Travel & Tourism

For centuries, fame and fortune was to be found in the west—in the New World of the Americas. Today, it is the east which calls out to those in search of adventure and riches....

Secrets of Divine Love is the #1 international bestselling book on Islam that draws upon spiritual secrets of the Qur’an, ancient mystical poetry, and stories from the world’s greatest prophets and spiritual masters to help you reignite your faith....

Venice stands, as she loves to tell you, on the frontiers of the east and west, half-way between the setting and the rising sun....

American-born Paul Theroux had lived in England for 11 years when he realized he'd explored dozens of exotic locations without discovering anything about his adopted home....

Discover the evolutionary mind and body benefits of living at the edges of your comfort zone and reconnecting with the wild....

In his most challenging journey to date, Palin tackles the Himalayas, the greatest mountain range on earth....

A thrilling chronicle of the tragedy-ridden history of climbing K2, the world's most difficult and unpredictable mountain, by the best-selling author of No Shortcuts to the Top....

Rain in the Mountains brings together some of Ruskin Bond’s most beautiful works from his years spent in the foothills of the Himalayas in Mussoorie. Through vivid images and lucid writing, Bond evokes the everyday sights and sounds, and captures the essence of mountain life....

Vikrant Pande and Neelesh Kulkarni's quest to retrace the trail of Rama's fabled travels during his years in exile began with their trying to locate Chitrakoot on the map and realizing that they had little idea where it might be....

Nine people, nine lives; each one taking a different religious path, each one an unforgettable story....

Hardly anyone ever leaves Des Moines, Iowa. But Bill Bryson did....

Arising out of Naipaul’s lifelong obsession and passion for a country that is at once his and totally alien, India: A Million Mutinies Now relates the stories of many of the people he met traveling there more than 50 years ago....

Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs, and behavior in the Philippines, ensuring that you arrive aware of basic manners, common courtesies....

In 1975, at the height of Indira Gandhi’s “Emergency”, Naipaul returned to India, the country his ancestors had left 100 years earlier, and produced this concise masterpiece: a vibrant, defiantly unsentimental portrait of a society traumatized by centuries of foreign conquest....

Globe-trotting journalist Pallavi Aiyar moves to Japan and takes an in-depth look at the island country including its culinary, sanitary, and floral idiosyncrasies....

Join Douglas Adams, best-selling and beloved author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and zoologist Mark Carwardine on an adventure in search of the world’s most endangered and exotic creatures....

The Great Railway Bazaar is Paul Theroux's account of his epic journey by rail through Asia....

It's 3 a.m. and Elizabeth Gilbert is sobbing on the bathroom floor. She's in her 30s, she has a husband, a house, they're trying for a baby - and she doesn't want any of it....

Obsessive Compulsive Cycling Disorder is an anthology of 30 articles written by an amateur cyclist over a period of 10 years....

Rachel is a cyclist. But she was never meant to be. After gaining mental strength and healing through running, she thought she was free. Her depression alleviated, she came off antidepressants, winning races and collecting medals at marathons....

Declan Walsh is one of the New York Times's most distinguished international correspondents. His electrifying portrait of Pakistan over a tumultuous decade captures the sweep of this wondrous and benighted country through the dramatic lives of nine fascinating individuals....

In Neither Here nor There Bill Bryson brings his unique brand of humour to bear on Europe as he shoulders his backpack and journeys from Hammerfest to Istanbul on the cusp of Asia....

Following the Equator is an evocative and highly unique American portrait of 19-century travel and customs....

Australia has more things that can kill you than anywhere else. Nevertheless, Bill Bryson journeyed to the country and promptly fell in love with it....

With a brand-new, original introduction from Rick reflecting on his decades of travel, For the Love of Europe features 100 of the best stories published throughout his career. Covering his adventures through Europe, these are stories only Rick Steves could tell....

