Títulos em Viagens de Aventura

In 1987, thirty-seven footer Trishna, crewed by army officers, became the first Indian boat to circumnavigate the globe. They braved rogue waves sweeping away life-saving equipment, sailed through pods of whales frolicking perilously close, survived the worst storm to have hit Sydney in nearly a century, taking over fifteen months and covering over fifty thousand kilometers. Major A.K. Singh, one of the members of this historic crew, vibrantly describes the epic voyage.

In this inspiring travelogue, celebrated traveler and photographer Jessica Nabongo—the first Black woman on record to visit all 195 countries in the world—shares her journey around the globe with fascinating stories of adventure, culture, travel musts, and human connections.

Based on true stories recounted by a former adventure bus driver, listeners are taken on a 10-day cross-country bus trip, rife with romance, skinny-dipping, and wild dance parties aboard the world-famous "Hippie Greyhound". America’s national parks and scenic byways set the stage for a series of life-changing events that affect the lives of 26 international backpackers aboard the "Bus with No Seats". Book one takes listeners on a journey of self-discovery into The Heart of Everything That Is.

What’s so great about geocaching? Geocaching is the outdoor recreational activity in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver to hide and seek containers at specific locations marked by coordinates all over the world. But it is so much more than that! It is where it takes you to find them. It’s the people you meet and the challenge of the hunt.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Plano. Greater than a Tourist - Plano Texas USA by author Amy Lytle offers the inside scoop on the city of excellence. 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 audiobook will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Eat Like a Local - Egypt by Manal O. Kordi offers the inside scoop on food in Egypt. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat like a Local series, this book will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination.

When Forrest Fenn was given a fatal cancer diagnosis, he came up with a bold plan: He would hide a chest full of jewels and gold in the wilderness, and publish a poem that would serve as a map leading to the treasure's secret location. But he didn't die, and after hiding the treasure in 2010, Fenn instead presided over a decade-long gold rush that saw many thousands of treasure hunters scrambling across the Rocky Mountains in pursuit of his fortune.

Once we got to the Island, the view of all the different types of trees and plants was nothing like we had ever seen before. Our excitement, which had not dissipated since we left for the trip the day before, grew even more after stepping onto the lush beaches. We knew that this trip was going to be one of the most memorable trips we would ever go on. The funny thing was, we had no clue how right we really were.

Nikolay believed in his and his boat's abilities to compete in the renowned OSTAR 80 and to sail around Cape Horn in a one stop circumnavigation with a boat made by him despite the constant attempts of the government to prevent him from fulfilling his childhood dream. Capsized twice, chased by pirates along the Moroccan coast, betrayed by trusted friends, imprisoned in Turkey and still, this salty sailor never gave up.

Humankind has explored every continent on earth, climbed its tallest mountains, and gone into space. But the largest areas of our planet remain a mystery: the deep oceans. At over 36,000 feet deep, these areas closest to earth’s core have remained nearly impossible to reach - until now. Technological innovations, engineering breakthroughs and the derring-do of a unique team of engineers and scientists, led by explorer Victor Vescovo, brought together an audacious global quest to dive to the deepest points of all five oceans for the first time in history.

Die Zukunft der Abenteuer liegt vor der Haustür - Christo Foerster ist DER Mikroabenteurer Deutschlands. Eines Abends packt es ihn: Christo Foerster holt sein Rad aus dem Keller und fährt nonstop von Hamburg nach Berlin. Übermüdet, aber auch überglücklich fährt er am nächsten Morgen durchs Brandenburger Tor und geht mit seinem besten Freund frühstücken. Da ist es um ihn geschehen: Christo hat das Mikroabenteuer für sich entdeckt. Er definiert es als Abenteuer vor der Haustür, maximal 72 Stunden lang, ohne Benutzung von Auto oder Flugzeug.

From a young age, Lynda was fascinated by the world. Despite growing up in a large family with 11 children, Lynda was determined to visit 40 countries before she turned 40! Told with humor and enthusiasm, this memoir will delight listeners as Lynda turns skis into a trip to Cuba, a car accident into learning Spanish in Honduras, and $19 into a year in Japan!

On September 1, 2004, three middle-aged buddies set out on one of the last geographic challenges never before attempted in North America: to hike the Comb Ridge in one continuous push. The Comb is an upthrust ridge of sandstone-virtually a mini-mountain range-that stretches almost unbroken for a hundred miles from just east of Kayenta, Arizona, to some ten miles west of Blanding, Utah. To hike the Comb is to run a gauntlet of up-and-down severities, with the precipice lurking on one hand, the fiendishly convoluted bedrock slab on the other-always at a sideways, ankle-wrenching pitch.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Eat Like a Local - Florida by Jeydie Woloszczuk. Jeydie offers the inside scoop on food in Florida. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate.

Can you combine wanderlust and motherhood? Margo Weinstein did. For decades, Margo Weinstein escaped her demanding legal practice by kayaking, whitewater rafting, trekking, and climbing in remote regions. Then she had a son and found herself in the kiddie pool on a Disney cruise.

In this travel guide, you can learn everything you need to know for an exciting and wonderful vacation to this centrally located destination. We say "centrally located" because Eugene is only an hour from the mountains to the East (the Cascade Range) or the Oregon Coast to the West (the town of Florence, Oregon)!

This new audiobook version shows you how it’s even easier to live the RV lifestyle on your social security than in 2016, when the original version of the book was published. Discover how to buy a used RV for way less than most people spend when buying a used car. Experience the unsurpassed freedom to travel and live anywhere you want to. Learn what kind of RV to get, the cost of an RV, and how to find the best deals. Find out how to get health care on the road, the joys of solo RVing, and how RVers are adding to their savings while having the time of their lives.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local audiobook is for you. Eat like a Local - Northern California Redwoods and the Southern Oregon Coast by Jordan Blansit offers the inside scoop on food, drink, and a little bit of hiking in the greatest place on Earth (her personal opinion, but also possibly a fact). Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience.

In 1973, the Wilcox family sets off to sail around the world aboard the 40-foot sailboat, Vela. Thirteen months later, they are shipwrecked on a coral reef, with surf tearing a huge hole into the side of their boat. With years invested in saving money, preparing the boat, and learning to navigate by the stars, parents Chuck and Dawn refuse to give up. Can they overcome the emotional, physical, and financial challenges to transform from castaways into circumnavigators?

The story of a trip around the world, visiting 24 countries in 33 days...beating out Around the World in 80 Days! LOL! Observations of people - rich and poor - going about their daily lives in so many different - yet sometimes similar - environments. The journey is sprinkled with humor, philosophical, and political comments.