- Asia (582)
Bestsellers
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On the Hippie Trail
- Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer
- Written by: Rick Steves
- Narrated by: Rick Steves
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures, and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail.
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Abroad in Japan
- Written by: Chris Broad
- Narrated by: Chris Broad
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he was about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history....
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2 out of 5 stars
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If you watch him on YouTube
- By nicholas gauthier on 2023-10-10
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The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl
- Eat, Pray, #FML, Book 2
- Written by: Gabrielle Stone
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Stone
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story5 out of 5 stars 63
The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl gives listeners an intimate look into what Gabrielle went through when she returned home from her grand European adventure....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- By Lynn on 2022-04-23
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The Nine Lives of Pakistan
- Dispatches from a Precarious State
- Written by: Declan Walsh
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Declan Walsh is one of the New York Times's most distinguished international correspondents. His portrait of Pakistan over a tumultuous decade captures the sweep of this strange, wondrous, and benighted country through the dramatic lives of nine fascinating individuals....
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Lost on Planet China
- Written by: J. Maarten Troost
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
When the travel bug bit, J. Maarten Troost took on the world's most populous and intriguing nation....
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The Silk Roads
- A New History of the World
- Written by: Peter Frankopan
- Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy
- Length: 24 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 87
The epic history of the crossroads of the world - the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story. Horrible narration.
- By Reviewer on 2023-12-19
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On the Hippie Trail
- Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Travel Writer
- Written by: Rick Steves
- Narrated by: Rick Steves
- Length: 4 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall0 out of 5 stars 0
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Stow away with Rick Steves for a glimpse into the unforgettable moments, misadventures, and memories of his 1978 journey on the legendary Hippie Trail.
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Abroad in Japan
- Written by: Chris Broad
- Narrated by: Chris Broad
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 63
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 53
When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he was about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history....
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2 out of 5 stars
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If you watch him on YouTube
- By nicholas gauthier on 2023-10-10
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The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl
- Eat, Pray, #FML, Book 2
- Written by: Gabrielle Stone
- Narrated by: Gabrielle Stone
- Length: 12 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 72
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 63
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Story5 out of 5 stars 63
The Ridiculous Misadventures of a Single Girl gives listeners an intimate look into what Gabrielle went through when she returned home from her grand European adventure....
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2 out of 5 stars
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Disappointed
- By Lynn on 2022-04-23
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The Nine Lives of Pakistan
- Dispatches from a Precarious State
- Written by: Declan Walsh
- Narrated by: Roger Clark
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5
Declan Walsh is one of the New York Times's most distinguished international correspondents. His portrait of Pakistan over a tumultuous decade captures the sweep of this strange, wondrous, and benighted country through the dramatic lives of nine fascinating individuals....
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Lost on Planet China
- Written by: J. Maarten Troost
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 10 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
When the travel bug bit, J. Maarten Troost took on the world's most populous and intriguing nation....
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The Silk Roads
- A New History of the World
- Written by: Peter Frankopan
- Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy
- Length: 24 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 111
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 87
The epic history of the crossroads of the world - the meeting place of East and West and the birthplace of civilization....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great story. Horrible narration.
- By Reviewer on 2023-12-19
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American Shaolin
- Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China
- Written by: Matthew Polly
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 10 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 13
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 13
Laced with humor and illuminated by cultural insight, American Shaolin is an unforgettable coming-of-age tale of one young man's journey into the ancient art of kung fu - and a funny and poignant portrait of a rapidly changing China....
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5 out of 5 stars
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very funny and entertaining!
- By Carsandgunns on 2023-09-05
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Walking the Himalayas
- Written by: Levison Wood
- Narrated by: Levison Wood
- Length: 8 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
Following in the footsteps of the great explorers, Levison recounts the beauty and danger he found along the Silk Road route of Afghanistan....
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India: A Million Mutinies Now
- Written by: V. S. Naipaul
- Narrated by: Sam Dastor
- Length: 24 hrs and 46 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
Arising out of Naipaul’s lifelong obsession and passion for a country that is at once his and totally alien, India: A Million Mutinies Now relates the stories of many of the people he met traveling there more than 50 years ago....
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Tokyo Vice
- An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japan
- Written by: Jake Adelstein
- Narrated by: Jake Adelstein
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 65
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 53
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 54
From the only American journalist ever to have been admitted to the insular Tokyo Metropolitan Police press club: a unique, firsthand, revelatory look at Japanese culture from the underbelly up....
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Look Into Life, and Lessons, in Japan
- By Alexander Jackson on 2022-01-02
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Himalaya
- Written by: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 5 hrs and 51 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
In his most challenging journey to date, Palin tackles the Himalayas, the greatest mountain range on earth....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic!
- By Roberta W on 2025-02-17
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The Travels of Marco Polo
- Written by: Marco Polo
- Narrated by: Walter Covell
- Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 5
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story4 out of 5 stars 4
The Travels of Marco Polo by Marco Polo Read by Walter Covell. Take a fascinating journey through strange and exotic countries...
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5 out of 5 stars
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good content
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-03-08
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There's a Sheep in My Bathtub
- Birth of a Mongolian Church Planting Movement
- Written by: Brian Hogan
- Narrated by: Brian Hogan
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance3 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
There's a Sheep in My Bathtub chronicles the adventures of the Hogan family as they try to follow God's leading into one of the world's most remote and mysterious enclaves....
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5 out of 5 stars
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It Came Full Circle Beautifully
- By Anonymous User on 2020-03-15
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Tokyo Junkie
- 60 Years of Bright Lights and Back Alleys... and Baseball
- Written by: Robert Whiting
- Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
- Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story5 out of 5 stars 3
Tokyo Junkie is a memoir that plays out over the dramatic 60-year growth of the megacity Tokyo, once a dark, fetid backwater and now the most populous, sophisticated, and safe urban capital in the world....
