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Unlikely friends Sam and Graham begin their journey in the heart of Scotland at Glencoe and travel from there all the way to Inverness and Culloden battlefield, where along the way they experience adventure and a cast of highland characters. In this story of friendship, finding themselves and whisky, they discover the complexity, rich history and culture of their native country.

Walk the Camino de Santiago and uncover the Templar secrets hidden for nearly a thousand years. In the shadow of medieval kingdoms and sacred relics lies a path where faith, mystery, and history converge—the Camino de Santiago. The Templars’ Camino is the definitive guide to exploring the hidden legacy of the Knights Templar along four historic pilgrimage routes: the Aragonese Camino, Camino Francés, Camino de Invierno, and Via de la Plata. Combined, these routes make up the Templars’ Camino. Based on over 2,000 miles walked across Spain and years of research, this Camino guidebook ...

For centuries, works of art have been stolen in countless ways from all over the world, but no one has been quite as successful at it as the master thief Stéphane Breitwieser. Carrying out more than two hundred heists over nearly eight years—in museums and cathedrals all over Europe—Breitwieser, along with his girlfriend who worked as his lookout, stole more than three hundred objects, until it all fell apart in spectacular fashion.

In the first of three essays included in this audiobook, Bill Bryson decides to move his wife and kids back to his homeland, the United States, after nearly two decades in Britain. But not before taking one last trip around Britain, a sort of valedictory tour of the green and kindly island that had so long been his home. The result is a hilarious social commentary.

Planning a holiday to Greece? Go the easy way with "GREECE - 100 Travel Tips." It's a must-read for independent travelers. This is not a guide book, but it contains guidelines and helpful advice, liberally sprinkled with personal experiences and descriptions. Here's a quote: "Greece is not a pretty country - rather it’s stunning, and at times awesome, and always fascinating. There is a magical quality to Greece - it's a place where you can have a sudden overpowering feeling of belonging on God's earth, where you can discover self-worth and well-being. Rugged mountains rise so high the ...

The appearance, more than 60 years after the Spanish Civil War ended, of mass graves containing victims of Francisco Franco's death squads finally broke what Spaniards call "the pact of forgetting" - the unwritten understanding that their recent, painful past was best left unexplored. At this charged moment, Giles Tremlett embarked on a journey around the country and through its history to discover why some of Europe's most voluble people have kept silent so long.

Tired of the pace and noise of life near London and longing for a better place to raise their young children, Mary J. MacLeod and her husband, George, encountered their dream while vacationing on a remote island in the Scottish Hebrides. Enthralled by its windswept beauty, they soon were the proud and startled owners of a near-derelict croft house - a farmer’s stone cottage - on “a small acre” of land. Mary assumed duties as the island’s district nurse.

You have seen the movie, you have read all the novels, now you want to walk “The Way” yourself - the Camino de Santiago. But you have questions, many questions: What does the daily life of a pilgrim actually look like? How big should your backpack be and do you need xyz? What is the best time to walk the Camino? Is it dangerous to walk alone, especially as a woman? What about the dangerous dogs you have heard so much about? Are there gender-separated showers and toilets in the pilgrim hostels? And when nature calls when you are on the trail, will there be outhouses or not? How can you ...

Are you ready to move to Spain but not sure where to start? "Moving to Spain Made Simple is your ultimate guide to relocating with confidence! This comprehensive guidebook takes you on a personal journey of relocating to Spain, providing all the insights and practical advice you need to make a successful transition. The author shares her 6-year experience of living in Spain, providing a clear picture of life there and discussing the pros and cons to help you decide if it is for you.What’s Inside: Step-by-Step Guidance: This guide will help you navigate every aspect of your move, from ...

Whispers in the Tower: Firsthand Encounters from the Bloody Walls By G.J. Fene For nearly a thousand years, the Tower of London has stood as a fortress, palace, and prison—a place where history and horror are forever entwined. But behind its ancient stone walls, secrets still linger, and the past refuses to stay silent. In Whispers in the Tower, G.J. Fene unveils chilling firsthand accounts from modern-day witnesses—Yeoman Warders, staff, and visitors—who have encountered the Tower’s restless spirits. From ghostly footsteps echoing in the Bloody Tower to fleeting visions of Anne ...

