Travel Year

Fünf Frauen... fünf Länder... ein Abenteuer... und die ganz große Liebe! Paige Holm ist eine Träumerin durch und durch. Vor allem wenn es um echte englische Gentlemen geht. Deswegen ist sie auch Feuer und Flamme, als es für ein Auslandsjahr nach London geht. In ihren Büchern gibt es nämlich immer diesen einen romantischen Helden in Strumpfhosen, warum sollte es ihn also nicht auch in Wirklichkeit geben? Vor allem im Land der Mr. Darcys? Wobei ihr klar ist, dass ein Typ wie Harvey Dawson definitiv nicht in die Kategorie Held fällt.

Min sou Dana Snyman weet toe hy die Rugbywêreldbeker-eindstryd op Rondomskrik kyk dat die euforie van dié oomblik kortstondig sou wees; dat ons lewens binnekort soos handomkeer sou verander. Dana verwoord die ervaring van die daaropvolgende agttien maande–van rugbytriomf tot treur en vertwyfeling. Dan kry hy self ook Covid.

In 1985 I moved to a fishing village on the Caribbean coast of the Yucatan peninsula. I lived in an abandoned house and slept in a hammock. My first night I got a crash course in mosquitoes. However, the second night, a mosquito net lovingly in place, I swayed in the hammock, felt the trade winds touch my skin, and learned how magical sleeping with the sound of the surf sliding up the sand can be. Although I was camping in the shell of a house, I was happy. Sometimes I had to drive to Cancun to get a tomato, or to trade a VCR player for dental work. The one tin roof market in town got beef ...

Here is a travel audiobook with a difference: 10 chronological chapters from a year of wandering, from the Pacific Northwest to Tuscany and back again to the trout-laden streams of California. Join Bill Barich as he travels the globe, from the trout streams of Northern California to the auction ring at Saratoga, where millions of dollars may be gaveled away for a yearling thoroughbred; from seedy London pubs to a run-down Florentine palazzo during a glorious Italian spring.

In 2008 Sean Conway set off on a 1,000 mile bike ride that would shape the next 10 years of his life, as he became obsessed with the idea of becoming a real ultra cyclist. This is his story, how he tried and failed many times to break a cycling world record, and the story about his final world record attempt, cycling 4,000 miles across Europe. Sean nearly gave up on his dream after tragically losing two of his ultra cycling friends, but decided to continue in their honor with his quest to chase big miles on two wheels.

Following the breakdown of her marriage, 50-year-old Jacqui Furneaux set off on a seven-year, round-the-world adventure on a 500cc Royal Enfield Bullet. She traveled both solo and with company, covering 42,000 miles and 20 countries. This awe-inspiring and moving book about one woman’s motorcycle adventures is for anyone still holding back from taking a risk and pursuing their dreams.

Did you ever struggle to fit in with the cool kids in school? Or with the aloof locals while you were travelling abroad? Paul Shore’s evocative story telling, wry wit, and big heart will inspire and entertain you, as his persistence earns him acceptance inside a charming French village! Shore humorously uses the mysterious game of Pétanque as a unique point of entry to explore areas of personal alienation faced as a newcomer in an adopted land full of heavily fortified culture. This quirky story is not about wine, rather the “uncorking” of many of France’s most cherished traditions...

Following the natural cycle of the year, The Land of Maybe captures the essence of 'slow life' on the 18 remote, mysterious islands which make up the Faroes in the North Atlantic. Closer to the UK than Denmark, this fast disappearing world is home to a close-knit society where just 50,000 people share Viking roots and a language that is unlike any other in Scandinavia. We follow the arrival of the migratory birds, the over-wintering of the sheep and the way food is gathered and eaten in tune with the seasons.

For most of 2020, Mikes Dilger’s day-job of travelling to the four corners of the British Isles all but disappeared. Having been confined to one place by the Covid pandemic, and with daily dog walks his sole permitted outdoor pursuit, the simple pleasure of getting to know the flowers at his feet reignited a long-buried botanical passion. Now Mike is on a mission: to see a thousand different wild plants in one calendar year, and assess how our fascinating flora is faring in modern Britain.

