit of Peter Mayle and Bill Bryson, Derek Lambert discovers the charms and idiosyncrasies of Spain as he experiences the rewards and frustrations of beginning a new life there. [set as a headline]
As Lambert and his wife set about restoring their moldering casita on Spain’s...
Sleeping Around: A Couch Surfing Tour Of The Globe
| Author | Brian Thacker |
| ISBN | 1741752108 |
Ein sehr amüsantes Buch, und für mich, als Reiseliteraturfan aller Art, sehr kurzweilig zu lesen. Von einigen nicht so wohlwollenden Rezensionen, die bemängelten, dass es in diesen Geschichten hauptsächlich ums Saufen geht, muss ich zwar zustimmen. Aber Brian Thacker schafft es, mit seiner...
| Author | Josie Dew |
| ISBN | 0751502499 |
As a young girl, Josie Dew developed an overpowering urge to travel. She also fell out of a fast-moving vehicle and, rather inconveniently, developed a lifelong aversion to cars. Along came her first bicycle, and she has never looked back. Four continents, thirty-six countries and eighty thousand...
Vroom with a View: In Search of Italy's Dolce Vita on a '61 Vespa
| Author | Peter Moore |
| ISBN | 1933572019 |
It was love at first sight--the Vespa had everything he wanted--a few dents and scratches, saddle seats and temperamental electrics. When Moore sat on it for the first time, he felt like a sharp-suited, Ray Ban wearing young Marcello Mastroianni. Riding the back roads, visiting small towns, sleeping...
The Sign of the Cross: Travels in Catholic Europe
| Author | Colm Tóibín |
| ISBN | 0679758550 |
Colm Toibin is one of Ireland's most distinguished young writers; he is also a lapsed Catholic. Yet over a succession of Holy Weeks, Toibin found himself traveling to places where Catholicism still possesses mystery and power, from Poland to Lithuania, from Lourdes to Santiago, and from Croatia to...
Bad Times in Buenos Aires
| Author | Miranda France |
| ISBN | 0753805510 |
I havent really got words to say how much i didnt like this book. It appears that the writer was seriously unhappy at the time of writing but this is never made overt it just seeps through the writing and poisons the book. As someone who has lived in Buenos Aires for more than a year her portrayal is boldly inaccurate...
A Daughter of Han: The Autobiography of a Chinese Working Woman
| Author | Ning Lao T'ai-T'ai |
| ISBN | 0804706069 |
Within the common destiny is the individual destiny. So it is that through the telling of one Chinese peasant woman's life, a vivid vision of Chinese history and culture is illuminated. Over the course of two years, Ida Pruitt—a bicultural social worker, writer, and contributor to Sino-American...
Rick Steves' Europe 101: History and Art for the Traveler
| Author | Rick Steves |
| ISBN | 1566915163 |
Now in full-color comes a witty and engaging look at Europe's history and art, from America's European travel expert, Rick Steves.
Rick Steves' Europe 101 helps you make the most of your sightseeing. A fun but informative guide, this "professor in your pocket" features chronologically organized...
Held at a Distance: My Rediscovery of Ethiopia
| Author | Rebecca G. Haile |
| ISBN | 0897335562 |
This powerful book gives readers a chance to experience Ethiopia through the personal experience of a writer who is both Ethiopian and American. It takes readers beyond headlines and stereotypes to a deeper understanding of the country. This is an absorbing account of the author’s return trip to...
