Títulos en Viajes y turismo

As women of color, we are scarce in the travel community, and there are several confusions attached to our experience. We feel a sense of pride after every trip. Anytime we step outside of our homes and set out on a new journey, it’s not just to see something beautiful, or to take great pictures for a blog; it’s about changing the reputation of black women everywhere.

This audiobook is a guide on how to have a great time visiting Las Vegas, Nevada, when you have children. Detailed places and helpful information.

Une invitation au voyage ! C'est avec de belles pointes d'humour que le narrateur nous convie à partager ses pérégrinations autour de la planète, sa passion des cartes, ses coups de cœur et ses galères. Des favelas colombiennes aux hôtels clubs tunisiens, en passant par les karaokés du Yang-tsé-Kiang, les villages oubliés du Mozambique, les vagues polynésiennes, les plateaux de Bollywood, le tumulte du Proche-Orient et même par la Suisse, ce promeneur globalisé nous guide à travers l'inépuisable diversité des mondes.

Drapée dans les plis de son burnous. Bottée en cavalier filali, déguisée en homme, Isabelle Eberhardt (1877-1904) a parcouru les immenses étendues sahariennes. Fière de son existence de femme libre, elle a vécu ses "aventures de la route" à la manière des soldats bédouins du Sud-Oranais, contrainte de faire oublier son identité féminine pour participer aux expéditions les plus risquées. Avec une palette d'une richesse impressionnante elle sait saisir les ombres, leurs absences, leurs silences, elle sait saisir la profondeur des lignes, la pesanteur mais également l'évanescence de la lumière.

Encore enfant, Pierre Loti avait rêvé devant les images évocatrices de la cité d'Angkor. Ce n'est que bien longtemps après qu'il réalise son rêve lorsqu'il fait le voyage d'Angkor en 1901 lors d'une escale.

Suivez le périple de Jules Lemaire, voyageur émérite, cultivé et curieux, des faubourgs de Naples aux ruines de Pompéi. Mieux qu'un guide, ce récit de voyage vous plonge au cœur de l'âme de la campagne napolitaine : au-delà de la description minutieuse de l'architecture et des monuments incontournables de Pompéi, ressentez l'art de vivre à l'italienne, grâce aux anecdotes truculentes de l'auteur et aux descriptions hautes en couleur.

This incredible monument that became the symbol of a city, Paris, and of a country, France, has a fascinating history. The Eiffel Tower is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris, France. It was named after the engineer Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower. Erected in 1889 as the entrance arch to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticized by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but has become both a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world.

Suivez le périple de Jules Lemaire, voyageur émérite, cultivé et curieux, dans la baie du Mont-Saint-Michel : du trajet rocambolesque pour relier Pontorson au Mont, pour finir par la visite détaillée de ce lieux mythique. Mieux qu'un guide, ce récit de voyage vous plonge au cœur de l'âme du Mont-Saint-Michel.

"En Sicile" est le titre d'un carnet de voyage entrepris par Guy de Maupassant en Sicile. En 1885, ses succès littéraires lui permettent d'acquérir un yacht.

Carrot Quinn fears that she's become addicted to the Internet. The city makes her numb, and she's having trouble connecting with others. In a desperate move, she breaks away from everything to walk 2,660 miles from Mexico to Canada on the Pacific Crest Trail. It will be her first long-distance hike.

Set aside your preconceptions of postcard scenery, chocolate and cheese, faceless bankers, and spotless cities. The real Switzerland is anything but bland. This small, multilingual, and fiercely independent country at the heart of Europe is full of surprises. Culture Smart! Switzerland reveals the human dimension of this enigmatic country. It provides a historical overview, explores Swiss values and attitudes, and looks at the cultural continuity of festivals and traditions.

Vietnam is one of the most fascinating destinations in Southeast Asia. Having emerged from two decades of war, it is has undergone a period of rapid and far-reaching change, and its people have their eyes fixed firmly on the horizon. Culture Smart! Vietnam is for those who want to learn about the traditional values, sensibility, and modern way of life of the Vietnamese. It explains deep-seated attitudes and describes some of the social, economic, and cultural changes now underway.

When Joe and his girlfriend Joy decide to trade in their life on a cold Lancashire fish market to run a bar in the Tenerife sunshine, they anticipate a paradise of sea, sand, and siestas. Little did they expect their foreign fantasy to turn out to be about as exotic as Bolton on a wet Monday morning.

Audio Journeys explores Stift Melk Abby. This important bishopric was once a day’s horse ride from Vienna for the kings; today Melk Abby is a smooth overnight sail on a Viking River Cruise. Melk Abby, a very large UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, was not damaged during World War II. We are on a walking tour throughout the rooms and halls of the Abby.

The Rainbow Forest Museum is at the southern entrance to the park. Everywhere we walk, lying on the ground are sections of ancient trees that turned to brightly colored stone beginning 225 million years ago.

Off the beaten path, these two sites are extremely important to Native Americans of the area.

Audio Journeys consist of on-location interviews with experts and the sounds of the subjects. United States explorations include national and state parks, historic sites, museums and adventures on snow, ice, camel, boats and walking.

Did you know the Olmecs might have been the first people to introduce writing? The first people who managed to elevate themselves to civilized life were the Olmecs. But they remain relatively unknown. In this new captivating history audiobook, you will discover the truth about the earliest known civilization in America.

Audio Journeys explores the Maya Music Museum in La Antigua, Guatemala, with the museum founder and director. (This Audio Journey is also available in our MesoAmerica Series.)

We arrive in San Jose from a small boat across Lake Petén Itzá. There are few roads into the region. This quiet lakeside hill town has a Mayan and Spanish Language School. After a pleasant walk up the hill from the school, we find botanists preserving the traditional Mayan medicinal plants in gardens where signs help visitors with identification.

Audio Journeys is at the annual Oostende sailing ship festival on the old freight docks of this once very busy seaport.

In the seaport town of Oostende on the last weekend in May, one of the world's largest sailing-ship festivals is held. There are many ships to explore and much activity when we arrive on the docks of Oostende; announcers, marching bands, and battle-ship reenactments fill our senses. The first person we meet is a musketeer and one of the Festival's organizers.