United States Travel

Though the Pony Express has enjoyed a lot of traction over the years, among the authors that have attempted to encapsulate it, none have ever ridden it themselves. While most scholars would look for answers inside a library, Will Grant looks for his between the ears of a horse. Inspired by the likes of Mark Twain, Sir Richard Burton, and Horace Greeley, all of whom traveled throughout the developing West, Will Grant returned to his roots: he would ride the trail himself with his two horses, Chicken Fry and Badger, from one end to the other.

Nineteen tips to make this the vacation of a lifetime without the stress or time it takes to dig into the park details on your own! So if you want the family vacation of a lifetime, then you need this audiobook today!

'In my dreams, I was always in some vast landscape on a long, straight road. Driving. Always driving.' Gwenda had always loved the open road, but her home town of Newcastle didn't really offer the sort of adventure she longed for. So, in 1957, with friend and fellow nurse Pat in tow, she left the dismal British winter behind and embarked on an amazing American adventure.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Gilbert. Greater Than a Tourist - Gilbert Arizona USA by author Jennifer Adam offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the safest city in Arizona. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist.

¿Le gustaría viajar con gracia y elegancia por países anglo parlantes consiguiendo lo que necesita cuando lo necesita? Este libro es la solución para sus problemas de comunicación cuando viaje por países de habla inglesa. Usted puede acceder a la frase que necesita mediante el acceso directo que provee la Tabla de Contenidos que lo lleva a cualquiera de los siguientes temas que requiere un viajero.

New York will charm you with its rich history, magnificent sites, and diverse cultural heritage. It has everything you can possibly imagine for a holiday filled with fun. With all its complexity and density, New York is a city that promises adventure. High quality tourist facilities, gastronomic delights, stupendous views, and hospitality are the main reasons why New York is one of the most popular destinations in the world.

"W pepku Ameryki" to trzeci tom (po wczesniejszych "Atlantyk-Pacyfik" oraz "Królik i oceany") amerykanskiego tryptyku podrózniczego Melchiora Wankowicza pt. "W slady Kolumba", o którym sam pisal: "Trzy ksiazki, które wydaje, powstaly z ciaglej wlóczegi. Zamiast osla mialem rozklekotane auto, a zamiast jalmuzny - honoraria za odczyty w ogromnym zasiegu ladów Ameryki i Kanady". Jest to obraz Stanów Zjednoczonych lat 60.

As the title suggests, The Giant Book of Awesome Facts, contains a huge list of obscure and awesome facts about the world that we live in. The facts range from the craziest events to the funniest people. The Giant Book of Awesome Facts is packed with interesting, entertaining, educational and fun things to hear. You'll get everything from the weird to the wonderful and from the horrible to the hilarious. Facts such as: the U.S. National Archive saves all of the presidents' doodles.

When the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie off to Hawaii, it's for more than a vacation: They're in search of a fourth kind of magic for Morgan! On the way, they help an island community survive a tidal wave and, of course, take some time out to surf! Ultimately, they discover that the magic that they have found in this set of four books are everyday magics: the magic of the arts, the magic of the natural world, the magic of community - and the magic of fun.

Seduced by the government’s offer of 320 acres per homesteader, Americans and Europeans rushed to Montana and the Dakotas to fulfill their own American dream in the first decade of the twentieth century. Raban’s stunning evocation of the harrowing, desperate reality behind the homesteader’s dream strips away the myth—while preserving the romance—that has shrouded our understanding of our own heartland.

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.

Biking from Oregon to Maine is no small feat, especially for two newly retired women who carry everything they need for three months, powered only by the strength of their legs and a desire for adventure. Alice Honeywell and Bobbi Montgomery invite listeners to follow their ride by bicycle across the United States, as they face scorching sun, driving rain, buffeting winds, equipment failures, killer hills, wild fires, and even a plague of grasshoppers.

Great businesses don't always have great starts. In the summer of 2010, Green Beret Jason McCarthy was going through a divorce, separating from the military, and struggling with money issues. He used his new company, GORUCK, as an excuse to drive to all lower 48 states with his dog, Java, to meet people and get into adventures, while searching for how to rebuild in America.

Travel Like a Local: Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States by Christian Galvan offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit The Springs.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit the United States' Virgin Islands. 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 candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

What if you could go back and change your life? For Brennan Ramirez, that question is no longer hypothetical. Brennan is determined that the ultimate way to fix his family's life for the best is to go back and prevent the traumatic childhood abuse that haunts his wife to this day.

We never know what will happen next in Florida. We know only that, any minute now, something will. Every few months, Dave Barry gets a call from some media person wanting to know, "What the hell is wrong with Florida?" Somehow, the state's acquired an image as a subtropical festival of stupid, and as a loyal Floridian, Dave begs to differ. Sure, there was the 2000 election. And people seem to take their pants off for no good reason. And it has flying insects the size of LeBron James. But it is a great state, and Dave is going to tell you why.

With more than 50 distilleries in the state, bourbon is as synonymous with Kentucky as horses and basketball. Blending several topics including tax revenue, railroads, the mechanics of brewing, geography, landscapes, and architecture, this primer and geographical guide presents a detailed history of the development of Kentucky's distilling industry. Bourbon's Backroads reveals the places where bourbon's heritage was made from old and new distilleries, storage warehouses, railroad yards, and factories where copper fermenting vessels are made.

Sarah Vowell travels through the American past and investigates the dusty, bumpy roads of her own life. Her essays confront a wide range of subjects, icons, and historical moments: Ike, Teddy Roosevelt, and Bill Clinton; Canadian Mounties and German Filmmakers; Tom Cruise and Buffy the Vampire Slayer; twins and nerds; the Gettysburg Address, the State of the Union, and George W. Bush's inauguration. The result is an engrossing audiobook, capturing Vowell's memorable wit and her keen social commentary.

For the last five years, James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling across America in a single-engine prop airplane. Visiting dozens of towns, they have met hundreds of civic leaders, workers, immigrants, educators, environmentalists, artists, public servants, librarians, businesspeople, city planners, students, and entrepreneurs to take the pulse and understand the prospects of places that usually draw notice only after a disaster or during a political campaign. The America they saw is acutely conscious of its problems, but it is also crafting solutions.