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My name is Adeline, I'm 16 and have been traveling part time in a school bus with my family for the last 4 years. I found it very isolating and hated travel, until i started to embrace it and found myself more then ever. I've learned what you want isn't always what you need, and sometimes you have to let your story happen to you. I will share my experience along with other teenagers with similar stories, and learning about new ones

Cina, appunti di viaggio non è una guida turistica e non vuole spiegare la Cina. È il racconto intimo e autentico di un viaggio vissuto senza filtri. Episodio dopo episodio raccontiamo la preparazione, i dubbi, i preconcetti e l’arrivo negli aeroporti cinesi, tra controlli, silenzi, momenti comici e tensione reale. Ogni puntata è un appunto di viaggio fatto di città, persone, contrasti e riflessioni. Non raccontiamo com’è la Cina, ma come l’abbiamo attraversata.

Setzt die Segel mit Cruisetime und taucht ein in die faszinierende Welt der Kreuzfahrten! 🚢 Von packenden Reiseberichten, Insider-Tipps zu Schiffen und Routen bis hin zu spannenden Geschichten von Bord – wir nehmen euch mit auf eine Reise über die Ozeane und zeigen, was eine Kreuzfahrt wirklich ausmacht. Ob ihr selbst Kreuzfahrt-Fans seid oder einfach nur Fernweh habt – CruiseTime bringt euch die Highlights, die Geheimtipps und jede Menge Unterhaltung direkt auf die Ohren. 🎧 Mit dabei: Erfahrungsberichte von echten Reisen Tipps zu Kabinen, Restaurants & Decks Geschichten & Anekdoten...

Riviera Living” explores the vibrant lifestyle, luxury real estate, and investment opportunities along the French Riviera. From the glitz of Monaco to the serene beauty of Aix-en-Provence, this series dives deep into the cities, neighborhoods, and insider tips that make the Côte d’Azur a dream destination for homeowners and investors alike. Each episode blends real estate insights, lifestyle trends, and local culture to help listeners make informed decisions about buying, renting, or investing in luxury properties. For listeners interested in exploring properties in the heart of Provence,...

Asghar Wajahat, who has made a fresh start in Hindi with his travelogues, likes to fashion himself as a social tourist. He does not simply write dry, matter-of-fact descriptions of the places he visits; instead he tries to capture the cultural diversity and colours that life in those places offers. In this way, Ashghar Wajahat makes the listeners join him in these journeys. In Ateet Ka Darwaza, he takes his listeners to the nomadic life in Jordan in Central Asia, the Marmaroash region of Romania-Hungary region in Europe, and in Mexico in South America.

Growing up a 90-pound weakling tormented by bullies in the schoolyards of Kansas, young Matthew Polly dreamed of one day journeying to the Shaolin Temple in China to become the toughest fighter in the world, like Caine in his favorite 1970s TV series, Kung Fu. While in college, Matthew decided the time had come to pursue this quixotic dream before it was too late. Much to the dismay of his parents, he dropped out of Princeton to spend two years training with the legendary sect of monks who invented kung fu and Zen Buddhism.

The Himalayas, the tallest and the youngest mountains in the world, spread from Afghanistan and Pakistan through India, Bhutan, Nepal and Myanmar, with their northern extrusions, the Ximalaya Shanmai, across the Tibetan plateau in China. Despite border restrictions, the inhabitants of this region continue to share a trans-Himalayan identity, fragile yet enduring. The Himalayan Arc focuses on a crucial, enthralling, politically turbulent, yet often underreported part of this Himalayan belt the East of South-east.

On the 200-day journey around the world, Wigge makes forty-two trades and meets strange, kind, funny, friendly, eccentric, and good-natured people who help him in his quest. It’s a journey you won’t want to miss!

Full of unforgettable figures and an unrelenting spirit of adventure, Strange Stones is a far-ranging, thought-provoking collection of Peter Hessler’s best reportage - a dazzling display of the powerful storytelling, shrewd cultural insight, and warm sense of humor that are the trademarks of his work. Over the last decade, as a staff writer for The New Yorker and the author of three books, Peter Hessler has lived in Asia and the United States, writing as both native and knowledgeable outsider in these two very different regions.

