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101 Adventure Weekends in Europe by Sarah Woods
"This compact and stylish book presents 101 inspirational ideas
for invigorating and adventurous weekend breaks in amazing destinations
across Europe. With destinations chosen based on their excitement and
accessibility, outdoor adventures of all descriptions have never been
easier to enjoy.
Punchy, vivid text describes each weekend adventure and gives the lowdown
on the destination, the activity and any practical details. Illustrated
by stunning photography throughout, the book covers the vast majority
of Europe, and includes Russia, the Baltic States, Turkey and Iceland.
Fresh and innovative ideas for weekend adventure breaks include white
water rafting in the Czech Republic, sightseeing Madrid by Segway, ice
fishing in Lithuania, abseiling in the Netherlands, orienteering in
Italy, deepsea fishing in Ireland, kiteboarding in Portugal, ice climbing
in France, rowing in Florence, ice swimming in Finland, horse riding
in Iceland, off-roading in Estonia, hiking in Austria, night diving
off the coast of Spain, and many more."
The
sort of journey that few of us would tackle. This book brings alive
small town America
Having created his alter-ego, THE HUNGRY CYCLISTand with over 100,000 pedal-powered miles before him, Tom Kevill-Davis pushed off from New York City on one of the most ambitious gastronomic adventures ever undertaken.
A ballsy travel memoir THE HUNGRY CYCLIST: PEDALLING THE AMERICAS IN SEARCH OF THE PERFECT MEAL follows Tom's adventure into the hearts, minds and most importantly, the stomachs, of the people he meets. Revealing the diverse cultures of the Americas, these inspirational tales of one man and his bike exposed to climate, culture and open terrain, conspire to give the real flavours of this extraordinary landmass.
This is the
ultimate travel adventure and a tale of life's spontaneity - of death-battles
with squadrons of mosquitoes, malodorous public toilets, of galloping
dysentery one day, to drowning your sorrows with cowboys and dining
with beauty queens the next.
But above all it is an ambitious story of getting to where you want
to be - even if you have to endure cactus-induced punctures, unforgiving
desert heat, uphill struggles through never-ending cocaine plantations,
or artfully dodge hungry bears, neurotic RV-driving Americans, angry
rabid dogs and run-ins with local law authorities in the process.
An amazing tale of what can happen when you get on your bike and go.
How to be treated like shite in 15 different countries…and still
quite like it!
Stung by a ten-hour
delay and a not-so-bargain fare to Spain on his native 'low fares' airline,
Dubliner Paul Kilduff plots revenge. Can Paul beat 'Ruinair' at their
low cost game and fly to all fifteen countries in Western Europe for
less than the €300 it cost him to be stranded in an airport lounge
surrounded by drunks, bimbos and incompetents (and that was just the
flight crew!)?
Suffering every low-fares airline indignity: a miniscule carry-on baggage
allowance, 6.00 am departures,
Six Nations-style boarding scrums, epic bus excursions and terminal
anxiety, Paul is doing something he's never done before: travelling
to places he never knew he wanted to go, which are probably not quite
where he thinks they are, with no idea what he's going to do when he
gets there.
In a way never before possible Ruinair and its competitors have opened
up Europe's treasures to the average traveller, and, as discovered by
Paul, a few complete dumps too. In this hilarious, no-holds-barred account
of a holiday of a lifetime-cum-human endurance test, Paul takes us on
an adventure that is not for the faint-hearted.
From Luxembourg to Liechtenstein to Spain and back again, pack your
bags (maximum 10kg, please) and join Paul Kilduff on this is a whirlwind
no-frills tour of Europe and the low-cost airlines that help make that
colourful continent a smaller, and somewhat angrier, place.
