Travel Life

Convinced he has nothing left to live for, 54-year-old Steve Kranowicz treks into the New Hampshire woods with a handgun and bottle of vodka. After pulling the trigger, he’s visited by an omniscient representative of God, a Crow who offers Steve a new life in the time and conditions of his choosing. That choice is easy: going back to 1985 so he can try again with his high-school sweetheart Darcee French, a relationship that failed due to his youthful insecurities.

Imagine waking up to the aroma of freshly baked Italian bread and the sound of church bells echoing through charming cobblestone streets. Relocating to Italy is not just about moving to a new country; it's about embracing a life filled with culture, history, and mouthwatering cuisine. The allure of this Mediterranean paradise is irresistible, and if you're dreaming of a life-changing adventure, "Starting a New Life in Italy: The Ultimate Relocating Guide for Nomads" is your must-listen to make your Italian dream a reality.

Now I Sea is the log of a voyage around the world filled with spiritual life lessons from the sea. In this collection of stories, personal adventures, and quiet reflections, you’ll cruise along the eastern seaboard of the United States, soak up some California sunshine, enjoy the Gulf of Mexico and Keys of Florida, sail to the Caribbean Islands, walk along the war-torn beaches of Normandy and the sun-drenched Côte d’Azur in France, swim with a wild dolphin in Ireland, and visit the ancient seas in Israel and Egypt.

“An insightful and often funny depiction of Italian life” Hannah McIntyre. The Italian Insider Magazine In this, the sequel to his successful ‘An Italian Home – Settling by Lake Como’ artist and author Paul Wright relays more enthralling real-life stories about what it’s really like to live in an Italian village on the shores of Lake Como. With the saturation of expat memoirs on bookshop shelves, Wright's original approach makes for a worthwhile read. In this ‘An Italian Village - A perspective on life beside Lake Como’ the author offers an insight into a world few outsiders...

When you die, you get a choice: move on to the next step of the afterlife, or relive one random day of your life. Anything you change, and the consequences that come from it stay that way forever. Any mistake means the life you knew may be erased for good. Is that one day worth it? What would you choose? Harold Emery is dead. After 74 years, it was his time to go, but when given the choice, he decides to live again for one more day. He wakes up in 1965 in his childhood bedroom. He’s ready to enjoy one final carefree day on Earth, but today is not that day. Today is the day his nine-year-...

Winner of the Bookseller Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year. Research published in the New York Times and the Huffington Post proves that talking to strangers is good for us. But how do you get people to talk to strangers? Strangers Have the Best Candy is the book that answers that question. Margaret Meps Schulte shares her own humorous, illustrated stories of chance encounters with strangers, demonstrating how such encounters lead to adventure, friendship, and serendipity. You'll meet everyday strangers, as well as larger-than-life characters like Captain Craig, the Scourge of Lake...

Are you planning a weekend getaway to Atlanta and don’t know what to do or where to go? The Atlanta travel guide is here to help! Atlanta is one of the most famous and desired cities in the United States of America. With some of the most beautiful, fun, and historical places, Atlanta is a preferred destination that visitors will truly love. Visitors will enjoy exploring; Atlanta’s top attractions The finest restaurants Various shopping malls Numerous Parks Nightlife activities This pocket-size book is an excellent reference source for travelers planning to visit the city of Atlanta, ...

Marie France, a swampy Louisiana gal, sashays through South America – destination Rio. Side-tracked by revivals and revolutions, her travels become intertwined with the supernatural until she accidentally stumbles into the purpose for which she was created. Her quest is twofold: to discover the world and discover herself, but like a homing pigeon, she feels compelled to return to the magical isle of Ibiza, where she recalibrates, and the supernatural becomes natural! This laugh-provoking travelogue, sequel to Banana Split Misfit, is a must-read that will take you to the peaks of Machu ...

Emily Eason wants to distance herself from her parents' opulent lifestyle in Birmingham, Alabama, and enjoy life in the tiny rural village, Raccoon Creek and her fifties-style home. But after gazing into the little snow globe she purchased from Hardwicke's Drugs and Gifts, she finds herself transported to another time—her grandmother's era. Lance Hardwicke is the pharmacist and owner of Hardwicke's Drugs. Four years of pharmacy school didn't allow for much of a social life. Gorgeous Emily Eason, nurse and resident of Raccoon Creek, has captured his attention more than once. The next time ...

Follow the inspirational journey of a former stockbroker who leaves his unfulfilling desk job in search of a meaningful life. He sets out from Los Angeles on a vintage motorbike, determined to circumnavigate the globe surviving only on the kindness of strangers. Incredibly, he makes his way across the U.S., through Europe, India, Cambodia, and Vietnam, and finally to Canada and back to the Hollywood sign, by asking strangers for shelter, food, and gas.

