Travel Year

Fourteen-year-old Nephele used to have friends. Well, she had a friend. That friend made the adjustment to high school easily, leaving Nephele behind in the process. And as Nephele looks ahead, all she can see is three very lonely years. Nephele is also a whip-smart lover of math and science, so she makes a plan. Step one: invent time travel. Step two: go back in time, have a do-over of ninth grade, crack the code on making friends, and become beloved and popular. Does it work? Sort of. Nephele does travel through time, but not the way she planned - she’s created a time loop.

Larry had dreamed of sailing around the world ever since he first stepped foot into a sailboat at the age of 13. He held onto that dream for 30 years, until one day he realized that "it's now or never". He left his corporate job, trading his comfortable executive life for adventure. A true story memoir packed with lessons from the ocean that served as a teacher of seamanship, personal strength, growth, leadership, and perseverance, while Larry and his crew discovered themselves, and the world.

Retirement is not the end—it's the beginning of a vibrant, exciting new chapter waiting to be written. Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed or simply need a fresh perspective, this guide is your roadmap to making the most of every day.

This is an incredible story of adventure, human ingenuity, persistence, and resilience that shows firsthand what it is to adventure as a woman in the most dangerous of circumstance, what it is to be truly alone in the wild, and why someone would challenge themselves with an expedition others would call crazy. For Marquis, her story is about freedom, being alive and wild by nature.

Mike and his family sail the Western Mediterranean in a 72-foot yacht - a converted 100 ton Baltic Trader. The yachting anecdotes bring out the Irish in him.

When the struggle to save oil-soaked birds and restore blackened beaches left him feeling frustrated and helpless, John Francis decided to take a more fundamental and personal stand: He stopped using all forms of motorized transportation. Soon after embarking on this quest that would span two decades and two continents, the young man took a vow of silence that endured for 17 years.

In 2008 Sean Conway set off on a 1,000 mile bike ride that would shape the next 10 years of his life, as he became obsessed with the idea of becoming a real ultra cyclist. This is his story, how he tried and failed many times to break a cycling world record, and the story about his final world record attempt, cycling 4,000 miles across Europe. Sean nearly gave up on his dream after tragically losing two of his ultra cycling friends, but decided to continue in their honor with his quest to chase big miles on two wheels.

In 1982, Wendy Wood was poised on the brink of stardom. Lead singer with talented local band, Velvet Temptation, she was a rising star of the Oxford music scene. Tipped for fame by the music press, success seemed inevitable. But conflict within the band, a series of betrayals and infidelities, and an unwelcome run of bad luck all played a part in shattering her dreams.

P. J. O'Rourke, 'the funniest writer in America', harbours a guilty pleasure – ever since growing up the son of a car dealer in Ohio, he has been crazy about cars. In Driving Like Crazy, he reveals in his love for all things vehicular. From a thousand-mile expedition across Mexico to a trek through Kyrgyzstan in the back of the Soviet army surplus truck; from an alcohol-fuelled weekend in North Carolina to an eventful journey from Islamabad to Calcutta.

American Oz is a rollicking, gritty, adventurous story of life in the secretive subculture of traveling carnivals. You'll never see your state fair or street festival the same way again. Comerford writes a bold, inspiring true story of a year working behind the scenes with the colorful characters and legends of carnivals. He shares stories of freaks, a carnival pimp, a tramp gold miner, and the last king of the sideshows.

Fünf Frauen... Fünf Länder... Ein Abenteuer... und die ganz große Liebe! Ein Jahr im Ausland, ganz allein auf sich gestellt? Für Julie Baker eine Horrorvorstellung! Dennoch zieht sie mit, als ihre Freundinnen diesen Plan aushecken, und verlässt zum ersten Mal in ihrem Leben ihre Komfortzone, um in das Land der Polarlichter zu reisen. Ein Jahr lang soll sie sich um die kleine Tochter der Hansens kümmern. Was ihr gar nicht bewusst war: Neben Ida gibt es auch noch einen großen, grummeligen und eindeutig heißen Sohn.

Fünf Frauen... fünf Länder... ein Abenteuer... und die ganz große Liebe! Cindia braucht einen Neuanfang, um mit ihrem alten Leben und ihren Verlusten abzuschließen. Da kommt ihr der Plan, den sie mit ihren vier Freundinnen geschmiedet hat, gerade recht. Ein Jahr Auszeit nach dem Studium, um sich auf die Zukunft vorzubereiten. Ein Jahr, in dem sie ihre Marketingfähigkeiten unter Beweis stellen kann. Ein Jahr, das sie in Evanton in den Highlands verbringen will. Ein Jahr weit weg von der Hektik der Großstadt. Ein Jahr fern aller Versuchungen.

Fünf Frauen... fünf Länder... ein Abenteuer... und die ganz große Liebe! Paige Holm ist eine Träumerin durch und durch. Vor allem wenn es um echte englische Gentlemen geht. Deswegen ist sie auch Feuer und Flamme, als es für ein Auslandsjahr nach London geht. In ihren Büchern gibt es nämlich immer diesen einen romantischen Helden in Strumpfhosen, warum sollte es ihn also nicht auch in Wirklichkeit geben? Vor allem im Land der Mr. Darcys? Wobei ihr klar ist, dass ein Typ wie Harvey Dawson definitiv nicht in die Kategorie Held fällt.

Fünf Frauen... Fünf Länder... Ein Abenteuer... und die ganz große Liebe! Caylee Braddock hat einen Traum: Ein Auslandsjahr in Italien. Als dieser Wunsch in Erfüllung geht, kann sie es kaum fassen. Doch scheinbar verlässt das Glück die Vierundzwanzigjährige genau in der Sekunde, als ihre Füße den Boden Venedigs berühren. Inmitten des Chaos taucht auch noch der Mann auf, den sie seit zehn Jahren nicht mehr gesehen hat und der ihr mit dreizehn das Herz brach. Matteo DeSantis. Als die Situation für Caylee aussichtslos scheint, macht Matteo ihr ein Angebot, dass sie unmöglich ausschlagen kann.

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What happens when "13 Going On 30" meets "Back to the Future"? Kate O'Reilly longs for the good old days when music was better, friends were aplenty, and England's football team almost reached the Euro '96 finals. But as a busy mother with a suburban home and a dependable husband, those memories seem like a distant dream. So when a freak electrical storm transports her back to 1996, Kate jumps at the chance to relive her glory days and maybe even right some wrongs.

“也许，我这辈子就算做成了这一件事也好。”正是他的执着和坚持铸就了不平凡的人生。他用十年走遍神州、史上首次徒步穿越罗布泊！……「也許，我這輩子就算做成了這一件事也好。」正是他的執著和堅持鑄就了不平凡的人生。他用十年走遍神州、史上首次徒步穿越羅布泊！

Join Annette, the first woman to drive solo around the planet, in a glorified delivery van called the Wish Mobile. Share her experiences as she explores the caves of Slovenia, swims in the crystal water of Croatia, and nearly drives off the top of Mount Olympus in Greece.

In pursuit of their dream of a simpler life amidst the natural beauty of Andalusia, Sabina and Robert embark on a life-changing journey from Abu Dhabi to the rugged landscapes of Spain. Drawn by the allure of whitewashed villages, red geraniums, and endless olive trees, they find their paradise—a quaint stone cottage nestled in a secluded mountain valley.

An 80-year-old man lives in a home for seniors and longs for better days. One day, a grey-and-white-striped cat named Hugo walks into his life and shows him that anything and everything is possible, if he will only believe.