Nostalgic Journeys: From the Orient Express to Ocean Liners

Hardback

Main Details

Title Nostalgic Journeys: From the Orient Express to Ocean Liners
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Stefan Bitterle
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:224
Dimensions(mm): Height 300,Width 235
Category/GenrePhotographs: collections
Places in old photographs
Travel
Travel writing
ISBN/Barcode 9783961713813
ClassificationsDewey:910.9
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher teNeues Publishing UK Ltd
Imprint teNeues Media GmbH & Co. KG
Publication Date 4 March 2022
Publication Country Germany

Description

The seaside or the mountains? Today's most important vacation planning question never came up in days long past. Both seemed unappealing and nearly inaccessible. It wasn't until the invention of the railroad that previously sparsely visited and overlooked areas opened up, and Thomas Cook, the tour operator and founder of modern tourism, was born. Fishing villages became sophisticated seaside resorts, remote mountain areas became destinations for hiking and skiing enthusiasts, and inns became grand hotels. Nostalgic Journeys takes you on a journey back in time, through the last two centuries: Ride the Orient Express to the East, cross the Atlantic on huge ocean liners, travel Route 66 through the United States, and break the sound barrier aboard the Concorde. As you browse through the pages of this book, you will get the idea that travelling was, and can be, more than just being stuck in a traffic jam or passing through numerous security checks. It can be a stylish and sometimes adventurous way to explore the world and return home feeling transformed by your many and varied experiences. Bon Voyage! AUTHOR: Stefan Bitterle has worked for many years as a writer and editor for radio, developing science and cultural programs for WDR and Deutschlandfunk. Along with travel and music, flying is another of Bitterle's many passions. A professional pilot and flight instructor, he co-authored the book Junkers F13. The Return of a Legend, published by teNeues in 2015. When he is not on the road, Bitterle lives and works in Cologne. SELLING POINTS: . A unique cultural history of travel in the 19th and 20th centuries . Photographs certain to arouse feelings of nostalgia and a yearning for faraway places . Marvellous historical (celebrity) photographs to enjoy . Revised new edition in a handy format

Author Biography

Stefan Bitterle has worked for many years as a writer and editor for radio, developing science and cultural programs for WDR and Deutschlandfunk. Along with travel and music, flying is another of Bitterle's many passions. A professional pilot and flight instructor, he co-authored the book Junkers F13. The Return of a Legend, published by teNeues in 2015. When he is not on the road, Bitterle lives and works in Cologne.

Reviews

"If you're looking for ideas, or planning a bucket-list adventure, you'll find page after page of sepia-tinted inspiration in the revised edition of teNeues' Nostalgic Journeys." - Irish Independent