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Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
When Claire Díaz-Ortiz arrived in Kenya at the end of an around-the-world journey, she decided to stay the night, climb Mount Kenya, and then head back home. She entered an orphanage, seeing it as little more than a free place to spend the night before her mountain trek. Sammy Ikua Gachagua had lost his father to illness, his mother to abandonment, and his home to poverty. By age ten, he was living in a shack with several other children and very...
Pub. Date
2008
Description
Polly Letofsky walked 14,124 miles over 5 years through 22 countries on 4 continents around the world for breast cancer. From her September 11 walk through Muslim villages in Southeast Asia, a determined adventure into India, and a lonely rain-soaked path through Europe, Polly tackled a rapidly changing world and educated thousands of women one step at a time.
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Description
"In her debut memoir, Nowhere for Very Long, Brianna Madia reflected on her life as a nomad, free to roam some of the most beautiful land in America. Now, in Never Leave the Dogs Behind, the van life adherent faces the unfathomable darkness that comes from a life blown apart, her only solace the support of her dogs"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Formats
Description
Newly recovered from a quarter-life meltdown, Clara Bensen decided to test her comeback by signing up for an online dating account. She never expected to meet Jeff, a wildly energetic university professor with a reputation for bucking convention. They barely know each otherâs last names when they agree to set out on a risky travel experiment spanning eight countries and three weeks. The catch? No hotel reservations, no plans, and best of all,...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"I have just dropped into the very place I have been seeking but in everything it exceeds all my dreams. "
Isabella Lucy Bird (1831-1904)
Some people live to travel; Isabella Lucy Bird traveled to live. Dare to saddle up with this equestrian explorer on her way to becoming the best-loved travel writer of her day. Set off on a voyage from England to the South Seas. Jump ship in Honolulu, then hop on board the Kilauea steaming its way to sleepy Hilo....
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