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When Terry Repak and her husband moved to West Africa with two small children at the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 1990s, she seized the opportunity to connect with people of other cultures and bear witness to the ravages of the disease. Circling Home chronicles the adventures and challenges of raising children overseas and trying to find home in countries as diverse as Ivory Coast, Tanzania, and Switzerland. Her memoir spotlights the complexity, struggles, and profound lessons at the heart of the expat journey.

Now Then is a biographical mosaic of Yorkshire. Rick Broadbent, an award-wining author and exiled Yorkshireman, goes in search of the soul of England's biggest county and produces an all-encompassing portrait of a place that has been victimised and stereotyped since the days of Williams the Conqueror. Incorporating social history, memoir, reportage and author interviews, Now Then paints a picture of what it means to be from Yorkshire - both now and back then.

The dream of being a digital nomad has inspired many to quit their jobs and attempt to live a life that is global and free of the daily 9-to-5 grind. To travel to exotic lands, meet interesting people, and enjoy limitless adventure - all while earning money from a few strokes of the keypad. But many find themselves frustrated in pursuit of this dream.

Would a Maharajah Sleep Here? presents firsthand stories of luxury travel and discovery by two fun and experienced travelers. Authors and travelers Stephen and Leanne Troy provide accounts of historic exploration, luxury hotel stays, and encounters with interesting people around the world. Each trip is private and planned in great detail to make sure each and every adventure is unique and experienced in five-star luxury.

Looking up from a humble dinner plate at six years old, Scam Likely wondered why we eat the way we do. Quarter of a century later, Scam’s restaurant reviews, dining memoirs, and foraging trips are finally available in a single collection. From fine dining to fairy cakes, and from suckling pigs to pickling slugs, Gone South lays bare our food and food culture in a way never seen before. Marvel at the dealings of Hampshire’s most exclusive dining societies.

Zwei Schotten, ein Wohnmobil und jede Menge Whisky. In ihrer zweiten Reiseerzählung nach dem Bestseller "Clanlands" begeben sich die "Outlander"-Stars und leidenschaftlichen Schotten Sam Heughan und Graham McTavish im Wohnmobil auf einen monumentalen Roadtrip durch ihre Heimat. Sam Heughan und Graham McTavish laden uns ein, sie auf eine epische Reise zu begleiten: quer durch Schottland, über zwölf glorreiche, whiskygetränkte Monate.

Dieser Roadtrip ist aus einer Schnapsidee heraus entstanden. Unterwegs auf den endlosen Highways der Vereinigten Staaten will Florian das echte Land und echte Menschen kennenlernen. Doch wie stellt er das am besten an? Der Tresen ist ein Ort voller Möglichkeiten. Deshalb fährt er zwischen New York und San Francisco von Bar zu Bar und trifft dort auf allerlei skurrile Leute, die unterschiedlicher nicht sein könnten. Er bereist Orte, die er zuvor nur aus Film und Fernsehen kannte und von denen er nie gedacht hätte, dass er sie einmal mit eigenen Augen sehen würde.

Eine Reise der Seele, so nennt Shirley MacLaine ihre Pilgerfahrt auf dem berühmten Jakobsweg...

Com uma escrita ágil e sedutora, Cuenca nos transporta para bares em Nova York e Tóquio, manifestações de rua em Paris e Istambul, pistas de dança em Cabo Verde e no Vietnã, karaokês em Bangkok e no Rio. Há também quadros em movimento—como o mototáxi em Mossoró, o trem noturno Paris-Milão, as caminhadas noturnas em Macau e Buenos Aires—e muitos encontros surreais e inesperados: com a raposa epifânica na madrugada em Berlim, com um fantasma em Portugal ou um mosteiro budista em Hong Kong.

Ein Reisebericht der besonderen, emotionalen Art. Kolumnistin Sibylle Berg trägt in diesem Werk 19 ihrer Reisetexte in neu bearbeiteter und arrangierter Fassung zusammen. Die Fahrt auf einem Containerschiff, Aufenthalte in London, Tel Aviv, Bangladesch oder Weimar – Berg entführt in vielschichtige Welten. Sie geht der Frage nach, wie sich die Welt in den vergangenen Jahren verändert hat und wohin das Fernweh von früher in Zeiten von Terror, Krieg und Katastrophen verschwunden ist.