It’s Christmas in Willow Heights! Robert and Rita have finally moved to Willow Heights. Mary Elle is ecstatic to have her best friend nearby and begins to plan their annual Christmas party. Bob and Rita have a secret that they’ve been keeping from everyone, including Mary Elle. Will this secret tear their lifelong friendship apart during the holiday season? Will the secret be a blessing in disguise? What new adventures and trials await the gang in Willow Heights? Find out in this third book of the series!

Frances Mayes offers her listeners a deeply personal memoir of her present-day life in Tuscany, encompassing both the changes she has experienced since Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany appeared, and sensuous, evocative reflections on the timeless beauty and vivid pleasures of Italian life. Among the themes Mayes explores are how her experience of Tuscany dramatically expanded when she renovated and became a part-time resident of a 13th century house with a stone roof in the mountains above Cortona.

Mark Aaron, a historical researcher for Nora Corporation, is summoned to the office of the president and C.E.O. Instead of taking the offered promotion, he leaves for a vacation with his wife. A plane crash begins a five-hundred-year odyssey through time, space, and history. To save his wife, his unborn child, and humanity itself, Mark and his companion Jane, a Gamma class android, must travel to the year 1842 to prevent the premature assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Along the way, they become enmeshed in the politics of Springfield, Illinois; encounter Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd, and ...

Did you ever want to wake up to a different life? Awaken in 1168 as a prince who must live by his wits to save his own life. In 1911 as a youth, striving to keep hold of his sanity while those he loves turn away. In 1996 as a teenage girl surrounded by conspiracy. And, in an unspecified future, as a consciousness trapped inside a weaponised machine. FOUR LIVES LIVED IN PARALLEL Four lives to choose who to love and who to fear. Four lives to choose who to trust and who to kill. Four lives to lose and die in obscurity. …Or four lives to use to change the course of history. And therein lies ...

Meet Evan Wright, an ambitious college student with an unassuming secret – she's a century-old time traveler. For over a century, she has rubbed shoulders with history's greatest minds, received the seductive advances of Casanova, and grooved with Jim Morrison at Woodstock. These extraordinary experiences allowed her to escape the painful realities of her own time. But now, everything is at stake. She’s lost the love of her life somewhere in time. To reunite with him, she must recover her past memories while evading malevolent pursuers in this fast-paced journey that will take her ...

How to travel the world and make money online. Where to find these gigs and jobs and how to get started. Each methodology is proven, tested, and is verifiable. Written by a retired ex-pat living offshore. Update April 2020 - No job, no boss, no hassles. Details on travel and money, how it works, what you can do and how to get started. No get-rich schemes here. Great for ex-pats, remote workers, digital nomads, and people who want to become a remote worker or freelancer. This book includes doable and proven ways others are earning a living with mobile offices Each recommended industry is ...

An art historian finds – then loses – a portrait by Johannes Vermeer in this thrilling art mystery set in Munich, Heidelberg, and Amsterdam. When Zelda Richardson investigates a new lead about a missing portrait by Johannes Vermeer, no one expects her to actually find the painting in a retired art dealer’s home in Munich, Germany. Not her parents visiting from America; her boss, private detective Vincent de Graaf; or the rightful owner of the Nazi-looted artwork. However, Zelda’s jubilation turns to horror when she arrives to pick up the portrait and finds the art dealer dead and ...

Tracking Turtles is a personal diary of our trip to Costa Rica to work with sea turtles. My nine year old son and I spent a week at a turtle project on the Pacific Coast. We learned about conservation, recycling, plastics in our environment and we learned a lot about the Olive Ridley sea turtle. We learned about nesting, hatching and how fishing impacts these animals. You can read about our adventure. Perhaps you will be inspired to go on a conservation trip yourself. $1.00 from each book sold will go to conservation projects like Turtle Trax. The current version is still having final edits...

In his thirty years as a missionary, Michael J. Hawron encountered plenty of danger, from a knife-wielding mugger to the ravages of a fire. In each instance, God provided Michael with safety and security during even the most trying times. While some people may insist these events are just coincidences, Michael sees the hand of God at work. In the instance of the fire that threatened Michael’s life, the Hawrons were serving as missionaries near Hong Kong. It didn’t take long for Michael to learn of the local tradition of lighting candles at gravestones to honor deceased loved ones, an ...

A bracing memoir about self-discovery, liberating escape, and moving forward across an adventurous and volatile American landscape. One year. One national park at a time.