Travel Adventure Writing

In magisterial prose, Erling narrates his epic, record-making journey, probing the physical challenges and psychological motivations for embarking on such an epic expedition, the history of the territory’s exploration, its place in legend and art, and the thrilling adventures he experienced during the trek. It is another example of what bestselling author Robert MacFarlane has called “Kagge’s extraordinary life in wild places,”

Geordie Stewart left his home and his job in the army to cycle across Europe and Asia. Alone on a bike, he experienced freedom and isolation travelling across open deserts and through a vicious Siberian winter. His journey took him 13,000 miles, but this isn’t a story of the number of miles ridden. It's about choosing an unfamiliar path which led him to discover and confront previously unknown truths.

This true story tells of one family’s hilarious journey through Australia’s rugged Outback countryside. The intrepid adventurers work their way through numerous mishaps, including an ill-advised river-crossing and an inappropriately packed roof rack. They also engage in some truly horrible singing.

In Dance Life: Movin' & Groovin' Around the Globe, Lisa Alpine combines her three all-encompassing passions - writing, travel, and dance - into a bouquet of 27 stories that span her lifetime and the globe. From twerking with a nun in an Albanian orphanage to salsa dancing with a hottie under the burning sun in Cuba, to braving an attempt at flamenco on a Parisian tabletop, these toe-tapping tales will inspire you to follow the call of a wild life, leaving home with your passport in hand and your dance shoes stuffed into the suitcase.

The mere thought of traversing any part of the African continent in a Land Rover with only two other companions is a daunting proposition...that is until the Indiana Jones element within Penny Lees kicked in one day and announced that she was to embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Notwithstanding the various irritations whilst travelling through rural France, the Pyrenees, and Southern Europe, these paled into insignificance when faced with the climatic and cultural hurdles encountered in Africa.

Award-winning travel writer Cash Peters organizes a group of 10 friends and family to go on a cruise through French wine country, along the River Rhône in Provence, starting out from the Roman town of Arles in the south, where Van Gogh lived and painted, and sailing all the way up to historic Lyon. The sharply observed narrative chronicles life on board a river cruise ship with all its glories and pitfalls.

Reisen auf den legendären Hippie-Trails der 60er und 70er Jahre Zweite erweiterte und aktualisierte Auflage! Waren die Globetrotter der 1960er und 1970er Jahre, unterwegs auf dem Landweg von Mitteleuropa nach Marokko, Kreta, via Istanbul und Kabul nach Indien und Thailand wirklich, wie oft behauptet, die Pioniere des modernen Massentourismus? Welchen Legenden folgten diese Rucksack-Reisenden, die mit ihren Touren selbst die Legende vom Hippie-Trail begründeten?

An entertaining listen about 'life', written by a well-traveled man who simply prefers to be 'Outside' his clothes rather than 'In' them. This is an audiobook for anyone who loves the sun and the joys of 'skinny dipping', or who wants to. Travel with Richard on a global journey, sharing his nude experiences in the Mediterranian, Japan, Hawaii, South Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States.

Mike McIntyre and his longtime girlfriend, Andrea, are in their early 40s and itching for a break. So they rent out their San Diego home - dog, cat, and furniture included - and embark on a yearlong journey around the world. "We're not out to find ourselves, or even to lose ourselves," McIntyre writes. "We're merely seeking a pause in our routines." But the couple is soon swept up in the adventure of a lifetime.

Der Teenager-Drecksack-Antiheld (TDA) will nach Asien, weil dort das Grass vermeintlich grüner sein soll...

In the plucky, hilarious, and irreverent spirit of Lansky's popular "Vagabond" newspaper column comes Last Trout in Venice, a book of adventurous and wacky travel essays that will have you laughing out loud. In Naples, Italy, Lansky rents a car precisely because of the city's reputation as one of the worst places to drive in the world. In Berlin he dons a full-body latex suit, preparing for his visit to the notorious erotic KitKatClub.

