Travel guides: adventure holidays Books

**Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award (Wanderlust Adventure Travel Book of the Year)**In 2013, three friends set off on a journey that they had been told was impossible: the north-south crossing of the Congo River Basin, from...

A compelling memoir about opting for adventure instead of motherhood, and the lifelong outcomes of that choice.Instead captures Maria Coffey's adventurous life through her biggest decisions along the way, including the decision not to have children. It's...

Following one woman's voyage across the Antarctic, this elegant debut confronts the dark history of the whaling industry and the mystery of one young whaler's death against the backdrop of the vast Southern Oceans."Urgent and moving."-Publishers Weekly...

Without a map, nineteen-year-old Jake Ducey leaves behind a drug-filled life and college basketball scholarship to wander the world and prove we can find our dreams by following our heart. On the outskirts of civilization, often uncertain, without money...

'Exciting, funny, and occasionally heart-stopping...readers can stay home and dry, but feel like they are on the high seas.' BOOKLISTA man and his chicken sail 45,000 nautical miles in this powerful story of following your dreams no...

"An illuminating and memorable twenty-first-century journey. From this angle, Burning Man looks bourgeois." -Ted Conover, author of Newjack and The Routes of ManAt age twenty-two, writer Chris Urquhart left a life of middle-class comfort to document the...

Chasing Africa delicately explores the loss of identity, the gift of health and adventure, and the courage to put oneself first despite guilt, fear, and the pull of family.As a teenager, Lisa couldn't wait to escape suburbia and travel the world. Years...

Key Selling PointsJohn Crouch is a highly respected and well-known cyclist, runner, and walker This new guidebook highlights 45 tours throughout Southern and Norther Vancouver Island, including single day and multi-day trips Tours range from easy to...

After many years together Katrina and Mike's marriage has unravelled. In a quest to mend their relationship they embark on a year long, 13,000 kilometre cycling tour with the hope of strengthening their commitment to one another.Katrina is an adventure...

Two decades of adventure writing are captured in this entertaining and inspiring collection of travel journalism by renowned adventurer, writer, filmmaker and environmentalist Frank Wolf.Lines on a Map is a compilation of Frank Wolf's best work from the...

Early in their relationship Jim, an experienced sailor, and Angie, a neophyte, set out on a yearlong journey aboard the thirty foot sailboat Escapade. Leaving from the boat's home port at the west end of Lake Erie, they took the boat across two great...

Compact and affordable,Fodor's Compass American Guides: Yosemite and Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks is the perfect companion for those who want an easy-to-pack guidebook to some of the most exciting national parks in the United States. Fodor's...

Whether you want to follow the Great Migration in Kenya and Tanzania, explore Botswana's Okavango Delta, or experience Victoria Falls, the local Fodor's travel experts in Africa are here to help! Fodor's The Complete Guide to Africa Safaris guidebook is...

Whether you want to cruise the Nile, explore the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, or see the Pyramids of Giza, the local Fodor's travel experts in Egypt are here to help! Fodor's Essential Egypt guidebook is packed with maps, carefully curated...

"What's the strangest thing you've ever seen or experienced?"Gina and Scott Gaille have traveled to more than 100 countries, including many off-the-beaten-path places in Africa, South America, and Asia. Wherever they go, they ask this question. Everyone...

"She was part of the 'stunt girl' movement that was very important in the 1880s and 1890s as these big, mass-circulation yellow journalism papers came into the fore." Brooke KroegerAround the World in Seventy-Two Days (1890) is a travel narrative by...

Explore the world's most thrilling waves with Epic Surf Breaks of the World. From Namibia's wind-swept Skeleton Bay  to Java's G-Land, discover the best place to 'hang ten', whatever your surfing ability. Accompanied by a series of stunning photographs,...