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Arktida je část světa, kde se nebe dotýká země. Ne všichni dokážou snést oslepující světlo, neproniknutelnou tmu a ohromnou samotu. V ledových Špicberkách, mnoho set mil od nejbližší osady a bez technické pomoci, žila malířka Christiane Ritterová se svým manželem - lovcem kožešin. Rok života za nejtěžších životních podmínek, v primitivní chatrči, fascinována krajinou Arktidy. Z každé věty zní velké okouzlení, které taková krajina může v člověku vyvolat. Rozloha, světlo, tma. Blízkost k nepřekonatelné přírodě, která je vržena zpět do sebe.

Travel Like a Local is a series of travel guidebooks written by local experts to help travelers explore new places like an insider. From learning about the culture and customs to finding the best restaurants and attractions, these guidebooks provide comprehensive information to ensure a hassle-free unforgettable journey. Each guidebook is packed with insider tips and recommendations, tailored specifically to the location, so you can make the most of your time and truly get to know the destination.

A simple “thank you” led to the trip of a lifetime, along with an unbreakable friendship of two opposites. See them come of age while rubbing elbows with the rich and famous like the Shah and Queen of Iran, The Who, Paul McCartney, Brigitte Bardot, and even Shirley Temple Black. An unbelievable story, yet it’s true because nobody could make this story up. Find out things the rich and famous do not want you to know.

Wie die Briten Deutschland entdeckten - die skurrilste Reiseerzählung des Jahres. Bayerns Straßen sind eine einzige Katastrophe, unter deutschen Hotel-Bettdecken droht dem Reisenden der Tod durch Erfrieren und die einheimische Küche ist einfach nur zum Abgewöhnen. Der erste britische Deutschland-Reiseführer, verfasst von keinem Geringeren als dem Erfinder des Genres John Murray, lässt kaum ein gutes Haar an dem damals beliebtesten Reiseziel der Welt. 200 Jahre später macht sich Christian Eisert auf den Weg um herauszufinden, was sich seitdem verändert hat.

In this guide, a resident of Spain delves into every part of the Basque Country of Spain. He tells of the history and culture, and provides innumerable useful traveling tips. Everything is explored - the cities, the parks, the islands, the mountains, the foods. There is an extensive introduction to the whole of Spain, the history and culture, the foods and wines, the arts and architecture. Then all the practical details are covered. Next, we zero in on Bilbao, San Sebastian and other parts of this fascinating Basque region.

From the incomparable Peter Gethers comes true-life adventure featuring the author and his Scottish Fold feline, Norton - seasoned world-traveler and renowned ice-cream critic. Whether it is the trademark flattened ears of his breed or the personality quirks individual to Norton, this cat has an uncanny knack for attracting celebrity attention. Norton’s feline adventures in France are a must for the consummate cat-lover, but also great fun for those not enamored of anything feline.

Waren Sie schon einmal in einer Stabkirche oder an Deck eines Wikingerschiffs? Möchten Sie erfahren, was jedes Jahr fast 5 Millionen Menschen in das schwedische Provinzdorf Ullared lockt? Würden Sie Walfleisch kosten wollen – oder vielleicht doch lieber Zimtschnecken? Begegnen Sie Menschen, die »Hygge« erfunden haben, die für modernes Design und Architektur stehen und die ihre Freizeit am liebsten in der Sauna verbringen.

In July 1942, the French police in Paris, acting for the German military government, arrested Victor Ripp's three-year-old cousin, Alexandre. Two months later, the boy was killed in Auschwitz. In Hell's Traces, Ripp examines this act through the prism of family history. In addition to Alexandre, 10 members of Ripp's family on his father's side died in the Holocaust. His mother's side of the family, numbering 30 people, was in Berlin when Hitler came to power.

From Palermo to Castiglione di Sicilia to Alimena, Sicily holds great secrets from the past and unspoken promises. Now, slowly shaking itself free of the Mafia, Sicily is opening itself up to visitors in ways it never has before. Sicilian Splendors explores the history, politics, food, Mafia, and people which John Keahey encounters throughout his travels during his return to Sicily. Through conversing with natives and immersing himself in culture, Keahey illustrates a brand new Sicily no one has ever talked about before.

