In one of his most exotic and breathtaking journeys, the intrepid traveler Paul Theroux ventures to the South Pacific, exploring fifty-one islands by collapsible kayak. Beginning in New Zealand's rain forests and ultimately coming to shore thousands of miles away in Hawaii, Theroux paddles alone over isolated atolls, through dirty harbors and shark-filled waters, and along treacherous coastlines. This exhilarating tropical epic is full of disarming...

"Tom Cotter undertakes his most epic adventure in America's Greatest Road Trip. Launching from Key West, Florida, Cotter and photographer Michael Alan Ross pilot their Ford Bronco/Airstream camper combination nearly 9,000 miles to America's literal end of the road in Deadhorse, Alaska"-- Cotter undertakes an epic adventure, driving from Key West, Florida to America's literal end of the road in Deadhorse, Alaska. With Ross photographing their trip,...

After an altercation with a former childhood bully leaves him bruised, bloody and almost drowning in the Thames, 20-something Alex Dean wakes up each day in a different year and must piece together what happens in his life after that fateful night to save himself and the people he loves most.

Lonely Planet's Belize is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Dive the Blue Hole, explore Maya villages, and discover Garifuna culture; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Belize and begin your journey now!

"The color of one's skin and passport have long dictated the conditions of travel. For Shahnaz Habib, travel and travel writing have always been complicated pleasures. Habib threads the history of travel with her personal story as a child on family vacations in India, an adult curious about the world, and an immigrant for whom roundtrips are an annual fact of life. Tracing the power dynamics that underlie tourism, this ... debut parses who gets to...

"Ready to go away? The experts at Fodor's are here to help. We're bringing you the very best of France, including Paris, Provence, Normandy, the Riviera, Brittany, and more. Our local experts vet every recommendation to ensure that you have all the essential information to plan a perfect trip and make the most of your time"--Page 4 of cover.

"Set in an unnamed valley-surrounded by other valleys, each twenty years apart in time-a masterful, moving literary speculative novel in which the Conseil determines if a bereaved resident can cross the border to the past or the future on a "mourning tour." One sixteen-year-old Conseil candidate spots two visitors from the future, but is shocked when she recognizes them as the parents of the boy she loves."--

An account of Theroux's trip by train from Boston to Bogota, Columbia.

"An edge-of-your-seat reading experience, kept especially engaging by [Kent's] warm personality, sense of humor, and keen behind-the-scenes-of-building-a-business stories." -Parade In this breathtaking travel memoir and adventure guide, the legendary founder of the world's premier luxury travel company, Abercrombie & Kent, takes readers on a whirlwind tour around the globe, sharing his best-kept secrets and the story of his success and his life. Geoffrey...

"From its aspen-studded mesas to the towering Rockies, Colorado's diverse landscape inspires adventure. This book gives you the strategies you need to know to plan the perfect trip for you: Road-trip itineraries based on the amount of time you have ; Recreation ideas like skiing deep powder, rafting river canyons, and climbing fourteeners ; Tips for seeing wild horses, bugling elk, and bighorn sheep ; Highlights of Colorado's deep history, from ancient...