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The Land Beyond - A Thousand Miles on Foot Through the Heart of the Middle East by Leon McCarron
Category: Biography
There are many reasons why it might seem unwise to walk, mostly alone, through the Middle East. That, in part is, is exactly why Leon McCarron did it. There are many reasons why it might seem unwise to walk, mostly alone, through the Middle East. That, in part, is exactly why Leon McCarron did it. From ...Show more
The Road Headed West: A Cycling Adventure Through North America by Leon McCarron
Category: Biography
It seemed a terrible shame to meet my end in Iowa; I couldn't imagine anywhere more disappointing to die. If I were a betting man I'd have reckoned on the most dangerous thing in this state being sheer boredom. The scenery hadn't changed for weeks and I was slowly dissolving into stimulation-deprived ma ...Show more
Wounded Tigris: A River Journey through the Cradle of Civilisation by Leon McCarron
Category: Travel | Series: Dilly's Story Ser.
'As epic as it is engaging' Tom Holland'Immensely readable true travel writing' Robin Hanbury-TenisonThe river Tigris is in danger. It has been the lifeblood of ancient Mesopotamia and modern Iraq, but geopolitics and climate change have left the birthplace of civilisation at risk of becoming uninhabita ...Show more
Wounded Tigris: A River Journey through the Cradle of Civilisation by Leon McCarron
Category: Travel
For thousands of years, the Tigris has acted as a lung exhaling life into Mesopotamia. Its cycles of flooding created seasons of plenty and seasons of scarcity. Water was once everywhere, from the northern mountains to the southern marshlands. But it is now beginning to falter, becoming clogged and erra ...Show more
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