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For fans of The Lost City of Z, Walking the Amazon, and Turn Right at Machu Picchu comes naturalist and explorer 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 and presents an impassioned call to save it.

Mums the word.... The Edinburgh Society of Unapologetically Imperfect Mothers is here to brighten your day and lift your spirits with their unique take on things ”Motherhood”. We’re Real-life friends; a special group comprised of women from across the globe who have chosen to call Edinburgh, Scotland home. Together, we’re a haphazard amalgamation of diverse perspectives & life experiences united as we try to navigate the often tumultuous journey through Motherland with humour, unwavering support and lots of fizz! Our mantra is radical acceptance & the necessity to check your ego & ...

RIDING ROUTE 66 follows Henry Cole as he travels along Route 66, on a journey of self-discovery. Route 66, or the 'Mother Road', is one of the most famous roads in the USA. Crossing the width of the country, it is an immensely challenging road to travel. Henry has ridden it four times. This book is about the freedom that only the road and a motorcycle can give you, and the importance of embracing the highs and lows of life equally.

In this travelogue of self-discovery, Jane Christmas brings her wickedly irreverent style to a new mother-daughter experience. Since the beginning of time, mothers and daughters have had notoriously fraught relationships. "Show me a mother who says she has a good or great relationship with her daughter," Jane Christmas writes, "and I'll show you a daughter who is in therapy trying to understand how it all went so horribly wrong." To smooth over five decades of constant clashing, Christmas takes her arthritic, incontinent, and domineering mother, Valeria....

Jennifer Coburn has always been terrified of dying young. So she decides to save up and drop everything to travel with her daughter, Katie, on a whirlwind European adventure before it's too late. Even though her husband can't join them, even though she's nervous about the journey, and even though she's perfectly healthy, Jennifer is determined to jam her daughter's mental photo album with memories - just in case.

Join us as we let you into our world with our STRONGEST cocktail of the week (can we just once stay sober until the end?) and deep dive into the wonderfully weird side of men before Mother, famous for her explicit opinions, reacts to royal and celebrity controversy… with absolutely no filter. Bickering guaranteed!Don't forget to follow them on:Instagram - @travellingwithmotherYouTube - @travellingwithmotherTwitter - @TWM_HQTikTok - @travellingwithmother Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mother Daughter Disney Podcast is a Disney inspired podcast where Mother and Daughter, Janette and Amanda, talk about all things Disney! From their Disney memories, to Disney Vacation Club (DVC) tips, reminisce and laugh with this Mother Daughter duo.

Mother Daughter Disney Podcast is a Disney inspired podcast where Mother and Daughter, Janette and Amanda, talk about all things Disney! From their Disney memories, to Disney Vacation Club (DVC) tips, reminisce and laugh with this Mother Daughter duo.

The terrifying legend of Count Dracula silently skulking through the Transylvania night may have terrified generations of filmgoers, but the tall, elegant vampire captivated and electrified a young Jane Congdon, igniting a dream to one day see his mysterious land of ancient castles and misty hollows. Four decades later she finally takes her long-awaited trip - never dreaming that it will unearth decades-buried memories of life with an alcoholic mother.

Cameron Powell has always struggled with goodbyes. On the day his marriage ends, he finds out his mother's cancer has returned, and this time, there may be no escape. Faced with the prospect of more chemo and surgery, his German-born mother, Inge, vows to conquer a 500-mile trek across Spain, and Cameron pushes aside his fears to walk by her side.

Award-winning memoirist Meg Stafford has an adventurous spirit, and this time she takes us along for the ride. When her daughters venture into terra incognita—one of them meditating in the Himalayas and the other negotiating with the Colombian military—Stafford decides to go too. In the process, she reflects on her own lifetime of wanderlust and what it means for a parent to love and to let go. Generous, insightful, and deeply funny, Stafford is the ideal tour guide for a journey as big as the world and as intimate as the human heart.

When a woman wants to celebrate her divorce, she invites her mother to France. She's ready to a ticket to flit through Paris, but her mother blithely mentions the Chunnel Train and drifting down the Grand Canal of Venice. What?! Hence, the roundabout trip begins.

Route 66 Stories as told by people living and working along The Mother Road