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Mother of God
- An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon
- By: Paul Rosolie
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
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Paul Rosolie’s extraordinary adventure in the uncharted tributaries of the Western Amazon - a tale of discovery that vividly captures the awe, beauty, and isolation of this endangered land....
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wonderful book displaying true nature
- By Anonymous User on 21-01-2024
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The Pilgrimage
- By: Paulo Coelho
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
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Step inside this captivating account of Paulo Coehlo's pilgrimage along the road to Santiago. This fascinating parable explores the need to find one's own path....
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not for me yet
- By Jasmine on 23-05-2016
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Abroad in Japan
- By: Chris Broad
- Narrated by: Chris Broad
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
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When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he was about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history....
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The last few chapters were really great
- By Anonymous User on 27-03-2024
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My Own Magic
- A Reappearing Act
- By: Anna Kloots
- Narrated by: Anna Kloots
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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Despite what appeared to be a glamorous existence full of globetrotting adventures, behind the scenes, Anna felt invisible in her own life....
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Truly magical
- By Lauren on 18-12-2023
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Touching the Void
- By: Joe Simpson
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott, Daniel Weyman
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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Before climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were able to reach the unclimbed West Face of the remote Siula Grande, disaster struck....
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A really slow start
- By Walker on 24-03-2019
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The New Ringer
- By: Roland Breckwoldt
- Narrated by: Tim Carroll
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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A shy young man from the suburban outskirts takes himself to Gulf Country on a 1960s boys own adventure that changes his life forever....
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Outstanding storytelling, immersive and fascinating especially for anyone obsessed with horses.
- By Tom on 29-03-2024
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Mother of God
- An Extraordinary Journey into the Uncharted Tributaries of the Western Amazon
- By: Paul Rosolie
- Narrated by: Jonathan Yen
- Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Paul Rosolie’s extraordinary adventure in the uncharted tributaries of the Western Amazon - a tale of discovery that vividly captures the awe, beauty, and isolation of this endangered land....
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wonderful book displaying true nature
- By Anonymous User on 21-01-2024
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The Pilgrimage
- By: Paulo Coelho
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 7 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Step inside this captivating account of Paulo Coehlo's pilgrimage along the road to Santiago. This fascinating parable explores the need to find one's own path....
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not for me yet
- By Jasmine on 23-05-2016
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Abroad in Japan
- By: Chris Broad
- Narrated by: Chris Broad
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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When Englishman Chris Broad landed in a rural village in northern Japan he wondered if he'd made a huge mistake. With no knowledge of the language and zero teaching experience, was he was about to be the most quickly fired English teacher in Japan's history....
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The last few chapters were really great
- By Anonymous User on 27-03-2024
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My Own Magic
- A Reappearing Act
- By: Anna Kloots
- Narrated by: Anna Kloots
- Length: 9 hrs and 33 mins
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Despite what appeared to be a glamorous existence full of globetrotting adventures, behind the scenes, Anna felt invisible in her own life....
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Truly magical
- By Lauren on 18-12-2023
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Touching the Void
- By: Joe Simpson
- Narrated by: Andrew Wincott, Daniel Weyman
- Length: 6 hrs and 52 mins
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Before climbers Joe Simpson and Simon Yates were able to reach the unclimbed West Face of the remote Siula Grande, disaster struck....
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A really slow start
- By Walker on 24-03-2019
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The New Ringer
- By: Roland Breckwoldt
- Narrated by: Tim Carroll
- Length: 6 hrs and 56 mins
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A shy young man from the suburban outskirts takes himself to Gulf Country on a 1960s boys own adventure that changes his life forever....
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Outstanding storytelling, immersive and fascinating especially for anyone obsessed with horses.
- By Tom on 29-03-2024
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Ghost Empire
- By: Richard Fidler
- Narrated by: Richard Fidler
- Length: 14 hrs and 58 mins
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Ghost Empire is a rare treasure - an utterly captivating blend of the historical and the contemporary, realised by a master storyteller....
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Loved it.
- By Fjp on 23-04-2017
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Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance (Dramatised)
- By: Robert M. Pirsig, Peter Flannery
- Narrated by: James Purefoy, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 40 mins
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One of the most important and influential books of the past half-century, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance tells the iconic story of a father and son's motorcycle trip across America in the 1960s....
