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Brought to you by Penguin. From YouTube adventurer and National Geographic TV host, an inspiring travel memoir of one woman’s solo adventures around the world and her pursuit of freedom. Eva had it all: a high-flying job, a picture-perfect marriage, a lifestyle that many would aspire to. Yet...

A life worth living is lived at the edges where it is wild. At the beginning of his memoir Life Lived Wild: Adventures at the Edge of the Map, Rick Ridgeway tells us that if you add up all his many expeditions, he’s spent over five years of his life sleeping in tents: “And most of that in...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER By the YouTube sensation with three million followers, the inspiring account of a young woman who, in a moment of personal crisis, embarked on an epic, transcontinental motorcycle ride—and along the way found a new sense of purpose. Noraly Schoenmaker was a...

Bloomsbury presents The Half Known Life written and read by Pico Iyer. 'Nothing less than a guided tour of the human soul ... A masterpiece' Elizabeth Gilbert 'A work of spiritual evolution [and] inner journeys told through extraordinary exteriors' Washington Post One of our most perceptive...

By the YouTube sensation with more than two million followers, the inspiring account of a woman in her thirties who, in a moment of personal crisis, embarked on an epic, transcontinental motorcycle ride – and along the way found a new sense of purpose. Noraly Schoenmaker was a thirty-something...

Amid all the foreign adventurers that throng to Nepal to scale the world's highest peaks, there exists a small tribe of mountain people at the foothills of Himalayas. Sherpa tells their story. It's the story of endeavour and survival at the roof of the world. The story dives into their culture and tells of their existence at the edge of life and death. It traces their story pre- and post-mountaineering revolution, their evolution as climbing crusaders with never previously published stories from the most notable and incredible Sherpas of the last 50 years. 

The Living a Nordic Life podcast is dedicated to helping you live a cosier, simpler and more intentional life the Nordic way. Hosted by Fiona McKinna, each episode shows you how to make life simpler, happier and healthier the way people in the Nordics live. From Nordic eating habits, to getting outdoors Nordic style, to Nordic habits that you need in your life. Tune in for inspiration, ideas and encouragement to embrace a simple, cosy and intentional life the Nordic way. Episodes published every other Friday.You can also visit my website for some instant ways to start living the Nordic ...

Bloomsbury presents Sailing to the Edge of Time by John Kretschmer, read by Matthew Kevin Anderson. John Kretschmer is sailing’s practical philosopher – as much a doer as a thinker. And that is the overarching theme of this chronicle of a sailing life. Often amusing, sometimes poignant...

This is not a travel podcast. This is life in Barbados! Have you ever dreamed of living on a paradise island? It's a common goal for many around the world, and exactly what Yvonne Campbell ("Otherworld Travel") is doing, for a whole year. Just before the pandemic took hold of the UK again during Christmas of 2020, Yvonne decided to travel to Barbados on the Welcome Stamp. Listen in on her Caribbean adventures as she shares with you the sounds and experiences that only life in Barbados can deliver. This is a Barbados podcast like no other. In this show, you can eavesdrop on real Bajan life, as ...

Life’s A Beach sees Alan giving Judith Chalmers and Michael Palin a run for their money as he invites a famous guest each week to discuss their favourite places in the world. Bursting with anecdotes, laidback chat and laugh out loud travel tales - if this podcast was a suitcase you’d have to sit on it. “My Life’s A Beach podcast is the escapism we ALL need right now. I sat down and chatted with some of my famous friends about everything travel. From caravanning in Rhyl to private jetting to the Maldives, my guests spill the beans on their holiday horrors and dream destinations. Let’s...

"Safari Life With Bobby-Jo" offers an immersive journey into the world of wildlife photography and conservation. Hosted by Bobby-Jo, an experienced zookeeper and trained photographer, the podcast provides expert insights into animal behaviour, photography techniques, and the importance of wildlife preservation.Drawing from her extensive experience leading photo safaris across diverse locations—including the Southern Serengeti, the Himalayas, India, Indonesia, Patagonia, the Pantanal, Galapagos, Uganda, Madagascar, Mana Pools, and Antarctica—Bobby-Jo shares captivating stories and practical...

Brought to you by Penguin. We tend to think that everything important comes from the centre: from big cities, from established orthodoxies in the sciences and the arts, from the Establishment in all its forms. We think this because the centre tells us it is so, but it's a lie. It is only at the...

When expat blogger and mother of four Eva Melusine Thieme first harbors the idea of ringing out her three years in Africa on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, it sounds easy. In fact, it has all the trappings of a dream vacation: no cooking, no fighting kids, and an army of porters to lug everything up the mountain. What can go wrong? Tag along as Eva takes you on her journey up the slopes of Kilimanjaro together with her teenage son and a group of hilarious South African friends. 

Sure to be hailed alongside H is for Hawk and The Hare with Amber Eyes, an exceptional work that is at once an astonishing journey across countries and continents, an immersive examination of a great artist’s work, and a moving and intimate memoir. In 2012, facing the death of his father and...

A reportage from the turbulent, chaotic birth of the free Angola; the author calls it his “first real book”. Ryszard Kapuściński arrives to a country divided by two armies. For some time he's the only foreign correspondent there. Among the unbelievable chaos, he meets more and more people whose fates become the illustration of the cruelty of war. This book is a unique combination of war reportage with literary artistry - so characteristic of Ryszard Kapuściński.

The secret to my happiness started during my high school days (yes, drugs were involved) and continued through hitchhiking across the country, through the suicide of my girlfriend, through bartending in many cities around the country, and then a move to Japan. I lived there for nine years, helping start a $500 million business, including a LARKINS (my last name) line of product, and all the life lessons that come with the following statement: I get to do this!

The music of Frank Sinatra, Limp Bizkit, Linkin Park, and many other artists provides the score to the reflections of a musician on the road in this memoir of Neil Peart's travels from Los Angeles to Big Bend National Park. The emotional associations and stories behind each album Peart plays guide his recollections of his childhood on Lake Ontario, the first bands that he performed with, and his travels with the band Rush. The evocative and resonant writing vividly captures the meanderings of a musical mind.

Travel inwards to the world's finest places. Go on a vivid journey taking you to breathtaking locations and vibrant events. Learn some fascinating facts and secrets about your setting, steep yourself in an adventure of the senses and uplift your spirit . This is the Dream Life is travelogue, history and fantasy combined into a scene in which you are the traveller. Listen to relax or inspire.

This audiobook includes unabridged recordings of Mark Twain's Chapters From My Autobiography; 5 pieces of short non-fiction; and 6 pieces of his groundbreaking, wide-ranging travel writing.

Like so many others, David Lebovitz dreamed about living in Paris ever since he first visited the city in the 1980s. Finally, after a nearly two-decade career as a pastry chef and cookbook author, he moved to Paris to start a new life. Having crammed all his worldly belongings into three suitcases, he arrived, hopes high, at his new apartment in the lively Bastille neighborhood.