Author: Katja Just Publisher: Eden Books - ein Verlag der Edel Verlagsgruppe ISBN: 395910278X Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 189
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With her debut memoir "A Tiny Isle in the Northern Sea" Katja Just excited many readers for Hallig Hooge, the tiny marsh island in the middle of the North Frisian Sea. Born in Munich and living and working on Hooge for almost twenty years, she is considered by many to be "the ambassador of Hallig Hooge" and is tirelessly working for her adopted home. What does the future have in the store for Hooge? Climate change, environmental pollution and structural changes in agriculture and tourism do not stop at the Hallig isles. And what will the upcoming mayoral election bring - should Katja Just really let herself be nominated? Once again, the author takes her readers to her haven in the rough sea, to her little piece of the world with the huge sky. The bestselling author tells very personal stories about challenges and new tasks, about saying goodbye and a new roommate, about traditions and searching for traces of lost heritages.
Author: Katja Just Publisher: Eden Books - ein Verlag der Edel Verlagsgruppe ISBN: 3959102747 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 187
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Hallig Hooge is a tiny marsh island just off the North German coast with about 100 inhabitants. One of them is Katja Just. 16 years ago, she decided to trade her busy city life and her promising career in Munich for the contemplative everyday life on Hooge and hasn't regretted a day since. Despite its seclusion, life never gets dull on Hallig Hooge! From encounters with stubborn Hallig people to fascinating natural spectacles and unexpected challenges on the edge of civilization, Katja Just has a lot of stories to tell. With humor and attention to detail, she presents anecdotes from her life on Hallig Hooge and shows readers how eventful and satisfying life at the supposed end of the world can be.
Author: Rebecca Solnit Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101199555 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 369
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A passionate, thought-provoking exploration of walking as a political and cultural activity, from the author of Orwell's Roses Drawing together many histories--of anatomical evolution and city design, of treadmills and labyrinths, of walking clubs and sexual mores--Rebecca Solnit creates a fascinating portrait of the range of possibilities presented by walking. Arguing that the history of walking includes walking for pleasure as well as for political, aesthetic, and social meaning, Solnit focuses on the walkers whose everyday and extreme acts have shaped our culture, from philosophers to poets to mountaineers. She profiles some of the most significant walkers in history and fiction--from Wordsworth to Gary Snyder, from Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennet to Andre Breton's Nadja--finding a profound relationship between walking and thinking and walking and culture. Solnit argues for the necessity of preserving the time and space in which to walk in our ever more car-dependent and accelerated world.
Author: Gino Venaglia Publisher: Abbott Press ISBN: 1458208125 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 406
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From the time he was a young boy, Marco Veneti had a desire to explore the world. He buys his first wheels, a 1941 Harley, in high school, a purchase that marks the beginning of his lifelong adventures on the seat of a motorcycle. Marco loves the feel of the wind in his face while exploring the countryside, always curious about what lays over the next hill or around the next curve in the road. Now, twenty-five years old, in the middle of a rainstorm in Nowhere, New Mexico, Marco looks back on his life as a vagabond, journeying on a motorcycle that takes its course over majestic mountains and sparse desert scrub. He reminisces about his encounters with people who become a major part of his life; he finds himself involved with rogue police officers who almost kill him; and he meets some rough folks along with many friendly onesadding another chapter in lifes course. A work of fiction, Wanderlust shares one mans love of biking as he experiences all the world offers from the seat of a motorcycle.
Author: Catherine Gilling Publisher: Mereo Books, mereobook, mereobooks ISBN: 1861512678 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 182
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ÿThistledownÿis the story of Franois, a wilful and restless young Frenchman who, in the early years of the 16th century, leaves his family home to travel to Scotland in search of adventure. Undaunted by strange warnings along the way, he soon finds himself in grave danger. Only after being hunted down and imprisoned does he discover why his arrival in Scotland has attracted so much attention. It seems he bears an uncanny resemblance to someone very important indeed? Thistledown is an ingenious and thrilling story of adventure, romance and political intrigue.
Author: Savi Munjal Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 9354894062 Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 113
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As young kids, SAVI and VID, as they are popularly known to their followers, dreamt of travelling the world together. In 2013, they turned this dream into reality with the launch of their travel blog, BRUISED PASSPORTS. And now, countless flights, dreamy destinations and beautiful pictures later, the OG couple of travel has decided to reveal the secret of their carefree and footloose life. But this isn't just a book filled with dreamy stories of travel, people and culture; in these pages, Savi and Vid share their insights on how you, too, can live a life full of memories, adventure and the excitement of discovering a new place. With tips, plans and advice inspired by the hurdles and successes they have faced, Savi and Vid tell you how to be successful digital nomads in a post-pandemic world. From financial planning to, risk analysis, to taking that leap of faith, to how to create a brand of your own, BRUISED PASSPORTS promises to be a treasure trove for anyone who wants to take the plunge and set off on a journey to live life on their own terms.
Author: Jay Garfinkel Publisher: BIC Publishing ISBN: Category : Travel Languages : en Pages : 360
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The explorers and adventure travelers in this anthology are men of great distinction, courage, modesty and insight. The common denominator that fits them all is that they had a powerful urge to explore and discover. They are brilliant and passionate writers. They all abandoned the comforts of life at home, and paid a high personal price for their wanderlust. Garfinkel's discovery of long lost explorers may be as important as the adventures they write about. Book jacket.
Author: Nicholas Coghlan Publisher: University of Alberta ISBN: 0888646836 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 400
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After tough assignments as a Canadian diplomat abroad, Nicholas Coghlan and his wife Jenny unwind by sailing Bosun Bird, a 27foot sailboat, from Cape Town, South Africa, across the South Atlantic and into the stormy winter waters around Tierra del Fuego, South America. Coghlan recounts earlier adventures in Patagonia when, taking time off from his job as a schoolteacher in Buenos Aires in the late 1970s, he and Jenny explored the region of southern Argentina and Chile over three successive summers. This time, as they negotiate the labyrinth of channels and inlets around snow-covered Fireland, he reflects on voyages of past explorers: Magellan, Cook, Darwin, and others. Sailing enthusiasts and readers of true adventures will want to add Coghlan's world-wise narrative to their libraries.
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