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This is immersive.
- By Alice on 11-09-2015
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Clanlands in New Zealand
- Kiwis, Kilts, and an Adventure Down Under
- By: Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish, Peter Jackson - foreword
- Narrated by: Graham McTavish, Sam Heughan
- Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins
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In this follow-up to Clanlands Sam & Graham document their journey across New Zealand, a country Graham calls home and that Sam has longed to visit since learning it was a popular destination for Scottish immigrants to settle back in the 19th century....
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Hilarious and historic
- By Sammie on 13-04-2024
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Dreaming of Jupiter
- By: Ted Simon
- Narrated by: Rupert Degas
- Length: 16 hrs and 30 mins
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When Ted Simon rode 64,000 miles round the world on his 500c Triumph Tiger, he inspired thousands of motorcyclists to begin their own adventures. Nearly 30 years later, Ted Simon took to the road again to retrace the epic journey he made in his 40s....
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left me nearly in tears....
- By FritzRadda on 05-07-2018
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Bruce Chatwin: A BBC Radio Collection
- In Patagonia & more
- By: Bruce Chatwin
- Narrated by: Russell Tovey, Ian Hogg, Ioan Meredith, and others
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
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Author and adventurer Bruce Chatwin was one of the 20th Century’s most charismatic writers. Included in this collection are full-cast dramas and readings from the giant of travel writing – plus a bonus documentary....
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Storm’s Edge
- Life, Death and Magic in the Islands of Orkney
- By: Peter Marshall
- Narrated by: Kenny Blyth
- Length: 22 hrs and 44 mins
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From Peter Marshall, winner of the Wolfson Prize 2018, Storm’s Edge is a new history of the Orkney Islands that dives deep into island politics, the evolution of folklore, and community memory on the geographical edge of Britain....
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Peel Me a Lotus
- By: Charmian Clift
- Narrated by: Josie Taylor
- Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
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In 1954 the Australian writers Charmian Clift and George Johnston left grey, post- war London for Greece. Moving first to the tiny island...
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Wonderful Storytelling
- By michele taylor on 04-06-2023
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Tune In Tokyo
- The Gaijin Diaries
- By: Tim Anderson
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 8 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone wants to escape their boring, stagnant lives full of inertia and regret. But so few people actually have the bravery to run....
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Incredibly funny and down to earth
- By Nadia on 10-05-2017
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Michael Palin: Around the World in 80 Days
- By: Michael Palin
- Narrated by: Michael Palin
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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In the autumn of 1988, Michael Palin set out from the Reform Club with an ambitious plan: to circumnavigate the world....
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Armchair meanderings at their finest
- By Geoff on 20-05-2015
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Bad Karma
- The True Story of a Mexico Trip from Hell
- By: Paul Wilson
- Narrated by: Joe Zieja
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
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In the summer of 1978, 21-year-old Paul Wilson jumps at the chance to join two local icons on a dream surf trip to mainland Mexico, unaware their ultimate destination lies in the heart of the drug cartel country....
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Probably the worst book ever written
- By James Lovelock on 22-03-2022
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The Conspiracy Tourist
- Travels Through a Strange World
- By: Dom Joly
- Narrated by: Dom Joly
- Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
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Dom Joly enters the strange land of conspiracies as a wide-eyed tourist, eager to investigate the origins of some of the most pervasive conspiracy theories and meet the people who believe them....
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Interesting, Funny & A Little Disconcerting....
- By alison on 11-12-2023
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The Desert and the Sea
- 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast
- By: Michael Scott Moore
- Narrated by: Corey Snow
- Length: 12 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Michael Scott Moore incorporates personal narrative and rigorous investigative journalism in this revelatory memoir of his three-year captivity by Somali pirates - a riveting, thoughtful exploration of foreign policy, religious extremism, and the costs of survival....
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absolutely fascinating
- By Richard on 14-08-2018
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Survivant des Glaces
- L'ultime challenge : la traversée du pôle Nord
- By: Mike Horn
- Narrated by: Mike Horn, Constantine Lemmy
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
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En bonus exclusif, un entretien avec l'auteur. La dernière expédition de Mike Horn, Pole2Pole, consistait en une traversée du pôle Nord...
