Travel America

Travel Like a Local is a series of travel guidebooks written by local experts to help travelers explore new places like an insider. Travel Like a Local—Chicago, IL, USA by author Nora Willi offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to explore the Windy City. From learning about the culture and customs to finding the best restaurants and attractions, these guidebooks provide comprehensive information to ensure a hassle-free unforgettable journey.

Embark on a captivating journey through the diverse landscapes, rich culture, and vibrant history of Argentina with our comprehensive travel guide. From the bustling streets of Buenos Aires to the breathtaking vistas of Patagonia, this guide offers an immersive experience into the heart of South America's second largest country.

Make story time a little spookier with the number one best-selling chapter book series of all time! Every visit to the magic tree house leads to a time-travel adventure! Jack and Annie are on a mission to find - and inspire - a musician that brings happiness to millions of people. After traveling to New Orleans, Jack and Annie come head to head with some real ghosts, and discover the world of jazz when they meet a young Louis Armstrong.

Journalist Susan Casey was in her living room when she first glimpsed this strange place and its resident sharks, their dark fins swirling around a tiny boat in a documentary. These great whites were the alphas among alphas, the narrator said, some of them topping 18 feet in length, and each fall they congregated here off the northern California coast.

Remember those summer vacations when you were a kid? Well, that’s what your retirement can feel like…but without returning to school anymore. Don’t feel guilty about using your savings to do as you wish or go wherever you want—the beautiful country of Costa Rica is ready to welcome you. The Baby Boomer's Guide to Costa Rica Retirement will show you how to settle down in Costa Rica in a cost-effective way, even if you think you need a hefty savings to afford the cost of living (which you definitely don’t!).

Stuck in a job he no longer found fulfilling, journalist Mike McIntyre felt his life was quickly passing him by. So one day he hit the road to trek from one end of the country to the other with little more than the clothes on his back and without a single penny in his pocket. Through his travels, he found varying degrees of kindness in strangers from all walks of life - and discovered more about people and values and life on the road in America than he'd ever thought possible.

American food is the story of mash-ups. Immigrants arrive, cultures collide, and out of the push-pull come exciting new dishes and flavors. But for Edward Lee, who, like Anthony Bourdain or Gabrielle Hamilton, is as much a writer as he is a chef, that first surprising bite is just the beginning. What about the people behind the food? What about the traditions, the innovations, the memories? A natural-born storyteller, Lee decided to hit the road and spent two years uncovering fascinating narratives from every corner of the country.

Cider is the quintessential American beverage. Drank by early settlers and founding fathers, it was ubiquitous and pervasive, but following Prohibition when orchards were destroyed and neglected, cider all but disappeared. In The Cider Revival, Jason Wilson chronicles what is happening now, an extraordinary rebirth that is less than a decade old.

When fly-fishing guide Rusty Wilson decides he's tired of listening to others talk about their Bigfoot stories and instead wants his own encounter, a strange series of events leads him into the wilds of Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, with an eventual rendezvous in the rugged mountains of Montana.

I spend five months every year living in Costa Rica and seven months traveling around the United States in my motorhome. I earn my living being a digital nomad. In this book, you’ll discover the cheapest, safest, and most enjoyable way to become a digital nomad.

In July 1776 a pair of Franciscan friars, Francisco Atanasio Dominguez and Silvestre Velez de Escalante, were charged by the governor of New Mexico with discovering a route across the unknown Southwest to the new Spanish colony in California. They had other goals as well, some of them secret: converting the indigenous natives along the way to the true faith, discovering a semi-mythical paradise known as Teguayo, hunting for sources of gold and silver, and paving the way for Spanish settlements from Santa Fe to Monterey. In strict terms, the expedition failed.

Experience Costa Rica's natural wonders and transform your life in just a few days, even if you've never ventured beyond your comfort zone. Unlike generic travel guides or superficial social media posts, "Embrace Your Inner Sloth" is a heartfelt blend of immersive travel experiences and profound life lessons that are uniquely crafted for those who seek depth and understanding. Consider it a journey within a journey, equipping you not only with destination insights but an evolving mindset that thrives both in travel and at home.

Francis Parkman was a noted 19th Century American historian who wrote widely about the American West.

Brian has a million vague life plans but zero sense of direction. So when he meets Rachel, a self-possessed woman who daydreams of bicycling across the States, he decides to follow her wherever she’ll take him. Brian and Rachel soon embark on a ride from northern Wisconsin to Somewhere West, infatuated with the promise of adventure and each other. But as the pair progress from the Northwoods into the bleak western plains, they begin to discover the messy realities of life on the road.

CHRONOS historians Madi, Tyson, and Katherine and their cohorts are on the enemy’s trail, fixing the mess that sociopath Saul Rand has made of history - and of the Temporal Dilemma rules. Another time shift is on the horizon, and this time, it’s one that reflects Saul’s twisted vision. When the shift hits, it plunges the United States into a modern dark age where superstition trumps science and 17th-century witch hunts are no longer a thing of the past. But Saul has added a new hurdle to this insane reality: he’s hunting the Sisters of Prudence.

Are you planning a trip to Edmonton and not sure what to see and do when you get there? No worries, it's all here! The city of Edmonton has been widely known as the most sunny, beautiful places to vacation. There are literally so many natural landscapes, breathtaking views, mouth watering restaurants, and a whole bunch of super fun activities, that you simply must visit the City Of Champions!What are some of the best local things to see? With this super easy travel guide, you can be sure not to miss any of it!

Early in 1815, Louisa Catherine Adams and her young son left St. Petersburg in a heavy Russian carriage and set out on a difficult journey to meet her husband, John Quincy Adams, in Paris. She traveled through the snows of eastern Europe, down the Baltic coast to Prussia, across the battlefields of Germany, and into a France that was then experiencing the tumultuous events of Napoleon's return from Elba.

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Steve Hely, writer for The Office and American Dad!, and recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, presents a travel book about his journey through Central and South America. Part travel book, part pop history, part comic memoir, Hely's writing will make listeners want to reach for their backpacks and hiking boots.

A mostly serious guide to climbing the tallest mountain in the Western and Southern Hemispheres, this efficient book includes a hilarious day-by-day account, with detailed descriptions of the challenges facing a climber on Aconcagua, such as when to wear your Crocs, which pop music divas to enjoy, and the challenges of pooping at high altitude. Everything you need to know about what it's like to attempt to summit Aconcagua is in this audiobook, served up on a tasty bed of humor.