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Our Ridiculous World Trip
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Author : Reece Gilkes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-08-04
Our Ridiculous World Trip written by Reece Gilkes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-08-04 with categories.
This fast-paced, often-humorous travel book tells the truly ridiculous story of how two British friends, Matt Bishop and Reece Gilkes, became the first people to circumnavigate the globe on a scooter with a sidecar. Their world-record-breaking 34,000-mile-long journey took them through thirty-five countries and across five continents. With no experience of mechanics, overlanding, or even riding motorbikes, the pair took their Honda scooter and barn-built sidecar through some of the world's toughest environments, including a scorching Sahara Desert and the frozen wilds of a Siberian winter.This heartwarming story will restore your faith in humanity as strangers all over the world save the pair from the life-threatening and downright idiotic situations in which they find themselves. At the same time, the book lifts the curtain on the issue of modern slavery, which still plagues every country on earth. Matt and Reece meet survivors of modern slavery and organisations fighting it all over the world, and the hard-hitting stories they share will leave you questioning your role in the issue-and asking how you can help. "Reading this refreshing book is easy-time just slips by-but that's the only easy thing about the whole affair. So my advice is: Think of something you'd love to do that's really quite ridiculously impossible. Then read the book. Then go and do it. I must say, it really takes me back . . ." - Ted Simon, author of Jupiter's Travels "The many threads of this gripping adventure unfold as a powerful, at times opinionated, heart-tweaking, fast-flowing journey of surprises. Woven into the stories are top tips, quirky facts about the lands traversed, and a wonderfully self-depreciating sense of humour. This story is proof that a positive attitude, determination, respect towards others, and wide-open minds can change the world. Adventurists are going to love the challenges and, at times, readers are going to have to put this book down so they can really think about the images attached to the words they have just read." - Sam Manicom, author of Into Africa."A powerfully-written tale about travelling with purpose. But what a daft machine to use!" - Paddy Tyson, Overland MagazineYou can also get a signed copy of this book with colour pictures at www.armchairadventurefestival.com/shop.
A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To The World
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Author : Annette Langer
language : en
Publisher: Wingspan Press
Release Date : 2009-12
A Funny Thing Happened On My Way To The World written by Annette Langer and has been published by Wingspan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12 with Humor categories.
Every travel agent has proclaimed at one time or another, "Someday I'm going to write a book about all of this!" Well, here it is. Annette Langer takes you along on her journeys to all seven continents. In these pages, you'll share her adventures in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, and even Antarctica. Sometimes her escapades are hilarious, sometimes even scary, but the tales of her explorations are always enlightening.
The Ridiculous Race
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Author : Vali Chandrasekaran
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date :
The Ridiculous Race written by Vali Chandrasekaran and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
My Holiday In North Korea
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Author : Wendy E. Simmons
language : en
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Release Date : 2016-05-03
My Holiday In North Korea written by Wendy E. Simmons and has been published by Rosetta Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-03 with Travel categories.
“You remember Eat, Pray, Love and Under the Tuscan Sun? Yeah, this really isn’t like those. It’s better” (San Francisco Chronicle). Most people want out of North Korea. Wendy Simmons wanted in. In My Holiday in North Korea: The Funniest/Worst Place on Earth, Wendy shares a glimpse of North Korea as it’s never been seen before. Even though it’s the scariest place on Earth, somehow Wendy forgot to check her sense of humor at the border. But Wendy’s initial amusement and bewilderment soon turned to frustration and growing paranoia. Before long, she learned the essential conundrum of “tourism” in North Korea: Travel is truly a love affair. But, just like love, it’s a two-way street. And North Korea deprives you of all this. They want you to fall in love with the singular vision of the country they’re willing to show you and nothing more. Through poignant, laugh-out-loud essays and ninety-two never-before-published color photographs of North Korea, Wendy chronicles one of the strangest vacations ever. Along the way, she bares all while undergoing an inner journey as convoluted as the country itself. “Much of the humor and poignancy comes from the absurdity of a fun-loving free spirit taking a vacation that’s more rigidly scripted and controlled than a presidential motorcade . . . Simmons’ photos—including an eerie image of a classroom full of schoolgirls playing accordions—further illustrate the bizarre nature of a country that, whether for good or bad, has been carefully controlled for generations.” —San Francisco Chronicle “An irresistible read . . . A rare and fascinating look at the tourist’s North Korea in a work that is humorous, appalling, and very sad. A highly recommended and revealing glimpse into a secretive land.” —Library Journal
Traveling Mercies
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Author : Anne Lamott
language : en
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date : 2000-09-05
