Described as 'one of the country's finest pop culture historians', Travis Elborough is an acclaimed author and social commentator who lives in London. His work delves into the ephemera of retro culture as well as the history of London, geography, and a broad range of other subjects. His Atlas of Vanishing Places won the Illustrated Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards in 2020, and he has also written The Bus We Loved, a passionate love letter to the Routemaster bus which defined London transport for more than 50 years. His other works include A Traveller’s Year, A London Year, The Long-Player Goodbye, Being A Writer and A Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People’s Institution. Travis is a regular contributor to Radio 4 and the Guardian, and has penned articles on all aspects of travel and culture, from pirates in the Caribbean to donkeys at the British seaside. He has written for the Times, Sunday Times, New Statesman, BBC History Magazine and Kinfolk among others, and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster, where he teaches creative writing.

• INTRODUCTIONANCIENT CITIESMOHENJO-DARO-PAKISTANHATTUSA-TURKEYLEPTIS MAGNA-LIBYAXANADU-MONGOLIA/CHINACIUDAD PERDIDA-COLOMBIAMAHABALIPURAM-INDIAPALENQUE-MEXICOHELIKE-GREECEPETRA-JORDANTIMGAD-ALGERIAALEXANDRIA-EGYPTFORGOTTEN LANDSCHAN CHAN-PERUROANOKE-NORTH CAROLINA, USATHE MOSQUE CITY OF BAGERHAT-BANGLADESHRIVER FLEET-LONDON, UKLION CITY-CHINAOLD ADAMINABY-AUSTRALIAPORT ROYAL-JAMAICAESANBEHANAKITAKOJIMA-JAPANTHE LOST SEA-CRAIGHEAD CAVERNS, TENNESSEE, USABODIE-CALIFORNIA, USAFLAGSTAFF-MAINE, USASHRINKING PLACESRIVER DANUBE-EUROPETHE DEAD SEA-JORDAN/ISRAELSLIMS RIVER-YUKON, CANADASKIPSEA-YORKSHIRE, UKTHE EVERGLADES-FLORIDA, USATHREATENED WORLDSGLACIER NATIONAL PARK-MONTANA, USACHIHUAHUAN DESERT-MEXICO/USATIMBUKTU-MALISKARA BRAE-ORKNEYYAMUNA RIVER-INDIAVENICE-ITALYTHE CONGO BASIN RAINFOREST-DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGOTHE GREAT BARRIER REEF-AUSTRALIATHE GREAT WALL-CHINATUVALU-SOUTH PACIFICSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYPICTURE CREDITSACKNOWLEDGEMENTSINDEX

Described as 'one of the country's finest pop culture historians', Travis Elborough is an acclaimed author and social commentator who lives in London. His work delves into the ephemera of retro culture as well as the history of London, geography, and a broad range of other subjects. His Atlas of Vanishing Places won the Illustrated Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards in 2020, and he has also written The Bus We Loved, a passionate love letter to the Routemaster bus which defined London transport for more than 50 years. His other works include A Traveller’s Year, A London Year, The Long-Player Goodbye, Being A Writer and A Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People’s Institution. Travis is a regular contributor to Radio 4 and the Guardian, and has penned articles on all aspects of travel and culture, from pirates in the Caribbean to donkeys at the British seaside. He has written for the Times, Sunday Times, New Statesman, BBC History Magazine and Kinfolk among others, and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster, where he teaches creative writing.

