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  Going Places

  Brian Dawtrey

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  It is 1962. Imagine leaving behind all that is familiar and comfortable in Norfolk, to travel to an uncharted posting in Tanganyika, with three small children and all your worldly goods, whilst your friends and relations predict doom and disaster in the ‘Dark Continent’. This is the adventure that Brian Dawtrey and his family embarked upon, armed with a black rolled umbrella with a gold band to fight off primitive savages, and a brand new hoover washing machine.From the moment that they leave England’s shores, you are swept along by their enthusiasm and lust for all that face them – from recalcitrant hippopotami, charging elephants and a life-saving leopard, to welcoming tribes-people and the glorious unspoilt African bush. Unfazed by minor setbacks such as the lack of electricity to drive the Hoover, and confrontations with unwelcoming snakes, the Dawtrey family revel in their new surroundings and the challenges of their new life under the Nyerere regime of Uhuru (Freedom).Witty, evocative and awe-inspiring, this charming book is a testament to the pioneering spirit of those who chose to embrace Africa at a time of great change, and to help its people to capitalise on their natural skills and resources.

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  Experience Microadventure the...

  Lara Althaus

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  You work 40 hours a week and hardly have time for sports activities or other experiences in nature? You are constantly under pressure and can actually only really switch off and do something on trips? But you want to change this and finally break out of your comfort zone? Then this guide is the ideal way to put your plan into practice. Most people these days are far too comfortable to go outside and experience something and are always inventing excuses instead of really daring to do something for once. But it doesn't have to be that way, because the next adventure is often waiting around the corner, quickly prepared and easy to carry out. This guidebook is about those undertakings - the so-called microadventures - that are really suitable for everyone, regardless of age and experience.

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  A Small Place in Italy

  Eric Newby

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  This book is a lush and beautiful memoir of a very special house and a superb recreation of a bygone era. 
  In 1967, veteran travel writer Eric Newby and his heroic wife Wanda fulfiled their dream of a return to life in the Italian hills where they first met during World War II. But this fulfilment would not come easy. The dream materialised in the form of I Castagni ('The Chestnuts'), a small, decrepit farmhouse with no roof, an abandoned septic tank and its own indigenous wildlife reluctant to give up their home. But in the foothills of the Apuan Alps on the border of Liguria and Northern Tuscany, this ramshackle house would soon become a hub of love, friendship and activity. 
  Whether recounting dangerous expeditions through Afghanistan or everyday life in a country house, Newby's talent shines through as one of the foremost writers of the comic travel genre. Full of Newby's sharp wit and good humour, ‘A Small Place’ in Italy returns, twenty years later, to the life of Newby's much-cherished classic, Love and War in the Apennines. It lovingly recounts the quickly disappearing lifestyle of the idiosyncratic locals, and the enduring friendships they forge, whether sharing in growing their first wine harvest as novices or frying poisonous mushrooms for a feast. 
  The essays in A Small Place in Italy showcase Newby's best work, making it one of the top travelogues of its time. Readers will feel as if they are walking through the Italian hills alongside Newby and his wife. 
  For fans of Rory Stewart (The Marches), Patrick Leigh Fermor (The Broken Road), David Grann (The Lost City of Z), Bruce Chatwin (What Am I Doing Here?), and Levison Wood (The Art of Exploration).

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  Ghosts of Boston - Haunts of the...

  Sam Baltrusis

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  It should come as no surprise that one of the nation's oldest cities brims with spirits of those who lived and died in its hundreds of years of tumultuous history. 
   
   
   
  Boston, Massachusetts, boasts countless stories of the supernatural. Many students at Boston College have encountered an unearthly hound that haunts O'Connell House to this day. Be on the watch for an actor who sits in on rehearsals at Huntington Theatre and restless spirits rumored to haunt Boston Common at night. From the Victorian brownstones of Back Bay to the shores of the Boston Harbor Islands, author Sam Baltrusis makes it clear that there is hardly a corner of the Hub where the paranormal cannot be experienced as he breathes new life into the tales of the long departed.

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  The Legendary Expeditions of...

  Louisa Young

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  Few explorers reshaped world history like Captain James Cook. His voyages across the Pacific, from Australia to Hawaii, mapped uncharted territories, changed the course of trade, and led to both scientific advancements and cultural clashes. 
  This audiobook takes you on a thrilling journey through Cook’s three legendary expeditions, his encounters with Indigenous peoples, and his dramatic final voyage. Discover: 
  ✅ How Cook’s maps and navigation techniques changed the world 
  ✅ The first European contact with Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii 
  ✅ The scientific discoveries of his voyages—and the conflicts they caused 
  ✅ How Cook’s final journey ended in mystery and tragedy in Hawaii 
  The Legendary Expeditions of Captain Cook is a must-listen for history lovers, explorers at heart, and anyone fascinated by the Age of Discovery.

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  Tales Of Lonely Trails

  Zane Grey

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  Western novelist Zane Grey (1872-1939) also wrote nonfiction books about the American West and its country.  This 1922 tribute to country he loved consists of narratives of six different trips to various parts of the West:  Nonnesozhe, Colorado, Grand Canyon, Tonto Basin, Death Valley. - Summary by david wales

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