Passports to Adventure

Passports to Adventure
Author: Gordon S. Riess
Publisher:
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2005-08-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781420847727

Passports to Adventure tells, in a highly readable, down-to-earth, and amusing style, how an international businessman and his family met the many challenges of living and working in Europe, the Middle East, South America, and Asia. The author and his wife dealt with an remarkable variety of unusual situations and colorful characters, including a smuggler and an assassin, an archbishop and a Mafia don, a bigamist and a prince, a counterfeiter and an Abbott, as well as scores of farmers, business people, government officials, educators, and ordinary citizens in all walks of life in some forty countries. The book describes unorthodox business operations and fascinating personal experiences. It offers acute insights into many diverse cultures. Although primarily written as entertaining reading, it is also informative. Anyone interested in travel abroad, international commerce, and the customs, practices, and life in foreign lands, will enjoy this book. The tales are all true, although the names of certain individuals have been altered to protect their privacy. The author has been a senior executive of giant multinational corporations, as well as the founder of several small entrepreneurial companies. He has worked in a number of widely diverse industries ranging from automobiles to motion pictures and from paper products to medical devices. The book spans a period of several decades. Consequently, the political environments and the standards of living in some of the countries have changed over the years. However, the basic cultures, business practices, and moral dilemmas continue to be very much as the author described them. His observations and recommendations to individuals interested in traveling, living, or working abroad remain valid and pertinent today. Some of the material in this book was published in "Confessions of a Corporate Centurion" by the same author, from 1st Books Library.

Max, Mia and Toby's Adventures Around the World

Max, Mia and Toby's Adventures Around the World
Author: Little Passports
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-11-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9780692562048

Follow best friends Max and Mia as they embark on worldwide adventures with their dog Toby. Included in the book are 7 souvenirs from Max, Mia and Toby's adventures. Children will learn about different countries and cultures.

Passport to the World

Passport to the World
Author: Craig Froman
Publisher: New Leaf Publishing Group
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2010-10-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1614583331

Travel the World in the Comfort of Your Own Home Here is an out-of-the-ordinary geographic journey of 26 language groups from Armenian to Zulu! Discover various cultures and customs, fill up your passport with stickers from the countries you visit, and learn that children from around the world are often a lot like you! Did you know: • The language journey began just over 4,000 years ago at the Tower of Babel. • There is a huge slab of limestone in Bolivia that has some 5,000 dinosaur footprints. • A traditional Christmas Eve dinner in Lithuania includes 12 dishes, one for each of the Apostles. • All Bengali literature was rhymed verse if written before the 19th century. Passport to the Worldhelps you encounter people and places all over the world, including facts about countries, their capital cities, maps, flags, populations, and religions. This is a fun and fact-filled adventure you can share with others through interactive games included in the back of this book and in your very own passport. Now, grab your passport and get ready, steady, and go! Winner of the USA Book News “Best Books 2011” Awards in the ‘Children’s Religious’ Category

Passport to Your National Parks

Passport to Your National Parks
Author: Eastern National
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-08-16
Genre: Cancellations (Philately)
ISBN: 9781590911761

It's here! Now you can stamp your way through the entire National Park System with the newest addition to the Passport To Your National Parks line of products: the Collector's Edition Passport. Beauty and practicality meet artfully in this deluxe version of the popular Passport, taking you above and beyond the original by providing space for Passport stickers and cancellation stamps for every single park, as well as space for extra cancellations. The park sites are color-coded by region, each area featuring a color map that pinpoints park locations. With a spiral binding that makes it easy to lie open flat, a hard cover that ensures durability and longer life, and pages graced with beautiful color photographs, it's the ultimate stamping ground.

Three Passports to Adventure

Three Passports to Adventure
Author: Hal Linker
Publisher:
Total Pages: 370
Release: 1961
Genre: Voyages and travels
ISBN:

Account of some of the travels of the Linker family of television's "Wonders of the World" fame.

