Adventure Literary Travel category: 5767 books
French Impressions: Brittany
Brittany in a book
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2012
From the Back Cover
Did you know...
The beret-throwing champion of all France is a Breton?
The Klingon language is based on Breton?
King Arthur and Merlin are buried in seventeen different locations in Brittany?
French Impressions-Brittany is packed with...
by Mark Pearson, Martin Westerman
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2010
If you've ever wanted to backpack in Europe... If you want to relive your adventures... If you love good travel writing... Better than guidebooks, these first-person accounts paint vivid pictures of a traveler's experience in Europe. Like familiar music and favorite scents, they'll awaken a taste for...
Safari 101 Hunting Africa: The Ultimate Adventure: Getting There and Back
Getting There and Back
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Mbogo, the Black Death, which manifests itself in the African Cape buffalo, now stood less than 12 feet away from me. The cow and calf were too close for me to have time to be scared. I would only have time to react on instinct if they came closer. That is the type of excitement that every hunter...
The Last River
The Tragic Race for Shangri-la
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2010
It was the ultimate whitewater adventure on the Mount Everest of rivers, and the biggest challenge of their lives....
October 1998 an American whitewater paddling team traveled deep into the Tsangpo Gorge in Tibet to run the Yarlung Tsangpo, known in paddling circles as the "Everest of...
by Andrew Pain
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 10, 2013
Looking to switch from a street bike to something more adventurous? Or Looking at a first bike and wondering about this increasing part of the market? Andrew Pain looks at ten features of an adventure motorcycle and explains what they are, why they matter, and if you can live without them.
Back in 6 Years
A Journey Around the Planet Without Leaving the Surface
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2011
Inspired by travel writer Ted Simon, Tony Robinson-Smith quit his job in Japan, returned home to England, and then set out once more with only a a knapsack, a map, and a dream to travel the world with both feel on the ground. Nearly six years later, he returned home having fulfilled his dream and...
Bearback
The World Overland
Language: English
Release Date: November 28, 2017
Two doctors, one motorcycle, and a remarkable four year journey around the world Imagine jacking it all in, packing your life into a 41-litre pannier and riding into the sunset. BEARBACK is the story of two GPs who did just that, downing stethoscopes to take off on their motorcycle, The Bear, to see...
Here, There and Everywhere (including audio-link/option)
"Give me the young man who has brains enough to make a fool of himself."
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2019
HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE (1993)
by craig lock
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Craig Lock was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He and his New Zealand wife, Marie are inveterate world travellers, which is why their housekeeping budget is always blown (and their twin boys have no shoes). They...
The Road Headed West
A 6,000-Mile Cycling Odyssey through North America
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2015
What happens when you swap the nine-to-five for two wheels and a journey of a lifetime?
Terrified of the prospect of a life spent behind a desk, without challenge or excitement, Leon takes off to cross America on an overloaded bicycle packed with everything but common sense.
Over five...
by Don George
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2017
Bursting with invaluable advice, this inspiring and practical guide, fully revised and updated in this new edition, is a must for anyone who yearns to write about travel - whether they aspire to make their living from it or simply enjoy jotting in a journal for posterity.
You don't have to...
by David Kroodsma
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 25, 2015
Environmental researcher David Kroodsma dreamed of bicycling down his driveway in Palo Alto, California, and pedaling for months until he reached the tip of South America. When he finally planned his trip, he wanted more than just adventure; he also wanted to raise awareness about the impacts of climate...
Almost French
Love and a New Life in Paris
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2004
The charming true story of a spirited young woman who finds adventure--and the love of her life--in Paris.
"This isn't like me. I'm not the sort of girl who crosses continents to meet up with a man she hardly knows. Paris hadn't even been part of my travel plan..."
A delightful, fresh...
Wanderful
The Modern Bohemian's Guide to Traveling in Style
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
A girl with a love for off-the-beaten-path destinations, fashion maven Andi Eaton found herself putting aside the Lonely Planet and Condé Nast Traveler guides and, instead, looking to bohemians and artists for travel and style inspiration: What do the flower children wear on their excurÂsions? Where...
by Alan Whelan
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2012
Travelling against the backdrop of Ghana's Black Stars' thrilling performance in the 2010 World Cup, Alan Whelan sets off on a motorcycle adventure into the heart of West Africa. Curious to discover the current state of Ghana after two generations of independent rule within his lifetime,...