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Tripfulness son las crónicas y reflexiones de Xavier F. Vidal tras haber viajado en solitario a más de 30 países entre 2016 y 2021. A Vidal, mucho más que los monumentos en sí, le interesa saber qué hay detrás de ellos. Porque «lo que vemos» no deja de ser una forma de entender el mundo llevada a la práctica por parte de las diferentes culturas. Busca no solo visitar, sino también conocer cómo es el pensamiento de un pueblo, por qué y...
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International Author, Tour Guide and Feng Shui Master Teacher, Sharon Breslin takes you on a truly magical journey as she shares her tale of adventures through mystical ancient lands.From the moment she stepped foot on Egyptian soil the mysteries began to unfold. There were chance meetings with strangers who passed on life changing messages, a moment high up in the mountains of Tibet where her third eye fully opened and so much more. Sharon's intrepid...
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Los GuíaBurros son manuales básicos para aprender a utilizar una herramienta, realizar una actividad o adquirir un conocimiento determinado de manera sencilla y fácil. GuíaBurros: Turismo de aventuras, ¿Te atreves a romper la rutina? desde lo que entendemos comoturismo, pasando por el aventurero y el deporte de aventuras, hasta los lugares inexplorados.
Toda la información en una guía sencilla y muy fácil de leer.
Un libro indicado para todos...
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Have you ever wondered how to plan the family road trip of a lifetime but don't know where to start? Or do you have the ideal vacation visualized in your head but struggle to put your dream into action? If so, you may want to keep reading.
You and your family deserve a break from everyday life and a chance to create new memories. This summer may be the perfect opportunity. However, your household has grown bored of the usual activities. As fun as...
65) Pack Your Bags
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Don't have the money or the time to discover the world? Can't bear to be cooped up in an economy flight lasting more than an hour? No travel companion?
If you want to explore the world of international travel without leaving home, this is the book for you.
Let me be your guide to over 41 countries and six continents.
Laugh, cry, meet fascinating people, try something new, and learn.
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The Camino de Santiago is a walk across northern Spain. No one is quite sure of its origins, which predate the Christian era. Today the majority of walkers are Catholics who regard it as a pilgrimage, which is the main reason why it attracts people from all over the world.
The minority are a mixed bag of people who follow other religions and some with no set beliefs, which includes the author. Historically the Camino has been, walked by a spectrum...
67) In Clancy's Boots: The Greatest Ever Round-the-World Motorbike Adventure, Motorbike Adventures 4
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In 1912, Carl Stearns Clancy undertook the longest, most difficult and most perilous journey ever attempted on a motorcycle. By June 1913 he had made history, becoming the first person ever to travel round the world on a motorbike. A century on, bestselling author and biker Geoff Hill recreates Clancy's historic journey and ends up on the road trip of a lifetime. Following the same route, and with Clancy's account of the journey echoing in his head,...
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The book "World by Land - A fascinating trip around the world by car", tells the story about a journey of a Brazilian couple (Roy and Michelle) who made a round-the-world trip by car crossing 5 continents, 60 countries, and 160,733km in 1,033 days.
This narrative describes in detail subjects related to the trip, such as making the decision, changes in their lives, planning the trip, cultural differences encountered, curious passages and moments,...
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America's most populous region is also home to some of the nation's most serenely beautiful country. Tracing a gentle, thousand-mile curve from New York City southwestward to Montgomery, Alabama, the Piedmont connects an arc of urban centers which includes five state capitals, America's largest city, and the national capital. Between the Atlantic coastal plain and the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Piedmont's rolling hills span miles of farmland and forest....
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Escape the Wolf raises the safety IQ of today's global travelers. Using Escape the Wolf's exclusive, holistic Total Awareness System, international travelers are empowered to identify, minimize, or avoid all types of wolves or threats-from common crime, health issues, and natural disasters to kidnapping and even terrorism. The author shares his years of hands-on experience in dealing with high-risk situations.
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"Any attempt at peace must be attended by a knowledge of self," discovers writer and photographer Mikkel Aaland, who grew up with a bomb shelter for a bedroom, in terror of nuclear war. At the height of the Cold War, Aaland finds himself drawn into a mysterious Shinto priest's plan to save the world. Traveling from Norway to the Philippines, Iceland to South Africa, he places pieces of a sacred Shinto sword in key power spots around the world. Along...
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On 1 August 2008, 18 climbers from across the world set out to reach the summit of K2, the world's second highest and most dangerous mountain - a peak which claims the life of one in every four climbers who attempt it. Within 28 hours, K2 had exacted a deadly toll: 11 lives were lost in a series of catastrophic accidents. Attracting a climbing elite and standing at 8,611 meters on the Pakistan-China border, K2 is known as the 'Mountaineer's Mountain'...
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This book was produced for the Passion Play in 2010, and can trace its format back to guides that were published for the 1970, 1980, 1990 and 2000 Plays. It is concise, informative and full of color. It covers all of the historical background and traditions, from the first Passion Play to be performed in Oberammergau in 1634 up to the present day. The Text, Music, Tableaux and Stage Sets, the Theatre, and the key people who direct, design and perform...
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For generations, nature lovers like Joy Adamson or gallant sailors like Zhang He, have risked their lives in unforgiving conditions through uncharted territory. Others have bypassed the limits of human endurance to share their adventurers' experiences. For as long as people have travelled in the countryside, interacted with locals, partaken of their cuisine, gotten accommodations, and learned something new, there have been Agritourists.
With increasing...
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I have enjoyed solo travel and would like to encourage others to try it. So I have recounted interesting experiences i have had with persons in Columbia, Turkey, Tunisia, Guatemala, Ecuador, China, and Kenya. When traveling solo, I was the victim of various confidence games in Italy, Spain, Argentina, and Ecuador. Traveling solo means taking public transportation, so I have included my encounters with taxi drivers in Italy, Israel, Nigeria, Lebanon,...
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Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan's dramatic tale of survival at sea was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than thirty-six weeks. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop...
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Travelers from all over the world pay a visit to Louisiana to immerse themselves in Cajun culture. Hospitality, food, and a love of life are intrinsic to our culture. Prayer from the Christian roots and morals of ancestors' past have not been forgotten deep in the heart of Cajun Country. Cajun Gumbo for the Soul is a beautiful book about one woman's Airbnb hosting experience in Lafayette, Louisiana, and the prayers she prayed for the travelers who...
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As humans, we lead a life full of struggle and strife. During trying moments, we might knowingly or unknowingly indulge in actions that may be sinful. After a certain time, the wrong actions start weighing us down, and our conscience prods us to atone for our sins. That is when we consider visiting a teertha, where we can go and ask for forgiveness. Such a spiritual journey is termed as a pilgrimage or teertha yatra, which is one of the distinguished...
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Get the Summary of Paul Rosolie's Mother of God in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Mother of God" by Paul Rosolie is a vivid narrative of the author's deep connection with the Amazon rainforest, its biodiversity, and the challenges of conservation. Santiago Durand, an elderly man knowledgeable about the Amazon, shares with Rosolie a secret of an untouched area within the jungle, prompting Rosolie's quest to find...
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Specialist Outback safari coach operator Bill Hand shares stories of the years he and his wife Doreen ran Sundowner Coach Tours. From the early 1960s through to their retirement in 1994, they saw many changes, and Bill was constantly improving and testing equipment on the coach so it was a "one off" and "go anywhere" vehicle.
They looked for exciting challenges and attracted a loyal following of regular passengers.
Many of their adventures could...
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