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When you read about someone sailing around the world, it’s usually a dotcom millionaire or a professional adventurer. Brave or Stupid? tells a very different story. It’s an everyman tale about a middle-aged, seasick electrician with no money who suddenly and for no reason decides to sail around the world. It’s the story of Yanne Larsson, a man with a dream born not out of a passion for sailing or a search for identity or the need for a challenge. This is the story of a simple handshake. One of the old-fashioned, ironclad ones.

Eye of the Albatross takes us soaring to locales where whales, sea turtles, penguins, and shearwaters flourish in their own quotidian rhythms. Carl Safina’s guide and inspiration is an albatross he calls Amelia, whose life and far-flung flights he describes in fascinating detail. Interwoven with recollections of whalers and famous explorers, Eye of the Albatross probes the unmistakable environmental impact of the encounters between man and marine life.

A golf podcast that brings you the latest and greatest news, entertainment and guest. Each episode will inform and entertain your inner golfer.

Host "Albi" made a 1/600 million, walk-off albatross (2 on a par 5) to win a 2 day golf tournament in Tampa, FL. So he started a podcast to tell the world about it and to find/share stories like his. Welcome to ‘Did I Tell You About My Albatross’, the golf podcast that delves into the most incredible, improbable, and downright mind-blowing moments in golf. Every episode feels like teeing it up with your favorite foursome, filled with laughter, storytelling, and the camaraderie that makes golf so unique. The inception of this podcast is rooted in one of golf’s rarest feats: a walk-off ...

An amusing true story on one woman's move to a small village in a vine-clad valley in the hills of rural France. Sara Verrall's honest account of her early day experiences as she begins to understand the French language, customs, and traditions of her friendly new neighbors could inspire you to follow your dreams too. She freely admits that she was ill-prepared for this giant life-changing step, but with a warm smile and plenty of enthusiasm, she did it anyway! Her tale takes you from her first "why not?" moment when she jumped with both feet into buying the house of her dreams.