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On October 6, 1973, Ted Simon knew there was no going back. He loaded up his 500cc Triumph Tiger in the pouring rain and said good-bye to London. Over four years he rode 64,000 miles round the world. Breakdowns, revolutions, war, a spell in prison, and a Californian commune were all part of his experience, which was colored variously by utter despair and unimaginable joy. He was treated as a spy, a god, a welcome stranger and a curiosity

Journeys to Impossible Places continues the story Simon started in his phenomenal Sunday Times best seller Step by Step, which traced the first decades of his life from depressed and unemployed teenager through to his early TV programmes. Now Simon takes us on the epic and thrilling adventures that followed, in beautiful, tricky and downright dangerous corners of the world, as he travelled through the Tropics, to remote paradise islands, jungles dripping with heat and life and on nerve-wracking secret missions.

One of Library Journal’s 10 Best Books of 2015 Following his acclaimed Atlantic and The Men Who United the States, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester offers an enthralling biography of the Pacific Ocean and its role in the modern world, exploring our relationship with this...

When Ted Simon rode 64,000 miles round the world on his 500c Triumph Tiger, he inspired thousands of motorcyclists to begin their own adventures, including Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, who chronicled their travels in Long Way Round. Nearly 30 years later, Ted Simon took to the road again to retrace the epic journey he made in his 40s. He meets up with old friends and acquaintances, revisits old landmarks and locations, and rediscovers himself, as well as the world, along the way.

'I would be most unhappy to think that any part of this memoir should be cut on grounds of 'decency', for those bits are essential....' So begins the lively true story of aristocrat and travel writer Roderic Fenwick Owen. Born in 1921, Fenwick Owen had an extraordinary life, which careered between some of the biggest moments in history and took him to the ends of the earth, meeting (and even living with) some of the 20th century's most well-known people along the way, including Eisenhower, Jackson Pollock, Christopher Lee and Sean Connery.

In 1271 a young Italian merchant named Marco Polo embarked on a groundbreaking expedition from Venice, through the Middle East and Central Asia to China. His extraordinary reports of his experiences introduced medieval Europe to an exotic new world of emperors and concubines, amazing cities, huge armies, unusual spices and cuisine, and imperial riches. Marco Polo also revealed the wonders of Xanadu, the summer capital of Mongol emperor Kublai Khan.

In summer 2010 Simon Armitage decided to walk the Pennine Way. The challenging 256 mile route is usually approached from south to north, from Edale in the Peak District to Kirk Yetholm, the other side of the Scottish border. He resolved to tackle it the other way round: through beautiful and bleak terrain, across lonely fells and into the howling wind, he would be walking home, towards the Yorkshire village where he was born.

The New York Times bestselling author of Krakatoa and The Professor and the Madman takes readers on a quirky and charming tour of the last outpost of the British empire Outposts is Simon Winchester’s journey to find the vanishing empire, “on which the sun never sets.” In the course of a...

‘Will undoubtedly become a classic narrative of this scenically magnificent, legend-rich and geologically unique part of Scotland’ Cameron McNeish, The Herald Rising a kilometre out of the storm-scoured waters around Scotland’s Isle of Skye is a dark battlement of pinnacles and ridgelines...

Willkommen zum Podcast mit Simon Teichmann, in dem wir uns mit der Entscheidung befassen, warum man nach Dubai zu zieht, anstatt in Deutschland zu bleiben. Wir tauchen ein in die Fragen nach Freiheit, dem Leben in Dubai und den Unterschieden zwischen den beiden Ländern. Außerdem werfen wir einen Blick auf die Realität des Auswanderns und wie es ist, tatsächlich in Dubai zu leben. Im Verlauf dieses Podcasts möchten wir nicht nur die Gründe beleuchten, warum Menschen Dubai als ihren neuen Wohnort wählen, sondern auch die möglichen Vor- und Nachteile dieser Entscheidung untersuchen. Denn ...

