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Are you ready to travel solo?
There has never been a better time to travel solo and whether you are planning your very first trip, are a seasoned solo or a solo pro, A Female Guide to Solo Travel is the travel companion you shouldn't leave home without.
Empowering and inspiring, this book will dispel any travel myths you have about going solo and help you to overcome any roadblocks that are blocking your path to your dream trip.
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Two years before this story begins, the Liawep were living deep in the jungle of Papua, New Guinea, long forgotten by the outside world. Numbering seventy-nine men, women, and children, the tribe worshipped a mountain, dressed in leaves, and hid when planes flew overhead, believing them to be evil sanguma birds. Their discovery by a missionary hit the headlines in 1993. Galvanized by the reports of people living in Stone Age conditions, Edward Marriott...
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Join Carole Jean for a wild ride that starts in Oakland, California and winds through Paris, London, Frankfurt, Ireland, Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Most of the trips were fun; some, not so much. In addition to hauling vacationers to Hawaii, Tahiti, and Las Vegas, Trans International Airlines flew Muslim pilgrims to Mecca, airlifted refugees and troops out of Angola, Cuba, and Vietnam. Carole Jean tells the stories with raw honesty...
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The quality guidebook that takes you right through the Bernadette story, the Domaine and all the sacred sites associated with Bernadette in the town and area, together with all the practical information you will need for your Pilgrimage. The Bernadette story is told in its historical context. What to see in the surrounding area of the French and Spanish Pyrenees, coastal Aquitaine, the Basque Country, including Loyola, and stops along the Way of St...
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The understanding of various business processes and of the concept of value chain management is a fundamental key to success and to determine the right strategy. Choosing the appropriate strategy is about as important as the selection of services and products for a company. Each strategy has the consequence that a major administrative expense is connected and affects the flexibility of a business to a large extent. Even with the option of a version...
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Planning a trip doesn't have to be hard, and taking that trip doesn't have to be stressful. Regardless of work commitments, family obligations, or finances, your travel dreams can become realities. Get Away! provides the confidence and step-by-step guidance you need to design a transformative travel experience, perfectly tailored to your preferences.
Let expert world traveler David Axelrod equip you with the essential tools, checklists, and mindset...
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Who are the 21st-century expats? Do you wonder what motivates millions around the world to leave their homes, family and friends to immerse themselves in unfamiliar cultures, learn foreign languages and get to know new people? Have you considered joining them?
It's a movement; the number of expats grows as we become more global and mobile. While the ages, locations and experiences of these 31 internationals differ, their stories inform, inspire and...
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"As a professional athlete, making the move from a sports career, to the next phase of your life, can be a daunting challenge. When EWAN PORTER no longer wants the daily rigidity, and routine, of professional golf, a lot of people don't understand why he is possibly giving up "the dream," particularly when he is so very talented. However, talent can take a person only so far, and once the enthusiasm is gone, it can potentially have devastating consequences....
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Want to help? First you must be willing to learn. This year, over ten million people will go abroad, eager to find the perfect blend of adventure and altruism. Volunteer travel can help you find your place in the world-and find out what you're made of. So why do so many international volunteer programs fail to make an impact? Why do some do more harm than good? Learning Service offers a powerful new approach that invites volunteers to learn from...
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The Sun Sets Anywhere is a collection of ten nonfiction stories that take place across six continents. Clara Pang weaves revealing narratives from the places she has lived and the experiences she has had in them-how easy it was to connect with the people in South Africa and how hard in India, how much work it took to be in a relationship with a surfer in Brazil, how a journey through the pristine desolation of Namibia exposed her to danger both emotional...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Book Preview: #1 In 1540, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado was given supreme command of the largest expedition of conquest in the brief but magnificently profitable history of the New World. His company was made up of 230 horsemen recruited from the nobility of New Spain, 62 heavily armed foot soldiers, and five friars.
#2 The expedition began to realize that Cibola might not be as...
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Combining current trends, academic theories, and historical insights, this travel guide brings both lesser-known and famous European spiritual locales into perspective by explaining the significance of each sacred site. The cultural relevance, history, and spirituality of each site-including Stonehenge, the Acropolis, Mont Saint Michel, Pompeii, and Saint Peter's Basilica-are explained, creating a moving and artistic travel experience. Each destination-with...
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National Geographic Adventure magazine hailed this volume as. Published in 1922 by an expedition survivor, it recounts the riveting tale of Robert Falcon Scott's ill-fated race to the South Pole. Apsley Cherry-Garrard, the youngest member of the party, offers sensitive characterizations of each of his companions. Their journal entries complement his narrative, providing vivid perspectives on the expedition's dangers and hardships as well as its inspiring...
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When was the last time you had a good conversation with a stranger?
Get ready to meet remarkable characters such as The Homesick Glassblower in Asheville, North Carolina and The Accidental Skinnydipper in Pray, Montana. Defined as "the art of making others feel comfortable" or "getting to know someone without having an ulterior motive", chatting is an amazing way to really, enjoy another person's company. Chatting with America will teach you tips...
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"Where do we want to go?"
That's what Nia and I asked ourselves as she worked her way through elementary school. We tacked a laminated map of the world up in our front room, and kept dry erase markers and a footstool handy. Over the years we went through many iterations.
Then we went out and did it! Of course our plans kept on changing, as did we. Join us as we set out from our home in Colorado and voyage to Florida, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Ecuador,...
56) Libérate y Viaja
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La revista Libérate y Viaja es una guía para todo turista que desee conocer Chile y sus alrededores. Tiene 28 páginas a todo color para que las personas puedan descubrir la naturaleza y sumergirse en ella. En esta segunda edición, se enfoca en el norte chileno, específicamente en las maravillas de la Región de Atacama.
Libérate y Viaja la conforma un equipo de periodistas que investigan los mejores datos turísticos del país, además de reportajes,...
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Walking long distance across a large part of Europe is quite daunting. You tell your friends you're going to walk from the southeastern-most tip of the UK across France, over the massive range of the Alps and down to Rome and they look at you as though you are crazy. But, what would your friends have thought a thousand years ago? Rome must have seemed remote and the journey quite terrifying. Life now is very different from that of the described short,...
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Sir Richard Francis Burton (1821—1890) was a British explorer, geographer, translator and diplomat. Burton's best-known achievements include a well-documented journey to Mecca, in disguise, an unexpurgated translation of One Thousand and One Nights, the publication of the Kama Sutra in English and an expedition with J. H. Spake to discover the source of Nile. Musaicum Books present his greatest works as an author, translator and explorer. His works...
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"Nothing goes wrong quite so dramatically as a disastrous military expedition."-from the Introduction
ARROGANT ARMIES
Spanning more than two hundred years of martial adventurism, aggression, and outright blundering, Arrogant Armies chronicles the profoundly misguided and utterly calamitous military expeditions of the great empire builders and overconfident expeditionary forces. From colonial America to South Africa, from Mesopotamia to Khartoum,...
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