Titres dans Essais et carnets de voyage

In the spring of 1998, two friends fly to Gran Canaria with no plan, very little money, and very little idea of what they are doing. What begins as a boozy, sun-drenched holiday of cheap lager, dubious curry decisions, karaoke, jeep safaris and cultural misunderstandings slowly reveals itself to be something else entirely.Hidden beneath the hangovers and misadventures is a deeply personal quest: the search for an absent father, last seen decades earlier and now discovered running a fortune-telling computer on a Spanish plaza.Part travelogue, part confessional, and part surreal comedy, ...

When Ben Pering sets out to walk from South Devon to the North Devon coast, crossing from the tors of Dartmoor into idyllic valleys and the windswept heights of Exmoor, he is dreaming of finding freedom in the landscapes of his youth. The Two Moors Way is a walking route through 100 miles of breathtaking countryside, and Ben is determined to finish in just four days, carrying everything he needs on his back. But when the first attempt ends in failure, this challenge becomes something more.

הפרק הראשון בפודקאסט שלנו שמספר את הסיפור של איך התחלנו, מה בדיוק אנחנו עושים במוטורייס ישראל ואיך .הולכת להראות החברה בשנים הקרובות

Combining history, reportage, and nature writing with intimate moments of reflection, Greyhound tells of the journey from miscarriage to parenthood, and the purpose creativity gives to our lives when we feel purposeless.

Lessons from the road, the classroom, and the minibar.Welcome to Housekeeping Didn’t Come — where hospitality, adventure, and a little chaos all check in for the night.Hosted by Rob W. Powell, former casino exec, improv comic, mountaineer, and hospitality professor (aka the Indiana Jones of hospitality education), this podcast dives into the wild, weird, and wonderfully human side of the hospitality world. From luxury lodges to national park cabins, cruise ships to classroom chaos, we explore what it really takes to deliver unforgettable guest experiences—and what happens when things go ...

Parfois la boussole se dérègle. Le Nord se brouille. Les repères vacillent. Septentrion est né de ce vertige. Un podcast pour celles et ceux qui explorent le monde, qui le racontent dans des livres, des films, mais surtout à travers leurs engagements. Explorateurs, écrivains, cinéastes, scientifiques, aventuriers : tous partagent une même quête, celle de comprendre et de transmettre. Proposé et présenté par Stéphane Dugast, reporter et documentariste, avec le soutien du journal Embarquements et le parrainage de la Société des Explorateurs Français, Septentrion est une ...

Horizon Studio Sessions is a broadcast from the edge of tomorrow, where stories, signals, and insights converge. From the calm of the home studio, this series explores the energy of the parks, the culture around them, and the hidden layers beneath the headlines. Each session brings together creators, friends, and storytellers for discussions that reveal the deeper rhythms of Disney life and the community it inspires. This is where livestreaming meets reflection, where news meets meaning, and where every topic leads to a wider view of the horizon ahead. A quiet transmission. A new perspective. ...

Esplorando Saint-Vincent è una pod map, un itinerario audio guidato, alla scoperta del territorio del Comune di Saint-Vincent in Valle d'Aosta.Attraverso i suoi episodi di permette di conoscere storie e curiosità di questo splendido territorio definito la "Riviera delle Alpi".È stato realizzato per conto del Comune di Saint-Vincent da Territori SvelatiCoordinamento Editoriale e Testi originali: Franz RossiVoci Narranti: Valentina Loi e Riccardo TaolinSound Design: Franz RossiProduzione: Borioula Media Company srlScopri di più sul sito InSaintVincent.it

Lorsque sur un coup de tête, Cheryl Strayed boucle son sac à dos, elle n'a aucune idée de ce qui l'attend. Tout ce qu'elle sait, c'est que sa vie est un désastre. Entre une mère trop aimée, brutalement disparue, un divorce douloureux et un lourd passé de junkie, Cheryl vacille. Pour tenir debout et affronter les fantômes de son passé, elle choisit de s'en remettre à la nature et de marcher. Elle part seule pour une randonnée de mille sept cents kilomètres sur le Chemin des crêtes du Pacifique, un parcours abrupt et sauvage de l'Ouest américain.

On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp - the dogs were gone. Mawson plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A line of poetry gave him the will to haul himself back to the surface. On February 8, when he staggered back to base, his features unrecognizable, the first teammate to reach him blurted out, "Which one are you?"

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.

The Great Railway Bazaar is Paul Theroux's account of his epic journey by rail through Asia. Filled with evocative names of legendary train routes - the Direct-Orient Express, the Khyber Pass Local, the Delhi Mail from Jaipur, the Golden Arrow to Kuala Lumpur, the Hikari Super Express to Kyoto, and the Trans-Siberian Express - it describes the many places, cultures, sights and sounds he experienced and the fascinating people he met.

Chaque année, des hommes, femmes et enfants disparaissent dans les forêts et espaces naturels américains dans des circonstances inexpliquées, parfois en l'espace d'un instant. Certains sont, heureusement, retrouvés mais ce n'est parfois que le début du mystère, car ils livrent des récits étranges. Mais il y a pire : des personnes portées disparues sont découvertes décédées dans des conditions obscures. Le plus terrifiant concerne la proportion de citoyens américains partis en randonnée ou à la chasse et qu'on ne revoit plus jamais.

Journalist Michael Booth has lived among the Scandinavians for more than 10 years, and he has grown increasingly frustrated with the rose-tinted view of this part of the world offered up by the Western media. In this timely audiobook, he leaves his adopted home of Denmark and embarks on a journey through all five of the Nordic countries to discover who these curious tribes are, the secrets of their success, and, most intriguing of all, what they think of one another.

Dolly Faulkner has many heart-stopping moments of terror and anxiety, living much of the time truly alone in the Alaskan wilderness. But she is not lonely, as the awesome space and beauty of the mountains fill her with appreciation of all things of nature. Dolly Faulkner came to Alaska as a young woman with the dream of living in the wilderness. Forty Years in the Wilderness is a true reality of carving out a homestead in the Kilbuck Mountains near a minor hotsprings that the regional Native corporation is now trying to claim.

The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums BC. This book is an unparalleled compendium of what is known about them.

“Thought-provoking, encouraging, and inspiring” (Gretchen Rubin) reflections on the power of travel to transform our daily lives—from the iconoclastic travel writer, scholar, and author of Vagabonding For readers who dream of travel, yearn to get back out on the road, or want to enrich a...

Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan's Adrift chronicled one of the most astounding voyages of the century and one of the great sea adventures of all time. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is now an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived for more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop capsized.

“A delight, the literary equivalent of a long catch-up with a brilliant friend.” —New York Times “One of the most talked-about books of the year.” —Gayle King When you’re a woman of a certain age, you are only promised that everything will get worse. But what if everything...

Tales of a Female Nomad is the story of Rita Golden Gelman, an ordinary woman who is living an extraordinary existence. At the age of 48, on the verge of a divorce, Rita left an elegant life in Los Angeles to follow her dream of connecting with people in cultures all over the world. In 1986, she sold her possessions and became a nomad, living in a Zapotec village in Mexico, sleeping with sea lions on the Galapagos Islands, and residing everywhere from thatched huts to regal palaces.