Adventure Literary Travel category: 5767 books
Chasing the Phantom
In Pursuit of Myth and Meaning in the Realm of the Snow Leopard
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Eduard Fischer takes us on an exploration of myth, art, science, and the sacred space of high mountains. This is an account of adventure and deep reflection accompanied by a selection of the author's stunning colour photographs.
After first visiting the Trans-Himalayan region of Ladakh in 1985,...
by Stephen Orndorf
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 25, 2012
For close to 40 years, Steve Orndorf and his brother, Dave, have traveled to the jungles of South America in the pursuit of adventure and trophy fish. While the fishing hasnt always been productive, theres been no shortage of adventures. Journeying through seven countries, theyve encountered logistical...
The Summer of My Greek Taverna
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2002
Tom Stone went to Greece one summer to write a novel -- and stayed twenty-two years. On Patmos, the tiny island where St. John received the apocalyptic visions recorded in the Book of Revelations, he fell in love with Danielle, a beautiful French painter. His novel completed and sold, he decided to...
Explore Everything
Place-Hacking the City
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2013
Plotting adventures from London, Paris, Eastern Europe, Detroit, Chicago and Las vegas, uncovering the tunnels below the city as well as scaling the highest skyscrapers, Bradley Garrett has evaded urban security in order to experience the city in new ways beyond the conventional boundaries of everyday...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Hawaii
Your Ticket to the Worry-Free Vacation of Your Dreams
Language: English
Release Date: October 2, 2007
An indispensable resource for the perfect island getaway.
This reader-friendly guide to the beauty and wonder of the nation's 50th state features everything you need to know before visiting Oahu, Maui, the Big Island, Kauai, Molokai, and Lana'i. Includes one-island and multiple-island itineraries,...
By the Smoke and the Smell
My Search for the Rare and Sublime on the Spirits Trail
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Spirits expert Thad Vogler, owner of the James Beard Award–winning Bar Agricole, takes readers around the world, celebrating the vivid characters who produce hand-made spirits like rum, scotch, cognac, and mezcal. From the mountains of Mexico and the forbidden distilleries of Havana, to the wilds...
On the Ganges
Encounters with Saints and Sinners Along India's Mythic River
Language: English
Release Date: July 17, 2018
Journey along one of the world’s greatest rivers and catch a glimpse into the lives and cultures of the people who live along its banks
The Ganges flows through northern India and Bangladesh for more than 1,500 miles before emptying into the Bay of Bengal. It is sacred to Hindus who worship...
by Brian D'Ambrosio
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2012
Summers in Montana are the most spectacular few months one can have anywhere in the world. Whether planning your first trip to Montana or luckily enough to call it home, Montana Summer: 101 Great Adventures in Big Sky Country should cram your calendar with uniquely exciting experiences. Relax, make...
by Richard F. Burton
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2013
Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British geographer, explorer, translator, writer, soldier, orientalist, cartographer, ethnologist, spy, linguist, poet, fencer and diplomat. He was known for his travels and explorations within Asia, Africa and...
TREKKING GUIDE
Trek safety essentials.
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2015
People with a determined mind and physical fitness, should trek at high altitude sometime in their life. Trekking is one grade difficult to walking in the hilly terrains and one grade easier than negotiating the mountain passes. Whatever it may be, trekking seem to be a simple adventure sport, but...
The LOS Diaries: Part One
Inner Space Thailand
Language: English
Release Date: December 3, 2013
This is the first part of a reflective account of my experiences in Thailand over the past seventeen years. It is an account of someone who has journeyed two different paths; that of a professional diving instructor and, later, a whoremonger.It is a story of a journey from an initially carefree, idyllic,...
Gold Rush
How I Found, Lost and Made a Fortune
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2016
Chasing gold and diamond rushes around the world, Jim Richards worked in some of the most dangerous places on earth, from the piranha-infested rivers of South America to the blazing deserts of Australia, from the world's biggest mining scam in Indonesia to the war-torn jungles of Laos. To find the...
Orchid Fever
A Horticultural Tale of Love, Lust, and Lunacy
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
The acclaimed author of Motoring with Mohammed brings us a compelling adventure into the remarkable world of the orchid and the impossibly bizarre array of international characters who dedicte their lives to it.
The orchid is used for everything from medicine for elephants to an aphrodisiac...
Edge Effects
The Border-Name Places
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2008
Theres something fascinating about border towns. Who hasnt crossed the line into another state to buy fireworks, gamble, or even to get married? Here are border towns with names as unique as the places themselves, names that bridge the boundaries.
Robert D. Temple brings you a quirky, fascinating,...