Adventure Literary Travel category: 5767 books
Pacific High
Adventures In The Coast Ranges From Baja To Alaska
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2002
"Starting out, my mind and spirit were open to the mystery of foreign cultures, the spareness of aridity, the tension of seismicity, the heat of fire, the exuberance of the vast, the abundance of rot and rebirth, the kindness of strangers, the indomitable rules of climate, the triumph of life, the...
by Lady Colin Campbell
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 27, 2017
A book of exploration and discovery, celebrating the 175th anniversary of The London Library.
From young men seeking outdoor adventure to intrepid ladies of a certain age discovering other cultures, Victorian explorers were starting to develop a more personal kind of travelogue. In A Woman's...
by Christine Palmer
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
The inspirational story of one woman's journey along the ancient and beautiful Camino De Santiago, in search of some peace of mind, a fitter body, and a great tan
As a 50-something woman whose children had flown the nest, Christine Palmer found herself wanting to rediscover her lust...
Slow Boats to Europe
A River Journey from the English Channel to the Black Sea
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2017
An epic River Journey from the English Channel to the Black Sea. Ten European countries crossed by boats, bicycles and the occasional train. An evocative description of Europe at a time of great economic, social and political change. They had been dreaming about it for years - to cross Europe by river...
by Agatha Patane
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
And There I Was is a tale of a life spent exploring the world.
Agatha Patane was one of the first Lady Marines, wife of a member of the Army Attach, and, in the golden years of her life, a noted world traveler. Her journeys will take you to far and distant lands, unlock the true meaning of a rich life, and maybe even inspire you to set out on an adventure of your own.
by Debra Punshon
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2018
Pack your suitcase and your school bag—it’s time to take a language vacation! Drawing on the author’s personal experiences in language schools and written in a highly accessible style, My Language Vacation Adventures takes you on an enriching tour of three languages, in six countries, spread...
Virgin on Insanity
Coming of age on the world's toughest mountains
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2016
Outwardly, ‘Britain’s most experienced teenage Alpinist’ is a brave young mountaineer. But he’s not experienced at all, at least not in the way he really wants to be. Behind his death-defying climbs there lurks a great deal of fear – fear of the opposite sex, fear of failure, fear of not...
by Brandon Wolfe
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Are you happy?
Over a span of eleven years, Brandon Wolfe backpacked throughout fifteen different countries, having been chased by wild animals, contracted one of the world’s deadliest diseases three different times, witnessed multiple natural wonders of the Earth, found himself in the middle...
Crossing Paths, Crossing Borders
A Journey from Yorkshire to Australia
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2016
Crossing Paths, Crossing Borders tells the story of a journey through 25 countries, as Simon Duffin and his wife Anita decide to emigrate to Australia from the UK, but do it the long, slow way, using buses, trains, ferries, motorbikes, shared taxis and the occasional short hop flight.It tells of the...
Roman Daze
La Dolce Vita for All Seasons
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
It took only three days to fall in love with Rome. Like all infatuations, I expected it to wear off. I decided that I would leave when I no longer noticed the Coliseum. I am still waiting.'
Twenty years ago, Bronte Jackson won an airline ticket that thrust her into the heart of the Mediterranean....
Over and Back: a Daring Band of American Pilots Flying North to South into Mexico!
The Untold True Stories Smuggling Contraband into Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: March 25, 2013
A fast-paced, riveting andvividly told story of unknown and true aviation adventure in the spirit of the legendary Air America. An abundance of actual photos accompany the 328 pages of text. Throughout, the author entertains with gut busting laughs and anecdotes of some truly extraordinary aviating...
The Outlaw Ocean
Journeys Across the Last Untamed Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2019
**"A riveting, terrifying, thrilling story of a netherworld that few people know about, and fewer will ever see.... The soul of this book is as wild as the ocean itself."
--Susan Casey, best-selling author of The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean
A riveting, adrenaline-fueled...
Around the World in 500 Festivals
From Burning Man in the US to Kumbh Mela in Allahabad?The World?s Most Spectacular Celebrations
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2016
Thousands of festivals take place around the world every year. Some have cult followings with tickets that sell out instantlyforty thousand Burning Man tickets sold out in a manner of minutes-some are thrown in little-known faraway places-cities in Benin or San Marino.
In this unique volume,...
Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 33) - Turbo Chronicles & Wastegates Compilation - On Sale!
137,000 Miles With A Yamaha Turbo & Fourteen Years As President of the Turbo Motorcycles International Owners Association
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2016
Turbo Chronicles & Wastegates are on sale. Price if ordered separately - $8.98, but on sale now for $3.99. A 55% discount!
Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 33) Turbo Chronicles & Wastegates Compilation includes -
Motorcycle Road Trips (Vol. 3) Turbo Chronicles
These eighteen published...