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Billy Connolly's Route 66
- The Big Yin on the Ultimate American Road Trip
- By: Billy Connolly
- Narrated by: James McPherson
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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The best-loved comedian in Britain hits the most famous highway in the world on an unforgettable journey....
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Billy Connolly’s Route 66
- By Anonymous User on 23-09-2023
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A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush
- By: Eric Newby
- Narrated by: James Bryce
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
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A classic of travel writing, A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush is Eric Newby’s iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth....
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Fascinating story into an era and part of the world seldom visited
- By Juanita on 21-02-2021
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Vagabonding
- An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
- By: Rolf Potts
- Narrated by: Rolf Potts
- Length: 4 hrs and 9 mins
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Vagabonding is about taking time off from your normal life - from six weeks to four months to two years - to discover and experience the world on your own terms....
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Not sure what the hype is about.
- By Anonymous User on 31-05-2017
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Full Tilt
- Ireland to India with a Bicycle
- By: Dervla Murphy
- Narrated by: Emma Lowe
- Length: 9 hrs and 32 mins
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Full Tilt is the inspiring true story of Dervla Murphy's 1963 journey from Ireland to India on an Armstrong Cadet bicycle, and the trials, landscapes, and cultures she encountered along the way....
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Best book I have read for a long time
- By Toni on 25-03-2021
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Pardon My French
- Food, Faux Pas and Franglish: One Family's Riotous Year in the South of France
- By: Rachael Mogan McIntosh
- Narrated by: Rachael Mogan McIntosh
- Length: 8 hrs and 31 mins
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Pardon My French is a candid, hilarious love letter to family life and France with three valuable lessons for overcoming adversity: make home a beautiful nest, lean into the tough lessons and look for the comedy in everything....
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Just not my cup of tea….
- By Iwbar on 23-03-2024
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The Boy from Gorge River
- From New Zealand's Remotest Family to the World Beyond
- By: Chris Long
- Narrated by: Jackson Bliss
- Length: 9 hrs and 22 mins
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On the West Coast of the South Island, past deep fjords, glassy lakes, forested valleys and snow-capped mountains, lies the Long family cabin. It was here that Chris Long spent the first 17 years of his life, two days' hike from the nearest road....
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Beautifully narrated
- By Anonymous User on 07-11-2022
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Finding Hildasay
- How One Man Walked the UK's Coastline and Found Hope and Happiness
- By: Christian Lewis
- Narrated by: Christian Lewis
- Length: 9 hrs and 5 mins
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Finding Hildasay, read by the author, is the life-affirming story of Chris Lewis' epic journey around Britain's coastline as he battles depression and rebuilds his life....
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Amazing story
- By Anonymous User on 29-02-2024
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My Life with the Eskimo
- By: Vilhjálmur Stefánsson
- Narrated by: Chris Matthess
- Length: 15 hrs and 57 mins
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Vilhjálmur Stefánsson left New York in April 1908 to begin his journey northwards and into the Arctic Circle. For the next two years, he made his way northwards to Victoria Island to study an isolated group of Inuit who still used primitive tools....
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The Only Way Is West
- A Once in a Lifetime, 500 Mile Adventure Walking Spain’s Camino de Santiago
- By: Bradley Chermside
- Narrated by: Joel Daffurn
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
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What would you do if you're given a €20 note in Greece with an email address scribbled on it: Spend it, slip the suspect counterfeit bill into an enemy’s birthday card, or send an email, hoping it will lead to you finding everlasting love? Listen to find out more....
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such a joyful story on the Camino
- By Ly Pham on 16-01-2024
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One Italian Summer
- By: Pip Williams
- Narrated by: Felicity Jurd
- Length: 7 hrs and 8 mins
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Pip and Shannon dreamed of living the good life. They wanted to slow down, grow their own food and spend more time with the people they love....
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I was bored
- By Anonymous User on 11-08-2021
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Beyond Tulips in Amsterdam: Amsterdam Travel Guide & Unlocking Amsterdam’s Hidden Treasures
- Amsterdam - Netherlands, Book 1
- By: BERNARD V. WEBBER
- Narrated by: Myriam Berger
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
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Discover the iconic landmarks, hidden gems, and cultural treasures that make Amsterdam unique. From the picturesque canals and historic architecture to world-class museums and bustling markets, this guide provides detailed descriptions and insider tips to help you navigate the city with ease.