This is a book about faith, about adventure, about living with my heart open and letting go of the fear of being myself. In the second part of the story, I changed direction, up through the heart of Spain, before wandering through Portugal and the land of the stars, finding my way to the sea and to the Route Portuguese. Onwards and upwards, to the official destination, Santiago, and then a little further to the spiritual destination, Finisterre—the end of the earth. And so, in this new part, I turned homeward, with the warning from Finisterre, that the end of the Camino is just the beginning.

தேவன் எழுதிய முதல் பயணக் கட்டுரைத் தொடர் 'நடந்தது நடந்தபடியே'. அமரர் ராஜுவின் சித்திரங்களுடன் விகடனில் மூன்று மாதங்களுக்கு வந்த சிறிய தொடர் இது. திருநீர்மலை, திருப்பதி, திருச்சானூர், காளஹஸ்தி, திருத்தணி, திருவொற்றியூர், காஞ்சி, திருவிடைமருதூர் என்று பல தலங்களைப் பார்த்த அனுபவங்களை நகைச்சுவையுடன் சொல்கிறார் தேவன்.

“A todos nos es dada una tarea, que tu corazón conoce, o conocerá, y cuando la ejecutes, es decir cuando estés en lo amado, serás libre y por lo tanto feliz, tan feliz como yo al compartir el mundo contigo.” Le dice Facundo Cabral a su ahijado Juan Francisco, en este audiolibro que dedicó para él, para contarle historias de ese mundo que tanto caminó. Este audiolibro es un recorrido intrigante y divertido, que abarca desde los dioses griegos a los incas, desde los Tuareg del desierto del Sahara a los Tarahumaras de la Sierra Madre de México, desde los Pieles Rojas a los persas.

Danielle Williams, skydiver and founder of the online community Melanin Base Camp, profiles dozens of adventurers pushing the boundaries of inclusion and equity in the outdoors. These compelling narratives include a mother whose love of hiking led her to found a nonprofit to expose BIPOC children to the wonders of the outdoors and a mountain biker who, despite at first dealing with unwelcome glances and hostility on trails, went on to become a blogger who writes about justice and diversity in natural spaces.

A simple “thank you” led to the trip of a lifetime, along with an unbreakable friendship of two opposites. See them come of age while rubbing elbows with the rich and famous like the Shah and Queen of Iran, The Who, Paul McCartney, Brigitte Bardot, and even Shirley Temple Black. An unbelievable story, yet it’s true because nobody could make this story up. Find out things the rich and famous do not want you to know.

In the spring of 2021, as the UK's latest pandemic lockdowns were lifted, Nick Butter set out from the Eden Project to become the fastest person to cover every mile of Britain's mainland coastline on foot. Battling the most extreme winds Britain had seen in 100 years, days of torrential rain and the unrelenting hills of Western Scotland and Cornwall, Nick suffered two broken bones and countless injuries, whilst taking on two marathons a day, every day, for 100 days.

Kiel, im höchsten Norden Deutschlands, direkt an der Ostsee gelegen. Eine Stadt, in der die Mütze auch im Sommer ein trendiges Accessoire ist. Die Landeshauptstadt Schleswig-Holsteins, dem Bundesland, in dem die Menschen am glücklichsten sind. Ob das wohl an dem freundlichen "Moin" liegt, mit dem Kieler zu jeder Tageszeit grüßen? Finden Sie es heraus! Reisen Sie nach Kiel und bestaunen Sie den Hafen, schlendern Sie entlang der Kiellinie, begeben Sie sich auf die Spuren von Kiels Vergangenheit oder bummeln Sie durch die gemütlichen Gassen mit tollen Geschäften und familiären Cafés.

At the school gate, when she accidentally kissed one new friend on the nose and called another a "beautiful man-horse", Rachael realized that small-town France could hardly be more different to Australia. The smell of cigarettes replaced the tang of bone-broth and sprouted sourdough, the neighbors sometimes came to blows and under no circumstances would anyone wear active wear in public. Muddling through in terrible French pushed Rachael's family to their limits. Some days, everybody cried and ate their feelings with croissants. But the town of Sommières embraced these ragtag Australians.

