Travel Survival

In 1979, Ursula Westmacott impulsively left London and her modelling career to join her boyfriend Chris Crocker on board Spero, a 42-foot sailing boat built in 1909 and never modernized - no engine and just a sextant for navigation. The two intrepid sailors headed south for Gibraltar, then Africa, finally crossing the Atlantic to reach Brazil.

Tim Cahill's adventures typically include equal parts farce and discovery. "Cahill Among The Ruins of Peru" is no exception. Here Cahill sets out to find undiscovered pre-Incan ruins in northeatern Peru. Oily beaueaucrats, superstitious locals, a know-it-all companion and the Peruvian wilderness did not daunt him. Though they were annoying.

This is an extensive diary of my time in Costa Rica from January to May 2001, sandwiched between two more recent reflective entries. I recommend listening to this if you are interested in exploring Costa Rica, in what Monteverde, Costa Rica, was like in this particular time period before much of the modern development, or if you are interested in hearing a firsthand account of a young woman with bipolar disorder in between severe swings and culture shock.

In 2017, Paolo Cognetti returned to Nepal, not to conquer the mountains but to journey through the high valleys of the Dolpo with a copy of Peter Matthiessen's The Snow Leopard in hand. Drawing on memories of his childhood in the Alps, Cognetti explored the roots of life in the mountains, truly getting to know the communities and the nature that forged this resilient, almost mythical region. Accompanying him was Remigio, a childhood friend who had never left the mountains of Italy, and Nicola, a painter he had recently met.

Not too many guns came out. I wasn’t told to get the hell off my property but for once or twice...the driver suddenly wheeled her substantial upper torso around to face me and with all seriousness said, “I'd knock you over for that har.” The mountains are majestic, their colors an infinite blur of enchanting hues that changes as the sun crosses the sky and the earth rounds the sun.

Ever wanted to go camping but had no idea where to start? Need to unplug but not sure what to do? Do you have childhood memories of camping bliss but no idea how to do it on your own? Sleeping Bags to S'mores has you covered! From two expert writers on camping and backpacking, this audiobook covers everything you need to know about how to go camping. From picking a destination and what to pack to how to deal with wildlife (including kids), sporty guides Heather and Will Rochfort will show you the way.

From wanting to push her boyfriend out of a plane over the Andes in Colombia to finding in a toilet tank a giant dildo that followed her friends through Mexico, to dancing wearing only a diamond necklace, this collection of stories by Lisa Alpine will inspire listeners to follow the call of a wild life and leave home with their doors unlocked.

Manny Ansar and Iyad Ag Ghali had little in common - one was a politically connected intellectual, the other a rebel waging war on behalf of his nomadic people in the middle of the Sahara. They did share one thing, though: a passion for Mali's desert blues, a haunting mix of traditional music infused with the influence of Elvis Presley, Bob Marley, and Jimi Hendrix.

Marco Polo (1254-1324) is an instantly recognizable name, and he is known for his travels, but it's safe to say that his influence and importance has been greatly overlooked in the nearly 700 years since he died. Born in Venice, Marco Polo was in a fortuitous position to participate in trade. He followed in the footsteps of his own family, setting off for Asia with his well-traveled father and uncle. They would not return to Venice for 24 years. When they came back, they had allegedly traveled about 15,000 miles.

Michael Brein's Travel Tales Collection: The USSR 1 features three wild travel tales of unbelievable things that could have happened to you during the old Cold War Soviet Union communist era. Of course, there are always the usual, typical, expected sorts of Eastern Europe (a la the Cold War) experiences. But there are also those incredible unexpected surprises that become all the more memorable just because they are so unique!

Issue No. 1, Jul 2014 features such hilarious tales as "The Porno Prof Capers", which describes all the crazy, stupid sorts of trouble that a scurrilous scoundrel traveling to the former Soviet Union can possibly get himself into. And, if that is not enough, how about "The Mad Bomber", who cannot help getting himself into all sorts of embarrassing situations? You are going to laugh this month, but you will also see the unfortunately sad and serious sides to travel as well.

Michael Brein's Travel Tales Collection: Turkey 1 includes Michael's own personal travel tales of the sorts of things that can happen to you in your travels in Turkey. Of course, Michael's Turkey stories are fairly unique to him, but somewhat similar things may happen to you. To Michael, Turkey has been a paradox: On the one hand he found the Turkish people to be among the most hospitable and kindest people in the world; on the other hand - as in other parts of the world - Turkey also has its dangerous and dark side.

Allein in der Wildnis und Sie kennen den Rückweg nicht? Sie laufen immer weiter und verirren sich bloß immer mehr? Sie haben seit einer gefühlten Ewigkeit keine anderen Menschen gesehen und auch kein Zeichen von Zivilisation? Sie haben nicht genug Wasser eingepackt, um längere Zeit davon leben zu können? Für viele Menschen ein Horrorszenario. Fernab jeglichen Komforts, völlig auf sich gestellt, wirkt die Welt auf uns oft komplett anders, als wir es gewohnt sind. Ohne die Hilfe von GPS, Kompass und Karte scheinen alle Richtungen gleich auszusehen. Doch das muss nicht so sein.

In 1862, ambitious scientist James Glaisher set out to do the impossible: ascend higher into the skies than ever before to establish his groundbreaking research. Glaisher’s death-defying journey forms the story of the major motion picture The Aeronauts, starring Eddie Redmayne as Glaisher and Felicity Jones as his balloon companion, Amelia Wren. Written in his own words, The Aeronauts chronicles Glaisher’s incredible flights and discoveries first hand, as well as his observations on the pioneers who came before and inspired him.

Michael Brein's Travel Tales Collection, Spooky Tales 1, features a bunch of bizarre and strange tales of the paranormal that can happen to you in your travels. Strange things do happen, and mostly they are the usual, typical, expected sorts of normal experiences. But there are also those unexpected, strange surprises that pop up now and again in your journeys.

Michael Brein's Travel Tales Collection: Close Calls and Great Escapes 1 features a bunch of frightening and horrific tales of fear and panic that can most certainly happen to you in your travels. Scary things do happen occasionally, and mostly your travels are the usual, typical, expected sorts of normal non-anxious experiences. But there are also those unexpected, strange and dangerous surprises that pop up now and again in your journeys.

In September 1870, Truman Everts was separated from one of the first exploratory parties in what is now Yellowstone National Park. With little food, equipment, or cold-weather clothing, Everts spent more than a month wandering the wilderness before two mountaineers found him alive: frostbitten, scalded, and delirious. Nobody else has been lost so long in Yellowstone and survived.

Young Gina finds her life uprooted after a terrible storm sweeps through her small town. She moves to a city with her mother and sweet cat, Pebbles. They face challenges together, against themselves and the new world they're living in. The change is a struggle, but Gina is thrilled and delighted by the twists and turns that come her way. Even though she lost her old life, somewhere along the way, she finds a new one.

Life as a war baby in Oklahoma is the start of the Adventures of a Baby Boomer series....

Published in Rock and Ice Magazine in 1986, this essay, co-written by John Long and Dwight Brooks, tells the story of a hair-raising caving adventure in Papua New Guinea.