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Storm’s Edge
- Life, Death and Magic in the Islands of Orkney
- By: Peter Marshall
- Narrated by: Kenny Blyth
- Length: 22 hrs and 44 mins
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Peter Marshall was born in Orkney, his ancestors were farmers and farm labourers on the northern island of Sanday – where, in 1624, one of them was murdered by a witch. Merging his local experience with wider historical expertise, Marshall looks afresh at a small group of islands that has been treated as a mere footnote, remote and peripheral, and in doing so invites us to think differently about key events of British history.
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Impossible City
- Paris in the Twenty-First Century
- By: Simon Kuper
- Narrated by: Tim Frances
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
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Simon Kuper has experienced Paris both as a human being and as a journalist. He has grown middle-aged there, eaten the croissants, seen his wife through life-threatening cancer, taken his children to countless football matches on freezing Saturday mornings in the city's notorious banlieues, and in 2015 lived through two terrorist attacks on their neighbourhood. Over two decades of becoming something of a cantankerous Parisian himself, Kuper has watched the city change.
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A Fast Bike to Byzantium
- The Petrolhead Travelogues, Book 1
- By: Andy C Wareing
- Narrated by: Andy C Wareing
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
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Dead horses, armed border guards and furious Slavs stand in the way. Join Andy on his battered old Suzuki GS1000G as we cross Europe, and ride together through the Iron Curtain to reach the very edge of Asia. Filled with adventure and humor, poignant and accidentally informative, this true-life story tells of travel in an era long gone, when we read paper maps like pirates on the high seas, and friends were made and lost along roads less traveled.
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One-Way Ticket
- By: Suzanne Wentley
- Narrated by: Suzanne Wentley
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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With "One-Way Ticket," Author Suzanne Wentley, a digital nomad and professional journalist, invites the listener on five sensational years of non-stop international travel. It all begins ten years ago, when this thirty-something leaves behind her plush office job, fully furnished home, and stable community of friends. With her orange cat Penelope, she embarks on a thirty-two-foot sailboat and eventually earns her US Coast Guard captain's license. Then, she divests down to a single backpack for more travels.
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Two O'Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain
- A Search for an Unconventional Life Abroad
- By: Helene Sula
- Narrated by: Helene Sula
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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In this inspiring memoir—the antidote to the “just quit your job and ditch all your belongings to backpack the world” mentality—a young woman explores how she took calculated risks to follow her dreams: traveling and living abroad without sacrificing stability and comfort. Helene Sula always knew she wanted to pursue something a little different from a “normal life”—not an outright rejection of the conventional path many of her peers embraced but one that empowered her to experience other cultures and corners of the globe.
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Beyond Tulips in Amsterdam: Amsterdam Travel Guide & Unlocking Amsterdam’s Hidden Treasures
- Amsterdam - Netherlands, Book 1
- By: BERNARD V. WEBBER
- Narrated by: Myriam Berger
- Length: 3 hrs and 53 mins
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Discover the iconic landmarks, hidden gems, and cultural treasures that make Amsterdam unique. From the picturesque canals and historic architecture to world-class museums and bustling markets, this guide provides detailed descriptions and insider tips to help you navigate the city with ease.
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Storm’s Edge
- Life, Death and Magic in the Islands of Orkney
- By: Peter Marshall
- Narrated by: Kenny Blyth
- Length: 22 hrs and 44 mins
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Peter Marshall was born in Orkney, his ancestors were farmers and farm labourers on the northern island of Sanday – where, in 1624, one of them was murdered by a witch. Merging his local experience with wider historical expertise, Marshall looks afresh at a small group of islands that has been treated as a mere footnote, remote and peripheral, and in doing so invites us to think differently about key events of British history.
