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This gripping story of courage and achievement is an account of Robert Falcon Scott's last fateful expedition to the Antarctic, as told by surviving expedition member Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Cherry-Garrard tells of the journey from England to South Africa and southward to the ice floes, where...

AS HEARD ON THE CHRIS EVANS BREAKFAST SHOW - "It's not just for runners. It's for life! It's a great story." When Chris McDougall stumbled across the story of Churchill's 'dirty tricksters', a motley crew of English poets and academics who helped resist the Nazi invasion of Crete, he knew he was...

Aigerim Serik hosts a podcast about travelling through Kazakhstan the way a resident would: settling in one place, learning it, then moving somewhere connected to it. The country's geography makes that approach necessary. Most of the interior is thinly populated steppe, with continental cold and heat, and people concentrated in urban corridors in the far north and south. Each episode grounds itself in a particular place: Almaty's foothills, Astana's windswept avenues, Shymkent's bazaars, and the Betpak-Dala desert, a dry interior region far from the usual tourist route. The host also follows ...

Travelling in Bosnia and Herzegovina means moving between the joint Bosniak/Croat Federation and the Republika Srpska, over mountains and through valleys, from Ottoman-era bridges to Austro-Hungarian facades. This podcast is about how those layers of history sit beside each other in daily life, and what a visitor needs to know to read them. Across the series she moves from the old town of Sarajevo to the Neretva at Mostar, then north to Banja Luka and the karst fields of Popovo Polje near Trebinje. Each place introduces the valley, the river, or the borderland that shaped it, and the host ...

Mark Ashburn is a young teacher at St. Peter's Public School for boys, although he isn't particularly fond of boys. His dream is to make his name in the literary world but mediocrity and rejection meet him at every turn. Dejected, he meets up with Vincent, an old friend, who is about to travel to his father's plantation in Ceylon and asks a favor of Mark. Mark makes a rash promise to help, never suspecting anything would ever be required of him. Backed into a corner, he makes a decision that affects his and others' lives forever.

Explore the extraordinary legacy of W.B. Yeats through a collection that brings together his finest poetry, personal reflections, and writings on Ireland's literary revival. Known for his romantic and lyrical style of poetry, Yeats's work was often inspired by Irish myths, spiritualism, love, longing and loss. His later work became more modernist in style, challenging poetic conventions and shifting to a political focus. This audiobook edition is expertly read by Aidan Kelly.

“These stories remind us that food is not just fuel, nor is travel just movement,” writes Bryant Terry in his introduction. “They are acts of remembrance, resistance, and connection.” The Best American Food and Travel Writing 2025 embodies this wisdom, offering an incredible range of...

In this original and evocative book, we accompany Raja on six walks taken between 1978 and 2006. The earlier forays are peaceful affairs, allowing our guide to meditate at length on the character of his native land, a terrain of olive trees on terraced hillsides, luxuriant valleys carved by sacred springs, carpets of wild iris and hyacinth, and ancient monasteries built over 1,000 years ago. Shehadeh’s love for this magical place saturates his renderings of its history and topography.

As travellers, we are always walking backwards, forever on the verge of stepping into the unknown, never knowing what waits around the next corner. Walking Backwards is a return to 10 cities and what happened there. Whether inadvertently smuggling cloth into Istanbul, reading poetry in New Delhi to a crowd expecting a world-famous pianist, or wandering endlessly through Mantua searching for a non-existent hotel on a street that's fallen off the map, Mark Frutkin is a master at rediscovering the magic at the heart of all travel.

Learn Norwegian with Fexingo — the easy way to learn Norwegian through warm stories, natural conversations, and slow news. A friendly Norwegian-learning podcast hosted by Lucas and Luna. Every episode is a short, digestible lesson built around real-world Norwegian you can use right away — perfect for absolute beginners who want to start speaking Norwegian with confidence. Expect: beginner Norwegian lessons, slow Norwegian stories, everyday Norwegian conversations, slow news in Norwegian, travel phrases, and tons of repetition so it sticks. New episodes added regularly. Follow Fexingo to ...