On a misty gray morning in the summer of 2018, Gordon Bernhardt set out from a small town in the French Pyrenees to walk the ancient pilgrim route of Camino de Santiago, seeking clarity for his business, his relationships, and his priorities in life. The lessons he learned as a peregrino—a pilgrim—ranged from insights on financial advising and investing to the importance of noticing the tiniest details of each day: like the ant trails winding across the path at his feet or the “smiling sunflower” that lightened his steps in the middle of a hot summer day.

Sie interessieren sich für eine Kreuzfahrt, werden aber überflutet von zahlreichen Redereien und Angeboten verschiedenster Kategorien? Sie wissen gar nicht, was Sie wirklich buchen müssen oder sollten, wo eventuelle Kostenfallen lauern oder haben inzwischen den Überblick über alle Möglichkeiten verloren? Das ist kein Wunder und auch nicht untypisch! In diesem Buch möchte ich Ihnen helfen, diesen Überblick zurückzuerlangen und Ihnen wertvolle Tipps und Tricks mit an die Hand geben, damit auch Ihre nächste, oder vielleicht auch erste, Kreuzfahrt ein voller Erfolg wird.

If you want to find an answer, where would you go? Google? Or maybe Quora? What if you were told that you could go on a life-changing journey to find the answers to some of the most important questions in life? Best-selling author Stuti Changle travels to 10 unique destinations across India and stumbles upon the answers to these questions that focus on finding purpose, health, work and relationships in life. Embark on this unique journey with Stuti in this audiobook. But while on this journey, you’d have to leave behind your phones and social media as she did to find the joy in missing out. 

Einmal im Jahr bricht Vaile Fuchs auf. Sie lässt den Alltag hinter sich und verbringt einige Wochen in der unberührten Natur. Zusammen mit ihren beiden Pferden durchstreift sie die Wälder Schwedens, sie schläft im Zelt und ernährt sich von Beeren und Pilzen. In dieser zeit lebt sie ein ursprüngliches und einsames Leben - voller Abenteuer und Herausforderungen. Und Vaile möchte nie mehr darauf verzichten, denn die Stärke und Ruhe, die sie in der Natur aufsaugt, geben ihr Kraft für ihren Alltag als Sängerin und Schauspielerin.

One woman, one bike and one richly entertaining, perception-altering journey of discovery. In 2015, as the Syrian War raged and the refugee crisis reached its peak, Rebecca Lowe set off on her bicycle across the Middle East. Driven by a desire to learn more about this troubled region and its relationship with the West, Lowe's 11,000-kilometre journey took her through Europe to Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, the Gulf and finally to Iran.

Nel febbraio 1984 (otto mesi prima che questo libro venisse pubblicato) Tiziano Terzani fu arrestato a Pechino, perquisito, sottoposto a penosi interrogatori, dichiarato "non adatto a vivere in Cina" e infine espulso. Li era vissuto per quattro anni, con moglie e figli, esercitando la professione di giornalista, attirato dal fascino della "diversità" che l'esperimento comunista cinese aveva irradiato sui giovani di tutto il mondo. In quei quattro anni aveva voluto guardare oltre il "mito".

Während wir per Schiff von Australien aus den Äquator kreuzen werden wir um einen Tag unseres Lebens beraubt, was unsere Laune nicht trübt, da wir uns die Zeit mit Ozeansriesentypischen Gesellschaftsspielen vertreiben. In Honolulu lernen wir die regionale Architektur kennen und werden in spezifischer Landeskunde unterrichtet. Nach Aufklärung über Ursprung und Zweck der berüchtigten Lepra-Insel werden wir mit dem Sklavenhandel aus britischer und missionarischer Perspektive vertraut gemacht.