4 reviews
From the author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller The Kindness of Strangers comes a humorous and deeply revealing memoir about travel, perseverance, and the surprising places we find inspiration.In 1962, when Mike McIntyre's colorful grandmother becomes the first member of his working-class California family to travel overseas, she returns with a Pan Am tote bag, its side emblazoned with a big blue ball, the airline's iconic blue globe logo.Enchanted through childhood by the magical bag, McIntyre hurtles headlong into a life of wanderlust and adventure, transforming himself from a small-town slacker into an acclaimed, globe-trotting journalist. In a book that is both coming-of-age story and travelogue, he illuminates his journey with a candid, compelling prose that has earned him prais...
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Professionals & Academics, Nonfiction, Sport, Biographies, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 249 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 25 February 2020 onward
2 reviews
The Rider from Hell: The Sobering Story of a Psychopathic Cyclist
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Genre: Nonfiction, Sport, Cycling, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 138 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 24 February 2020 onward
Lovely Lebanon: A Little Country with a Big History
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Genre: Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 245 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 23 February 2020 onward
4 reviews
One More Horizon: The Inspiring Story of One Man's Solo Journey Around the World on a Mountain Bike
Pedaling a bicycle around the world was a lifelong dream, but everyone told him it could not be done. Dismissing the skeptics, disinterested sponsors, and a woefully inadequate bank account, Scott Zamek resolved to try. Some 25,000 miles and six million pedal revolutions later, Zamek had encountered Bengal tigers, angry mobs, prison and sandstorms, fed on yak, dog meat, and gobs of cow intestines.He had been taken prisoner by the Syrian Secret Police, left for dead in the Sahara Desert, and beset by hypothermia and heatstroke, using up two bicycles, 1,000 tire patches, and countless makeshift replacement parts along the way. One More Horizon takes us on a roller coaster ride of endurance and fatigue, success and setback, thieves and kindhearted souls, but what shines through in the end, is...
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Specific Groups, Nonfiction, Sport, Biographies, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 257 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 23 February 2020 onward
1 review
Worth Every Gasp is the unique perspective of an Indian woman trekking alone through the Western Himalayas. Anamika sets out on a trek in Ladakh accompanied by her husband and a couple of friends. This trek is aborted when she develops pulmonary oedema, a potentially fatal form of high altitude sickness. Largely undaunted by this inauspicious start, Anamika bids farewell to her companions and embarks on a series of treks in Ladakh, Himachal, and Uttaranchal. She is accompanied, chaperoned, and sometimes bullied by her loyal guide Ballu, who is sometimes mistaken for her husband. As she meanders through the remote mountains, broad valleys, tiny villages, and high passes of the Himalayas, Anamika comes face to face with a wide range of landscapes, people, and improbable situations. She navig...
Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 164 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 23 February 2020 onward
5 reviews
Solo Female Travel: Inspirational Essays to Help You Take That First Step
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Genre: Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 482 kb
Free eBook download for Kindle from 21 February 2020 onward
5 reviews
Nowhere Bound: A Young Man's Journey Through Africa and Beyond in the 1970s
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Genre: Sport, Biographies, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 309 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 19 February 2020 onward
1 review
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Life
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Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Sport, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 243 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 19 February 2020 onward
5 reviews
Stair-Rods & Stars: A Cycling Perambulation
Three fine days then a soaking; a typical summer weather cycle the author endures whilst demonstrating his unconventional style of camping in rural England, close to a network of cycle paths and drovers' ways.The author says, "This tome, written in a very positive frame of mind, covers everything from removing bird's mess from the handlebars to a requiem for world peace. And that's just the first chapter!"Includes Grand Union, Kennet and Avon, River Thames, The Ridgeway, Bath and Bristol Rail Trail, South Downs Way and much more....
Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 253 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 18 February 2020 onward
1 review
My Indian Angel: A non-fictional tale from my unforgettable trip to the Taj Mahal
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Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Asia, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 2.58 mb
Free eBook download for Kindle from 18 February 2020 onward
Adventures in Travel: Stories of Perils, Pitfalls and Mishaps Around the World
Read about our unique and sometimes hair-raising experiences as we travelled the world. Stuck in Karachi unexpectedly. Stranded in Cyprus. Hospital visits in China and the Middle East. Rebellious horses at the pyramids. Something for everyone....
Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues, Middle East
Size: 170 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 18 February 2020 onward
7 reviews
Meeting the Middle East: Travels in Arabia
Meeting the Middle East is a lighthearted travelogue through twelve countries of Arabia. Starting in the Gulf State of Qatar, Jason Smart sets out on his whirlwind tour. From the futuristic skylines of Doha and Dubai to the ancient temples of Petra and Byblos, he visits some of the greatest cities this often-misunderstood part of the world has to offer.
Among his adventures, he swims in the Dead Sea, takes a transit through Saudi Arabia, sees the bullet holes of Beirut and almost succumbs to heat exhaustion in Bahrain. Find out how a Land Cruiser rams him off the road in Qatar, and why, in Kuwait, he almost gets into a fight with a large man wearing a white robe. As his journey continues, he takes a day trip to Israel, has a memorable encounter with a Turkish barber in Istanbu...
Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues, Middle East
Size: 243 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 15 February 2020 onward
4 reviews
Down in the Southern Hemisphere lies a land of beauty, dramatic scenery and adventure – New Zealand. In an e-book with nearly 600 photographs and maps, you, too, can discover the stunning back country of New Zealand, through walks, treks, mountain ascents and even a spot of mountain biking. Mary Jane, a self-proclaimed ‘Maverick Traveller’, sets out on many of the walks and mountain ascents throughout New Zealand’s North and South Islands.Mary Jane shares her love of travel, trekking and adventure through this thrilling book. Whether you are a beginning trekker, intermediate or advanced you will find something in this book for you.Learn about native bush and wildlife nestled among a variety of landscapes – glaciers, volcanoes, grassy plains, waterfalls, lakes, vast stretches of o...
Genre: Nonfiction, Self-Help & Counselling, Self-Help, Sport, Biographies, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 438 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 15 February 2020 onward
71 reviews
The Personal Narrative of James O. Pattie Of Kentucky
During an expedition from St. Louis, through the vast regions between that place and the pacific ocean, and thence back through the City of Mexico to Vera Cruz, during journeyings of six years; in which he and his father, who accompanied him, suffered unheared of hardships and dangers, had various conflicts with the indians, and were made captives, in which captivity his father died; together with a description of the country, and the various nation through which they passed.Timothy Flint....
Genre: History, World, Travel, Essays & Travelogues, Latin America
Size: 119 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 14 February 2020 onward
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Genre: Arts & Photography, Photography, Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 112 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 13 February 2020 onward
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Elephanta Caves: Discover India | Photojournals (UNESCO World Heritage Site Book 5)
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Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Asia, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 5.31 mb
Free eBook download for Kindle from 13 February 2020 onward
1 review
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Genre: Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 352 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 13 February 2020 onward
7 reviews
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Genre: Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 130 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 12 February 2020 onward
2 reviews
Table For Eight: An Ocean Voyage from England to Australia
This book takes you on an ocean voyage on board the 'Oriana' in 2012. The author invites you to experience the many places she visited while sailing from the UK to Australia. Come with her to a wine cellar in Portugal, drive along from Naples to phantastic Sorrento, experience the Pyramids and come on a camel ride in the Sanai Desert. These and many more places beckon you and don't forget the luxurious and leisurely life on board this stately P&O liner. Make yourself comfortable and enjoy the voyage....
Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 104 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 10 February 2020 onward
4 reviews
A light hearted account of a walk along the Robert Louis Stevenson Trail in southern France, following in the footsteps of the author of Treasure Island and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. When Stevenson set off in the late1870's to walk from Le Monastier to St Jean it was to collect material that formed the basis of his early book 'Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes'. The route of Stevensons' meandering travels is now an established long distance trail. This is an account of my meandering thoughts as I followed in the footsteps of Stevenson and his donkey....
Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues, Teen & Young Adult
Size: 258 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 08 February 2020 onward
1 review
Beauty and Conflict: A Flying Pharmacist in Congo
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Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Memoirs, Specific Groups, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 224 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 07 February 2020 onward
1 review
Living on Rocks: A Memoir of Sangria and Cyclones
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Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Memoirs, Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 636 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 07 February 2020 onward
19 reviews
Camino: Laughter and Tears along Spain’s 500-mile Camino De Santiago
A dream fulfilledTraveling overseas and backpacking around Europe seemed like an out-of-reach dream for John Clark, until he learned of the Camino de Santiago in Spain, a 500-mile pilgrimage across the country that dates back more than 1,200 years. With encouragement from family and friends, never having traveled outside the United States, the self-proclaimed homebody from Texas hopped on a plane at age 53 alone and headed for the Iberian Peninsula. It wasn’t just the beginning of a month-long journey, but also, as he would discover, the beginning of a new life.Facing fear, regret and realityWhen he arrived in Pamplona, home of the famous San Fermin Running of the Bulls Festival, Clark immediately began to regret his decision. To put it bluntly, he was scared to death. Possessed by an ob...
Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 144 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 07 February 2020 onward
Cruising the Mississippi: From New Orleans to Memphis on a Genuine Paddlewheeler
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Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 114 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 07 February 2020 onward
Jantar Mantar | Delhi: Discover India | Photojournals (Monuments of Delhi Book 6)
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Genre: Travel, Asia, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 4.62 mb
Free eBook download for Kindle from 07 February 2020 onward
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Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Arts & Literature, Travel, Africa, Asia, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 172 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 05 February 2020 onward
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Genre: Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 317 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 04 February 2020 onward
Dreaming of Pangea: Collected Travel Writings
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Genre: Humour, Essays, Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 212 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 04 February 2020 onward
43 reviews
An Idiot Aboard: The Utterly Useless Guide to Mediterranean Sailing
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Genre: Sport, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 329 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 03 February 2020 onward
6 reviews
A Ride to Khiva: Travels and Adventures in Central Asia
It is 1875, the time of the 'Great Game', when the British and Russian Empires are vying for power in central Asia. Great Britain learns of Russia’s plans to annex India, the 'jewel in the crown' of the Empire. A British officer rides for Khiva, a Russian city closed to European travelers. He is on a dangerous mission, to learn if this remote and dangerous oasis is about to be used as a springboard for the Russian invasion of India. Captain Frederick Burnaby ballooned across the English Channel, traveled in Spain and Russia, and was wounded, and eventually killed, fighting for Britain's empire. This account of his perilous journey to Khiva, published in 1876 and immediately reprinted, brought him instant fame....
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Leaders & Notable People, Specific Groups, History, World, Nonfiction, Sport, Biographies, Travel, Asia, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 234 pages
Free eBook download for Kindle from 03 February 2020 onward