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Impossible City
- Paris in the Twenty-First Century
- By: Simon Kuper
- Narrated by: Tim Frances
- Length: 6 hrs and 36 mins
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Simon Kuper has experienced Paris both as a human being and as a journalist. He has grown middle-aged there, eaten the croissants, seen his wife through life-threatening cancer, taken his children to countless football matches on freezing Saturday mornings in the city's notorious banlieues, and in 2015 lived through two terrorist attacks on their neighbourhood. Over two decades of becoming something of a cantankerous Parisian himself, Kuper has watched the city change.
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A Fast Bike to Byzantium
- The Petrolhead Travelogues, Book 1
- By: Andy C Wareing
- Narrated by: Andy C Wareing
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
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Dead horses, armed border guards and furious Slavs stand in the way. Join Andy on his battered old Suzuki GS1000G as we cross Europe, and ride together through the Iron Curtain to reach the very edge of Asia. Filled with adventure and humor, poignant and accidentally informative, this true-life story tells of travel in an era long gone, when we read paper maps like pirates on the high seas, and friends were made and lost along roads less traveled.
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One-Way Ticket
- By: Suzanne Wentley
- Narrated by: Suzanne Wentley
- Length: 12 hrs and 33 mins
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With "One-Way Ticket," Author Suzanne Wentley, a digital nomad and professional journalist, invites the listener on five sensational years of non-stop international travel. It all begins ten years ago, when this thirty-something leaves behind her plush office job, fully furnished home, and stable community of friends. With her orange cat Penelope, she embarks on a thirty-two-foot sailboat and eventually earns her US Coast Guard captain's license. Then, she divests down to a single backpack for more travels.
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Two O'Clock on a Tuesday at Trevi Fountain
- A Search for an Unconventional Life Abroad
- By: Helene Sula
- Narrated by: Helene Sula
- Length: 5 hrs and 57 mins
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In this inspiring memoir—the antidote to the “just quit your job and ditch all your belongings to backpack the world” mentality—a young woman explores how she took calculated risks to follow her dreams: traveling and living abroad without sacrificing stability and comfort. Helene Sula always knew she wanted to pursue something a little different from a “normal life”—not an outright rejection of the conventional path many of her peers embraced but one that empowered her to experience other cultures and corners of the globe.
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Adventures in Volcanoland
- What Volcanoes Tell Us About the World and Ourselves
- By: Tamsin Mather
- Narrated by: Emma Spurgin Hussey
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
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Adventures in Volcanoland charts journeys across deserts, through jungles and up ice caps, to some of the world's most important volcanoes, from Nicaragua to Hawaii, Santorini to Ethiopia, exploring Tamsin Mather's obsession with these momentous geological formations, the cultural and religious roles they have played in the minds of those living around them at different times throughout history, and the science behind their formation and eruptions.
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Where to Nest
- By: Kristen Van Nest
- Narrated by: Kristen Van Nest
- Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
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After college getting her dream job in New York City, Kristen Van Nest thought she had everything a modern millennial was supposed to want: a sexy zip code, a boyfriend, and a corporate job. But instead of feeling content, she soon realized she had no idea who she was and what made her happy. Naturally, she did what any sane person would do: hopped on a plane and spent the rest of her twenties living abroad and traveling the world in search of love, adventure, and new and exciting places to eat bread.
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Hildasay to Home
- How I Found a Family by Walking the UK's Coastline
- By: Christian Lewis
- Narrated by: Christian Lewis
- Length: 6 hrs and 20 mins
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Since his time on Hildasay, Chris’s adventure has only gotten wilder. No one was more surprised than Chris when, in November 2020, he had an unlikely (seemingly destined) encounter with fellow adventurer Kate. The two turned out to be kindred spirits and – even more astonishingly – Kate made the bold decision to join Chris on the walk of a lifetime. Day in, day out, as they trekked the coastline down from Scotland together, their relationship grew, and soon the couple were thrown in at the deep end when their first child – baby Magnus – arrived.
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On This Holy Island
- A Modern Pilgrimage across Britain
- By: Oliver Smith
- Narrated by: Oliver Smith
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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Acclaimed travel writer Oliver Smith sets out to radically reframe our idea of ‘pilgrimage’ in Britain by retracing sacred travel made across time, from murmurs of ritual journeys in the depths of Ice Age to new pilgrimages of the 21st century. He embarks on an epic adventure across sacred British landscapes – climbing into remote sea caves, sleeping inside Neolithic tombs, scaling forgotten holy mountains and once marooning himself at sea.
