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Author
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"From their faithful camper van to boats, kayaks, bicycles, and motorbikes, join stars of Outlander Sam and Graham on a road trip with a difference, as two Scotsmen explore a land of raw beauty, poetry, feuding, music, history, and warfare. Unlikely friends Sam and Graham begin their journey in the heart of Scotland at Glencoe and travel from there all the way to Inverness and Culloden battlefield, where along the way they experience adventure and...
Author
Publisher
Little A
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"After a decade as an assistant to high-powered LA executives, Emily Pennington left behind her structured life and surrendered to the pull of the great outdoors. With a tight budget, meticulous routing, and a temperamental minivan she named Gizmo, Emily embarked on a yearlong road trip to sixty-two national parks, hell-bent on a single goal: getting through the adventure in one piece. She was instantly thrust into more chaos than she'd bargained...
Author
Publisher
Pushkin Press Classics
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
In 1934, the Austrian painter Christiane Ritter travels to the remote Arctic island of Spitsbergen to spend a year with her husband, an explorer and researcher. They are to live in a tiny ramshackle hut on the shores of a lonely fjord, hundreds of miles from the nearest settlement. At first, Christiane is horrified by the freezing cold, the bleak landscape the lack of equipment and supplies... But as time passes, after encounters with bears and seals,...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A modern-day Huck Finn, Buck casts off down the river accompanied by an eccentric crew of daring shipmates. Over the course of his voyage, Buck steers his fragile wooden craft through narrow channels dominated by massive cargo barges, rescues his first mate gone overboard, sails blindly through fog, clashes with overzealous period reenactors, and much more. In addition, he charts his own geographical and emotional journey while also delivering a richly...
Author
Publisher
Crown, an imprint of Random House
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The Emmy-winning CBS Sunday Morning correspondent chronicles his year traveling to every one of our National Parks, discovering the most beautiful places and most interesting people that America has to offer. When Conor Knighton decided to spend a year wandering through America's "best idea," he was worried the whole thing might end up being his worst idea. But after a broken engagement and a broken heart, Conor desperately needed a change of scenery....
Author
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When Miss Norma was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she was advised to undergo surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Norma--newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage--rose to her full height of five feet and told her doctor, 'I'm ninety years old. I'm hitting the road.' Packing what she needed, Norma took off on an unforgettable cross-country journey with...
Author
Series
Fairy tale girl volume 3
Publisher
Vineyard Stories
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
The author presents a hand written, illustrated account of her two months exploring the English countryside.
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Describes how a midlife crisis and chance encounter prompted the author's relocation to Bhutan, where she volunteered at the country's first youth radio station and witnessed the rapid changes in the culture of a country just beginning to open up to the modern world.
Author
Publisher
Эксмо
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Russian
Description
Каждая книга Анны и Сергея Литвиновых — это модный детектив с актуальной остросовременной проблематикой, отличающийся оригинальным захватывающим сюжетом и яркими обаятельными героями. Помимо непосредственно детективной линии авторы особое внимание...
18) Hawaii
Publisher
Pilot Productions
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Traveler Megan McCormick presents the culture, history, and natural sights as she journeys through Hawaii: Na Pali coast of Kauai, Honolulu and Waikiki on Oahu Island, the volcano on Maui, and the island of Hawaii.
Author
Publisher
A.A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the thirteenth-century explorer, adventurer, and global traveler follows Marco Polo from his youth in Venice to his journey to Asia and role in the court of Kublai Khan, to his return to Europe, and discusses his influence on the history ofhis era.
Author
Publisher
Convergent
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"On the eve of turning thirty, terrified of being sucked into a life he didn't choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent the next sixteen months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram, where his photos and profound reflections on life soon attracted hundreds of thousands of followers and got him featured by National Geographic and The Paris Review. In this unflinchingly honest memoir, Jed narrates the adventure...
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