Global Travel

Every year, hundreds of thousands of young people pack their bags to study or volunteer abroad. Well-intentioned and curious Westerners travel to low-income countries to learn about people and cultures different from their own. In Beyond Guilt Trips: Mindful Travel in an Unequal World, storyteller Anu Taranath unpacks our baggage about who we are, where we come from, and how much we have. She takes us on a journey through personal travel stories and thought-provoking questions, providing us with tools to grapple with our discomfort and navigate differences with accountability and connection.

Greater Than a Tourist: Malaysia by six authors offers the inside scoop on Malaysia. Most travel books tell you how to sightsee. As a part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination. In this audiobook, you'll discover local advice that will help you throughout your trip.

Learn how to travel the world on a budget or social security. Retirees, long-stay travelers, and digital nomads learn how to stay safe, warm, and comfortable while fulfilling your dream of traveling the world. Thousands of baby boomers and ex-pats are already living the Airbnb Lifestyle, and you can too. Thanks to technology, you now have the tools to travel the entire world on a limited budget or social security. We know it's true because the people who wrote this eBook are doing just that, traveling the world slowly, staying in each destination for at least 30 days and no more than six ...

Explorer is the story of what first led Benedict Allen to head for the farthest reaches of our planet - at a time when there were still valleys and ranges known only to the remote communities who inhabited them. It is also the story of why, 30 years later, he is still exploring. It's the story of a journey back to a clouded mountain in New Guinea to find a man called Korsai who had once been a friend, and to fulfil a promise made as young men. It is also a story of what it is to be 'lost' and 'found'.

★★★★★"An explosive plot filled with attention grabbing scenes. The underwater attacks, both from humans and sharks had me on the edge of my seat." ★★★★★"37 Hours is an exciting and completely gripping British spy thriller, that packs a punch. I was hooked from the first page, and raced through it." After two long years spent in a secret British prison, Nadia is suddenly granted her freedom. Yet there is a dangerous price to pay for her release: she must retrieve the Russian nuclear warhead stolen by her deadliest enemy, a powerful and ruthless terrorist known only as The...

A multi-faceted audio journey across the land of 1000 lakes, endless forests and historical places. A midsummer night's dream in the very north of Europe. Helsinki, Turku, Uusikaupunki, Rauma, Yyteri, Vanha Vaasa, Kokkola, Oulu, Pallas-Ounastunturi, Lemmenjoki, Siida, Inari Lake, Napapiiri, Rovaniemi, Nurmes, Olavinlinna, Saimaa Lake, Porvoo.

In 2001, martial arts-trained biker Glen Heggstad began a journey from California to the tip of South America on his motorcycle and made it as far as Colombia, where he was kidnapped by local rebels and held captive. Undeterred by more than a month of traumatic incarceration, the 'Striking Viking' finished his trip after being released. Three years later he set out into the world on his bike again, this time searching for truth on his own terms in a world that had become strangled by a climate of fear.

An epic road trip romance through the Atacama Desert and beyond. When a hot Argentinian asks if you would like to ride with him through the Atacama Desert, there is only one answer. ¿Por qué no? Why not? Flaca, an independent solo traveller, meets the handsome, charismatic Motoman in a remote village in the Chilean Andes. After a few days, they decide to continue their trip north together on the Motoman’s shiny black, powerful motorbike. Los compadres de la ruta soon become more than travel buddies as their story unfolds and extends against grand, impressive landscapes of South America....

Dust in the Wind: It’s the year 2037 and the world has been thrust into Global Cooling which results in less plant growth, less algae growth and oxygen levels are depleting. Scientists predict that by 2080 habitability of earth is questionable. The UN backs funding for 2 projects: Xavier and Helios. Xavier will be sent to Mars to seismically map out a 25 mile diameter circle near the Martian Polar Ice Caps. It will return soil samples and the seismic mapping data to earth. Project Helios will use Xavier’s data to build a “contact lens” type enclosure on Mars as the first earth ...

Brad Olsen has four recommendations for today's college graduates: work abroad, study abroad, volunteer abroad, travel abroad. Olsen took his own three-year, self-financed, solo journey to 28 countries on 5 continents after his graduation from business school, and World Stompers, now in its fifth incarnation, is his travel manifesto for other intrepid young people willing to travel for extended periods on the cheap. His is a candid book: while he waxes prolific on the benefits of freestyle traveling, he also lays out the inevitable setbacks and hardships. And while Olsen clearly likes to ...

