Ergebnis für "%s" in Europa

Die Italiener sind glücklicher als wir Deutschen. Warum? Italienkenner und Journalist Stefan Maiwald verrät, wie Glück all‘italiana geht. Ein Hörbuch, das so glücklich macht wie ein Teller Spaghetti mit Meerblick. In diesem ebenso amüsanten wie fundierten Ratgeber beschreibt Stefan Maiwald, warum die Italiener glücklicher als wir Deutschen leben: warum sie sich nicht gegen alles versichern, ihnen Freunde wichtiger als Psychiater sind und selbstangebautes Obst und Gemüse wichtiger als ein frischgestutzter Rasen.

Vor zwanzig Jahren beschloss der Amerikaner Bill Bryson, England zu seiner Wahlheimat zu machen. Damals brach er auf zu einer großen Erkundungsreise quer über die britische Insel. Inzwischen ist er ein alter Hase, aber dennoch entdeckt er immer wieder Neues, was ihn fasziniert und amüsiert. Kein Wunder also, dass es ihn reizt, diese Insel erneut ausgiebig zu bereisen. Von Bognor Regis bis Cape Wrath, vom englischen Teehaus bis zum schottischen Pub, von der kleinsten Absteige bis zum noblen Hotel, Bryson lässt nichts aus und beantwortet zahlreiche Fragen.

It would be hard to think of a more thoroughly Cornish name than Petroc Trelawny. His first name is shared with one of Cornwall's most celebrated saints, his second is the name of its unofficial national anthem. But when a stranger challenges the Radio 3 presenter on his ancestry, he is inspired...

Notes from a Small Island After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson decided to move his wife and kids back to his homeland of the United States. But not before taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home...

Wo in Europa kann man noch wirklich wilde Orte entdecken, Freiheit spüren, Abenteuer erleben? Von dieser Sehnsucht getrieben begeben sich Andreas Winkelmann und Markus Knüfken auf die Suche - und werden fündig. Am Polarkreis in Schwedisch-Lappland, in den Alpen im Val Grande und sogar im Harz. Dort finden sie Gegenden, in denen gepflegte Wanderwege irgendwann genauso aufhören wie der Handy-Empfang. Sie übernachten im Zelt, begegnen wilden Tieren, erleben unberührte Natur, überwinden reißende Flüsse, kämpfen gegen Sturm und Schnee - und gegen die eigenen Ängste.

'A surprising page-turner, full of humour and startling details' THE TIMES 'If I read a better history this year, I will be lucky' TOM HOLLAND 'An astonishing tour de force’ SPECTATOR Shortlisted for the HWA Nonfiction Crown Award Longlisted for the Highland Book Prize From Peter Marshall...

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** A Scotsman’s guide to the extraordinary tapestry of the land, history, folklore and stories of his homeland. From the majestic beauty of the wild Scottish landscape to the hidden traces of its history waiting to be uncovered in every town and village, Andrew...

In Bucharest, Romania's capital, Kaplan discovered that few Westerners were reporting on the country - one of the darkest corners of Europe during the Cold War. In an intense and cinematic travelogue, Kaplan explores the history and culture of the only country in the West where the leading intellectuals have been right-wing rather than left-wing; a country that gave rise to the dictator Ion Antonescu, Hitler's chief foreign accomplice during WWII; a country where the Latin West mixes with the Greek East, producing a fascinating fusion of cultures.

Dive into the world of Catalan with this complete guide, designed to take you from beginner to confident speaker. Whether you’re visiting Barcelona, connecting with Catalan speakers, or simply curious about the language, this course offers everything you need to communicate naturally and effectively.

The complete history of the legendary Venice landmark where Hemingway, Welles, and others were regulars. A meeting place for writers, artists, models, and the stars of stage, screen, and corporate boardrooms, a luxurious restaurant whose fabulous concoctions and timeless decor have often been imitated but never matched, Harry’s Bar in Venice has remained one of the world’s most renowned watering holes for more than 60 years.

“A delight, the literary equivalent of a long catch-up with a brilliant friend.” —New York Times “One of the most talked-about books of the year.” —Gayle King When you’re a woman of a certain age, you are only promised that everything will get worse. But what if everything...

From autumn 2018 to spring 2019, British journalist Stephen Powell traveled the length of Portugal, following a zigzag path of nearly 1,500 kilometers on foot. Away from the mass tourism, he wanted to form his own unhurried impressions of this very distinctive country. He discovered a very mixed reality. The dark side was the blight of rural exodus that is emptying so many villages. But he also found a profoundly generous, warm-hearted people with time to converse—a gift that is not found everywhere.

Join cruising legends Lin and Larry Pardey as from England they proceed into the Baltic, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Germany. During their voyage they dealt with armed guards on the Polish waterfront who watched while the people greeted them with flowers and fruit. They weathered a fierce mast-under broach in a Baltic gale. And experienced great friendships found in harbors large and small.

Im Jahr 2006, als sich die Welt noch ohne Smartphones und Navi drehte, unternahm der Autor, damals mittelloser Student in Berlin, eine knapp dreiwöchige, 2400 km lange Radreise von seinem ostsächsischen Heimatdorf über die Alpen und durch Südfrankreich bis an den Atlantik. Gewappnet mit Straßenkarte, Kompass, einem Zelt und wenig Geld kämpft er sich anfangs über Feld- und Waldwege durch Deutschland. Wie soll er so bis nach Westfrankreich kommen?

Our naughtiest national treasure and Number 1 bestselling author takes on Britain and the British In Miriam's Full English, she turns her documentary-maker's eye on her own backyard. After exploring the rest of the world through her much-loved BBC series, she's bringing her trademark wit to get...

An indispensable, richly informative, and always entertaining sourcebook on Provence by the writer who has made the region his own. Though organized from A to Z, this is hardly a conventional work of reference. It is rather a selection of those aspects of Provence that Peter Mayle in almost...

This guide is based on our larger guide to Naples and the surrounding area, but it zeros in on the Sorrento Peninsula & the Amalfi Coast. Plush resorts line the coast and islands, Greek and Roman excavations, plus street theater and musical performances are everywhere. Positano, the most photographed fishing village in the world, clings to a rock above the sea. The unforgettable coastal town of Ravello is here. The superlative Greek temples at Paestum.

In his darkest depression, one idea brought Christian Lewis out of the depths - and into a new life. Finding Hildasay, read by the author, is a brutal and beautiful true story of depression, survival, walking, and the meaning of home. ‘Now I was finally out of the force of the wind, my body...

A journey through Britain’s first National Park on its 75th anniversary On a spring day in 1932, 400 disgruntled ramblers embarked on a 'mass trespass' of Kinder Scout, a plateau in the Peak District in northern England. Their aim? To establish a right to roam across the rugged landscape...

With the help of some of our more disreputable friends, each an argumentative and unreliable expert in his or her own dodgy field, we'll explain why some streets have genders, why only two Londoners got to meet Dracula, how a department store and a prison played tricks on your mind, when a theatre got stranded in the past, how a building vanished in plain sight, what excited Charlotte Brontë about the city and where the devils hide in London.