Let's Go Southwest USA Adventure, 3rd Edition

Let's Go Southwest USA Adventure, 3rd Edition
Author: Let's Go Inc.
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 574
Release: 2003-12
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9780312319984

The Resource for the Independent Traveler For over forty years Let's Go Travel Guides have brought budget-savvy travelers closer to the world and its diverse cultures by providing the most up-to-date information. Includes: · Entries at all price levels for lodging, food, attractions, and more · Advice for adrenaline sports, including rock climbing and mountain biking · Essential advice for getting around and maintaining a car in the desert · In-depth coverage of Native American culture and life in the region · Opportunities to make a difference through study, work, and volunteering · Detailed maps of cities, towns, and the outdoors Unique Adventures for Adrenaline-Seekers: · Shred the world-famous mountain bike trails of Moab's Slickrock · Climb the dunes of White Sands National Monument by moonlight · Push 70 mph down the Olympic bobsled course near Park City, Utah · Camp under green waterfalls on the floor of the Grand Canyon · Preserve native artifacts on a New Mexico archaeological dig Get advice, read up, and book tickets at www.letsgo.com

Adventure Capitalist

Adventure Capitalist
Author: Jim Rogers
Publisher: Random House
Total Pages: 526
Release: 2003-05-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1588362906

Drive . . . and grow rich! The bestselling author of Investment Biker is back from the ultimate road trip: a three-year drive around the world that would ultimately set the Guinness record for the longest continuous car journey. In Adventure Capitalist, legendary investor Jim Rogers, dubbed “the Indiana Jones of finance” by Time magazine, proves that the best way to profit from the global situation is to see the world mile by mile. “While I have never patronized a prostitute,” he writes, “I know that one can learn more about a country from speaking to the madam of a brothel or a black marketeer than from meeting a foreign minister.” Behind the wheel of a sunburst-yellow, custom-built convertible Mercedes, Rogers and his fiancée, Paige Parker, began their “Millennium Adventure” on January 1, 1999, from Iceland. They traveled through 116 countries, including many where most have rarely ventured, such as Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, Angola, Sudan, Congo, Colombia, and East Timor. They drove through war zones, deserts, jungles, epidemics, and blizzards. They had many narrow escapes. They camped with nomads and camels in the western Sahara. They ate silkworms, iguanas, snakes, termites, guinea pigs, porcupines, crocodiles, and grasshoppers. Best of all, they saw the real world from the ground up—the only vantage point from which it can be truly understood—economically, politically, and socially. Here are just a few of the author’s conclusions: • The new commodity bull market has started. • The twenty-first century will belong to China. • There is a dramatic shortage of women developing in Asia. • Pakistan is on the verge of disintegrating. • India, like many other large nations, will break into several countries. • The Euro is doomed to fail. • There are fortunes to be made in Angola. • Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) are a scam. • Bolivia is a comer after decades of instability, thanks to gigantic amounts of natural gas. Adventure Capitalist is the most opinionated, sprawling, adventurous journey you’re likely to take within the pages of a book—the perfect read for armchair adventurers, global investors, car enthusiasts, and anyone interested in seeing the world and understanding it as it really is.

Adventure Guide to Sweden

Adventure Guide to Sweden
Author: Elisabet Olesen
Publisher: Hunter Publishing, Inc
Total Pages: 451
Release: 2005-03
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1588435067

The clean air, smelling of spruce and moss in the summer and of newly fallen snow in winter, is unforgettable in Sweden. Written by a native, this is the definitive guide to a country that is nearly 80% mountains, vast forests, lakes and wilderness. But this book covers all, from cities and villages to the Midnight Sun Coast, the islands to the Lappland area. Art, culture, folklore, shopping, walks, watersports and more.

The Visa Hacker's Guide: Travel Strategies for the Modern Nomad

The Visa Hacker's Guide: Travel Strategies for the Modern Nomad
Author: John J Gentry
Publisher: ExploreTraveler
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2024-04-30
Genre: Travel
ISBN:

Unlock the world with The Visa Hacker's Guide, your essential handbook for navigating the complex web of international travel. Tailored for digital nomads, long-term travelers, and anyone looking to maximize their time abroad, this guide reveals insider tips and strategies for securing visas, extending stays, and avoiding common pitfalls that can disrupt your journey. Whether you're looking to work remotely from exotic locations, explore multiple countries with ease, or simply stay ahead of ever-changing visa regulations, this guide provides practical advice, real-world examples, and up-to-date information to help you travel smarter and longer.