My Midsummer Morning: Rediscovering a Life of Adventure

My Midsummer Morning: Rediscovering a Life of Adventure
Author: Alastair Humphreys
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2019-05-30
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0008331839

A Financial Times Summer Book of 2019 Seasoned adventurer Alastair Humphreys pushes himself to his very limits – busking his way across Spain with a violin he can barely play.

Terrance Talks Travel

Terrance Talks Travel
Author: Terrance Zepke
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2019-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781942738633

New Zealand is a small country but it is big on adventure, ranging from blackwater rafting to zorbing. Discover the best beaches (including one that you'll share with penguins and seals and one that is super secluded), tour an active volcano, go tramping at Mount Cook, take a thrilling rail ride across the Southern Alps, experience an exciting whale watching tour, and much more.

The 2 AM Principle

The 2 AM Principle
Author: Jon Levy
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2016-11-08
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1942872690

It's another Saturday night at your local pub. The lights flicker on and off. 2:00 AM again. Time to slink home, or time to get started on a new adventure? The 2 AM Principle will be your inspiration and guide to living life to the fullest. Adventures don't happen by accident - just ask Levy. Once a high school geek, Jon is now a world-traveling behaviour expert and creator of the EPIC Model of Adventure, a breakthrough four-step process for creating an unforgettable night. The 2 AM Principle is stocked with amazing stories, both outrageous and touching.

The Sun Is a Compass

The Sun Is a Compass
Author: Caroline Van Hemert
Publisher: Little, Brown Spark
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2019-03-19
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0316414433

For fans of Cheryl Strayed, the gripping story of a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure. During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of chickadees, ornithologist Caroline Van Hemert began to feel stifled in the isolated, sterile environment of the lab. Worried that she was losing her passion for the scientific research she once loved, she was compelled to experience wildness again, to be guided by the sounds of birds and to follow the trails of animals. In March of 2012, she and her husband set off on a 4,000-mile wilderness journey from the Pacific rainforest to the Alaskan Arctic, traveling by rowboat, ski, foot, raft, and canoe. Together, they survived harrowing dangers while also experiencing incredible moments of joy and grace -- migrating birds silhouetted against the moon, the steamy breath of caribou, and the bond that comes from sharing such experiences. A unique blend of science, adventure, and personal narrative, The Sun is a Compass explores the bounds of the physical body and the tenuousness of life in the company of the creatures who make their homes in the wildest places left in North America. Inspiring and beautifully written, this love letter to nature is a lyrical testament to the resilience of the human spirit. Winner of the 2019 Banff Mountain Book Competition: Adventure Travel

Ultimate Journeys for Two

Ultimate Journeys for Two
Author: Mike Howard
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Total Pages: 276
Release: 2017
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1426218397

Written by the founders of HoneyTrek.com, this inspiring book reveals hidden-gem destinations and insider tips for unforgettable couples travel. In these informative pages, Mike and Anne Howard--officially the World's Longest Honeymooners and founders of the acclaimed travel blog HoneyTrek--whisk you away to journeys of a lifetime. Drawing on their experience traveling together across seven continents, they curate the globe and offer tested-and-approved recommendations for intrepid couples, bringing culture, adventure, and romance to any couple--no matter their age or budget. Chapters are organized by type of destination (for example, beaches, mountains, and deserts) to help travelers discover new places and experiences based on their interests. Each entry focuses on a specific region, getting to the essence of each locale and its one-of-a-kind offerings. The authors reveal the best time to visit, the best places to stay, and recommended activities--each with their own adventure rating to illustrate level of intensity. Special features include funny and insightful stories from the Howards' own adventures, expert advice from other renowned traveling couples, and tips to increase the romance and excitement at each destination. A large map shows every location covered in the book, and each entry has a locator map depicting the city and country. Both entertaining and informative, this book is an invaluable resource and inspiration for a lifetime of travel.

Outside Adventure Travel Trekking

Outside Adventure Travel Trekking
Author: David Noland
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2001-04-03
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780393320725

"A trek is a long-distance multi-day walk...during which the walker is required neither to carry heavy loads nor prepare meals"--(from the introduction). Travel journalist Noland describes treks to isolated destinations in countries such as Nepal, Tanzania, Pakistan, Chile, Italy, Sikkim, Morocco, Tibet, the US, Panama, and Kazakhstan. The 20 treks are rated according to difficulty, required skills, comfort, and cost. The text is accompanied by numerous color photographs. c. Book News Inc.

Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes

Microadventures: Local Discoveries for Great Escapes
Author: Alastair Humphreys
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 472
Release: 2014-06-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0007548044

‘Enthusiastic, pleasingly madcap’ Geographical Adventure – something that’s new and exhilarating, outside your comfort zone. Adventures change you and how you see the world, and all you need is an open mind, bags of enthusiasm and boundless curiosity. Recommended for viewing on a colour tablet.

Jungleland

Jungleland
Author: Christopher S. Stewart
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2014-01-07
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0062344196

For fans of The Lost City of Z, The River of Doubt, and Lost in Shangri-La—a real-life Indiana Jones story, set in the mysterious jungles of Honduras. "I began to daydream about the jungle...." On April 6, 1940, explorer and future World War II spy Theodore Morde (who would one day attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler), anxious about the perilous journey that lay ahead of him. Deep inside “the little Amazon,” the jungles of Honduras’s Mosquito Coast—one of the largest, wildest, and most impenetrable stretches of tropical land in the world—lies the fabled city of Ciudad Blanca: the White City. For centuries, it has lured explorers, including Spanish conquistador Herman Cortes. Some intrepid souls got lost within its dense canopy; some disappeared. Others never made it out alive. Then, in 1939, Theodore Morde claimed that he had located this El Dorado-like city. Yet before he revealed its location, Morde died under strange circumstances, giving credence to those who believe that the spirits of the Ciudad Blanca killed him. In Jungleland, Christopher S. Stewart seeks to retrace Morde's steps and answer the questions his death left hanging. Is this lost city real or only a tantalyzing myth? What secrets does the jungle hold? What continues to draw explorers into the unknown jungleland at such terrific risk? In this absorbing true-life thriller, journalist Christopher S. Stewart sets out to find answers—a white-knuckle adventure that combines Morde’s wild, enigmatic tale with Stewart’s own epic journey to find the truth about the White City.

Skeletons on the Zahara

Skeletons on the Zahara
Author: Dean King
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 351
Release: 2004-02-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0759509697

b.A masterpiece of historical adventure, ISkeletons on the Zahara The western Sahara is a baking hot and desolate place, home only to nomads and their camels, and to locusts, snails and thorny scrub -- and its barren and ever-changing coastline has baffled sailors for centuries. In August 1815, the US brig Commerce was dashed against Cape Bojador and lost, although through bravery and quick thinking the ship's captain, James Riley, managed to lead all of his crew to safety. What followed was an extraordinary and desperate battle for survival in the face of human hostility, starvation, dehydration, death and despair. Captured, robbed and enslaved, the sailors were dragged and driven through the desert by their new owners, who neither spoke their language nor cared for their plight. Reduced to drinking urine, flayed by the sun, crippled by walking miles across burning stones and sand and losing over half of their body weights, the sailors struggled to hold onto both their humanity and their sanity. To reach safety, they would have to overcome not only the desert but also the greed and anger of those who would keep them in captivity. From the cold waters of the Atlantic to the searing Saharan sands, from the heart of the desert to the heart of man, Skeletons on the Zahara is a spectacular odyssey through the extremes and a gripping account of courage, brotherhood, and survival.