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Pack your bags for the adventure of a lifetime… From the #1 bestselling author of The Cruise, embark on an unforgettable journey and sail through Norway’s winter wonderland to see the spectacular Northern Lights. 'A wonderful, emotional and heartwarming story of lost love and second chances...

Read by the author. An extraordinary journey that uncovers historical secrets about England’s forgotten Queen. From Alice Loxton, author of the acclaimed bestseller Eighteen. ‘Alice Loxton is the star of her generation’ – Dan Snow, historian and host of History Hit ‘I loved this...

Brought to you by Penguin. The wonderful new book from Britain's best-loved travel writer. In February 2025, Michael Palin travelled to Venezuela to get a sense of what life is like in one of South America's most culturally rich, vibrant but also troubled nations. In the journal he kept during...

THE INSTANT #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER From award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy. 'Nigel Slater’s prose is the rarest delicacy of all: exquisite yet effortless, filled with heart, tenderness...

Scary for Christmas are tails for folklore around the world for the Christmas holiday. These are not for the faint of heart. Some are down right scary. Krampus has nothing on these demons.

Are we nearly there yet? is here is make your Christmas journeys less boring, whether you’re a car, a boat, a plane or a sleigh! It's packed full of games, jokes, facts and stories to keep you entertained on the way! We'll also give you some great ideas of Christmas things to do when you get to your destination!

Have you ever wondered what Christmas was like, not just in your neck of the woods, but in Western Europe, the Nordic countries, Africa, the Middle East, even India? Introducing Christmas Around the World, a new podcast coming this holiday season. With Christmas Around the World, I take a look at not just how Christmas is celebrated everywhere, but other holidays like Kwanza, Hannukah, Navaratri, Diwali and many more.Did you know that the movie Krampus from 2015 was based on a real Austro-Bavarian devil monster character from the 1500s? He came to collect all the naughty children to take back ...

Magical Christmas Markets of Europe Podcast Step into the twinkling lights & festive charm of Europe’s most enchanting Christmas markets. Inspired by our vibrant Facebook community of over 600,000 holiday lovers, this podcast brings the magic of the season to your ears all year long. Join Sally as she shares insider travel tips, heartwarming stories, cultural traditions, and behind-the-scenes looks at the markets that make Europe sparkle. From the fairytale streets of Strasbourg to Vienna’s glittering squareseach episode is your ticket to experiencing the wonder of Christmas markets.

Uncork a whole new take on the fascinating story of wine, captivatingly told by everyone’s favourite wine expert Oz Clarke. This fully updated edition takes us through the riveting twists and turns of the history of winemaking all the way to the very latest trials and innovations of the...

THE ENTERTAINING AND HEARTWARMING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. Like many couples, Dick and Angel had long dreamed of living in France, but where others might settle for a modest bolthole in the French countryside, the Strawbridges fell in love with a 19th-century fairytale château, complete with 45...

A continuation of the popular Very Christmas Series, this collection brings together the best French Christmas stories of all time in an elegant and vibrant collection featuring classics by Guy de Maupassant and Alphonse Daudet, plus stories by the esteemed 20th-century author Irène Némirovsky and contemporary writers Dominique Fabre and Jean-Philippe Blondel.

An entertaining look at one of sport's greatest rivalries - The Ashes - by former England spin bowler Graeme Swann. Graeme Swann leads us on a compelling adventure through one of world sport's most engrossing rivalries. He knows as much as anybody about the heat of England v Australia battles...

Christmas In Iceland: A Magical Winter Wonderland When you think of Christmas, you likely imagine stockings hung by the fireplace, carolers singing songs of joy, and families gathering together to feast on hearty dishes and exchange gifts under the tree. But Christmas traditions look different all around the world, each culture adding its own magical flare. And nowhere does the holiday feel more magical than in Iceland. With its Nordic charms and winter wonderland landscapes, Christmas in Iceland feels like stepping into a fairytale. From 13 mischievous yuletide lads to playful elf folklore to...

In this travelogue of self-discovery, Jane Christmas brings her wickedly irreverent style to a new mother-daughter experience. Since the beginning of time, mothers and daughters have had notoriously fraught relationships. "Show me a mother who says she has a good or great relationship with her daughter," Jane Christmas writes, "and I'll show you a daughter who is in therapy trying to understand how it all went so horribly wrong." To smooth over five decades of constant clashing, Christmas takes her arthritic, incontinent, and domineering mother, Valeria....

New York Times bestselling author and illustrator of Subpar Parks Amber Share takes us around the globe to celebrate the world’s greatest wonders alongside hysterical reviews from their harshest critics. In this follow-up to Subpar Parks, which featured one-star reviews of US National Parks...

Washington Irving (1783-1859) was a short-story writer, essayist, biographer, historian, and diplomat. The short story "The Devil and Tom Walker" is about a miserly man who makes a deal with the devil. Irving’s fictional character Diedrich Knickerbocker is a Dutch-American historian and narrator of "The Conspiracy of the Cocked Hats" and the “golden age” of Wouter van Twiller, the Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam.

Based in New York City, hosts Chris & Kris explore the history and traditions of the Holidays in NYC and beyond.✌️🎅🤶👍 We'll be back in 2023!

Rated as one of the top spots in the world to celebrate the holidays, join us as we explore all the magic of Christmas in Branson, Missouri. Tune in to hear about attractions and activities, live music shows, parades, Silver Dollar City, drive-through light displays, and everything else America's Christmas Tree City has to offer. Visit us at bransonchristmas.info.

The Bilingual, Multilingual Christmas Podcast. Everything Christmas, Foods, Traditions, Songs, Locations and more!

I always imagine each of the signoras who lived in this house—where she shelled peas, rocked the grandchild, placed a vase of the pink roses. Now I would like to take one of these women back to my house in California to show her how Bramasole traveled to America and took root, how the doors...