Showing results for "The Word" in Travel Writing & Commentary

Here is William Dalrymple's highly praised and greatly entertaining account of his 1986 trip made while a student at Cambridge, which retraced Marco Polo's route across land from Jerusalem to Xanadu. With him, he took a phial of Holy Oil, 600 pounds and Laura until Lahore, and Louisa from there to Xanadu.

Learn with rhythm, learn with tunes, French, English words you'll use! Bilingual vocabulary builder for French or English. Five hundred words and expressions, plus conversation. Original music score energizes the listener. Engages both left and right brain for optimal learning.

This is a brilliant dual biography charting British Robert Scott's and Norwegian Roald Amundsen's race to the South Pole during 1911-12. Huntuford's is the accepted, definitive account of the race and a reassessment of the two men. Thoroughly researched, revealing the adventures and misfortunes that befell them both, he describes the driving ambitions of the era, and the complex, often deeply flawed individuals who were charged with carrying them out.

Hear how Scotland’s leading nature conservation charity is protecting and restoring wildlife across Scotland. For 60 years, the Scottish Wildlife Trust has been taking action to protect wildlife. Join hosts Ed and Rachel to hear about the breadth of work the Trust does, from practical action on its network of over 100 wildlife reserves to engaging with communities and campaigning for better protection of Scotland’s land and sea.

Exploring Britain’s furthest flung places — and the limits of one man’s knees. “More Than Words” chronicles a virtual expedition across Britain’s extremes — from the northernmost village to the southernmost settlement, with stops at the highest peak, the lowest fen, and several places that sound made up. It’s part fitness challenge, part cultural exploration, and mostly an excuse to write about obscure trivia, failed resolutions, and the joys of conditional formatting. Expect puns, ghosts, and reflections on the slow collapse of my joints.

Learn with rhythm, learn with tunes, German, English words you'll use! Bilingual vocabulary builder for German or English. Five hundred words and expressions, plus conversation. Original music score energizes the listener. Engages both left and right brain for optimal learning.

Learn with rhythm, learn with tunes, Italian, English words you'll use! Bilingual vocabulary builder for Italian or English. Five hundred words and expressions, plus conversation. Original music score energizes the listener. Engages both left and right brain for optimal learning.

Learn with rhythm, learn with tunes, Spanish, English words you'll use! Bilingual vocabulary builder for Spanish or English. Five hundred words and expressions, plus conversation. Original music score energizes the listener. Engages both left and right brain for optimal learning.

Meet fascinating writers past and present from Brattleboro, Vermont, America's most storied small town.

New Hampshire PBS is proud to share this collection of stories from intrepid outdoor octogenarian, Willem Lange. Explore the places Willem has traveled to and the people he’s met along the trail while filming episodes of the award-winning series WINDOWS TO THE WILD on New Hampshire PBS. Sit back, adjust your headphones and enjoy these campfire tales all told by master storyteller, Willem Lange. nhpbs.org/windows Thanks to our podcast partner: The Marlin Fitzwater Center for Communication at Franklin Pierce University.

A WORD IN YOUR EAR is an eclectic new weekly podcast by a former national radio broadcaster, TV producer, raconteur and long-time host of a popular daily radio show. Yes, all of these in one person! It's a easy-to-listen-to documentary and social comment piece - dealing with people and places and things as experienced by its presenter in an engaging, tongue-in-cheek and, I hope, entertaining style. All things being equal, there will be a new one every Monday — and in the meantime, hopefully to give you a foretaste of what's to come, a few episodes that have proved popular in the past are ...

A podcast about self-discovery hosted by Petahjay— Telling stories and sharing experiences from a modern-day Nigerian Man's perspective.

Join Kelly Vaughn, senior editor of Arizona Highways Magazine, for a special show that celebrates the people, ingredients and destinations that contribute to Arizona's unique culinary culture.

Lawrence Durrell's evocative memoir of living in Cyprus, just before the Greek/Turkish partition. This is a touching and atmospheric account of a place, now changed, where the two races lived side by side.

Dieser Roadtrip ist aus einer Schnapsidee heraus entstanden. Unterwegs auf den endlosen Highways der Vereinigten Staaten will Florian das echte Land und echte Menschen kennenlernen. Doch wie stellt er das am besten an? Der Tresen ist ein Ort voller Möglichkeiten. Deshalb fährt er zwischen New York und San Francisco von Bar zu Bar und trifft dort auf allerlei skurrile Leute, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Er bereist Orte, die er zuvor nur aus Film und Fernsehen kannte und von denen er nie gedacht hätte, dass er sie einmal mit eigenen Augen sehen würde.

Topfkino ist die kulinarische Reise im Pocketformat. Olaf Deharde - Koch, Reisejunkie und Genussmensch - stellt in jeder Folge einen internationalen Foodklassiker vor und erzählt seine Geschichte von der Herkunft bis zur Zubereitung. Kein Designerfood, keine Sterneküche, sondern authentische und vor allem verdammt gute Rezepte aus aller Welt. Ob das Wiener Schnitzel wirklich Österreicher ist, wie Döner die Welt erobert hat, und was es mit den New Yorker Dackelwürstchen auf sich hat – Olaf Deharde geht den kulinarischen Fragen auf den Grund. Vorsicht! Dieser Podcast macht Appetit: aufs ...

„Gute Nacht – Einschlafhilfe mit Oliver Wunderlich“ - dieser Podcast hilft Dir beim Einschlafen. Erst wirst du mit ein wenig Geplauder von deinen Alltagssorgen abgelenkt, dann kommt eine einfache Entspannung, bevor es mit einer nagelneuen Gute Nacht Geschichte auf Traumreise geht. Die Menschen in den Geschichten leben rund um den Globus und ihre Erlebnisse sind zwar nicht langweilig, aber sicher auch nicht zu spannend - einfach entspannend. Genau das, was dein Gehirn zum Einschlafen braucht! Wer dann noch nicht schlummert, kann den beruhigendsten Soundkulissen unseres Planeten lauschen, ...

Written during three tours of Africa between 1940 and 1957, this book is a fascinating comparison to today's Africa. Some things never change - the battle for survival of the wild-life and the customs fo the various tribes. A classic book of its kind - Moorehead gets right to the heart of what Africa is all about - the animals and the local tribes.

This autobiographical story records Stevenson's experiences of travelling in the Cevennes in 1878, accompanied by his... ahem..."trusty" donkey Modestine, who provides many amusing moments. The story also encompasses an insightful account of the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in the area, and is a wonderfully descriptive reading.

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind audio experience: discover Florence through intimate, guided audio walking tours of the city's most historic and enchanting quarters. There are four guided tours for you to listen to as you walk through Florence, plus essential Italian words and phrases that every traveler wants to know.