Die Italienische Reise ist ein Reisebericht, in dem Johann Wolfgang von Goethe seinen Italienaufenthalt zwischen September 1786 und Mai 1788 beschreibt. Das zweiteilige Werk basiert auf seinen Reisetagebüchern, entstand jedoch erst wesentlich später, zwischen 1813 und 1817. Neben Dichtung und Wahrheit und Kampagne in Frankreich zählt es zu seinen autobiografischen Schriften.

Jim Payne follows the waterways of America, living a Tom Sawyer life in his 12-foot kayak, getting scared, soaked, and bailed out of trouble by Samaritans he discovers along the way. His escapades span the country, from the Hudson River to the Columbia, from the Mississippi to the Erie Canal. As Payne's adventures unfold, you never know what's around the next bend He's entrapped by security guards at Mount Vernon, loses his rudder off the Florida Keys, and sleeps in Franklin Roosevelt's bed.

Eat Like a Local: Tacoma by Pearl Lee offers the inside scoop on local food establishments found in the sister city of Seattle, Tacoma. 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.

As a child, Chris Thorogood dreamed of seeing Rafflesia - the plant with the world's largest flowers. Today he is a botanist at the University of Oxford's Botanic Garden and has dedicated his life to studying the biology of such extraordinary plants, working alongside botanists and foresters in Southeast Asia to document these huge, mysterious blooms. Pathless Forest is the story of his journey to study and protect this remarkable plant - a biological enigma, still little understood, which invades vines as a leafless parasite and steals its food from them.

Reisjoernaal van ‘n taamlik wel beplande, redelik uitgevoerde, matig interessante gesinsavontuur. Die produk van ‘n uitbreide kuiertjie in ‘n lukrake hoekie van Groot-Brittanje op ‘n pretbederwend stywe begroting. Nouliks samehangende mymeringe van ‘n passievolle en toegewyde antidenker aangaande die onbeduidendste kwessies van die menslike toestand.

Sailing by yourself, out of sight of land, can be invigorating and terrifying, compelling and tedious—and sometimes all of the above in one morning. But it is also a wide expanse of time in which to think. Sailing Alone tells the story of some of the remarkable people who, over the last four centuries, have spent weeks and months, moving slowly over the world's largest laboratory: a capricious and startling place in which to observe oneself, the weather, the stars, and countless sea creatures, from the tiniest to the most massive and threatening.

On June 19, 1953, Harry Truman got up early, packed the trunk of his Chrysler New Yorker, and did something no other former president has done before or since: he hit the road. No Secret Service protection. No traveling press. Just Harry and his childhood sweetheart Bess off to visit old friends, take in a Broadway play, celebrate their wedding anniversary in the Big Apple, and blow a bit of the money he’d just received to write his memoirs. Hopefully incognito. In this lively history, author Matthew Algeo meticulously details how Truman’s plan to blend in went wonderfully awry.

Noo Saro-Wiwa goes in search of China's 'Black Ghosts', African economic migrants in the People's Republic, who live in separate communities and are vigorously involved in the trade between the continents. Her fascinating encounters include a Ghanaian cardiac surgeon, a drug dealer, a visa overstayer, a Nigerian popstar who sings in Chinese and men married to Chinese women who speak English with Nigerian accents.

Are you dreaming of traveling the world but don't know where to start? Are you overwhelmed by the endless possibilities of destinations and unsure how to navigate the complexities of international travel? Look no further than An Insider's Guide to International Travel. In this book, I will share the tips, tricks, and insider knowledge I've gained through over 40 years of traveling the world. From budget-friendly hacks to cultural do's and don'ts, this guide will provide the tools and confidence you need to plan, prepare for, and enjoy your next international adventure.

Freedom: Travel-Loving Single Moms who Found Flexibility and Financial Independence through Remote Work is a collaborative book that features 11 chapters written by travel-loving female authors, single moms, and business owners. This book will help you answer the most common questions about a single-mother traveling lifestyle, like: How do you start? How do you earn a living while you travel? What do you do about education? And many more!