Mount Kilimanjaro is sometimes called "Everyman's Everest" because it is possible for a novice climber to reach the summit. And every year, more than 30,000 adventure tourists try. But for each person who goes to the mountain, there are thousands more who chat about it at parties, making plans to go...someday. That's how Daniel Dorr got started: flirting with a beautiful brunette and spouting impressive plans. Six months later, he was lying on the gravel trail at 18,000 feet, panting and hacking in the darkness.

Joe Simpson, with just his partner Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed west face of the remote 21,000 foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June of 1995. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into base camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead.

When Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa in 2000, he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H. M. Stanley's famous expedition - and travelling alone. Despite warnings that his plan was suicidal, Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots.

Perceptive, funny, and nostalgic, E. B. White's stroll around Manhattan remains the quintessential love letter to the city, written by one of America's foremost literary figures. The New York Times named Here Is New York one of the 10 best books ever written about the metropolis, and The New Yorker called it "the wittiest essay, and one of the most perceptive, ever done on the city".

No hotel is as inseparably linked to its city than Raffles Hotel, writes Pico Iyer, arguably the world's greatest travel writer alive. Drawing upon numerous stays in Raffles over 35 years and the fast-ascending city all around it, Iyer—a lifelong global soul—reflects on the "Grand Old...

Christine thought a year in South Korea would hit the pause button on her messy life. Her dad's death had left her anxious and depressed, and her career in musical theatre had reached a new low of shopping-centre kids' shows. When she found herself pulled over by the side of the road, dressed as a dinosaur and sobbing uncontrollably, it was clear something had to change. A role with an experimental theatre company based in Seoul seemed the perfect way to put off dealing with her problems, at least for a year. But she soon found there's no running away from yourself.

The WDW Connection Show welcomes you to enjoy informative conversations about the history and planning of Walt Disney World and its attractions. Join Mike, the host of The WDW Connection Show, as he has in-depth discussions with former Imagineers, Cast Members, and other significant people associated with Walt Disney World and the Disney brand.

Destination Diaries is a travel podcast, where each episode focuses on one unforgettable travel destination. In each episode, the location's cultures and history will be discussed, along with it's delicious food spots and unique attractions.

Stories from the Stillhouse. Conversations with master distillers about the art and science of craft distilling.

يعرض لنا الكاتب في هذا المُؤلَّف مشاهداتِه السياحيةَ في ربوع بلدان الشرق الأدنى؛ فالكِتاب أشبه بمعجمٍ سياحي يستهلُّه الكاتب بتقديمِ نُبذةٍ تاريخية عن كل بلدة من البلدان التي زارها؛ موضِّحًا أهميتَها التاريخية، وطبيعتها الجغرافية، وأهمَّ مُدنها، وأروع المناظر الجمالية التي خلَبَت لُبَّه، فضلًا عن كلِّ ما يتعلَّق بالعادات والتقاليد والموروثات الدينية والعقدية لهذه البلدان، وأشهر معالمها الأثرية، وأهم مساجدها التاريخية التي تجسِّد رسوخَ الموروثات العقدية لدى شعوبها. كما ضمَّن الكاتب في ثنايا هذا الكتاب بعضَ النوادر والطرائف التي حدثت له في بعض البلدان التي زارها، وكأنه يبرهن من خلال هذا الكتا...

علي أحمد الجرجاوي: وُلِدَ في مدينة «جرجا» بمحافظة «سوهاج» في القرن التاسع عشر، تَعَلَّمَ مبادئ القراءة والكتابة، وحفِظ القرآن الكريم في الكُتَّاب، ثم درَس العلوم الدينية، ثم رحل إلى القاهرة طلبًا لاستكمال الدراسة وتحصيل العلم بالأزهر، اشتغل بالعمل الحُرِّ مبتعدًا عن الأعمال الحكومية؛ لِما لاحظه من تسلُّط الإنجليز على مُقَدَّرات البلاد إثر فشل الثورة العرابية، وأسس صحيفة «الإرشاد» التي كان يصدرها ويترأس تحريرها في بداية القرن العشرين، إلى جانب عمله بالمحاماة أمام المحاكم الشرعية، ثم عمل رئيسًا ﻟ «جمعية الأزهر العلمية» حتى وفاته.