When Jamie Maslin decides to hitchhike the entire length of the Silk Road, he decides to travel first and plan later. Then, unexpectedly stranded in Iran - a country he's only read about in newspapers - he wonders whether he'll make it out alive. After crossing the border on foot from Turkey, Maslin finds himself suddenly plunged into the subversive, contradictory world of Iranian subculture, where he is embraced by locals who are happy to show him the true Iran as they see it....

Writer and filmmaker Sal + photographer Mark have a five year plan to sail their Swan 47 MATILDA from Palma, Spain back to Sydney Australia. This weekly podcast shares the wonder and realities of living your dream while maintaining careers and a 50 year old boat.

Welcome fellow travelers to another exciting issue of The Thrill Book! Herein lies all manner of stories for the discerning fan of pulp fiction. We have the chilling science fiction tale of a demented inventor wreaking havoc upon the world in Murray Leinster's "A Thousand Degrees Below Zero". Explore the lost civilization of the Sargasso Sea in the first installment of "The Lost Empire"! We also get the next part of the sea-faring serial "The Opium Ship" as well as the concluding section of the spy story "Strasbourg Rose"! And that's only scratching the surface! So much more lies inside. We ...

In American Notes, Charles Dickens sets out on an eye-opening journey across the Atlantic in the early 19th century, capturing his impressions of a rapidly growing United States. Published in 1842, the book recounts his travels through the U.S. and Canada, blending lively storytelling with sharp social observations—something Dickens was especially known for.

Off the Map is a podcast giving the mic to small tourism operators across Canada—the storytellers, experience builders, and local legends who are shaping the future of travel.Each episode dives into the realities of running a tourism business today: the highs, the hurdles, and the heartfelt wins.We’re here to spotlight the people behind the places worth discovering, while giving them a week of visibility across Roamlii’s digital platforms.

​The Texas Panhandle has a front porch. ​Where The Blacktop Ends is a deep dive into the grit, culture, and untold stories of the High Plains. Hosted by Brady R. Smith and Josh Hearon, the show features intimate interviews and raw, honest storytelling from the artists, makers, working hands, and local voices shaping rural Panhandle life. From local history and water stewardship to small-town roots and high plains folklore—this is tradition reinvented.

世界遺産を、もっと身近に。 世界遺産検定マイスターの「もっちー」が届ける、約10分間の世界遺産ショートストーリーPodcast。 主人公になるのは、歴史を生きた人物だったり、建物だったり、街だったり。 ときには、旅先で出会った風景や、そこで感じた小さな発見だったり。 さまざまな「主人公」の目線から、世界遺産に隠れた物語をたどります。 たった10分。 でも、次にその世界遺産を見たとき、少し違って見えるかもしれません。 『...

Jeremy Wade has chased legends, uncovered myths, and taken us to the most remote rivers on earth. Ten years on from River Monsters, we bring Jeremy and his closest friends back together for the catch-up they’ve never properly had. They'll revisit their craziest adventures, the unsolved cases, and the stories we have yet to hear. Jeremy is BACK, Fish On! Join our community for exclusive content, early access, and be part of the journey: rivermonsters.tv

Plug Me In started as a simple idea: what if we just hit record and talked about whatever was on our minds? Just an honest conversation between two friends who happen to be funny. Every week, we bring you unfiltered takes on everything from current events to childhood memories. We interview interesting people, debate ridiculous topics, and occasionally go off on tangents that have nothing to do with anything. That's the beauty of it

Discover what's happening—and who's making it happen—in Chandler, Arizona. Let's Chat Chandler introduces you to the people behind local events, activities, businesses, nonprofits, and community programs. Meet the organizers, entrepreneurs, volunteers, and public servants helping Chandler thrive, and find new ways to explore, participate, and connect. Produced by Birdman Media™, the show brings our "Tell Your Story" approach to every conversation. Our local sponsors share their stories and what they offer the community, with no unrelated advertising inserted by Birdman Media™. Whether ...