Traveling Mercies written by Anne Lamott and has been published by Anchor this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-05 with Religion categories.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the acclaimed author of Bird by Bird comes a personal, wise, very funny, and “life-affirming” book (People) that shows us how to find meaning and hope through shining the light of faith on the darkest part of ordinary life. "Anne Lamott is walking proof that a person can be both reverent and irreverent in the same lifetime. Sometimes even in the same breath." —San Francisco Chronicle Lamott claims the two best prayers she knows are: "Help me, help me, help me" and "Thank you, thank you, thank you." She has a friend whose morning prayer each day is "Whatever," and whose evening prayer is "Oh, well." Anne thinks of Jesus as "Casper the friendly savior" and describes God as "one crafty mother." Despite—or because of—her irreverence, faith is a natural subject for Anne Lamott. Since Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird, her fans have been waiting for her to write the book that explained how she came to the big-hearted, grateful, generous faith that she so often alluded to in her two earlier nonfiction books. The people in Anne Lamott's real life are like beloved characters in a favorite series for her readers—her friend Pammy, her son, Sam, and the many funny and wise folks who attend her church are all familiar. And Traveling Mercies is a welcome return to those lives, as well as an introduction to new companions Lamott treats with the same candor, insight, and tenderness. Lamott's faith isn't about easy answers, which is part of what endears her to believers as well as nonbelievers. Against all odds, she came to believe in God and then, even more miraculously, in herself. As she puts it, "My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers."
Between Jobs
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Author : W.R. Gingell
language : en
Publisher: W. R. Gingell
Release Date : 2022-05-10
Between Jobs written by W.R. Gingell and has been published by W. R. Gingell this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-10 with Fiction categories.
When you get up in the morning, the last thing you expect to see is a murdered guy hanging outside your window. Things like that tend to draw the attention of the local police, and when you’re squatting in your parents’ old house until you can afford to buy it, another thing you can’t afford is the attention of the cops. Oh yeah. Hi. My name is Pet. It’s not my real name, but it’s the only one you’re getting. Things like names are important these days. And it’s not so much that I’m Pet. I am a pet. A human pet: I belong to the two Behindkind fae and the pouty vampire who just moved into my house. It’s not weird, I promise—well, it is weird, yeah. But it’s not weird weird, you know?
The Travel Bog Diaries
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Author : Liz Deacle
language : en
Publisher: Liz Deacle
Release Date : 2023-06-02
The Travel Bog Diaries written by Liz Deacle and has been published by Liz Deacle this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-02 with categories.
Meet Liz. Mother of two teenage kids and wife of Brian. Faced with midlife & realising that unless she gets her skates on, she'll never get to live out her fantasy of travelling the world with her family (and be like that woman from Eat, Pray Love), Liz plans a year-long globetrotting trip. Annoyingly, things don't quite go as expected. This is probably because Liz is slightly deluded & chooses to ignore the fact that her husband has acid reflux & can't eat anything foreign, & her teenage children would rather scroll funny Snapchat videos than look at old things in Europe. From an ill-fated yoga class in India, ancient ruin humiliation in Italy, to getting sloshed at a charity festival in rural England, Liz's endless mishaps and hysterical far-flung flops make for an unforgettable experience that no family could ever forget. Even if they wanted to. Armed with humour, optimism, & three pairs of comfy high-waisted travel knickers, this feel-good hilarious pee-your-pants, laugh-out-loud memoir will have you changing your life and racing to book your next adventure. Prepare to laugh, cry & curl your toes while learning that despite parenting fails, family, love, and laughter always triumph over looking cool for the gram. Clench those buttocks, fellow traveller. We're off on a (real) family vacation...! What readers are saying: "...brilliantly entertaining writing...read it all in one sitting..." "... Bridget Jones crossed with Eat, Pray, Love...a wickedly funny delight!..." "...one of the most hilarious books for women I have ever read! Superb!..." "...I snorted with laughter, Liz is genuinely hilarious..." "...A hilariously funny reassuring book for every mom or dad..." "...everything you could want in a travel memoir and more..." "...inspiring, funny, cringe-worthy & heartwarming, often all at the same time. Fabulous..." "...I laughed out loud throughout...British humour at it's best..." "...Relatable, hilarious, funny stories: everything from being a wife, motherhood to family travel...LOVED IT!" Excerpt from the Introduction of The Travel Bog Diaries: "I was always desperate to be a yummy mummy. A yommy mommy. One of those parents who jogged effortlessly through the park wearing lip-gloss and a baseball cap. Pushing a baby in a three-wheeler pram. Never getting the wheels stuck in a drain. Never leaking urine from her pelvic floor But sadly, it seemed the mummy fairy had me pegged for different things. ** There are lots of other things in life I assumed I'd never be able to do. Giving birth twice without going to a hospital. (Yes.) Homeschooling my kids instead of sending them to school. (Yes.) Getting on the front page of Home and Garden. (As if.) Travelling the world for a year with two teenagers and a husband with an acid reflux problem. (Yes.) I know. I still can't believe I'm talking about myself when I say that out loud You see ... Up until a few years ago, I believed that people like us, like me and you, don't do things like travel the world. No. People like us sit on the toilet scrolling Pinterest. Wishing we owned an outdoor pizza oven & a pergola with fairy lights. People like us don't leave the nine to five day job & go around the world for a year. They just DON'T. The END. Do they? Yes. Apparently, they do. After years spent devouring Instagram posts about families who went on exotic vacations for a really long time, I finally did the same. Me & my family. We travelled the world. We left our house, car, clothes, the kids' friends, school work, and our nervous dog & swapped it for three hundred and sixty-five glorious (mostly glorious) days trotting around the world. And THIS is the TRUE story of what it all looked...
