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For most travellers, and all merchants, the road from China to India lies as it has lain for centuries, through Singkiang along that ancient Silk Road which is the most romantic and culturally the most important trade route in the history of the world. In 1935 Peter Fleming set out to travel that route, from Peking to Kashmir. It was a journey which swept him and his companion 3500 miles across the roof of the world. It took them seven months to complete the journey.

Are you a woman in your late 30s, 40s, 50s who feels like your life needs a major reinvention, but you’re feeling stuck and unsure where to start? (And maybe worried that the life you really want is a little too “unconventional” and it’s a little too late to pursue it?)Welcome to the She Reinvented podcast!---In my own quest to reinvent and redesign all aspects of my life (after a major burnout in my 40s), I’m talking to women who transformed their own lives - well over the age of 35. ---From quitting their job and moving to another country, divorcing and starting over, rekindling ...

Passport to European Travel Guides offers this comprehensive, yet quick and concise, five-day guide to Greece - one of the most beautiful locales on Earth! Have no idea where to start? Or maybe you have some idea but could use a treasure trove of great insider tips? Well, read on! We know your trip begins long before you even book the flight, so this guide is chock full of dynamite tips on everything you need to know before you go - and much, much more you'll thank us for!

A mix of memoir, travel and popular science, charting journeys across deserts, through jungles and up ice caps, to some of the most important volcanoes around the world In this captivating book from one of the most influential geochemists in the field, Tamsin Mather takes us along on her...

In 1911, Captain Robert Falcon Scott went back to the huge frozen wasteland of the Antarctic with the intention of reaching the South Pole, by a long and terribly arduous trek across the ice. On finally reaching the pole, Scott and his comrades were devastated to find that they had been beaten by the Norwegian explorer Amundsen. With temperatures of minus 30, they began their slow journey back to their base.

Host David McGuffin talks to Canada’s greatest explorers about their adventures and what inspires their spirit of discovery.

Welcome to in the LOOP Podcast hosted by; Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, a Professional Rodeo Athlete , an entrepreneur, a wife, a daughter, and a full time cowgirl. This podcast is cultivated from a place that promotes the western industry and the sport of rodeo! These episodes will bring you the raw, real, truth and stories highlighting the western industry, people, places, and all things rodeo!

The podcast that helps you hack your holidays whether you’re a packer or a slacker! Join Chelsea Dickenson (AKA - Holiday Expert) and James Robinson (her enthusiastic travel buddy) as we cover the inspired hacks, the unbelievable tales and the mad stories, that come from a pastime us Brits can all relate to - the holiday!Have a holiday hack of your own or a travel nightmare you need to get off your chest? We’d love to hear from you! Email us at hello@passportspleasepod.com or if you’re the really adventurous type you can even send as an actual postcard! You can find our address and ...

Oh, Florida! To some people it's a paradise. To others it's a punch line. As Oh, Florida! shows, it's both of these, and, more important, it's a Petri dish, producing trends that end up influencing the rest of the country. Without Florida there would be no NASCAR, no Bettie Page pinups, no Glenn Beck radio rants, no USA Today, no "Stand Your Ground" - you get the idea.

Destination Morocco Travel Agency offers customized tours to Morocco, including private tours and small group tours, complete with private guides and drivers. Our goal is for you to experience Morocco like a native, while providing personal service and customized itineraries at an affordable price.On our podcast, join Destination Morocco's Azdean Elmoustaquim as he takes you on an exploration of his country's distinct culture, vibrant history and stunning attractions. Azdean prepares you for the real Morocco, with suggestions of places to see, exciting activities and attractions, what to ...

Welcome to Cerca! We’re putting the world's best travel guide on your phone. Download the free Cerca App now.---This is Costa Rica. Literally The Rich Coast. The Pacific Ocean on one side and Caribbean Sea on the other, the middle is filled with green national parks, wild animals and the best coffee on earth. A place of adventure, discovery, and emerald beauty. In this Cerca Guide, Marifé Quesada and Amela Becirevic will tell you exactly how to navigate through this timeless and biodiverse land of jungles and drop dead gorgeousness.And there's even more in the Cerca app - bonus content, ...

A podcast about Saskatchewan runners and the people and places that inspire them. This podcast touches on subjects that are interesting to runners from all over the world and especially those based in Western Canada. Jason Burns is an ultra runner from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. He started this podcast so he could share all of the amazing stories from the Saskatchewan running community that he is so proud to be a part of.

The World's Most Dangerous Places podcast explores what really drives people to step into the world’s most volatile places — and what they learn there. Hosted by survival instructor and journalist Reza Allahbakshi, the show goes beyond adrenaline and adventure to uncover the psychology, philosophy, and lived experience of those who confront danger head-on.In its premiere season, Reza sits down with Robert Young Pelton, the legendary author of The World’s Most Dangerous Places, whose life has taken him from Canada’s logging camps to corporate boardrooms to war zones around the globe. ...

Driving through iceland mountains seems scary at first glance. Your hands might shake when you see those steep roads ahead. Mountain driving takes extra skill and preparation before you start your journey.

False Creek is a cherished centrepiece of Vancouver, for locals and tourists alike. But, it is also often maligned as being dangerously polluted and devoid of its historically vibrant marine ecology. On this podcast (recorded on-location in False Creek), we're platforming expert conversations to foster a deeper, mutual relationship between people and urban waterways, and amplify local voices shaping public policy. As beautiful as False Creek is today, we know it could be so much more tomorrow. As the former site of heavy industry, these waters have been recognized as needing significant ...

A born naturalist and a fearless traveler, Vladimir Dinets wrote travel guides, conducted field research, and lived a couple of lives before he was accepted into the PhD program in zoology at the University of Miami. He thought crocodiles were a dead-end research topic - survivors from the age of the dinosaurs but not much else - until he witnessed groups of up to seventy alligators performing mating choruses that included infrasound vibrations - a form of communication extremely rare in nature.

Homme de famille et homme d'affaires, Bruno Rodi a aussi le voyage dans le sang. Il est probablement le plus grand voyageur vivant en terre québécoise. Il a répondu à l'appel de l'aventure, d'abord en se lançant à l'assaut du plus haut sommet de chaque continent, puis en se rendant au pôle Nord et au pôle Sud en ski. En l'an 2000, il a commencé un tour du monde unique en son genre qui l'a occupé pendant 17 ans. Il a ainsi mis les pieds sur tous les pays, territoires et dépendances de la planète.

Starting in November 2013 in a forest in Rwanda, where a modest spring spouts a trickle of clear, cold water, Levison Wood set forth on foot, aiming to become the first person to walk the entire length of the Nile. He followed the river for nine months, over 4,000 miles, through six nations - Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, the Republic of Sudan, and Egypt - to the Mediterranean coast.

An inspired tale of high adventure, Out in the Cold is Bill Murray's vivid portrait of his travel across the vast Northern Atlantic from the Arctic north of Norway to Nova Scotia. Murray begins in pursuit of a total solar eclipse in Svalbard, 800 miles from the North Pole. He tests the culinary appeal of wind-dried sheep in the tiny Faroe Islands, befriends Inuit bone carvers in Greenland, and camps with an itinerant Italian musician who dreams of building Greenland's first luxury resort.

What would you do if you're given a €20 note in Greece with an email address scribbled on it: Spend it, slip the suspect counterfeit bill into an enemy’s birthday card, or send an email, hoping it will lead to you finding everlasting love? Brad, a hopeless romantic, chose the latter. Two years later, his love life remains a disaster and his career is misfiring. As he’s about to walk Spain’s fabled Camino de Santiago to ponder some profound life changes, Brad receives a reply.