Resultados para "George" en Asia

In September of 2005, the Peace Corps sent Michael Levy to teach English in the heart of China's heartland. His hosts in the city of Guiyang found additional uses for him: resident expert on Judaism, romantic adviser, and provincial basketball star, to name a few. His account of overcoming vast cultural differences to befriend his students and fellow teachers is by turns poignant and laugh-out-loud funny.

"Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Eat Like a Local – by Carl Augustsson offers the inside scoop on food in the Republic of Georgia. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist.

"Kurze Geschichten vom Reisen auf dem Indischen Subkontinent.“ Georg Felsberg: über 30 Jahre Fernsehredakteur und Reporter in der ARD, hat in den letzten neun Jahren viele Länder Asiens bereist. Seine Texte - "kurze Erzählungen, Anekdoten und Miniaturen" - sind eine Liebeserklärung an den indischen Subkontinent. Viele Monate war er allein mit seinem blauen Reisesack unterwegs, mit Bussen und Bahnen - oft aber zu Fuß durch wenig besiedelte Landschaften der Wüste Thar, in der Bergwelt von Sikkim, in Nagaland oder am großen Strom Brahmaputra.

Full of unforgettable figures and an unrelenting spirit of adventure, Strange Stones is a far-ranging, thought-provoking collection of Peter Hessler’s best reportage - a dazzling display of the powerful storytelling, shrewd cultural insight, and warm sense of humor that are the trademarks of his work. Over the last decade, as a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of three books, Peter Hessler has lived in Asia and the United States, writing as both native and knowledgeable outsider in these two very different regions.