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La France a beau être le pays de Descartes et de Voltaire, le merveilleux et l'inexpliqué sont présents (presque) à chaque coin de rue ! Christian Doumergue nous entraîne dans un tour de France mystique où le fantastique le dispute aux symboles. Plus de 50 étapes composent ce tour de France inédit. Forêt de Brocéliande, Mont Saint-Odile, Pays Cathare, Bourges, Perpignan, Versailles, Lyon, Paris. Les légendes peuplent notre beau pays.

En el año 2003 Jaume Sanllorente es un joven periodista con una vida exitosa en Barcelona. Un buen día, una agencia de viajes le convence para pasar sus vacaciones en la India. Jaume queda impactado en aquel primer viaje al país de las vacas sagradas, en especial por la pobreza desgarradora que contempla en sus calles. Numerosas casualidades y hechos propiciados por el azar llevan a Jaume a tomar conciencia del mundo en el que vive y a pensar que puede hacer algo por arreglarlo.    

En 2013, Lydiane St-Onge décide de quitter carrière et vie sédentaire pour devenir une voyageuse à temps plein. Le regard qu'elle pose sur le monde, son approche humaine et responsable, en plus de son enthousiasme contagieux, ont rapidement inspiré des milliers de personnes à suivre ses aventures sur les réseaux sociaux, sur son site web ainsi qu'à la télé. 

"Wer mir einen nachvollziehbaren Grund nennen kann, erwachsen zu werden, bekommt sämtliches Gold der Welt, einen Oscar in allen Kategorien und sei gleichzeitig in die Hölle verbannt." Andi ist ein pflichtbewusster VWL-Student, dem eine lukrative Zukunft winkt. Doch dann entscheidet er spontan, sein Konto zu plündern und nach Asien aufzubrechen. Auf Bali wird er mit dem Surfvirus infiziert, und von nun an ist das Wellenreiten seine lebensbestimmende Leidenschaft, die ihn vor eine große Entscheidung stellt: Gibt er dem inneren Feuer Zündstoff oder ebnet er den Weg für die geplante Managerkarriere?

Sergio se asomó al mundo sin poder verlo: nació ciego. Cuando quiso sentir y reconocer su entorno, el autismo le hizo aún más difícil su comprensión. La vida no se lo puso fácil, pero fue sumamente generosa al darle el mejor de los hermanos, Juanma, un muchacho alegre, vital y emprendedor, quien junto con Sergio se embarcó en un emocionante viaje que se convirtió en el reto de sus vidas.

Recruited to work on a documentary, Julian goes to New York convinced he has hit big time at last. Finding the project cancelled, he wanders the city streets and, with nowhere else to go, decides to set out hitchhiking for San Francisco. Revisiting this timeless American journey finds an unseen nation in rough shape. Along the road are homeless people and anarchists who have dropped out of society altogether, and blue-collar Americans who seem to have lost all meaning in forgotten towns and food deserts.

Zwei große grüne Inseln auf der anderen Seite der Welt, Gletscher und verliebte Vulkane, malerische Weindörfer und 15000 Kilometer Meeresküste: Neuseeland ist das Paradies für Outdoor-Freunde, die Filmheimat der Hobbits, ein Traumziel für Reisende und Auswanderer. Joscha Remus blickt hinter die Kulissen eines Landes, dessen Licht und Landschaften nicht nur Fotografen und Maler verzaubern.

Schottland ist nicht England. Diese ebenso banale wie folgenschwere Erkenntnis, so empfiehlt Heinz Ohff, sollte am Anfang einer Reise ins Land der "Scots" stehen. Jenseits von Kilts, Dudelsack und Loch Ness haben die Kelten und eine stürmische Geschichte ihre unübersehbaren Spuren hinterlassen: in einer eigenen Sprache, einer eigenen Kultur, einer eigenen Rechtsprechung und einer eigenen Kirche. Dass Schottland auch ein eigenes Wetter hat, erfährt der Reisende am eigenen Leib.