Holidays In Hell
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Author : P. J. O'Rourke
language : en
Publisher: Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
Release Date : 2007-12-01
Holidays In Hell written by P. J. O'Rourke and has been published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-01 with Humor categories.
A “hair-raisingly hilarious” journey through danger zones from Belfast to Gaza, by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author (Vanity Fair). “Tired of making bad jokes” and believing that “the world outside seemed a much worse joke than anything I could conjure,” journalist and political satirist P. J. O’Rourke decided to traverse the globe on a fun-finding mission, investigating the way of life in the most desperate places on the planet, including Warsaw, Managua, and Belfast. The result is Holidays in Hell—a full-tilt, no-holds-barred romp through politics, culture, and ideology. The author’s adventures include storming student protesters’ barricades with riot police in South Korea, interviewing communist insurrectionists in the Philippines, and going undercover dressed in Arab garb in the Gaza Strip. He also takes a look at America’s homegrown horrors as he braves the media frenzy surrounding the Reagan-Gorbachev summit in Washington DC, uncovers the mortifying banality behind the white-bread kitsch of Jerry Falwell’s Heritage USA, and survives the stultifying boredom of Harvard’s 350th anniversary celebration. Packed with classic riffs on everything from Polish nightlife under communism to Third World driving tips, Holidays in Hell is one of the best-loved books by “one of America’s most hilarious writers” (Time). “Wickedly amusing.” —The Baltimore Sun “Funny, outrageous, perceptive.” —The Washington Post Book World
The Joy Of Small Things
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Author : Hannah Jane Parkinson
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2021-10-05
The Joy Of Small Things written by Hannah Jane Parkinson and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-10-05 with Humor categories.
'This book is a not-so-small joy in itself.' NIGELLA LAWSON 'Parkinson has the gift of making you look with new eyes at everyday things. The perfect daily diversion.' JOJO MOYES 'Always funny and frank and full of insight, I absolutely love Parkinson's writing.' DAVID NICHOLLS 'I loved this book . . . Parkinson's writing transports you to unexpected places of joy and comfort . . . these pages contain happiness.' MARINA HYDE 'The twenty-first century feels a lot more bearable in Parkinson's company.' CHARLOTTE MENDELSON Drawn from the successful Guardian column, these everyday exultations and inspirations will get you through dismal days. Hannah Jane Parkinson is a specialist in savouring the small pleasures of life. She revels in her fluffy dressing gown ('like bathing in marshmallow'), finds calm in solo cinema trips, is charmed by the personalities of fonts ('you'll never see Comic Sans on a funeral notice'), celebrates pockets and gleefully abandons a book she isn't enjoying. Parkinson's everyday exaltations - selected from her immensely successful Guardian column - will utterly delight. FEATURES BRAND NEW MATERIAL 'A compendium of delights.' OBSERVER 'Delightful . . . a love letter to those little moments of bliss that get us through the daily grind.' RED
Ridiculous
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Author : Mike Baker
language : en
Publisher: College Press Publishing Co., Inc.
Release Date : 2014-09-05
Ridiculous written by Mike Baker and has been published by College Press Publishing Co., Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-05 with Religion categories.
An insightful and encouraging study of six Bible passages focusing on the Ridiculous love of God. The greatest real life example of that love was Jesus Christ, and this study challenges the reader to live like Christ, in a love-starved world.