Your narrator for the adventure is me an American, the sort of fellow the Irish might refer to as a boyo. The times recounted are before Ireland joined the European Union, when it was the “old sod.” If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to visit relatives in Ireland, my stories will be warm and enlightening. There is something magical about visiting where, but for a generation or two, you’d be living and laughing everyday with cousins.

Two years ago, Graham Robb moved to a lonely house on the very edge of England, near the banks of a river that once marked the southern boundary of the legendary Debatable Land. The oldest detectable territorial division in Great Britain, the Debatable Land served as a buffer between Scotland and England. It was once the bloodiest region in the country, fought over by Henry VIII, Elizabeth I, and James V. After most of its population was slaughtered or deported, it became the last part of Great Britain to be brought under the control of the state.

Das neue Hörbuch von Katja Eichinger über den Sehnsuchtsort Côte d'Azur. Ultramarinblaues Meer, weiße Strandpromenaden, Palmen, Mimosen und ein einzigartiges Licht: die Côte d'Azur. Nirgends sonst ist die Dichte der Geschichten und der Künstlerinnen und Künstler, die sie verewigt haben, höher. Nietzsche war hier, Coco Chanel, Marlene Dietrich, Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, James Baldwin und die Rolling Stones. Ein Ort, an dem Extreme und Exzess, die Yachten und Bauten der Superreichen, die Glitterati und Easyjet-Touristen vor der unbeeindruckt bezaubernden Natur aufeinandertreffen.

The story of being let loose upon the world, making each day count, and traveling to 19 countries in 94 days. Room to Roam is a book examining the changing trajectory of a 26-year old’s life from stagnation out of college, dreaming of a world where each day is lived to its fullest, and culminating with an adventure of a lifetime. With a desire to break the stereotypes of “backpacking Europe”, the journey across the continent gets laid as basic as can be, taking the paths less traveled and living as cheaply as possible without sacrificing experiences and scenery.

Travel Like a Local Milano by author Lavinia Imperiali offers first-hand and personal insight into the best ways to visit the City of a Thousand Faces.

Intraprendi l'avventura di una vita con Solo Journeys, la guida essenziale per ogni donna pronta a esplorare l'Europa con sicurezza, curiosità e spirito d'avventura! Progettato per dare potere sia alle viaggiatrici in solitaria che alle esploratrici esperte, questo libro offre un approccio amichevole e guidato da esperti per esplorare le destinazioni più accattivanti d'Europa, dalle città iconiche alle gemme nascoste.

Great Continental Railway Journeys is now a firmly established series on BBC2, following in the illustrious tracks of its predecessor - Great British Railway Journeys. Both series are fronted by ex-politician Michael Portillo, and in this European odyssey he travels around continental Europe using George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.

En este audiolibro Jorge Sánchez nos relata su quinto viaje a lugares prohibidos. En este viaje nos describe sus aventuras en las peligrosas Repúblicas Transcaucásicas de Osetia del Sur y Nagorno Karabaj.

Al entrar en Abjasia, las autoridades georgianas, corruptas hasta la médula, recluyeron a Jorge durante tres días con sus tres noches, en una inmunda mazmorra de la ciudad de Batumi, sin comer, hasta que no satisfizo una “mordida” de 2,000 €, por medio de un negociador.

Pèlerine multirécidiviste, peu douée pour la marche et accrochée à ses cigarettes, Alix de Saint-André a pris trois fois la route de Compostelle. D'abord, depuis Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, sur le "chemin français", où s'envolèrent ses idées de méditation solitaire dans des refuges surpeuplés ; puis, de La Corogne jusqu'à Finisterre, sur le "chemin anglais" ; et enfin depuis les bords de Loire, pour accomplir ce que les Espagnols appellent "le vrai chemin", celui qu'on doit faire en partant de chez soi.

This is not a book about trains but about the variety of Spain. The best-selling author Christopher Howse makes 10 great railway journeys that explore the interior of the peninsula, its astonishing landscapes and ancient buildings. The focus is the way the Spanish live now: their habits, streets, characters, stories - and quite a bit about their eating and drinking.