Mostrando títulos en Australia y Oceanía

Take a trip with unreconstructed grouch Nick Sellens, a washed-up office worker with a foot odour problem, who’s finally doing his gap year twenty years too late. Chuckle at his efforts to fit in with the youngsters on the backpacker buses that motor up and down New Zealand and plough a furrow along the east coast of Australia, and find out if these tours really merit their reputation for drunken debauchery. If you are contemplating discovering the United States by train, be sure to heed the warnings set out so painfully in part three – the Amtrak experience. In between his droll and ...

This audiobook is about living as a young white woman with a tribe in pre-independence Papua New Guinea where the tribe had limited European contact but welcomed me to share their village life, customs, travels by outrigger canoe, and ceremonies. Their coastal language was only spoken within a small radius, with each tribe having its own totems and traditions. The story tells of a Romeo and Juliet-style suicide tragedy, but also highlights the joys....

Tom Gose brings listeners along on his travels to various places around the world. Starting with a trip to Hawaii, he recounts trips to Peru, Bolivia, Cuba, Canada, New Zealand, and Ireland smoothly weaving his comedic narrative on practically every aspect of traveling. Tom dives into the absurdities involved with traveling and all of the truly entertaining views of people he met and saw along the way.

Andrew Zimmern, the host of The Travel Channel’s hit series Bizarre Foods, has an extraordinarily well-earned reputation for traveling far and wide to seek out and sample anything and everything that’s consumed as food globally, from cow vein stew in Bolivia and giant flying ants in Uganda...

The perfect companion based on the SBS TV show Great Australian Road Trips. Hit the open road alongside four beloved personalities as they journey through the country’s most iconic drives and hidden detours with this book based on the SBS TV show. The heartwarming show stars actor Claudia...

Questo libro racconta di un viaggio, di una guerra, ma non solo. Sono le storie di persone, che a 15mila chilometri da casa rappresentano forse il meglio dell'impegno italiano, e del cuore che ci può essere in posti lontani e dimenticati... sino a che non vengono alla ribalta per un conflitto o un genocidio che non sappiamo evitare e impedire. In questa seconda edizione - ampliata, corretta e aggiornata - sono state inserite maggiori informazioni su un luogo che in pochi conoscono e su vicende che meritano la nostra attenzione, perché - in piccolo - rappresentano una fotografia ...

An autobiographical piece, based upon the author's experiences surfing, and living in a cottage at Whale Bay, Raglan, New Zealand.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Eat Like a Local - Auckland by Artem Axenov offers the inside scoop on food in Auckland. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate.

A tale of survival and coming of age in the New Zealand bush. Sam boarded the Cessna as a petulant untested teen; less than an hour later he was shivering on a bleak windswept mountain pass contemplating his immenent demise. He survived thanks to the bush lore of a dying bushman and the wisdom of a mystical Maori. He lived a lifetime in a weekand walked out the bush a man.

It started with a collision. It might just end with forever. Ava Sinclair didn’t fly halfway around the world to fall for a man who thinks “winging it” is a life skill. The no-nonsense New York marine biologist came to Cairns with one mission, secure a grant to protect the Great Barrier Reef, and definitely not to get entangled with Brody Tanner, a maddeningly charming eco-tour guide whose grin is as reckless as his dive plans. But when a tropical storm smashes her research sub into his boat, Ava and Brody are forced into an unlikely alliance. The catch? To outsmart a ruthless ...

A mid-career American Emergency Doc goes off the deep end and relocates with his bewildered wife and five school-aged kids from Upstate New York to exotic Australia. Chaos, hilarity and wild Oz adventures ensue. Briskly paced; informative, insightful and entertaining in equal measure, "Doc Down Under" covers a wide array of timely topics including Australian/ New Zealand family adventure travel and natural history; contemporary Aussie lifestyle and culture, as well as US/ Australian comparative healthcare systems. Doc's philosophical musings focus on the realities of expat family life; the ...

From the director of the wildly popular Bush Mechanics and Black As - a can-do guide for your next outback adventure filled with practical advice, ripper yarns and road-trip tips. Driving around Australia is one of life's biggest adventures, if you're crazy enough to do it. But as anyone who has...

Travel Like a Local is a series of travel guidebooks written by local experts to help travelers explore new places like an insider. From learning about the culture and customs to finding the best restaurants and attractions, these guidebooks provide comprehensive information to ensure a hassle-free unforgettable journey.

Book One in the series, inspired by radio interviews collected on round-Australia jaunt for a national broadcaster; stories mostly light and bright with an amusing “innocent abroad” feel.

Рут Шоу искусно собирает воедино зарисовки из своих книжных магазинов в живописном уголке Новой Зеландии, размышления о любимых книгах и трогательные истории из своей насыщенной и разнообразной жизни. Она служила во флоте, была поваром, медсестрой, экономкой, предпринимателем, капитаном туристического судна... Стойкая, активная, эмоциональная, умеющая держать удары судьбы, Рут плавала по Тихому океану, попадала в лапы пиратов, работала в криминальном сиднейском районе Кингс-Кросс, становилась защитницей природы и вместе со своим мужем Лэнсом ходила на паруснике "Брейкси Гёрл", способном перевозить пассажиров на субантарктические острова.

Two Soviet engineers. One abandoned sailboat. A promise made in vodka and brotherhood—to bring her home, no matter the cost. In the early 1990s, Alexei and Nikolai hand-built a sleek racing yacht—Gonta—crafted with grit, sweat, and dreams of freedom on the open sea. But after it’s shipped to Australia under orders from a powerful Soviet director, Gonta is left behind and forgotten. Years later, lost in post-Soviet monotony and cheap vodka, the friends make a pact to retrieve her—an oath that will test the limits of courage, friendship, and survival. What begins as a drunken dream ...

Greater Than a Tourist – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, by Claire Heath, offers the inside scoop on Queensland’s capital city, which basks in a year-round great climate.

Greater Than A Tourist—Perth Western Australia, Australia by authors Nikkita-Leigh Dixon and Cindy Arlott offers the inside scoop on Perth.

“Neuseeland hat meine Weltreise versaut” ist das neue humoristische Werk der Reiseschriftstellerin Ricarda Peter.Neun Monate hüpfte sie durch Neuseeland. Sie kletterte auf Berge, beglotzte Wolken, beschnupperte Wälder und bestaunte Regenbögen.

A story of a couple's trek through the Tongariro Alpine Crossing near lake Taupo in New Zealand. A guide for anyone interested in what the Tongariro Crossing is like as a hike or trek, and for fans of Lord of the Rings films. Tongariro mountain was featured in the Lord of the Rings movies by Peter Jackson. The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is a stunning trek through various other-worldy landscapes, and is something every visitor to New Zealand's North Island should try to experience at least once. Read this to discover why this should be your number 1 experience when visiting New Zealand. Tags:...