Europe Travel

This entertaining volume provides a concise history of one of the world's premiere cities. Acclaimed author A.N. Wilson starts at the beginning, when London was founded by the Romans, and continues to contemporary times, hitting all the historical highlights along the way. London is the perfect starter book for anyone wishing to understand this great city a little better, and even seasoned London fans will find new information here.

What is visible to the naked eye has been exhaustively raked over; in Underground London, acclaimed travel writer Stephen Smith provides an alternative guide and history of the capital. It's a journey through the passages and tunnels of the city, the bunkers and tunnels, crypts and shadows. As well as being a contemporary tour of underground London, it's also an exploration through time.

George Murray Levick was the physician on Robert Falcon Scott's tragic Antarctic expedition of 1910. Marooned for an Antarctic winter, Levick passed the time by becoming the first man to study penguins up close. His findings were so shocking to Victorian morals that they were quickly suppressed and seemingly lost to history.

In To the Island of Tides, Alistair Moffat travels to - and through the history of - the fated island of Lindisfarne. Walking from his home in the Borders, through the historical landscape of Scotland and northern England, he takes us on a pilgrimage in the footsteps of saints and scholars, before arriving for a secular retreat on the Holy Isle. To the Island of Tides is a meditation on the power of place, but also a more personal journey - a chance for a personal stocktaking and a reflection on where life leads us.

From the incomparable John Baxter, the best-selling author of The Most Beautiful Walk in the World, a sumptuous and definitive portrait of Paris through the seasons, highlighting the unique tastes, sights, and changing personality of the city in spring, summer, fall, and winter.

Prize-winning author Michael J. Totten returns with a masterpiece of travel writing and history in this journey through 13 nations - all but two formerly communist - just beyond the edge of the West where few casual travelers venture. His work as an independent foreign correspondent takes him deep into the field beyond the sensational headlines, from his hilariously miserable road trip with his best friend to Iraq to the Wild West of Albania, the most bizarre country in Europe; from the killing fields in Bosnia and Kosovo to a Romania haunted by the ghosts of its communist past.

Drawing on testimony from a great range of witnesses - from Balzac and Hugo to assorted boulevardiers, rabble-rousers, and tramps - Sante, whose thorough research is matched only by the vividness of his narration, takes the listener on a whirlwind tour.

Prague, the Golden City, is famous with its good traditions. This is probably what creates the city's special, magic, mysterious, and positive aura...

Accompany us on our audio journey through Sicily. Sicily is the largest island in the Mediterranean and at the same time the most diverse region in Italy, the land of gods and legends. You will discover Palermo, the Madonie also called “Sicilian Alps”, take the cable car up Mount Etna and travel along the “Via Del Sale” (Salt Road).

Audiolibro de la nueva edición en la que se incorpora dos tramos nuevos del Camino: Desde Saint Jean Pied de Port-Roncesvalles y Somport-Jaca hasta Compostela y Finisterre. Emprende tu viaje desde Saint Jean Pied de Port-Roncesvalles y Somport-Jaca, por las cumbres y montañas aragonesas y navarras, hasta donde los caminos se hacen uno, los repechos de los campos riojanos, los solitarios paisajes y páramos castellanos, burgaleses, palentinos y leoneses, hasta las costas gallegas.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local audiobook is for you. Dora Urbancsek offers the inside scoop on the most traditional food in Budapest. Eat like a local. Slow down, stay in one place, and get to know the food, people, and culture. By the time you finish this listen, you will be eager and prepared to travel to your next culinary destination.  

Discover the Magic of Scandinavia with Our Essential Travel Guide! Are you dreaming of exploring snowy landscapes, seeing the shimmering Northern Lights, or wandering through historic towns? Our Norway Travel Guide 2024 is your passport to unforgettable adventures across Norway's fjords, Sweden's design shops, Denmark's historic sites, Finland's steamy saunas, and Iceland's warm geothermal pools!

The author travels from London to Baghdad by train, following the route of an identical journey made by Agatha Christie in 1928. Many of the countries Eames passes through have been deeply troubled in recent years. Merging literary biography with travel adventure, The 8.55 to Baghdad is the journey of a lifetime.

When Stanley Lambchop is asked to help catch an art thief in Paris, he's thrilled! Posing as a painting in the Louvre museum on a wall across from the famous Mona Lisa? - c'est magnifique! But Stanley soon grows bored - until he meets Etoile, an art student who shows him around the City of Light. Then when Stanley goes back to the museum, he soon realizes that the Mona Lisa looks…different. It's been switched for a fake!

Welcome to the Sardinia Motorcycle Travel Guide, your passport to two-wheeled adventure on one of Italy's most captivating islands. Sardinia, a Mediterranean gem nestled in the heart of the Tyrrhenian Sea, beckons motorcycle enthusiasts with its enchanting landscapes, rugged coastlines, and a tapestry of vibrant cultures and traditions.

Greater Than a Tourist – Albania by Redina Zela offers the inside scoop on Albania. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist.  Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Greater Than a Tourist: Ljubljana, Slovenia by Andreja Dintinjana offers the inside scoop on Ljubljana. As a part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination. In this audiobook, you'll discover local advice that will help you throughout your trip. Travel like a local. Slow down and get to know the people and the culture of a place.

In 1967, veteran travel writer Eric Newby and his heroic wife, Wanda, fulfilled their dream of a return to life in the Italian hills where they first met during World War II. But this fulfillment would not come easy. The dream materialised in the form of I Castagni ('The Chestnuts'), a small, decrepit farmhouse with no roof, an abandoned septic tank and its own indigenous wildlife reluctant to give up their home. But in the foothills of the Apuan Alps on the border of Liguria and Northern Tuscany, this ramshackle house would soon become a hub of love, friendship and activity.

Der Regen wird wärmer 6 - Moher. Irland ist eine grüne Insel, dekoriert von bunten Haustüren, flankiert von Schafherden und jeder Menge Pubs. Junggesellen, die bereits das Verfallsdatum überschritten haben, präsentieren beim "Matchmaking-Heiratsmarkt" ihre kaum vorhandenen Vorzüge. Elfenwesen tummeln sich mit Feen an Flüssen und das Guinness ist ein Quell ewiger Weisheit. Kein Wunder, dass Iren ihr Vermögen vertrinken und dabei melancholische Lieder singen, um von dieser Weisheit zu kosten. Allerdings braucht man Whiskey, um am Ende des Regenbogens einen vergrabenen Topf Gold zu finden.

Der Regen wird wärmer Folge 05 - Dunquin. Irland ist eine grüne Insel, dekoriert von bunten Haustüren, flankiert von Schafherden und jeder Menge Pubs. Junggesellen, die bereits das Verfallsdatum überschritten haben, präsentieren beim "Matchmaking-Heiratsmarkt" ihre kaum vorhandenen Vorzüge. Elfenwesen tummeln sich mit Feen an Flüssen und das Guinness ist ein Quell ewiger Weisheit. Kein Wunder, dass Iren ihr Vermögen vertrinken und dabei melancholische Lieder singen, um von dieser Weisheit zu kosten.