• INTRODUCTIONANCIENT CITIESMOHENJO-DARO-PAKISTANHATTUSA-TURKEYLEPTIS MAGNA-LIBYAXANADU-MONGOLIA/CHINACIUDAD PERDIDA-COLOMBIAMAHABALIPURAM-INDIAPALENQUE-MEXICOHELIKE-GREECEPETRA-JORDANTIMGAD-ALGERIAALEXANDRIA-EGYPTFORGOTTEN LANDSCHAN CHAN-PERUROANOKE-NORTH CAROLINA, USATHE MOSQUE CITY OF BAGERHAT-BANGLADESHRIVER FLEET-LONDON, UKLION CITY-CHINAOLD ADAMINABY-AUSTRALIAPORT ROYAL-JAMAICAESANBEHANAKITAKOJIMA-JAPANTHE LOST SEA-CRAIGHEAD CAVERNS, TENNESSEE, USABODIE-CALIFORNIA, USAFLAGSTAFF-MAINE, USASHRINKING PLACESRIVER DANUBE-EUROPETHE DEAD SEA-JORDAN/ISRAELSLIMS RIVER-YUKON, CANADASKIPSEA-YORKSHIRE, UKTHE EVERGLADES-FLORIDA, USATHREATENED WORLDSGLACIER NATIONAL PARK-MONTANA, USACHIHUAHUAN DESERT-MEXICO/USATIMBUKTU-MALISKARA BRAE-ORKNEYYAMUNA RIVER-INDIAVENICE-ITALYTHE CONGO BASIN RAINFOREST-DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGOTHE GREAT BARRIER REEF-AUSTRALIATHE GREAT WALL-CHINATUVALU-SOUTH PACIFICSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYPICTURE CREDITSACKNOWLEDGEMENTSINDEX

Described as 'one of the country's finest pop culture historians', Travis Elborough is an acclaimed author and social commentator who lives in London. His work delves into the ephemera of retro culture as well as the history of London, geography, and a broad range of other subjects. His Atlas of Vanishing Places won the Illustrated Book of the Year at the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards in 2020, and he has also written The Bus We Loved, a passionate love letter to the Routemaster bus which defined London transport for more than 50 years. His other works include A Traveller’s Year, A London Year, The Long-Player Goodbye, Being A Writer and A Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People’s Institution. Travis is a regular contributor to Radio 4 and the Guardian, and has penned articles on all aspects of travel and culture, from pirates in the Caribbean to donkeys at the British seaside. He has written for the Times, Sunday Times, New Statesman, BBC History Magazine and Kinfolk among others, and is a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster, where he teaches creative writing.

• INTRODUCTIONANCIENT CITIESMOHENJO-DARO-PAKISTANHATTUSA-TURKEYLEPTIS MAGNA-LIBYAXANADU-MONGOLIA/CHINACIUDAD PERDIDA-COLOMBIAMAHABALIPURAM-INDIAPALENQUE-MEXICOHELIKE-GREECEPETRA-JORDANTIMGAD-ALGERIAALEXANDRIA-EGYPTFORGOTTEN LANDSCHAN CHAN-PERUROANOKE-NORTH CAROLINA, USATHE MOSQUE CITY OF BAGERHAT-BANGLADESHRIVER FLEET-LONDON, UKLION CITY-CHINAOLD ADAMINABY-AUSTRALIAPORT ROYAL-JAMAICAESANBEHANAKITAKOJIMA-JAPANTHE LOST SEA-CRAIGHEAD CAVERNS, TENNESSEE, USABODIE-CALIFORNIA, USAFLAGSTAFF-MAINE, USASHRINKING PLACESRIVER DANUBE-EUROPETHE DEAD SEA-JORDAN/ISRAELSLIMS RIVER-YUKON, CANADASKIPSEA-YORKSHIRE, UKTHE EVERGLADES-FLORIDA, USATHREATENED WORLDSGLACIER NATIONAL PARK-MONTANA, USACHIHUAHUAN DESERT-MEXICO/USATIMBUKTU-MALISKARA BRAE-ORKNEYYAMUNA RIVER-INDIAVENICE-ITALYTHE CONGO BASIN RAINFOREST-DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGOTHE GREAT BARRIER REEF-AUSTRALIATHE GREAT WALL-CHINATUVALU-SOUTH PACIFICSELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYPICTURE CREDITSACKNOWLEDGEMENTSINDEX