Travel, Essays & Travelogues
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A 1960s Global Odyssey
Around the World in 80 Months by David W. Skillan
During the turbulent 1960s, when much of the Western world was undergoing social upheaval and unrest, and years before computers, GPS, smartphones and modern-day guidebooks, two young men set off from their native England to work their way around...
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Becoming Me
by Betty Lunam
As a single mother raising five children in the sixties, Betty Lunam is no stranger to struggle. Born in rural Québec in the midst of the Depression, Betty’s first marriage, to a member of the Canadian Air Force, would take her all over the...
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A Backpacker's Journey
A Reporter’s Walk on the Wild Side of Life by Tom Barrett
Whether you are a true adventurer yourself, or someone who enjoys reading about and vicariously enjoying adventures from the safety of an armchair, A Backpacker’s Journey is the book you never knew you needed to read. Filled with true, exciting,...
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Along the Camino Portugués
An Illustrated Travel Memoir by Julia Zacharias
Pilgrimages have great historical and religious significance. The Camino Portugués is one such pilgrimage. Its origins date to medieval times, and people today still walk the trails, some for spiritual purposes, but others simply for the joy of...
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Escaped at Thirteen
The True Story of a War Child's Rise to Success by Alieza Mogadam
In a world of mounting chaos and upheaval, it is increasingly hard to believe we are in charge of our own fates. If disaster can strike at any moment, are we really able to craft our destinies? The incredible story of Alieza Mogadam’s young life...
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The Tenacity of a Wandering Warrior
Guy Marchi Memoirs by Guy Marchi
Some life stories beggar belief . . . even those of people we may yet to hear of. In this astonishing memoir, author Guy Marchi recounts the truly extraordinary story of his life. Born and raised in small-town British Columbia, Marchi’s...
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Words Between Worlds
A 1970s Travel Memoir by John Dominelli
In 1974, when John Dominelli was twenty years old, he left his home in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, on what he originally thought would be a six-month “working holiday” in New Zealand. However, not long into his journey, feeling the...
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It's All Because of the Virgin
Twisted Tales From the East by Raccoon Sixty
Retired empty nesters Raccoon and his wife Trixie became late in life converts to the joys of independent travel. Over the course of several trips taken during the twenty-teens these wanderers take us on strange adventures to off the beaten path...
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Exploring Patagonia and Antarctica
Viewing Nature’s Beauty and Seeing the Destruction of Earth by Mankind by Otto Schmalz
Otto and his wife, Gertrud, had travelled to many places around the world—but by November 2006, they were looking for something different, somewhere out of the ordinary that tourists didn’t think of visiting. They set their course for two weeks...
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Time in Africa
Flying and Fun from 1963 to 1983 by David Price
Time in Africa: Flying and Fun from 1963 to 1983 covers 20 amazing years of David Price’s life as a pilot, working primarily in Africa. Although filled with personal adventures and humorous anecdotes, Time in Africa is much more than an...