Have you dreamed of visiting the magical island of Iceland? Exploring Iceland, A Pocket Size Guidebook for Discovering This Beautiful Nordic Island is the most up-to-date guide with information on what is available in Iceland. It will provide you with information on where to eat, hiking trails, transportation, where to stay and little tidbits not in other guides. It has sections that are broken down to the different areas of Iceland along with phone numbers and addresses.Bring it with you on your journey and fall in love with this beautiful country! Inside Exploring Iceland, A Pocket Size ...

We, humans, have always assumed that only aliens could pose an extraterrestrial threat to our existence on Earth. We were wrong. Totally wrong.

Discover the World of Possibilities! Learn to Speak ANY Language Quickly and Confidently! Feel like you're missing out because you can't speak their language? You are! HELP IS HERE! I got exposed to languages at an early age, blame Quebec, blame my German family. So... I spent a lifetime learning and teaching languages. Here's all my "secret" tricks THAT REALLY WORK! YOU yes YOU Will speak with strangers in THEIR language! If you dream of talking effortlessly with people from different cultures and backgrounds "Speak Any Language Quickly & Well: The Proven Path to Easy Fast Fluency"! will ...

Croatia, the Mediterranean country on the Mediterranean Sea, with wonderful coasts and more than a thousand islands... The ancient buildings and Venetian cities are a treasure trove of culture and Architecture. Zagreb, Veliki Tabor, Umag, Porec, Rovinj, Pula, Opatija, Rijeka, Plitzwitzer Seen, Zadar, Kornati, Krka, Sibenik, Trogir, Split, Salona, Omis, Korcula, Dubrovnik Zagreb is the cultural heart and a lovely capital with an extraordinary atmosphere, because the upper town is still a treasure trove of the past.

Here eminent food historian Jeffrey M. Pilcher narrates the brewing traditions and contemporary production of beer across Europe, North America, Africa, Asia, and Latin America—from the fermented beverages of precapitalist societies to the present. Unique local products, often homebrewed by women, were transformed into homogenous global commodities as giant brewing factories exported their beers using new refrigeration technology, railroads, and steamships.

Jenna lives in the year 2080. It is a dystopian nightmare; a world ravished by climate change and non-stop wars, an Earth on the verge of becoming a lifeless, barren rock with toxic air and acidic oceans. But there is hope as she finds a way to travel back into the past to 2019. Now she must try to change the course of history, create a new timeline, and save the planet. “Super 8 Images” is a clever, thrilling, touching tale of time travel from James J. Caterino, the author of “Fireflies”, “Watch the Skies”, and the “The Last Neanderthal.”

This book is all about the unforeseen instances and circumstances that will arise when you decide to enter the lifestyle of a global citizen. It will provide you with everything you need to know about what it takes to relocate internationally, from setting goals, dealing with family, to embracing the cultural difference you’re bound to experience in your new home.

House Sitting will change your life! Did you know you can travel all over the world (and U.S.) and stay in 100% FREE accommodations? You’re going to discover an insider's secret to travel for weeks, months, or year-round while saving tons of money! If you would love to travel more but thought it costs too much, then this book is for you! You can eliminate your monthly rent or mortgage by traveling full-time, rent-free! Imagine paying off debt while you travel. It's possible! Housesitting is a secret world that few people know about. Save thousands of dollars while you ...

The Azores, nine islands in the Atlantic, between America and Europe. subtropical Island paradises, created by volcanic forces, with pristine nature invite you to discover and relax. See the Pico vineyards and the windmills on Graciosa. Resting volcanoes and steaming geysers, surrounded by the green of the tropics, in between monasteries and settlements, lined with lush flowers thanks to the Gulf Stream. Sao Miguel, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial, Pico, Flores.

Overthrow a government. Destabilize the world. And it all starts with a single murder. From Kenneth R. Overman, award-winning author of the Nathan Radcliff Thriller series, comes a heart-pounding international suspense novel where history, power, and terror collide on the edge of Europe and the Middle East. When the president of a small island bank is found dead under suspicious circumstances, Professor Nathan Radcliff is pulled back into a world of secrets and shadows. The murder points to a treasure buried beneath an ancient graveyard near Istanbul, hidden since 330 A.D. and powerful ...