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Seven Years in Tibet
- Written by: Heinrich Harrer, Richard Graves
- Narrated by: Mark Meadows
- Length: 11 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 23
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 18
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Story5 out of 5 stars 18
A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer’s escape across the Himalayas to Tibet....
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5 out of 5 stars
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i loved this book
- By Pablo B. on 2022-10-03
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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
- Written by: Eric Newby
- Narrated by: James Bryce
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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A classic of travel writing, A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush is Eric Newby’s iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth....
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Chasing the Monsoon
- A Modern Pilgrimage Through India
- Written by: Alexander Frater
- Narrated by: Bernard Mayes
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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This is the inspiring story of how one man realized his dream of witnessing firsthand the most dramatic of meteorological events: the Indian monsoon....
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Le Japon
- Guide culturel et pratique
- Written by: Collectif
- Narrated by: Bruno Méyère
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 2
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2
Un guide culturel audio pour les curieux, les amateurs d'histoire et les voyageurs. Le parfait kit de découverte d'une région et de sa culture...
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5 out of 5 stars
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Ouvrage pratique
- By Amanda on 2025-02-05
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Around the World in 80 Trains
- A 45,000-Mile Adventure
- Written by: Monisha Rajesh
- Narrated by: Monisha Rajesh
- Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 7
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7
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Story4 out of 5 stars 7
A witty and irreverent look at the world and a celebration of the glory of train travel. Rajesh offers a wonderfully vivid account of life, history and culture in an audiobook that will make you laugh out loud - and reflect on what it means to be a global citizen....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Disappointing Train Travel Log
- By Kevin Cymbaluk on 2024-10-14
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A Brief History of Indonesia
- Sultans, Spices, and Tsunamis: The Incredible Story of Southeast Asia's Largest Nation
- Written by: Tim Hannigan
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 9 hrs and 35 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 4
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 3
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Story4 out of 5 stars 3
Indonesia is by far the largest nation in Southeast Asia and has the fourth-largest population in the world after the United States. Indonesian history and culture are especially relevant today as the island nation is an emerging power....
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4 out of 5 stars
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Excellent overview of Indonesia
- By Jason Gacek on 2021-12-15
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Beyond the Hippy Trail to India
- Written by: Simon Andrews
- Narrated by: Alan Turton
- Length: 6 hrs and 29 mins
- Unabridged
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Simon Andrews made the the legendary overland trip known as the "Hippy Trail to India" in 1975. Forty-Five years later comes the true story of that journey and its influence on future life....
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With You by Bike
- One Couple’s Life-Changing Journey Around the World
- Written by: Katrina Rosen
- Narrated by: Nina Richmond
- Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 1
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1
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Story5 out of 5 stars 1
After many years together Katrina and Mike's marriage has unravelled. In a quest to mend their relationship they embark on a year long, 13,000 kilometre cycling tour with the hope of strengthening their commitment to one another....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful human story powered by bicycle
- By Cheryl McClorey on 2024-02-14
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This Is How I Save My Life
- From California to India, a True Story of Finding Everything When You Are Willing to Try Anything
- Written by: Amy B. Scher
- Narrated by: Amy B. Scher
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 3
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2
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Story5 out of 5 stars 2
When Amy B. Scher was struck with undiagnosed late-stage, chronic Lyme disease, the best physicians in America labeled her condition incurable and potentially terminal. Deteriorating rapidly, she went on a search to save her own life....
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Japan Travel Guide
- Japan as a Country, Where to Go, What to Visit and Travel Tips
- Written by: Daisuke Tanaka
- Narrated by: Jessica Gurd
- Length: 5 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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This unique tourist guide to Japan will show you hundreds of places to see and things to do....
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The Great Railway Bazaar
- Written by: Paul Theroux
- Narrated by: Frank Muller
- Length: 10 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
The Great Railway Bazaar is Paul Theroux's account of his epic journey by rail through Asia....
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The Aquariums of Pyongyang
- Written by: Chol-hwan Kang, Pierre Rigoulot
- Narrated by: Stephen Park
- Length: 7 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 6
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4
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Story5 out of 5 stars 4
Amid escalating nuclear tensions, Kim Jong-un and North Korea's other leaders have kept a tight grasp on their one-party state, quashing any nascent opposition movements and sending all suspected dissidents to its brutal concentration camps for "re-education"....
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Holy Cow!
- An Indian Adventure
- Written by: Sarah Macdonald
- Narrated by: Kate Hosking
- Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 13
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 12
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 12
After backpacking her way around India, Sarah Macdonald decides she hates the country with a passion. When a beggar at the airport reads her palm and insists she will one day return - and for love - she screams 'Never!' and gives the country, and him, the finger.
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The Happy Isles of Oceania
- Paddling the Pacific
- Written by: Paul Theroux
- Narrated by: Charlie Anson
- Length: 23 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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In one of his most exotic and adventuresome journeys, travel writer Paul Theroux embarks on an eighteen-month tour of the South Pacific, exploring fifty-one islands by collapsible kayak.
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Shadow of the Silk Road
- Written by: Colin Thubron
- Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 8
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 8
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 8
Colin Thubron undertakes a journey along the greatest land route on earth: the Silk Road....
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The Japanese Mind
- Understanding Contemporary Japanese Culture
- Written by: Roger J. Davies, Osamu Ikeno
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2
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Listeners of this book will gain a clear understanding of what makes the Japanese, and their society, tick....