Island Travel

Journalist Susan Casey was in her living room when she first glimpsed this strange place and its resident sharks, their dark fins swirling around a tiny boat in a documentary. These great whites were the alphas among alphas, the narrator said, some of them topping 18 feet in length, and each fall they congregated here off the northern California coast.

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 travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. In this book, you will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay. This book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours, but instead will give you excitement and knowledge from a local that you may not find in other books.

Love in a tropical paradise – too good to be true? Hannah Klein is living a fantasy in the South Pacific: swaying palms, sunny skies, and an aquamarine lagoon that puts travel posters to shame. In two weeks, she’s scheduled to set sail on the voyage of her dreams – hardly the time to be thinking “forever” about the guy she just met. So what if he happens to be sweet, soulful, and absolutely succulent? The closer they get, the more Hannah suspects that Kyle’s the one. But is any man worth trading in her dreams for? Kyle Stanton has it all: a stellar career, an exciting life in ...

Self-made billionaire Adam Nicolis has backed away from his pack of friends. He's focused on raising his daughter alone. After losing his wife in an accident, he's barely getting by after two years without her. Finding himself in a situation he can't get out of, he reluctantly goes with his friends on a Mediterranean cruise to the very place he'd run from more than a decade before. Zoe Ross has just made a drastic change in her life. Divorced and in a new career, she's excited about the next steps. Being a makeup artist for the performers on a cruise ship should be a fun change and ...

Come aboard with Heyward and Charlotte as they transform a worn-out hull into a first-class blue water cruiser. Then take off and cross oceans with them, feeling their desperation when equipment failures force ingenious workarounds in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Share the highs of navigating the crystal waters of French Polynesia and the lows of crossing pirate-infested waters in the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden. Travel ashore with them to places not covered in travel brochures, meet natives untouched by the modern world, and navigate the political waters of Guantanamo Bay.

Best-selling author Brian D. McLaren followed his love of nature (specifically, tortoises) all the way to the Galapagos Islands. There, he paid close attention to the flora and fauna around him but also to what was happening within him, how the natural world awakened his soul in a way that organized religion could not. McLaren's descriptions of birds, reptiles, fish, and flowers sing; he walks in the footsteps of Charles Darwin and grieves that Darwin has been demonized by his fellow Christians; and he reflects on how his own faith has evolved in the years since he left the pastorate.

Black Women Solo Travel: Meet Me in Thailand is presented by AMBW Press Destination: Paradise Phuket Island, Thailand - Allysia Union is an international event planner that specializes in destination weddings all over the world. Life throws her a rare opportunity when she receives a special request to plan a last minute multicultural arranged wedding between two people that had never met. Not one to back down from a challenge, she accepts the assignment and flies solo to the beautiful island of Phuket, Thailand. Anan Jaa is a busy global entrepreneur and very reluctant groom. He is thirty-...

Are you planning a trip to Nantucket but don’t have the time to plan it? Let this stress free guide do it for you. Nantucket is a picturesque island rich in history that has become a trendy vacation spot. Located 30 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, it is known for its beautiful beaches, highly-acclaimed restaurants and inviting New England charm. From Tik-Tok to travel blogs and influencers there are so many people giving their recommendations of the hottest spots to go during your vacation. With so many options, where do you begin when you don’t have the time to research...

Set off on a unique family journey to New Zealand, a captivating travel narrative that chronicles a family's self-planned exploration of one of the world's most breathtaking destinations. From the undulating hills of the North Island to the grandeur of the South Island's mountains and serene sounds, this book provides a vibrant portrayal of New Zealand's diverse landscapes and rich cultural heritage. The book takes you through meticulously planned excursions, including stays at charming Airbnbs, scenic road trips, and thrilling activities such as hiking, kayaking, and bungee jumping. ...

In 1773, 63-year-old literary giant Samuel Johnson joined James Boswell, a 32-year-old Scottish lawyer, on an historic horseback expedition across the Scottish Highlands to the Western Islands. The unlikely duo's travelogue records their fascinating conversations and encounters with great wit and incredible detail. Johnson, one of the 18th century's most celebrated writers, provided an elegant and stately account of everything from Loch Ness's medicinal waters to Scotland's puzzling lack of trees.

