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From tracking gorillas in Uganda to cliff diving in Brazil, surfing a volcano in Nicaragua, or starting a tomato fight in Spain, this action-packed guide is bursting with inspiring ideas for trying the unfamiliar, taking risks, or pursuing a new experience. Containing in-depth descriptions and logistical information for each activity, this handbook also features trivia, survival skill tips, and an adventure kickstart guide. Ranging from death-defying...
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Terrorists have seized the airport "Eighty year old grandmother strip searched by airport security" "Flight 4820 has been cancelled" (sorry, your travel plans have been cancelled, too) "Frontier Airlines has declared bankruptcy ... Delta and Northwest are merging" "Venezuela's President Chavez nationalizes the oil industry" "Murder in the streets of Nairobi" "U.S. Dollar takes another dip in the world market" Terrorism, seemingly senseless and lengthy...
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Sydney boasts some of the most breathtaking walks in the vicinity of the city, but not all are dog-friendly. Rather than leaving your four-legged friend at home when seeking a nature adventure, Dog Trip Sydney offers 52 getaways that both dogs and their people can enjoy, all within a 120 km radius of Sydney's CBD.
Escape the urban chaos with sandy escapades at...
4) Guided by Wanderlust: A Comprehensive Traveler's Handbook for Ethical Adventures and Meaningful C
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Guided by Wanderlust' takes you on an unforgettable journey through five captivating chapters, each unveiling a world of discovery and connection. From Choosing Your Destination to Giving Back, this handbook is your compass to crafting the trip of a lifetime, responsibly and meaningfully. Delve into cultural immersion, embrace adventure, and leave a positive mark on the world. Whether you're a seasoned explorer or a first-time adventurer, 'Guided...
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Follow Commissario Guido Brunetti, star of Donna Leon's international bestselling mystery series, on over a dozen walks that highlight Venice's churches, markets, bars, cafes, and palazzos.
In Brunetti's Venice, tourists and armchair travelers follow in the footsteps of Brunetti as he traverses the city he knows and loves. With his acute eye, fascination with history, ear for language, passion for food, and familiarity with the dark realities of...
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Rather than leaving your four-legged friend at home when seeking a nature adventure, Dog Trip Melbourne offers 52 getaways that both dogs and their people can enjoy, all within a 130 km radius of the CBD.
Escape the urban chaos with sandy escapades at the beach, splash about in waterfalls or bound through tranquil coastal rainforests. Every adventure has been tested,...
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As Tsh Oxenreider, author of Notes From a Blue Bike, chronicles her family's adventure around the world-seeing, smelling, and tasting the widely varying cultures along the way-she discovers what it truly means to be at home.
The wide world is calling.
Americans Tsh and Kyle met and married in Kosovo. They lived as expats for most of a decade. They've been back in the States-now with three kids under ten-for four years, and while home is nice, they...
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A wonderfully immersive collection of short stories describing the otherworldly beauty of Norway's arctic fjords and villages seasoned with the comedy of an inexperienced group of international volunteers trying to run a remote island hotel.
The shockingly turquoise, almost tropical, water of the Norwegian Sea provides the background to these stories as they crash into the dark and foreboding mountains that form Norway's famously rugged fjords....
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Avalanche and Gorilla Jim is a true picture of what it's like to hike over 1,300 miles of fun-filled, gut-wrenching, awe inspiring trail. It is filled with the humor of two guys on a long trek over grueling terrain. You actually live and feel Appalachian trail life, its exciting adventures and fun... and, in a sometimes crappy world, meet people who enrich your faith in humanity. This is the Appalachian Trail with all its beauty and flaws, written...
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Il était une fois une forteresse juchée au-dessus de l'Adriatique. Une vigie. Une sentinelle posée sur les rochers, verrou balkanique résolu à toujours rester arrimé au continent européen. Le Monténégro résonne comme une danse austère. Ses syllabes se découpent comme les fissures des montagnes qui l'entourent. Ce petit pays est à l'image de ses ctes échancrées, devenues villégiatures d'une clientèle fortunée à la recherche d'un...