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Wayfarer
- Love, Loss and Life on Britain’s Ancient Paths
- By: Phoebe Smith
- Narrated by: Phoebe Smith
- Length: 7 hrs and 20 mins
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At the age of 32, on an assignment to walk the most famous pilgrimage in the world – the Camino de Santiago, in northern Spain – Phoebe Smith somehow lost her way. Having spent a lifetime exploring unfamiliar places, she quit her dream job, ended her long-term relationship and headed home to North Wales to discover the point to…everything. In her search for answers she found herself – quite by accident – walking some of Britain’s oldest pilgrim paths. And in following these old ways, she ended up confronting past traumas that she thought she had laid to rest.
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The Half Bird
- One woman’s voyage of self-discovery from Land’s End to the shores of Greece
- By: Susan Smillie
- Narrated by: Susan Smillie
- Length: 7 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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When Susan quit her job in London and set sail off the south coast of England on her beloved sailboat, Isean, she was unaware this spontaneous departure would lead to a three-year journey spanning several countries across the continent. With only the very basics on board, resourcefulness becomes an unexpected source of joy and contentment. But for all the physical and navigational challenges of her journey, the other side of her story reveals a more important change - an inner journey - that took place along the way.
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Our National Parks
- By: John Muir
- Narrated by: Jonathan Waters
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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In "Our National Parks," Muir takes listeners on a captivating journey through some of America's most stunning wilderness areas, including Yosemite, Sequoia, and the Grand Canyon. His writings not only celebrate the beauty of these landscapes but also advocate passionately for their preservation.
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Greater than a Tourist: Kraków Poland
- 50 Travel Tips from a Local (Greater than a Tourist Europe)
- By: Agata Szymula
- Narrated by: Warren du Plooy
- Length: 2 hrs and 49 mins
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Do you want to know where the actual locals eat instead of ending up in tourist-trap restaurants? Do you like going to the coolest bars without spending your entire life savings on a beer? Do you believe there's more to traveling than just checking off the first three positions from TripAdvisor? If you answered 'yes!' to any of these questions, you are in the right place.
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Pathless Forest
- The Quest to Save the World’s Largest Flowers
- By: Dr Chris Thorogood
- Narrated by: Sebastian Humphreys
- Length: 9 hrs and 38 mins
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As a child, Chris Thorogood dreamed of seeing Rafflesia - the plant with the world's largest flowers. Today he is a botanist at the University of Oxford's Botanic Garden and has dedicated his life to studying the biology of such extraordinary plants, working alongside botanists and foresters in Southeast Asia to document these huge, mysterious blooms. Pathless Forest is the story of his journey to study and protect this remarkable plant - a biological enigma, still little understood, which invades vines as a leafless parasite and steals its food from them.
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Wander Woman
- How to Reclaim Your Space, Find Your Voice, and Travel the World, Solo
- By: Beth Santos
- Narrated by: Beth Santos
- Length: 8 hrs and 17 mins
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Travel isn’t just about how many passport stamps you have—it’s about your mindset. In Wander Woman, Santos busts myths about who can travel, empowering women to uncover the confidence they need to see the world for themselves, by themselves. and giving them the lifelong tools to challenge your preconceptions, try something new, and get out of your comfort zone—whether that’s halfway around the world or just down the street.
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Confessions of a Professional Traveler
- Save Thousands Using Secret Travel Tips
- By: Steve Stewart
- Narrated by: Steve Stewart
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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Former Stone Temple Pilots manager, Steve Stewart, reveals little known travel tactics picked up over more than 20 years of world travels. Many of these travel tips have never been made public, and can save you and your family thousands of dollars over just a few trips.
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Ticket to Ride
- Around the World on 49 Unusual Train Journeys
- By: Tom Chesshyre
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
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Why do people love trains so much? Tom Chesshyre is on a mission to find the answer by experiencing the world through train travel - on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of ride, from steam locomotives to bullet trains, meeting a cast of memorable characters who share a passion for train travel. Join him on the rails and off the beaten track as he embarks on an exhilarating whistle-stop tour around the globe, on journeys on celebrated trains and railways.