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This book has been written from my holiday journals and it is my thoughts and opinions that have been expressed throughout the book. I have enjoyed all my holiday adventures inThailandand throughout our several trips have always enjoyed the company and friendship of the people that we travelled with. Our friends and family mean the world to me and to be able to share a holiday with someone that you care for is a privilege and each and every holiday...
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This 2-volume set, narrated in Stanley's vivid prose, recounts a perilous expedition through Central Africa. Bristling with action, Stanley's well-illustrated reminiscences abound in fascinating details about native peoples, customs, and culture. Vol. I traces the explorations of the great lakes of Central Africa to confirm their size and position. 90 black-and-white illustrations.
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A year has passed since the Second Great Fleet Biplane Excursion and now Phill Bragg attempts to fly his trusty Fleet Finch to a venerable grassroots gathering of antique and classic airplanes on a farm in rural Iowa. For the Third Great Fleet Biplane Excursion, pilot and airplane must again cross the Appalachian Mountains to head northwest into middle America for an aeronautical celebration that has been held annually for sixty years. But this cross-country...
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Cuaderno de bitácora de más de un mes de navegación en un catamarán que salió del sur de Francia pasando por las Islas Baleares, Gibraltar, Casablanca, las Islas Canarias y luego el Océano Atlántico hasta llegar a Martinica en el Caribe francés.Una recopilación de información, sensaciones, consejos de viaje, consejos y reflexiones. Una guía de los lugares visitados, curiosidades y anécdotas para aspirantes a "Christoforos", navegantes...
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Anne Tyler wrote a novel called The Accidental Tourist about a man who is forced to travel but does not want to have any new experiences...My goal on my trips has been just the opposite: not to do anything too foolish, but to be open to an endless round of new experiences and possibilities."
Father Edward Malloy never planned to share his trip diaries with readers throughout the world. Affectionately known as "Monk," the president of the University...
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The preface of this book tells that even though voyages are called mere "trips," distant lands didn't get more familiar. As the world became more open and voyages more often, the differences between foreign lands and continents became more evident as ever. This truth remains topical even today, 120 years after these words were put down on paper. Now "With the World's Great Travelers" lets you make a personal voyage through distance and time and see...
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I suppose if someone asked me to choose the best decade of my life, I would probably select that time from the mid-70s to the mid-80s. Apart from a moment when I briefly and unsuccessfully dipped my toes into the sea of matrimony, it was a good life. I was unencumbered by career, emotional commitment or geography. It was a time when I gave my heart freely and frequently. I had almost finished my university degree, which I had begun after a few years...
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In Globetrotter Dogma, travel writer Bruce Northam entertains, educates, and motivates readers to hit the road through an idiosyncratic mix of travel lore, humor, shock, story, and practical advice. Employing a rambling résumé that touches two-thirds of the planet, Northam shares wisdom from his far-flung adventures:drifting with Burma's nomadic sea gypsies; walking coast-to-coast across northern England with Dad; shepherding in Morocco; pogo-sticking...
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Get the Summary of Joshua Hammer's The Falcon Thief in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Falcon Thief" by Joshua Hammer is a gripping narrative that follows the story of Jeffrey Lendrum, a notorious wildlife smuggler specializing in the theft of rare bird eggs, particularly those of falcons. The book details Lendrum's meticulous schemes to steal and smuggle eggs from various parts of the world to satisfy the...
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The Itty Bitty Guide to Business Travel is a pocket-sized travel agent, personal organizer, and stress-reliever all in one. Perfect for the young professional, the advice in these pages covers everything a business traveler needs to know, from getting a handle on trip goals and preparing colleagues for an extended absence, to finding the best deals and making efficient use of travel time. Lists of helpful questions assist readers in determining their...
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Guided by the fastidious journals of an eminent Victorian adventurer by the name of Lord Dufferin, Time Moore sets off to prove his mettle in the most stunningly inhospitable place on Earth-the Arctic. Armed only with his searing wit, wicked humor, and seasickness pills, our pale suburbanite-wracked by second thoughts of tactical retreat-confronts mind-numbing cold, blood-thirsty polar bears, a convoy of born-again Vikings, and, perhaps most chilling...
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Chad Hoffman undertook an around-the-world motorcycle ride in 2017, covering 26,870 miles through 25 countries. His adventurous spirit and do-or-die attitude brought him through many obstacles to make the trip a reality. That same spirit made the trip successful, not because he finished, but because he gained an insight into the lives of people in every country, calling many of them friends to this day. This is a story of trials and triumphs on an...
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"Where do we want to go?"
That's what Nia and I asked ourselves as she worked her way through elementary school. We tacked a laminated map of the world up in our front room, and kept dry erase markers and a footstool handy. Over the years we went through many iterations.
Then we went out and did it! Of course our plans kept on changing, as did we. Join us as we set out from our home in Colorado and voyage to Florida, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Ecuador,...
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Ever dream about traveling to the Florida Keys, or Hawaii? Perhaps visiting the monuments of Washington DC, walking the Freedom Trail of the Founding Fathers of the USA in Boston, or traveling to Europe on a dime? If you are trying to raise a family, you may think this is an impossible task, but this is farther from the truth. It is possible by applying some simple techniques on how you can make your bills work for you. We travel by simply paying...
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Viet Nam 1993 is the journal of an American University Professor who traveled to Viet Nam to explore opportunities and potential for agricultural and nutritional research. The journal describes interactions with Vietnamese officials and citizens, and presents vivid descriptions of the land and people of Viet Nam. During his journey, the author traveled the length and breadth of the country from the ethereal beauty of Ha Long Bay to the southern reaches...
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Philip Caputo's passion for travel and adventure was inspired by the works of Joseph Conrad, Jack London, and Herman Melville, and through the years this passion led to a rugged writer's life, filled with hair-raising experiences in the jungles of Vietnam, the rubble of Beirut, and the savannas of Africa. In the Shadows of the Morning collects Caputo's essays for the first time, each imbued with the powerful and memorable writing for which he has...
58) Pack Your Bags
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Don't have the money or the time to discover the world? Can't bear to be cooped up in an economy flight lasting more than an hour? No travel companion?
If you want to explore the world of international travel without leaving home, this is the book for you.
Let me be your guide to over 41 countries and six continents.
Laugh, cry, meet fascinating people, try something new, and learn.
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The Amazing Journey is a fast-paced, true story of Grady and Austin Hicks, a father and son who travel the world for twenty-eight days before Austin attends college. Austin is the first of three Hicks children who embark on this globe-trotting tradition with their father. In the spirit of adventure, their route and activities are kept secret-even from family. They complete daily, self-imposed Journey Tasks that deliberately immerse them into cultural...
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Walking long distance across a large part of Europe is quite daunting. You tell your friends you're going to walk from the southeastern-most tip of the UK across France, over the massive range of the Alps and down to Rome and they look at you as though you are crazy. But, what would your friends have thought a thousand years ago? Rome must have seemed remote and the journey quite terrifying. Life now is very different from that of the described short,...
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