"Four travelers meet in Bolivia and set off into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, but what begins as a dream adventure quickly deteriorates into a dangerous nightmare, and after weeks of wandering in the dense undergrowth, the four backpackers split up into two groups. When a terrible rafting accident separates him from his partner, Yossi is forced to survive for weeks alone against one of the wildest backdrops on the planet. Stranded with no equipment,...

This classic, once hard-to-find travelogue recalls one of the very first around-the-world bicycle treks. Filled with rarely matched feats of endurance and determination, Around the World on a Bicycle tells of a young cyclist's ever-changing and maturing worldview as he ventures through forty countries on the eve of World War II. It is an exuberant, youthful account, harking back to a time when the exploits of Richard Byrd, Amelia Earhart, and other...

The star of the survival series "Man Vs. Wild" recounts his adventurous life, from his experiences with mountaineering and martial arts to the free-fall parachuting accident in Africa that almost left him paralyzed.

Dude ranches were the West's first destination vacation. In the early 20th century, they lured East Coast elites and their families out to the unspoiled wilderness and ranching country of the Rocky Mountains. In order to get to the dude ranches, tourists, who were often looking for an escape from their city lives, had to travel long journeys via trains, stages, wagons, and horseback. Wyoming was home to two dude ranch firsts. Howard, Willis, and Alden...

In 1860 the Australian outback remained all but unknown to the European settlers. A prize of £2,000 was offered by the Exploration Committee of the Royal Society of Victoria for the first expedition successfully to cross the country from Melbourne to the north coast. The Burke & Wills Expedition, led by Robert O'Hara Burke and William John Wills, a Totnes-born surveyor who had emigrated to Australia at the age of 18 and worked as a shepherd, a gold-digger...

Perhaps you remember a time in your youth when you set off to see the world with only a pack on your back and limited funds in your pocket? Well that's what we did, but we did it when we were in our mid-sixties! With only a backpack and little planning, we set off and explored Central America and Southeast Asia for four months at a time, and did it on a shoe-string budget: In Central America, we spent less than $40 per day per person for food, accommodation...

Le Globe-trotteur - Une histoire vraie à couper le souffle de dévouement, d'innovation et de persévérance dans le monde de l'entreprenariat et des modes de vies alternatifs. Un témoignage direct qui montre comment repousser les limites de la curiosité humaine vers de nouvelles frontières. Qu'a-t-on à apprendre de plus de vingt années à barouder dans le monde entier, dix-sept d'entre elles à travailler sans interruption en tant qu'auto-entrepreneur...

My father's brother was a boatman, and there was no greater joy for me than when he was with his ship lay here in the port. Then I had no peace at home but asked if they would let me go to Munde. Oh, what a merry life when I was on the ship, jumping about with the sailors at their work! Not much less was my love and joy of gardening, because my grandfather was also a special garden lover, always took me to his garden, even gave me a small patch of...

Had enough of suffering through winter? Crippled by soaring heating costs? Begun thinking of spending it on going somewhere warmer for the coldest months of the year? You're not alone. Thousands like you are doing just that and the author is no exception. The only difference is that his quest for the perfect refuge from winter goes back twenty years. Twenty years in which he travelled the globe testing places that might fit the bill. Result, a...

Join Karen as she takes a life-changing trip to the Antarctic, which leads to her making an impulsive decision to leave the corporate world behind. As she lives on a Russian base in the Antarctic dealing with angry sea lions, living and working in remote conditions and surrounded by stunning scenery, Karen discovers the courage to find a different way of living her life.