1 review
Truth is stranger than fiction. A pomegranate. A Citroën. A Croatian island. What did they have in common? After traveling to six countries over three months, one night Matthew was shocked to find the answer handed to him.
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Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 11 pages
Free download for Kindle from 25 February 2020 onward
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 praise as "a reader's dream" (San Diego Union-Tribune).Funny, moving, offbeat, and ultimately, unforgettable, The Big Blue Ball vividly captures one man's meandering search for his place in the world.
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Professionals & Academics, Nonfiction, Sport, Biographies, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 249 pages
Free download for Kindle from 25 February 2020 onward
2 reviews
The Rider from Hell: The Sobering Story of a Psychopathic Cyclist
Genre: Nonfiction, Sport, Cycling, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 138 pages
Free download for Kindle from 24 February 2020 onward
Return to Freedom: A Traveler's Thoughts on Life, Love and the Fate of the World
Genre: Politics & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Self-Help & Counselling, Self-Help, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 94 pages
Free download for Kindle from 24 February 2020 onward
Taj MahalIndia's most visited monument, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, the jewel of Muslim art in India, and a symbol of love, there aren't enough metaphors in the world to describe the Taj Mahal. It is an ivory-white marble mausoleum, constructed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his favourite wife Mumtaz Mahal. The tomb is located at the centre of a magnificent complex, featuring intricately designed buildings and garden complexes.Inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage list in 1983, the Taj Mahal is often described as the best example of Mughal Architecture. The famous poet Rabindranath Tagore described the Taj as, "the tear-drop on the cheek of time," which is amongst the various beautiful lines written about the Mughal marvel.Visited by almost 10 million people a year, the Taj Mahal is the epitome of tourist destinations in India, and has now been recognized as one of the major symbols representing the country in the outside world.About the SeriesOut of the 1092 UNESCO World Heritage Sites (as of July 2018), Italy has the maximum number with 54. India comes at a respectable 6th position with an incredible 37 sites spread through the country.This series takes an attempt to capture each of these 37 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in pictures and words, telling all that you'd need to know about the site: before, during as well as after visiting the place. This is your perfect guide to know about the concerned site, as well as enjoy a preview/souvenir with beautiful photographs of the sites. So, enjoy the book and take it with you as you journey through the country, exploring the vast array of UNESCO World Heritage Sites that India has to offer.List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in IndiaKaziranga National Park | AssamManas Wildlife Sanctuary | AssamMahabodhi Temple Complex | Bodh GayaHumayun's Tomb Complex | DelhiQutb Complex | DelhiRed Fort | DelhiChurches and Convents of Goa | GoaChampaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park | GujaratHampi Group of Monuments | KarnatakaPattadakal Group of Monuments | KarnatakaBuddhist Monuments at Sanchi | Madhya PradeshBhimbetka Rock Shelters | Madhya PradeshKhajuraho Group of Monuments | Madhya PradeshAjanta Caves | MaharashtraEllora Caves | MaharashtraElephanta Caves | MumbaiChhatrapati Shivaji Terminus | MumbaiSun Temple of Konark | OdishaKeoladeo National Park | RajasthanJantar Mantar | JaipurGreat Living Chola Temples | Tamil NaduMahabalipuram Group of Monuments | Tamil NaduAgra Fort | AgraTaj Mahal | AgraFatehpur Sikri | Uttar PradeshMountain Railways of IndiaNada Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks | UttarakhandSundarbans National Park | West BengalWestern Ghats of IndiaHill Forts of RajasthanRani ki Vav | GujaratGreat Himalayan National Park | Himachal PradeshNalanda | BiharKhangchendzonga National Park | SikkimThe Architectural Works of Le Corbusier | ChandigarhHistoric City of Ahmadabad | Gujarat
Genre: Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: Unknown
Free download for Kindle from 23 February 2020 onward
Lovely Lebanon: A Little Country with a Big History
Genre: Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 245 pages
Free 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 a reminder of all that is right with the human spirit.
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Specific Groups, Nonfiction, Sport, Biographies, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 257 pages
Free 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 navigates through it all with the grace and elegance of an elephant on a dance floor, and emerges largely unscathed… apart from an irreparable scar to her reputation.
Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 164 pages
Free download for Kindle from 23 February 2020 onward
4 reviews
Get Your Motor Runnin': Travels Through Europe by Motorcycle
Life began to make sense in the summer of 1971. With his best friend George, the author travels to England where they buy BSA motorcycles tor a trip lasting the summer and crossing a dozen and a half countries. Sleeping on the ground, eating at markets and traveling the back roads, they see a continent of magnificent beauty, full of fascinating people. While traversing Czechoslovakia they see the misery caused by communist rule. First on the scene of a fatal traffic accident, they learn how fragile life is. From a farm family in Austria they find kindness and friendship more powerful than cultural and language differences. This is the true story of a summer spent by an eighteen-year-old boy who grew up quickly in those three months. The author shares what life was like during one summer of youth, how he felt and what he learned as he crossed the threshold to adulthood.
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Memoirs, Specific Groups, Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues, Teen & Young Adult, Biographies
Size: 64 pages
Free download for Kindle from 23 February 2020 onward
3 reviews
Sardines Might Fly: Could Air Travel GET any Worse?
Could air travel GET any worse?Fancy flying in a tin can to the other side of the world and suffering the horrors of stinky passengers, kids with the power to split eardrums at fifty paces, backed-up restroom queues, and faulty coffee machines that can short-circuit the plane's electrics?Neither does the author.Unfortunately, these are just some of the delights frequently experienced on a long-haul flight. And when you're packed in tight like sardines for over twenty hours, the trip from A to B can feel more like an epic voyage from A to a distant Z.Join the author as she takes off from England on a 'flying adventure' to Australia and back in this short companion read to Up a Creek Down Under.
Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 91 pages
Free download for Kindle from 22 February 2020 onward
5 reviews
Solo Female Travel: Inspirational Essays to Help You Take That First Step
Genre: Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 482 kb
Free download for Kindle from 21 February 2020 onward
5 reviews
Nowhere Bound: A Young Man's Journey Through Africa and Beyond in the 1970s
Genre: Sport, Biographies, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 309 pages
Free download for Kindle from 19 February 2020 onward
1 review
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Life
Genre: Biography & True Accounts, Sport, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 243 pages
Free 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 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
Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Asia, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 2.58 mb
Free 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 download for Kindle from 18 February 2020 onward
Genre: Humour, Essays, Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 4 pages
Free download for Kindle from 18 February 2020 onward
5 reviews
These short stories are real life accounts. They are as funny, dirty and life changing as a music festival can be.
We’ve been going to music festivals since 2004. We’ve seen Bruce Springsteen rip it up on the guitar while on his knees in true rock god fashion, we’ve seen Willy Nelson strum his guitar and that iconic long hair, we’ve seen Paul McCartney emanate harmonious Beatles tunes from his piano, we’ve seen Robert Randolph, Buddy Guy, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Beach Boys, Radiohead, Widespread Panic, The Flaming Lips, Tom Petty, Dave Matthews Band, The Allman Brothers, Umphrey’s McGee, Capital Cities, Alt-J, Jeffrey James and the list goes on for several pages ranging from the most famous musicians to the least known and everything in between.
We’ve seen the legends and that in turn has made our tales truly legendary. We have also had our fair share of laughter and mud. We’ve experienced the incredible mental freedom that being at a music festival facilitates, and with that, we impart these narratives.
Genre: Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality, Self-Help & Counselling, Self-Help, Sport, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 45 pages
Free download for Kindle from 15 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 Istanbul and experiences the warmth of the Kurdish people in Iraq. His journey ends in Ajman, the smallest of the United Arab Emirates, where he gets to see some of the more unsavoury sights of the Middle East.
Meeting the Middle East is Jason Smart’s ninth travel book.
