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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

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.

Brought to you by Penguin. A few years it became possible, for this first time, for a foreigner to travel Siberia almost at will. This is the account of Thubron's 15, 000-mile journey through this astonishing country - one twelfth of the land surface of the whole earth. He journeyed by train...

Join veteran travel journalist Simon Calder for an exciting new adventure - The Travel Expert, a new weekly podcast from the Telegraph.Alongside fellow travel writer Greg Dickinson, Simon will explore destinations from the Alps to Zanzibar, plus the inside track on the latest travel news - and importantly, how it all affects your next trip. And Simon and Greg will answer your burning questions, from the cheapest ways to travel around Greece to whether airline points are really worth it. Unpack the biggest stories shaping the world of travel, every Friday - with The Travel Expert. Hosted on ...

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.

Simon Majumdar is a man on a mission, and he might just be hungry enough to accomplish it. Setting out in search of the ultimate meal, he travels to every corner of the globe - from China to Brazil and from Finland to Japan. He tries everything, from mouldy shark in Iceland (not very nice) to kare stew in the Philippines (almost unimaginably delicious) and befriends (and sometimes fights with) some extraordinary characters along the way.

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.

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 ...

Are there any genuinely wild places left in Britain and Ireland? Or have we tarmacked, farmed and built ourselves out of wildness? In his vital, bewitching, inspiring classic, Robert Macfarlane sets out in search of the wildness that remains.

When novelist and experienced hiker Simon Cleary sets off to follow the course of the river that has so influenced his life, he hopes that by walking its banks - from its source to where it empties into the bay - he will better understand the power and impact of this immense waterway on the environment and communities which rely on it.

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...

Simon Kuper has experienced Paris both as a human being and as a journalist. He has grown middle-aged there, eaten the croissants, seen his wife through life-threatening cancer, taken his children to countless football matches on freezing Saturday mornings in the city's notorious banlieues, and in 2015 lived through two terrorist attacks on their neighbourhood. Over two decades of becoming something of a cantankerous Parisian himself, Kuper has watched the city change.

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.

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.

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.

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...

At the age of 24, Alastair Humphreys set off to try to cycle round the world. By the time he arrived back home, four years later, he had ridden 46,000 miles across five continents on a budget of just £7,000. From frozen Siberia tundra to the jungles of central Africa, Alastair recounts his extraordinary his adventures in two parts - Moods of Future Joys and Thunder & Sunshine - brought together in audiobook for the first time.

Obsession. Risk. Forays into the unknown. Outroads is about more than the outdoors, it’s about the roads less taken, unconventional life choices, and the hidden truths beyond the standard nine-to-five. Join Isaac as he speaks to a wide range of guests about the frivolous and the profound, tales of adventure and resilience, and the far-flung places we go to find ourselves.

Some stories from my adventure around the world. For visuals check out @soya_jones on instagram. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Der Fotograf, Autor und unerschrockene Weltbürger Simon Lohmeyer, ein knallgelber 1984er VW Bus Namens BUSSI, eine Weltreise voller unvorhersehbarer Begegnungen und viele außergewöhnliche Gespräche! Das sind die Zutaten des Interview-Roadtrip-Poadcast „BUSSI“. Simon spricht mit Freund*innen, Weggefährt*innen und möglichen Seelenverwandten über Erlebnisse, gemeinsame Abenteuer und das Leben selbst. Kommt mit auf eine ungewöhnliche Reise durch die Welt und erlebt die Faszination eines unkonventionellen Lebensstils und die Magie spannender Freundschaften. All das jeden zweiten Freitag...