Hatteras Island is a barrier island, part of the famed Outer Banks that run parallel to the North Carolina coast. But any map, let alone a satellite view from space, shows the island is not part of North Carolina at all. Hatteras belongs to the Atlantic Ocean, as much a part of the sea as fish and waves, and as much at the sea's mercy as sandcastles on the beach. And it belongs to the heart. In Hatteras Island: Keeper of the Outer Banks, award-winning coastal writer Ray McAllister returns to the site of his family's annual vacations a quarter-century ago.

Entertainment Weekly calls acclaimed author and essayist J. Maarten Troost a "funny, candid, and down-to-earth travel companion". Both witty and poignant, Headhunters on My Doorstep follows Troost as he retraces Robert Louis Stevenson’s path through the South Pacific. Somewhere between AA meetings in Tahiti and discovering how the Island of Merrymaking got its name, Troost reconnects with himself, his family, and the beauty of life.

The genteel and once-sleepy city of Savannah lies on the Georgia coast where it was founded in 1733 by British colonists. However, it is sleepy no more since appearing in several Hollywood films most famously Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The word is out and Savannah is one of the most traveled tourist destinations in the South with its classic architecture, superb restaurants, and an endless supply of watering holes for late-night fun. If you're a beach lover you'll want to travel a short 25 minute drive to the quirky little beach community of Tybee Island. Tybee offers classic ...

Retired and residing here over the years in the Philippines I have taken many photographs of the beauty beaches, flowers, as well as the beautiful trees here on the Islands. I wanted to publish a collection of my photos I have taken here to share with my readers. I truly hope you will enjoy my book entitled: The Beauty of the Philippines Panay Island. Blessed be yours truly Garry E. Lewis

Greater Than a Tourist: Phi Phi Islands, Krabi Provice, Thailand by Branko Ciric offers the inside scoop on Phi Phi Island. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. You will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay. This book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours but instead will give you excitement and knowledge from a local that you may not find in other smaller travel books.

An improbable world beckons. We think we know Madagascar, but it's too big, too eccentric and too impenetrable to be truly understood. If it was stretched out across Europe, the islands would reach from London to Algiers, and yet its road network is barely bigger than tiny Jamaica's. There is no evidence of any human life until about 10,000 years ago, and, when eventually people settled, it was migrants from Borneo - 3,700 miles away - who came out on top.

"Through Colorful Doors" is a trio of travelogues by Oregon author, Deleen Wills. If you fancied "Because of Colorful Doors," packed full of escapades and seeking her roots around bonnie Scotland, meandering through merry old England and exploring fascinating Cuba, you will be delighted with her newest collection from her traveler's perspective. "The Sapphire Door," an amusing short story in her first book, "Behind Colorful Doors," is based on her trip to Venice, Italy. Join her gallivanting through and searching for more roots in Ireland, communing with nature and blue-footed boobies in ...

Twenty years ago Bill Bryson went on a trip around Britain to celebrate the green and kindly island that had become his adopted country. The hilarious book that resulted, Notes from a Small Island, was taken to the nation’s heart and became the best-selling travel book ever and was voted in a BBC poll the book that best represents Britain. Now, to mark the 20th anniversary of that modern classic, Bryson makes a brand-new journey around Britain to see what has changed.

The Adriatic is packed with incredible islands, charming towns, and restaurants that will serve you grilled squid so fresh it was probably filling out a job application that morning. But as any seasoned sailor knows, it’s not all picturesque sunsets and effortless elegance. Sailing the Adriatic is also a delicate ballet of dodging overpriced marinas, deciphering restaurant menus that may or may not contain edible items, and attempting to anchor in bays where Poseidon himself seems to be playing an elaborate prank on you. But you don’t just need another dry, boring cruising guide full of...

Between these dusty pages rests the complete, unabridged journal of a renowned professor, Warren S. Croft, who traveled to Lanai, Hawaii in 1940 to investigate the strange disappearance of the villagers of Keamoku at the hands of 'evil spirits'. He never returned. Here lies the full transcription of his chilling experience, along with 28 original photographs recovered from his camera. The evil mana spirits of ancient Hawaii are discussed in detail, and the pictures Dr. Croft took during his terrifying ordeal will make it difficult for you to sleep at night. But you will also learn exactly ...