Other books by the author:
The Red Quest
Flashpacking through Africa
The Balkan Odyssey
Panama City to Rio de Janeiro
Temples, Tuk-tuks and Fried Fish Lips
Bite Size North America
Crowds, Chaos, Colour
Rapid Fire Europe
Take Your Wings and Fly
Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues, Middle East
Size: 243 pages
Free 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 ocean and geothermal areas, as well as areas of special significance to Maori, and cityscapes both modern and colonial.An interesting account of New Zealand history in town and country as well as a memoir of modern experiences, A Maverick New Zealand Way is the perfect read to inspire you to get outdoors in New Zealand.
Genre: Nonfiction, Self-Help & Counselling, Self-Help, Sport, Biographies, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 438 pages
Free download for Kindle from 15 February 2020 onward
Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Asia, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 69 pages
Free download for Kindle from 15 February 2020 onward
3 reviews
While the climate and the beaches have considerable pulling power, it's no secret that another main attraction, especially for western men, are Thai women. Over the years, the sex industry has attained almost mythical status, and Thailand has gained a well-earned reputation for being a place where dreams come true, and literally anything can happen.British journalist Alex Coverdale, author of Yellow Fever: Love & Sex in China, wanted to see if this was true, so travelled to Thailand for 27 Days of Sin. What happened there would change his life forever. This book charts his adventure from inception to conclusion, offering masses of useful and practical advice for both the first-time visitor and the seasoned traveller.
Genre: Nonfiction, Parenting & Families, Travel, Asia, Essays & Travelogues
Size: Unknown
Free download for Kindle from 14 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 download for Kindle from 14 February 2020 onward
Greater Than a Tourist – Byron Bay New South Wales Australia: 50 Travel Tips from a Local
Are you excited about planning your next trip?Do you want to try something new while traveling?Would you like some guidance from a local?If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is just for you.Greater Than A Tourist- Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia by Lauren Williams offers the inside scope on Byron Bay.Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there's nothing wrong with that, as a part of the Greater than a Tourist series this book will give you tips and a bunch of ideas from someone who lives at your next travel destination.In these pages you'll discover local advice that will help you throughout your stay. Greater than a tourist is a series of travel books written by locals. Travel like a local. Get the inside scope. Slow down, stay in one place, take your time, get to know the people and the culture of a place. Try some things off the beaten path with guidance. Patronize local business and vendors when you travel. Be willing to try something new and have the travel experience of a lifetime.By the time you finish this book, you will be excited to travel to your next destination. So grab YOUR copy today. You'll be glad you did.Ten cents of each book purchased is donated to teaching and learning.
Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 86 pages
Free download for Kindle from 13 February 2020 onward
Genre: Arts & Photography, Photography, Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 112 pages
Free download for Kindle from 13 February 2020 onward
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Elephanta Caves: Discover India | Photojournals (UNESCO World Heritage Site Book 5)
Genre: Nonfiction, Travel, Asia, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 5.31 mb
Free download for Kindle from 13 February 2020 onward
1 review
Genre: Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 352 pages
Free download for Kindle from 13 February 2020 onward
7 reviews
Genre: Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 130 pages
Free download for Kindle from 12 February 2020 onward
3 reviews
The Bin and the Bomb: A Humorous Travel Story about an Apartment in Paris
"I recorded seven belly laughs. And then, after making dinner, I indulged in two long sessions of laughing." - Erin Byrne, editor, Vignettes & Postcards series Excerpted from a story in the new collection, Porcelain Travels. #1 New Release in Travel Humor * Literary Travel * Solo Travel * Budget Travel2018 Solas Awards Gold for Humor for the story "Let It Flow."Matthew's minuscule seventh-floor apartment has a top-to-bottom view of the Eiffel Tower. But it's what the little studio lacks that sets it apart. Bathing. Using the toilet. Avoiding hypothermia. Matthew quickly finds that daily living poses highly unusual challenges--not the least of which being the constant threat of an explosion. A living situation that tested Matthew's resolve and made him question his sanity, it's also one he'll never forget.
Genre: Humour, Essays, Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 19 pages
Free download for Kindle from 12 February 2020 onward
6 reviews
A collection of short stories, travel-writing, reviews, excerpts and articles.
Genre: Fiction, Anthologies, Short Stories, Nonfiction, Travel, Essays & Travelogues
Size: 84 pages
Free download for Kindle from 12 February 2020 onward
