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After 40+ years of writing about Europe, Rick Steves has gathered 100 of his favorite memories together into one inspiring collection: For the Love of Europe: My Favorite Places, People, and Stories. Join Rick as he's swept away by a fado singer in Lisbon, learns the dangers of falling in love...

Brought to you by Penguin. For centuries, Mount Etna has sent lava to engulf the towns and villages, terraced fields, orchards, vineyards, and citrus groves that nestle across its slopes. But still it remains home to a quarter of Sicily’s population. Why? Because Etna has always rewarded her...

In Manav’s world, memories are like little birds perched upon the windowsill of time. In his world there are no boundaries between thoughts and reality. In his world the past and the present form a mirror that disintegrates into the memory of a single day…Known for writing silences and...

From Amsterdam to Cambodia, from Rome to Indonesia, from New Orleans to Libya, and from Detroit to Ko Pha-Ngan, Geoff Dyer finds himself both floundering about in a sea of grievances and finding moments of transcendental calm. This aberrant quest for peak experiences leads, ultimately, to the Black Rock Desert in Nevada, where, to quote Tarkovsky's Stalker, 'your most cherished desire will come true'.

In this intoxicating concoction of history, travelogue, and memoir, one of the perfume industry’s leading scouts of natural ingredients tells the story of the precious ingredients needed to make our favorite fragrances. Do you know how many flowers it takes to produce a kilo of rose oil? One...

Member of the Scottish Parliament Paul O'Kane speaks to people who are doing extraordinary things in towns and villages across West Scotland region.Paul's guests come from areas across the West, and include a parent talking about bringing up a family in Neilston, members of the team from RSPB Lochwinnoch discussing the importance of their conservation work, and representatives of Johnstone Burgh Football Club reflecting on the team's recent Scottish Junior Cup glory.

From the best-selling author of Londoners, a symphony of contemporary New York in the magnificent words of its people. Terror Blackout Hurricane Recession Pandemic A symphony of contemporary New York told through the magnificent words of its people - from the best-selling author of Londoners. In...

Welcome to my 1st episode of EXPAT CHAT and it's with my gorgeous Dubai neighbour & friend, Yas. We have a good natter about making new friends in Dubai , touch on a bit of 'real life' parenting and how moving overseas can impact your relationship! For more EXPAT CHAT please follow me on IG @sarahs_dubai_diary ENJOY !

Entendemos que no siempre tienes tiempo para leer nuestros posts. Tienes que estar en el trabajo, hacer ese viaje, o estar en una cita. Con nuestros podcasts de El Camino People, podras escuchar nuestros mensajes mientras pasas el día. Escucha nuestras historias de peregrinos, consejos y trucos sobre cómo caminar los diferentes Caminos y senderos, y envíanos tus sugerencias para artículos o temas de los podcasts. Suscríbete ahora para llevar El Camino de Santiago a donde vayas!

This adventuresome voyage put John and Carol Rayburn on the road seeking out heartwarming human-interest stories about our great country and the positive accomplishments of its people. They visited with thousands of Americans at work and play and collected their upbeat attitudes about the way we are.

The first time I went to Barcelona, I registered to go to an improv drop-in. It's a place where you can show up to do improv for two hours. In the first game, we all had to place ourselves in order according to the latitude of our home city. The circle formed this day in Barcelona went from Sydney to Vancouver! After these two hours, all of us went to a nearby bar and talked. I was in front of a woman from Austria who had taken her year off from teaching to discover theaters all over the world. We discussed during one hour about what she had discovered in London, Tokyo and Rhode Island. Now...

If you’ve ever thought that hiking or wild camping was only for experts with expensive gear — think again. Summit or Nothing is here to prove that anyone can get outside and enjoy real adventures, no matter your background.What started as a YouTube channel — born from a desire to escape a job I hated and to finally see some mountains — has grown into a popular, entertaining, educational and inspirational channel nearly ten years in the making and with more than 180 outdoor adventures to look back on: from hiking and camping in the wilds of Dartmoor to the walking the cliffs of the ...

A podcast about People Interacting with People. In April 2015, I became homeless. I decided to embrace this homelessness and what followed was five years of nomadic life, over 250 moves in Canada and the United States, on an average budget of roughly $22 a day. While sitting in a 24 hour diner in Toronto on my first two homeless nights, a young man sat beside me and when I told him about my experience - spending 9 hours each night at the diner, getting a free coffee and a brownie on my second night - he turned to me and asked: "Do you think you'd be having the same experience if you were ...

Welcome to an introduction to Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican Mythology in the form of stories that have been told since the time before the Spanish conquest. These stories have been preserved through oral historians and Spanish codices.Indigenous Mesoamerican Folklore is naturally intense, but the stories I have collaborated together for this podcast have been toned down for today’s time period. The violent nature of these stories reflects the time and culture they come from. It was admired to sacrifice for the greater good.Ignorance mostly destroyed the Ancient Indigenous culture and I aim to ...

In this timely and revealing portrait, distinguished author and broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby crosses eight time zones and covers 10,000 miles, from Murmansk in the Arctic Circle to the Asian city of Vladivostok, in an attempt to get beneath the skin of modern Russia. Travelling by road, rail and boat, his epic journey takes him from the splendour of St Petersburg to remote parts of Siberia.

Welcome to People of Efrat, Where we all get to learn more about this great community and the people that make it tick!

The UK holiday park sectors first positive voice podcast. Follow us as we explore the UK holiday park sector in all it’s glory, alongside sharing our story as a UK start up.

Welcome to People, Planet, Purpose, the podcast where we dive deep into the stories and ideas that are shaping a more sustainable and compassionate world. In each episode, we’ll explore how individuals, organisations, and communities are taking meaningful action to protect our planet, support local people, and create lasting change. We’re proud to partner with New Leaf Tours a tour company based in Australia that’s committed to offering sustainable travel experiences that leave a positive impact on both the environment and the communities they serve. Join us as we talk with thought ...

Hi my name is Ryan lowe. I am passionate about traveling. I have traveled all over the world and will interview very extraordinary people I have met along the way. The point of all of this is to have fun and share different stories and perspectives on the world with a fun conversation. I hope you enjoy.

On the freeways of southern California, my sister Joanna used to do this thing when traffic was bad where she’d stick her head out the window and point to where she was (attempting) to merge. Now if you’ve ever driven in such a situation, you’ll understand that people don’t tend to enjoy another car taking up one more space between them and their destination. In fact, they’ll often speed up just to make sure it doesn’t happen. However, when she stuck her head out and looked at the person in the lane over, she was given the space to merge, every time. Any short or long term Angeleno...