Titres dans Voyage et tourisme

The author who unforgettably captured the experience of starting a new life in Tuscany in bestselling travel memoirs expands her horizons to immerse herself—and her readers—in the sights, aromas, and treasures of twelve new special places. A Year in the World is vintage Frances Mayes—a...

On 8 August 1914, five days after the outbreak of World War One, the Endurance, a wooden-hulled, coal-fired icebreaker, set sail for the South Pole, in a bid to complete the first-ever trans-Antarctic expedition, which would cross the continent from the Weddell Sea to Scott's base at Cape Evans, via the Pole. However, despite the best planning, the ship succumbs to the ice floes of the Weddell Sea, and is subjected to months of uncontrollable drifting before its crew makes a scramble for Elephant Island, where they battle constant cold and starvation.

NATIONAL BESTSELLER A riveting, adrenaline-fueled tour of a vast, lawless, and rampantly criminal world that few have ever seen: the high seas. There are few remaining frontiers on our planet. But perhaps the wildest, and least understood, are the world's oceans: too big to police, and under...

Nel febbraio 1984 (otto mesi prima che questo libro venisse pubblicato) Tiziano Terzani fu arrestato a Pechino, perquisito, sottoposto a penosi interrogatori, dichiarato "non adatto a vivere in Cina" e infine espulso. Li era vissuto per quattro anni, con moglie e figli, esercitando la professione di giornalista, attirato dal fascino della "diversità" che l'esperimento comunista cinese aveva irradiato sui giovani di tutto il mondo. In quei quattro anni aveva voluto guardare oltre il "mito".

Un audiolibro poderoso e incendiariamente honesto: la historia de los 1800 kilómetros que la joven autora anduvo por la cordillera del Pacífico de los Estados Unidos. Con veintidós años creía que lo había perdido todo en la vida, tras tomar la decisión de separarse y de que su madre muriera de cáncer. Sus hermanos se dispersaron y ella se quedó sin pilares sobre los que construir su vida.

The classic spiritual travelogue by one of Tibet’s best-known explorers, The Way of the White Clouds is the remarkable narrative of a pilgrimage which could not be made today. In 1948, Lama Anagarika Govinda made an unforgettable journey into Tibet before its invasion by the Chinese. His unique account is not only a spectacular and gloriously poetic story of exploration and discovery; it is also invaluable for its sensitivity and clearly presented interpretation of the Tibetan tradition.

L'histoire d'une famille française expatriée à Sacramento en Californie depuis 2014 pour y créer leur entreprise. Au travers de ces épisodes, Alain Chautard, épaulé de la journaliste Maud Calvès, donne des conseils, des astuces et pleins d’anecdotes pour vous aider dans cette grande aventure qu’est l’expatriation.

Excite your little language leaner with this easy and engaging audio course for kids. This step-by-step Mandarin Chinese course follows the relaxed approach of bestselling language coach, Paul Noble, who guides children gently through the basics, with no mention of grammar or text books. Simply...

Travelling to Work is the third volume of Michael Palin's widely acclaimed diaries. After the Python years and a decade of filming, writing and acting, Palin's career takes an unexpected direction into travel, which will shape his working life for the next 25 years. Yet, as the diaries reveal, he remained ferociously busy on a host of other projects throughout this whirlwind period.

Learning Italian couldn’t be easier! This language course will have you speaking Italian in just 2.5 hours. Use Paul Noble’s relaxing method to learn the key language skills that you need to speak Italian with confidence. You will finally be able to say what you want to say - just sit back and listen!

In Pole to Pole we join Michael Palin on the second of his epic challenges. Travelling from the North Pole to the South Pole, he experiences every extreme the globe has to offer. As he crosses 16 countries by train, truck, raft, Ski-Doo, barge, balloon and bicycle, he meets a diverse range of fascinating characters and landscapes while his own endurance is tested to the limit. With his customary aplomb, he plunges himself into the local cultures, starring in a crayfish documentary in Novgorod, attending a baby-rolling ceremony at a Cypriot wedding, and consulting an Mpulugu witch-doctor.

The inspiring memoir from TV traveller Simon Reeve's life of amazing adventures in over 120 countries and the most remote and extreme corners of the planet. TV documentary maker Simon Reeve has dodged bullets on frontlines, hunted with the Bushmen of the Kalahari, dived with manta rays, seals...

Ce personnage d'un autre temps se nomme Henry Worsley. The White Darkness raconte son extraordinaire histoire. Celle d'un militaire britannique fasciné par l'exemple d'Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) et par ses expéditions polaires ; un homme excentrique, généreux, d'une volonté exceptionnelle, qui réussira ce que Shackleton avait raté un siècle plus tôt : relier à pied une extrémité du continent à l'autre. 

Raconter les volcans d’Outre-mer, en plongeant dans le quotidien, l’Histoire et les croyances des Français d’Outre-mer.

Djerba Stories vous fait découvrir l'île de Djerba, ses traditions, sa culture et son patrimoine. Découvertes, interviews, anecdotes… chaque épisode explore les nombreuses facettes de l'île de Djerba. Une idée d’épisode ? 📧 djerba.stories@gmail.com Pour m’offrir un café ☕️buymeacoffee.com/djerbastories

20 Minutes se met à l’heure des vacances, et vous propose ses séries audio, avec de l'histoire, de la musique et des étoiles...Par Anne-Laetitia Béraudaudio@20minutes.fr Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

S’engager sur les Chemins de Compostelle est une aventure qui exige une bonne préparation. Vous voulez relever le défi ? Nous vous aidons en répondant à vos questions. Pour cette première saison, Karine Boivin nous partage son expertise. Spécialiste en biomécanique et en analyse de la marche, Karine Boivin est professeure-chercheure à l’Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. Marcheuse chevronnée, Karine est passionnée par ce que la marche au long cours produit comme effets sur notre corps. Vous avez envie de savoir jusqu’à quel âge on peut faire les Chemins de Compostelle...

A landmark in travel writing, this is the incredible true story of Heinrich Harrer’s escape across the Himalayas to Tibet, set against the backdrop of the Second World War. Heinrich Harrer, already one of the greatest mountaineers of his time, was climbing in the Himalayas when war broke out in Europe. He was imprisoned by the British in India but succeeded in escaping and fled to Tibet.

This gripping story of courage and achievement is the account of Robert Falcon Scott's last fateful expedition to the Antarctic, as told by surviving expedition member Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Cherry-Garrard, whom Scott lauded as a tough, efficient member of the team, tells of the journey from England to South Africa and southward to the ice floes. From there began the unforgettable polar journey across a forbidding and inhospitable region.

Brought to you by Penguin. Have you been keeping your eye on your grandma lately? Have you been calling her enough? You sure she’s not spending too much time on YouTube? Is she talking fondly of dictators? Has she suddenly started quietly muttering in the Aldi queue about the “Jewish Space...