Am 23. November 2011 sticht die damals 34-jährige Janice Jakait in Portugal in See. Als erste Deutsche wird sie allein den Atlantik überqueren - allein und nur mit Muskelkraft. "Row for silence" nennt sie ihre Aktion, mit der sie auf den Unterwasserlärm aufmerksam machen will, der für Meeressäuger und Fische tödliche Folgen hat. Aber sie will auch ihre innere Unruhe besiegen, sich selbst in der Stille begegnen. 90 Tage, 6500 Kilometer und eine Million Ruderschläge lang behauptet sie sich gegen die Gewalten, gegen Hunger und Müdigkeit - und ist schließlich nicht nur in Barbados, sondern auch bei sich selbst angekommen.

A collection of Peter Fleming’s essays written for The Spectator.

Außergewöhnliche Radtouren durch Deutschland, Polen, Weißrussland, Italien, Frankreich, Griechenland und die Türkei. Spannende Erlebnisse, lustige Geschichten und Tipps von jemandem, der sein ganzes Leben auf den unterschiedlichsten Fahrrädern unterwegs war. Ganz spezielle Urlaubsreisen mit dem Tandem, dem Liegerad von der Grafschaft Bentheim bis nach Jerusalem. Aber auch das kleine Radrennen mit dem Klapprad auf dem Weg zur Arbeit werden humorvoll beschrieben und sollen sogar zum Nachmachen anregen. Durch das Radfahren in Etappen kann jedermann auch weite Ziele erreichen!

Sin pasajes de avión, tren, barco o autobús, Enrique Córdoba nos lleva a recorrer gran parte del planeta, comenzando por los dos extremos de la tierra, el polo norte, donde se inició la fiebre del oro; y en el otro fin del mundo, el polo sur, la tierra del fuego. De una manera maravillosa lleva al oyente a recorrer Oceanía, Asia, Europa y América; internándolo en la cultura de diferentes países, su gastronomía; modo de vida y hasta secretos para tomar en cuenta al momento de idear una guía de viaje.

Ex-cop Jim Weir thought he'd seen it all during his years on the force. That is until he saw the body of his sister Annie, brutally used by a monster in human form, then carelessly discarded. He'd never seen such grief ravage the face of his friend and brother-in-law Ray Cruz, a good cop on the Newport Beach Police Department. When Weir learns that the only witness swore the killer made his escape in a Newport Beach squad car, his disbelief turns to confusion and outrage.

Il Laos è la fonte, da qui partono due viaggi: uno fisico e uno interiore, che scorrono alternandosi e unendosi, capitolo dopo capitolo, in un vortice ritmato di umanità, geopolitica e rock and roll. L'autrice, dopo un tradimento subìto, parte per una grandiosa avventura che dalla capitale del Laos, Vientiane, la spingerà fino alla Scandinavia, attraversando tutta l’Asia centrale. Da sola, via terra.

What happens when you take a professor and sprinkle on some old salt seafarer? It’s a recipe for an engrossing narrative of the sea and those who have made it their lives work. Welcome aboard as we hit the decks, load the cargo, sail out, and bring back sea stories full of adventure and glory.

Segeln ist eine einzigartige Art zu reisen. Vor allem, wenn es an das Ende der Ostsee geht: Ganz im Norden liegt die kleine Stadt Haparanda zwischen Schweden und Finnland. Das Buch ist ein spannender Reisebericht für Segler, aber auch für Fans von abenteuerlichen Reisen und Skandinavien.

This is a book about faith, about adventure, about living with my heart open and letting go of the fear of being myself. In June 2016 I decided to sell my house of 22 years and leave my comfort zone. I had no idea where I would go next, but slowly the Camino de Santiago showed itself and I decided, with no rucksack or hiking experience, to start. In the first part of this story, I left England and flew to Seville and travelled on to Granada, where I stayed first in a treehouse and then a cave…before I picked up my rucksack and headed north on the Camino.