In Canada, volunteers are raising money for charity by playing marathon stints of Penn & Teller's Desert Bus, probably the worst video game ever created. Across the globe, thousands of viewers tune in to Kurt J. Mac's epic but seemingly pointless voyage towards the outer realms of Minecraft's procedurally generated world. In Iraq, mothers encourage their children to enter Call of Duty competitions to keep them off the bomb-ravaged streets of Baghdad.

When travelling, do you want to journey off the English-speaking path, meet people and communicate easily? If so then you need to Get Talking. Through 10 common scenarios plus culture and travel advice, you'll learn the skills for understanding and the confidence to speak Norwegian in just 10 days. Practise the most frequent words and expressions for: Introducing yourself. Making a telephone call. Arranging to meet. Going to a cafe. Talking about likes and dislikes. Asking the way. Going to the tourist information office. Going to a chemist.

I sin bog præsenterer Emil 48 af sine favoritdyr i den danske natur og deres vilde egenskaber. Han har selv oplevet alle dyrene i bogen helt tæt på og sørger for med humor, billeder og skøre sammenligninger at videregive den fantastiske og til tider syrede viden om dyrene.

Für eine mehrteilige Podcast-Serie der Deutschen Zentrale für Tourismus e.V. geht Publikumsliebling Simon Schwarz auf Entdeckungsreise ins Reiseland Deutschland und besucht dort Persönlichkeiten, die über ihre Region Interessantes zu berichten wissen. *Simon Schwarz on Tour* ist ein TRAVEL-Podcast mit Augenzwinkern, der Reiselust macht.

Simon Calder is the Independent’s travel correspondent, the UK’s leading travel journalist. From news updates to discussions with experts, Simon Calder's Independent Travel Podcast will bring you all you need to know from the world of travel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Your weeknights are made better with Simon's velvety voice as he takes you through new discoveries, dream travel destinations, and inspirational talk for positivity and good well-being. Simon is also frequently joined by guests who provide insight into matters surrounding wellness, self-help practices and more.

Was ist, wenn Outdoor-Reality auf Insta-Inszenierung trifft? Wenn 1.000-Kilometer-Wanderin auf Tagestrip-Abenteurer stößt? Dann wird’s Zeit für "Läuft bei uns – der Outdoor-Podcast". Christine Thürmer – die meistgewanderte Frau der Welt – liebt monatelange Solo-Touren durch Wildnis und Wüste. Simon Hegewald aka @hegefire zieht mit Rucksack und Community durchs Mittelgebirge. Gemeinsam sprechen sie über Glücksmomente, wunde Füße und alles dazwischen. Jeden Mittwoch neu. Mittwoch ist ab jetzt Wandertag. Happy trails! "Läuft bei uns – der Outdoor-Podcast" ist eine Produktion ...

Joining the bestsellers Longitude and Galileo’s Daughter, a lively and intriguing tale of two artists whose competitive spirit brought to life one of the world’s most magnificent structures and ignited the Renaissance The dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore, the great cathedral of Florence, is...

Este libro reúne los mejores y más celebrados escritos de Simón Elías: piezas breves y bravas, escritas, en muchos casos, a veinte grados bajo cero, y que dan cuenta de sus pareceres sobre la vida en general y de sus andanzas por los caminos en particular. A medio camino entre la crónica de viaje, la reflexión sobre la escalada, el golferío nocturno, la filosofía básica y la épica del deporte de nulo rendimiento estos textos harán las delicias no solo de aficionados a la montaña, sino de cualquier aficionado a pasar un buen rato con un libro.

"Aquel día de sol radiante José Tomás alcanzó la perfección en la ejecución de las suertes. Miles de personas perfectamente instaladas en el Coliseo de Nimes esperábamos ansiosas un derroche de torería, sabiduría y sensaciones mágicas, que superó lo previsto por cualquiera; la corrida...