A Year in the World is vintage Frances Mayes, a celebration of the allure of travel, of serendipitous pleasures found in unlikely locales, of memory woven into the present, and of a joyous sense of quest. An ideal travel companion, Frances Mayes brings to the page the curiosity of an intrepid explorer, remarkable insights into the wonder of the everyday, and a compelling narrative style that entertains as it informs.

The remarkable true story of a couple on the brink of separation who finds love again while spending a year in Italy with their family now including an update five years later. Tired, empty, and disillusioned with married life, Susan Pohlman was ready to call it quits. As soon as she and her husband, Tim, completed their business trip to Italy, she planned to break the news that she wanted to end their eighteen-year marriage. During their last day as they walked along the Italian Rivera, Tim fantasized aloud that, perhaps, they could live there. After initially dismissing the idea, Susan ...

An epic historical saga of time travel and distorted romance, transporting the reader to some of Amsterdam’s most memorable periods of history; wartime, riots, famine, and the plague. Robert has his own personal medical challenge, diabetes. As you might expect his condition does not exactly sit well with several episodes of accidental time-travel sessions leaping into the past of historical Netherlands. Each time Robert travels in time, his fate is bound up with the same woman (or is it?), and with the work of The Netherlands' most famous painter, Rembrandt van Rijn. Take a walk through ...

For many years a farmer in England, John Lewis-Stempel yearned once again to live in a landscape where turtle doves purr and nightingales sing, as they did almost everywhere in his childhood. He wanted to be self-sufficient, to make his own wine and learn the secrets of truffle farming. And so, buying an old honey-coloured limestone house with bright blue shutters, the Lewis-Stempels began their new life as peasant farmers.

Once upon a time, an American girl moved to a little town in Slovakia, and she fell in love with the country, and with a boy. And then another boy. And then about a dozen boys fell in love with her. Many linguistic and romantic antics ensued, and a happy ending unlike any she could have foreseen.

Marcus and Theron are two lovers bound by an eternal and unshakable bond. As a series of catastrophic events nearly destroys their world, the two along with a chosen few become Emissaries destined, over the course of 13,000 years and through many reincarnations, to lead humanity into an era of peace and prosperity as foretold by the Elders of their race. But the forces of evil have taken possession of one man, Helghul, who relentlessly pursues Marcus and Theron through time, determined to destroy them and ruin all hope for salvation.

This memoir tells the story of an American English teacher working in a new university in Palestine during a time of political strife and upheaval. Cynthia Yoder describes the joys of life in Palestine, against the backdrop of military occupation and the second intifada, which began soon after she arrived in 2000. Rather than give political analysis, the book gives glimpses into the lives of the Palestinian people the author met. Yoder details the effects of the occupation and describes her journey as a pacifist working amidst violence.

Discover how to live an exciting, enriching life post-retirement, even if you've been unsure where to start. Whether you're about to retire or helping someone navigate this transition, this guide offers a fresh perspective on making the most of your golden years.

The final book in the trilogy about inquisitive American author Joel Stratte-McClure's twenty-year walk around the Mediterranean Sea explores the coast, countryside and regional cultures in Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt and Tunisia. Walking in the footsteps of Alexander the Great, the intrepid author makes his way around the sea while musing about life, literature, art, the environment, Greek gods and goddesses, history, alcoholism and, of course, the meditative act of walking. The travel narrative, which describes attempts to find the lost tomb of Alexander the Great, ...

For over two decades, Lara Maiklem has been scouring the banks of the tidal Thames looking for objects – lost or discarded – that tell forgotten stories. In this charming sequel to the bestselling Mudlarking, Lara widens her search beyond the river and reflects on life lived post-pandemic, reminding us that it’s possible to draw meaning in the most unlikely of places.

Manchmal ist die Liebe nur einen Zeitsprung entfernt Als Clementine die Wohnung ihrer Tante erbt, ist ihr bereits klar, dass es sich um einen ganz besonderen Ort handelt. Und das nicht nur, weil Analea einer der exzentrischsten Menschen war, die Clementine kannte. Denn die Wohnung ist verzaubert und bringt ihre Bewohnerin ohne Vorwarnung sieben Jahre in die Vergangenheit. Daher weiß Clementine sofort, dass sie nicht in der falschen Wohnung, sondern in der falschen Zeit gelandet ist, als in ihrer Küche plötzlich ein Mann steht.