To this day, China remains an enigma. Ancient, complex and fast moving, it defies easy understanding. Ever since he was a boy, Alexandre Trudeau has been fascinated by this great country. Recounting his experiences in the China of recent years, Trudeau visits artists and migrant workers, townspeople and rural farmers.

Kingdoms in the Air brings together the very best of Shacochis's culture and travel essays in one livewire collection that spans his global adventures and his life passions; from surfing, to his obsession with the South American dorado, to the time he went bushwhacking in Mozambique. Replete with Shacochis's signature swagger, humor, and crystalline wisdom, Kingdoms in the Air is a majestic and essential collection from one of our most important writers.

What's it like to be both blind and gay? How does romance work for those who, despite this double disorientation from the mainstream, are certain of their sexual identity? To find out, Michael Lowenthal signs up for the Rainbow Bear Valentine's Cruise and joins a group of blind gay men, along with their human and canine companions, for a weeklong Mexican sail on the Royal Caribbean Vision of the Seas.

Acclaimed travel writer Rick Antonson sets his adventurous compass on Mount Ararat, exploring the region's long history, religious mysteries, and complex politics. Mount Ararat is the most fabled mountain in the world. For millennia, this massif in eastern Turkey has been rumored as the resting place of Noah's Ark following the Great Flood. But it also plays a significant role in the longstanding conflict between Turkey and Armenia.

A city equal parts darkness and hope. A scarred city. An often violent one. But a resilient city, too. That's our Memphis. Like many cities we have a namesake - in Egypt, Men-nefer became Menfe became Memphis, enduring and beautiful, on the banks of the Nile. Centuries later, another continent, another people, another river: Memphis, Tennessee, the soul of the Mississippi Delta, was formed.

Sulla linea ferroviaria più lunga del mondo, che da Mosca arriva al Mar del Giappone, un gruppo di scrittori e giornalisti italiani attraversa la Russia asiatica. In occasione della Fiera del libro di Mosca, la delegazione viene accompagnata attraverso i profondi cambiamenti della Russia, dal centro alle periferie dell'impero, cinque fusi orari e seimila chilometri da Mosca.

In the 17 wide-ranging essays collected for the first time in Love and Other Ways of Dying, he brings his full literary powers to bear, pondering happiness and grief, memory and the redemptive power of human connection. In the remote Ukranian countryside, Paterniti picks apples (and faces mortality) with a real-life giant; in Nanjing, China, he confronts a distraught jumper on a suicide bridge.

Entdecken Sie mit dieser limitierten Sonderedition des Audible Stadtspaziergangs sechs der Austragungsstädte der Fußball Weltmeisterschaft 2006. Lernen Sie begleitet durch Zeitzeugen und bekannte Persönlichkeiten die Orte kennen, welche die Geschichte der Städte prägten, in denen heute die Spiele der Fußball Weltmeisterschaft 2006 ausgetragen werden.

Carol Ardman traveled to Tangier in 1970 to tend her broken heart and - she hoped - find Jane Bowles, whose writing had literally saved her. Instead she found Paul Bowles at a time when he was as lonely and searching as she was. The two began an unconventional love affair that roiled Tangier's incestuous expat community and transformed Ardman's life. Her sumptuously detailed portrait of their relationship is as intimate - and as satisfying - as it gets.

Abounding in secluded, atmospheric parks, artists' studios, cafes, restaurants, and streets little changed since the 1800s, Paris exudes romance. The art and architecture, the cityscape, riverbanks, and the unparalleled quality of daily life are part of the equation. But the city's allure derives equally from hidden sources: querulous inhabitants, a bizarre culture of heroic negativity, and a rich historical past supplying enigmas, pleasures, and challenges.

Profiling owners, winemakers, and personalities from around the country and the world, Behind the Bottle is a fun and intriguing look at the people who have made Long Island into one of the hottest wine regions in the country.

What do famous people love to do during their free time in Los Angeles? Angelenos and other notables have their rituals that connect them to the city in a unique way: favorite restaurants, museums, beaches, parks, markets, landmarks, haunts, and hideaways. The activities are as diverse and eclectic as the city itself. My City, My Los Angeles gives listeners something truly unique - a chance to experience LA the way the city's most notable luminaries do.