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The chronicles of a man, his wife, and their travels in writing for TheCelebrityCafe.com. From the highlights of Europe to the down home cooking of the Delta

An eclectic collection which allows the reader to share in the trials, lessons and adventure of high seas cruising and get an idea of what is happening 'out there...

World explorer Tom Larson is off on another grand adventure this time with his wife and three small children! First they go to Woodstock, England while he studies for his MLitt degree at Oxford, then they are off to Johannesburg, South Africa where Larson has a teaching position at the Witwatersrand University. During vacations he goes to Botswana to continue studies of the Hambukushu people he started in 1950.

Written by the students of Nenana City Public Schools in Nenana, Alaska, this book contains personal essays that range from growing up in the cities of Alaska all the way to living in the Bush. There are tales about Hairy Men, descriptions of Stickdance, scenes from Fish Camp, mushing dogs down the treacherous trails, and the adventures of using snowmachines in the frigid winter weather. The essays are honest and heartfelt from students who have lived and experienced Alaska. The authors themselves are very diversified, as some have been in the state a handful of years, while others have had...

Riding in the Wind is more than stories about motorcycles and ridng. It is a life long story from the 50's to 2003 and how I saw things in a world gone crazy.

"Traveling with Athena" celebrates the odyssey of a humorous blind professor and his courageous wife as they explore numerous archeological sites in Italy and Greece.

Told in a witty and often poignant way, this tale also raises the possibility of supernatural intervention as Dr. Dan and his wife Nancy confront a variety of tourist challenges in their ninety-day adventure.

Often tied to comical allusions to the classics but accessible to all adult readers, this fast-paced collection of stories, opinions, and insights will certainly both entertain and inspire.

Readers will enjoy Dan...

Subsequent to hiking the whole Appalachian Trail, which took 47 hikes over many years, and having bicycled alone across the USA in four separate trips, Paul Wittreich decided that he wanted to do a long distance adventure in one shot.

The result was a two-month bicycle ride across Canada from the Pacific at Vancouver Island to Nova Scotia and the Atlantic. In the next summer, he topped it off by going to the end of Trans-Canada Highway, Mile 0, in St. John's, Newfoundland. The adventure took him through all ten of Canada's provinces, including Prince Edward Island.

In addition to...

With humor and honesty, Szarkowski takes the reader along on her adventures and challenges that range from being in an Italian hospital, to her frequent interactions with the Italian police, to her daily encounters with a homeless man on the streets of Rome. With a writing style that allows the reader to feel present during each of these adventures, Szarkowski also teaches us about deafness and encourages us to open our minds to think about the way we live our lives and the impact our actions have on others. "The Sights, Sounds, & Silences of Italy" is about living a full life and then...

"Sojourns in West Africa" is a memoir of a young man's month-long hitchhiking trip through West Africa and a tale of lasting relationships begun far from home.

Join Steven Keenan on three separate West African journeys. Catch a ride on a four-thousand-mile hitchhiking trek across West Africa at the peak of the cold war. Return in 1998 with a refugee boy who, following medical treatment in the United States, is returning to his family in Ivory Coast. Visit a post-war Liberia that westerners rarely encounter and the village Keenan served years earlier as a Peace Corps teacher.

Witness...

"It's perfect for Mainland seniors who have always seen Hawaii as the Paradise to which they might retire. I congratulate you for writing a book that will be of so much help to future Hawaii retirees."--Wm. Carse, Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii at Hilo

..".excellent source of information...very honest advice"--Bill Taylor, "Hawaii Island Journal"

"All you need to know about retiring in isles is in this book."--"Hawaii Tribune Herald"

The average person "can" retire to Hawaii. How? The answers are found within the pages of "Living and Retiring in Hawaii."

James R. Smith,...

Preparing for a trip where the forecast is chance of sunshine, partly cloudy, rain, and possibly an earthquake is a daunting task. "Discovering Denali" is an all-inclusive tour guide to Denali National Park and Mount McKinley.

Find the secrets of Denali's treasures: The Denali Grand Slam--Dall sheep, caribou, moose and grizzly bears Arctic High Altitude Mountaineering Local festivals and events such as the Nenana Ice Classic and the Talkeetna Moose Dropping Festival The annual lottery to be allowed to drive the length of the park

"Discovering Denali" is a compendium of all things...

Celebrate New York's legendary diversity of places, people, and things to do in a series of upbeat and offbeat day trips. "40 Perfect New York Days: Walks and Rambles In and Around the City" is your knowledgeable, trustworthy companion in and around the city.

City University professors, life-long New Yorkers, and enthusiastic walkers, authors Joan Gregg, Beth Pacheco, and Serena Nanda know every nook and cranny in and around the city that never sleeps. Take a tour of: The soul of soul in Harlem The one place from which Houdini couldn't escape The most beautiful shop near the most beautiful...

Like a modern day Alexis de Tocqueville, Frank A. Arencibia reaches into the most profound facets of Spanish culture and reveals little known truths behind the myth of Spain. His insightful book shows Spain and its people in a new light; boldly and honestly unmasking the realities of its society.

You will learn why the Spanish electric company refuses to discontinue service upon request and why customer service in Spain does not exist. You will understand the roots of Spanish behavior and why Spain has become the most anti-American nation of Western Europe.

Unlike tourists books,...