11) The Nivelle Offensive and the Battle of the Aisne 1917: A Battlefield Guide to the Chemin des Dames
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The notorious plateau of the Chemin des Dames saw some of the heaviest fighting of the First World War. Situated just 100 km north-east of Paris, it was the scene in 1917 of the bitterly-controversial Nivelle offensive, which is remembered today as one of the worst disasters in military history.
For battlefield tourists, the Chemin des Dames is among the most fascinating sites on the entire Western Front, yet until now there has never been a detailed...
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A travelogue of one man's whisky-tasting journey across Scotland's beautiful islands, by the bestselling author of 101 Gins to Try Before You Die.
Island whiskies have long held a fascination and a powerful emotional draw on whisky drinkers the world over. Their special combination of heritage, mystique, and remote location captures the imagination; their highly distinctive flavors are often imitated but seldom bettered. There have been few books...
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A comprehensive reference volume of significant explorers, pioneers, and conquerors, from the ancient world to the twentieth century.
Since the days when Alexander the Great vastly expanded the Hellenistic world, history has been shaped by the urge to discover- and conquer- unknown lands. In Dictionary of Discoveries, I. A. Langnas presents a thoroughly researched record of the major explorers, travelers, conquistadors, colonial officers, and others...
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Régis Koetschet, ambassadeur de France à Kaboul de 2005 à 2008, tient dans la revue Les Nouvelles d'Afghanistan une rubrique intitulée « Un thé vert avec ». Des personnalités diverses – écrivains, archéologues, photographes, diplomates, mais aussi French doctors et réfugiés afghans – y racontent, avec sensibilité et érudition, « leur » Afghanistan. Ils se révèlent de passionnants « passeurs », dont les réflexions et les émotions...
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Ignite Your Post-Retirement Adventures: Explore the Majestic Beauty of US National ParksPost-retirement ushers in a golden age of opportunities to indulge in long-desired adventures, and what better way to embrace this freedom than exploring the incredible national parks of the USA? Our meticulously crafted guidebook, Golden Age of Exploration: Touring US National Parks Post-Retirement, is designed to empower every senior traveler with the knowledge,...
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In this mix of memoir, guidebook, and travelogue, a married couple documents the year they took off from work and traveled the world together.
Wait for me... Who knew these three words said to a near stranger would start an international travel adventure?
A Year Off is one part memoir, one part travel essays and one part travel guide, documenting the story of Alexandra and David Brown, a couple who decided to take a year off from their jobs and...
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L'obscurité est retombée sur le pays des seigneurs d'Aryana. La brutalité et l'ordre implacables des taleban sont désormais le lot quotidien des Afghans et surtout des Afghanes. Et pourtant ! Comment ne pas garder au cœur l'émotion profonde que l'Afghanistan suscite chez tous ceux qui découvrent ses paysages et ses lumières uniques. C'est ce pays de culture, de fierté et de traditions aujourd'hui confisqué par le fanatisme religieux que...
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Finding a fascinating and gratifying medical practice in Kathmandu saved his medical career, but befriending a reincarnate Tibetan lama transformed his life.
This compellingly written memoir is a grand adventure tale of travel in Nepal and Tibet, tense and highly emotional medical encounters, new romances, and ground-breaking medical research. But all these eventually take a back seat to what the author learns about Tibetan Buddhism and the ability...
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All the World's a Mall details a whirlwind world tour in five stops: Edmonton, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai, and Casablanca, chosen because they are home to some of the biggest malls on the planet. Cities within cities, these malls are wonderlands where visitors come from afar to: walk, eat, sleep, watch, swim, ride, photograph, and, of course, shop. With a curious, critical, and sometimes ironic eye, Swiss journalist Rinny Gremaud recounts her travels...
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A Prime Minister gone rogue, a global banking crisis, an evil alliance between East and West, a honeytrap conspiracy, a military coup, and peace in the Aegean region under threat, form the backdrop of a thrill a minute roller-coaster ride of a crime/political thriller.
Alex Kalfas, the Greek Justice Minister and former CIA operative, finds himself trapped in a treacherous web of deceit when he is blackmailed by Themis Xenakis, the Greek...
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