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Der richtige Weg, um nach Venedig zu reisen, geht selbstverständlich über das Wasser. So beginnt auch dieses Hörbuch mit der Anreise im Boot vom Seehafen in Chioggia. Auf dem Wasser geht es dann auch weiter: mit dem Kanu durch die Lagune, mit Luca und Stefano, zwei venezianischen Gondolieri, durch die Kanäle und zum Bauprojekt "Mose", dem spektakulärsten Deich der Welt, der die Lagunenstadt vorm "Aqua Alta" schützen soll.

Ein Reisebuch für alle, die im Baltikum waren oder dorthin wollen. Ein Abenteuerbuch für alle, die selbst ihre sieben Sachen packen und etwas unternehmen wollen. Ein Laufbuch für alle, die selbst Erfahrungen auf langen Läufen machen. Mit Kapiteln zur Gesundheit und Ernährung unterwegs. "Das Abenteuer Baltikum ist mein ganz persönlicher Lebenslauf. Er hat mich für immer verändert. In 107 Tagen reiste ich in Laufschuhen entlang der Ostseeküste von Stralsund nach Tallinn. Ohne Begleitung konnte ich mich ganz der Natur, den Menschen und ihren Kulturen widmen.

Für Theodor Fontane war das Oderbruch ein "Bild voll Schönheit und Fruchtbarkeit". Eine Landschaft geschaffen von Natur und Menschenhand. Friedrich II. wagte das für seine Zeit gewaltige Projekt, die Trockenlegung des 60 Kilometer langen und 17 Kilometer breiten Landstrichs. Der Schutz vor dem Wasser ist allerdings eine stetige und somit auch gegenwärtige Aufgabe.

From Susan Casey, bestselling author of The Devil’s Teeth, an astonishing book about colossal, ship-swallowing rogue waves and the surfers who seek them out. For centuries, mariners have spun tales of gargantuan waves, 100-feet high or taller. Until recently scientists dis­missed these...

A year and a half into our marriage, I found out my husband had been having an affair with a 19-year-old for six months. I filed for divorce and left. Two weeks later I met a man, and we fell madly in love. It was a fairy-tale romance for a month and a half, and he convinced me to join him on a romantic month-long vacation in Italy. Forty-eight hours before we were supposed to get on a plane, he told me he needed to go by himself. I was devastated. So, I had a decision to make. Either stay home and be heartbroken, or go travel Europe for a month by myself. 

Hailed as a masterpiece of American travel writing, Blue Highways is an unforgettable journey along our nation's backroads.William Least Heat-Moon set out with little more than the need to put home behind him and a sense of curiosity about "those little towns that get on the map -- if they get...

The Nepalese attitude toward life is essentially religious. Hindu and Buddhist values predominate and help to maintain social harmony despite the divisions between rich and poor, urban and rural, highlands and lowlands. Culture Smart! Nepal sets out to explain the complexities of Nepalese life, from home to business to the marketplace. It tells you what to expect and provides insights that will help you to go beyond friendly smiles and turn your visit into an enlightening and rewarding experience.

Learn how to read the clues and signs of trees with this eye-opening and enthralling guide from Sunday Times-bestselling author Tristan Gooley 'I could write a book about this book. After the first five pages I knew my forest hiking was already permanently changed. After five more I began...

In 1834, Osborne Russell joined an expedition from Boston, which proceeded to the Rocky Mountains to capitalize on the lucrative salmon and fur trade. Beginning at the age of 20, he detailed the life of a trapper in his journal and recorded his adventures through treacherous terrain, encounters with dangerous wildlife, and confrontations with the Rockies natives of the Rockies. Osbourne would remain there for the next nine years. Journal of a Trapper is his remarkable account as he developed into an experienced trapper and a seasoned mountain man of the Rockies.

Rick's recent appearance on Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Wild chronicled his budget lifestyle and adventures aboard Calypso, and introduced the idea of budget sailing to a whole new audience - an audience who may have never considered the possibility that such a dream could be made a reality, on such a small amount of money. This book is for them and for any experienced sailors who want to cast off the yoke of consumerist yachting and get back to what really matters at sea.

James A. Michener, the master of historical fiction, revisits the scenes of his first great work, Tales of the South Pacific, the Pulitzer Prize winner that brought him international acclaim. In this sequel collection, Michener once again evokes the magic of the extraordinary isles in the...

Despite her success setting a self-supported Fastest Known Time record on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2013, Heather “Anish” Anderson still had such deep-seated insecurities that she became convinced her feat had been a fluke. So two years later she set out again, this time hiking through mud, rocks, and mountain blazes to crush her constant self-doubt and seek the true source of her strength and purpose. The 2,189 miles of the Appalachian Trail, from Maine to Georgia, did not make it easy.

With the utterance of a single line—“Doctor Livingstone, I presume?”—a remote meeting in the heart of Africa was transformed into one of the most famous encounters in exploration history. But the true story behind Dr. David Livingstone and journalist Henry Morton Stanley is one that has...

New York hat man schnell im Ohr: die Betriebsamkeit in der Wall Street, die Sirenen der Ambulances, den Strand von Long Island, und das Rattern der Subway. Was hat in Loncon der Marktplatz Covent Garden zu bieten und warum leben im Tower auch heute noch fürsorglich gepflegte Raben? Rom ist lebendig und chaotisch, aber niemals langweilig: Über 3 Stunden den Geschichten und dem Klang der Metropolen lauschen!

In einer gelungenen Verschmelzung von Prosa, Lyrik, Kochrezepten und Sagen sowie Tagebuchauszügen mit den gefühlvollen Kompositionen Frank Fröhlichs für Gitarre und Flöte entsteht eine Hommage an die wunderschöne Insel Usedom.

The Old Patagonian Express tells of Paul Theroux’s train journey down the length of North and South America. Beginning on Boston’s subway, he depicts a voyage from ice-bound Massachusetts to the arid plateau of Argentina’s most southerly tip. Shivering and sweating by turns as the...

WINNER OF THE MARCO POLO OUTSTANDING GENERAL TRAVEL THEMED BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2018 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS The story begins in a public square in New Delhi. On a cold December evening a young European woman of noble descent appears before an Indian street artist known locally...

Der Traum vom Vanlife fasziniert immer mehr Menschen, die nach Freiheit, Abenteuer und Unabhängigkeit suchen. Das Leben auf Rädern bietet eine einzigartige Möglichkeit, die Welt zu erkunden, neue Erfahrungen zu sammeln und dem Alltag zu entfliehen. Ob du die atemberaubenden Landschaften Europas bereisen, durch die Weiten Nordamerikas fahren oder die kulturelle Vielfalt Asiens entdecken möchtest – das Vanlife macht es möglich.

From one of the world’s most renowned cave divers, a firsthand account of exploring the earth’s final frontier: the hidden depths of our oceans and the sunken caves inside our planet More people have died exploring underwater caves than climbing Mount Everest, and we know more about deep...

Kloster Chorin, zurecht als Perle der norddeutschen Backsteingotik bezeichnet, gilt als bedeutendste und bekannteste Ruine der Zisterzienser, "Trümmer, die kaum Trümmer sind", wie Fontane meint. Dafür sprechen auch die bekannt gewordenen alljährlich stattfindenden Sommerkonzerte mit weltberühmten Orchestern und Solisten.