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The author describes an adventurous bus trip from San Diego, California to San Lucas, Baja California. He includes descriptions of all the places, people, terrain, cultures, and dozens of fascinating activities in which he participated. This is a perfect book for armchair travelers plus intrepid travelers heading to the backroads and small towns hundreds of miles into Baja California--from tip to toe.
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This book is a collection of twenty-nine articles, most of which have been published in American travel magazines. The plethora of stories within each article is personal, informative, entertaining and timeless. In Latin America you will travel across rural Guatemala and socialistic Venezuela by minivan, visit the driest area on earth (in Chile), travel on a shoestring around Patagonia in Argentina, and explore mysterious Easter Island-the most...
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This book takes you on a 3,200-mile bicycle expedition from Missoula, Montana to Anchorage, Alaska. You'll read about my 73-day bicycle tour that was filled with adventures including a grueling ascent to Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, a scary standoff with a black bear in the Yukon, a daring dash through a forest fire, and a harrowing ride over the Top-of-the-World Highway.
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In this book I share with you my deepest passion in life: traveling the world-especially by bicycle. For me, a bicycle represents more than just transportation. It's a symbol of my independence and my freedom. My bicycle is the steel stallion that has taken me on adventures through many far-flung nations. Since my teenage years, I've really enjoyed being outdoors, on my own, and discovering new places and meeting new people on my trusty two-wheeler....
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My decision to ride a bicycle from my home in the Pacific Northwest of the United States to Israel may appear to be foolhardy to some people. But to me, it was a logical decision based on the following four facts: First, travel is my deepest passion. I simply love to travel to far-flung places, meeting people along the way, listening to their life stories, opinion, fears, and joys. Second, I love riding a bicycle because nothing gives me more pleasure....
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In this book you will travel with me vicariously 30,000 miles around the world through Europe, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, the Cook Islands, and the Marquesas Islands on a four-month trip during which you will meet many interesting people and learn about their fascinating cultures.
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Come along on a 44-day tour by RV caravan from Florida's Pandandle down the West Coast of the state to Key West, and up the East Coast to Jacksonville. Learn about the many places, attractions and activities experienced by the author. Key words: RV travel, RV caravans, Florida travel, Key West, Kennedy Space Center
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Travel with the author to some fascinating and popular places as well as to interesting but less-traveled places in Southern South America. You will visit dozens of places through the author's adventures and misadventures in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and the Falkland Islands (also known as Islas Malvinas).
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Come along on an adventurous trip to North Central United States, and learn about the cowboy president Teddy Roosevelt, the cowboy artist Charles Russell, the Plains Indians, Lewis & Clark, the Hutterite colonies, and much, much more! In this book you will meet many interesting people, and visit fascinating places in five American states located in the North Central region of the country. The book reads much like a personal diary of the author's adventures...
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