Ash and Silence: Hauntings of Poveglia Island plunges readers into the chilling true accounts of one of the world’s most cursed places. Nestled in the Venetian Lagoon, Poveglia Island has a blood-soaked past—from plague pits stacked with burning bodies to a madhouse where tortured souls still scream in the dark. Award-winning author G.J. Fene guides you through gripping, first-person encounters with shadows in crumbling ruins, tolling bells that exist only in the echoes, and nightmares that follow visitors home. Are the island’s horrors mere echoes of trauma—or is something alive on...

Discover the Joy of Traveling Slowly, Together One Month, One Destination: The Retiree’s Guide to Slow Travel Bliss 12 Destinations for Retired Couples Are you ready to travel with more meaning, more comfort, and more connection? Designed specifically for retired couples, this beautifully crafted guide invites you to slow down, savor the world, and embrace the ultimate luxury: time. Whether you're dreaming of sipping wine in Provence, wandering the temples of Kyoto, or soaking up sun in coastal Vietnam, One Month, One Destination offers practical inspiration for your next unforgettable ...

The Venetians' language and way of thinking set them aside from the rest of Italy. They are an island people, linked to the sea and to the tides rather than the land. This latest work from the incomparable Peter Ackroyd, like a magic gondola, transports its listeners to that sensual and surprising city. His account embraces facts and romance, conjuring up the atmosphere of the canals, bridges, and sunlit squares, the churches and the markets, the festivals and the flowers.

The Italian Soul offers practical guidance into how we can transport a taste of the Italian “good life” into our own homes. Additionally, it explores the contemplative practices and attitudes that seem to come naturally to a people who have made an art of living and working joyfully. A cross between a travel dispatch and a spirituality guide for seekers who eschew traditional religious practices but are yearning for ways to bring more balance, sanity, and a greater sense of the transcendent into their daily lives.

In this exquisitely written book, Robert Macfarlane sets off from his Cambridge, England, home to follow the ancient tracks, holloways, drove roads, and sea paths that crisscross both the British landscape and its waters and territories beyond. The result is an immersive, enthralling exploration of the ghosts and voices that haunt old paths, of the stories our tracks keep and tell, and of pilgrimage and ritual. Told in Macfarlane’s distinctive voice, The Old Ways folds together natural history, cartography, geology, archaeology, and literature.

Craig was the last person anyone would have expected to open an American diner in Paris. He came from humble beginnings in a working-class town in Connecticut, had never worked in a restaurant, and didn't know anything about starting a brand-new business. But from his first visit to Paris, Craig knew he had found the city of his dreams. Pancakes in Paris is the story of Craig tackling the impossible - from raising the money to fund his dream to tracking down international suppliers for "exotic" American ingredients, and even finding love along the way.

What happens when the road demands more than your body can give—but your spirit refuses to quit? In My Way on the Camino Portuguese, John Seegers shares the honest, humorous, and deeply personal story of his pilgrimage from Lisbon to Santiago de Compostela. Battling knee pain, fatigue, and self-doubt, Seegers doesn’t just walk the Camino—he wrestles with it, adapts to it, and ultimately finds meaning in its every challenge and detour. Told with warmth and wisdom, this memoir captures the unique rhythm of walking alone while surrounded by strangers who briefly become companions, guides...

From the international best-selling author of The Shadow of the Wind. Barcelona, 1957. Daniel Sempere runs the Sempere & Sons bookshop, is happily married and has a son. No longer the child who discovered the Cemetery of Forgotten Books, he is still haunted by the mysterious death of his mother when he was six years old. Meanwhile his best friend and accomplice, Fermin, is about to marry the love of his life. But something appears to be bothering him....

As much about the life of the city as it is about a life lived, sometimes, in the city, John Banville's "quasi-memoir" is as layered, emotionally rich, witty, and unexpected as any of his novels. Born and bred in a small town a train ride away from Dublin, Banville saw the city as a place of enchantment when he was a child, a birthday treat, the place where his beloved, eccentric aunt lived.

Mary J. Macleod and her husband left the London area for an idyllic place to raise their young children in the late '60s, and they found the island of Papavray in the Scottish Hebrides. There they bought a croft house on a "small acre" of land, and Mary J. (also known as Julia) became the district nurse.