Travel audiobooks

Timmerbergs Reise-ABC

By: Helge Timmerberg

Narrated by: Heikko Deutschmann

Length: 1 hour 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Die schönsten Geschichten liegen hinter der Gefahr. Direkt dahinter. Wie hoch ist das Risiko, von einer herunterfallenden Kokosnuss erschlagen zu werden? Wie krault der Urlauber gegen die Strömung zum Strand zurück? Was tut man, wenn man von einem Hunderudel überfallen wird? Und warum sollte man den nächsten Flieger nach Hause nehmen, wenn... Read more

Tales of a Female Nomad

By: Rita Golden Gelman

Narrated by: Rita Golden Gelman

Length: 12 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

Tales of a Female Nomad is the story of Rita Golden Gelman, an ordinary woman who is living an extraordinary existence. At the age of forty-eight, on the verge of a divorce, Rita left an elegant life in Los Angeles to follow her dream of connecting with people in cultures all over the world. In 1986, she sold her possessions and became a nomad,... Read more

Gondola

By: Donna Leon

Narrated by: Antoinette LaVecchia

Length: 2 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Of all the trademarks of Venice-- and there are many, from the gilded Basilica of San Marco to the melancholy Bridge of Sighs-- none is more ubiquitous than the gondola. The internationally acclaimed "American with the Venetian heart," Donna Leon, tells its fascinating story (The Washington Post). First used in medieval Venice as a deftly... Read more

A Russian Journal

By: John Steinbeck

Narrated by: Richard Poe

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Steinbeck and Capa’s account of their journey through Cold War Russia is a classic piece of reportage and travel writing.Just after the Iron Curtain fell on Eastern Europe, Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union to report for the New York Herald Tribune. This rare... Read more

The Lost Book of Mormon

By: Avi Steinberg

Narrated by: P.J. Ochlan

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

Is the Book of Mormon the Great American Novel? Decades before Melville and Twain composed their great works, a farmhand and child seer named Joseph Smith unearthed a long-buried book from a haunted hill in western New York State that told of an epic history of ancient America, a story about a family that fled biblical Jerusalem and took a boat... Read more

Atmen einstellen, bitte! - Abridged

By: Kai Strittmatter

Narrated by: Roland Koch

Length: 2 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Ein Volk schlägt Salto - Burgschauspieler Roland Koch liest die Reportagen des China-Korrespondenten der "Süddeutschen Zeitung" Kai Strittmatter, die mitten ins Zentrum eines Wirbelsturms führen, der in Peking keinen Stein auf dem anderen läßt und es zur staubigsten, lautesten und aufregendsten Stadt der Erde machen. Read more

Abraham zwischen den Welten - Abridged

By: Thorsten Schmitz

Narrated by: Helmut Berger

Length: 2 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In Helmut Bergers Interpretation der Ansichten aus Israel wird das Porträt eines pulsierenden Landes voller Widersprüche zwischen unbändiger Lebenslust und religiösem Eifer lebendig. Thorsten Schmitz, Korrespondent der "Süddeutschen Zeitung", beobachtet einen orthodoxen Rabbiner beim Surfen, folgt den Spuren des religiösen Fanatismus in... Read more

Die Baronessa, die Eisfrau und der rote Premier - Abridged

By: Klaus Brill

Narrated by: Michael König

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Klaus Brills vergnüglicher Reisebegleiter durch das Leben "all'italiana" erwacht in Michael Königs Interpretation zum Leben. Der langjährige Korrespondent der "Süddeutschen Zeitung" in Italien Klaus Brill blickt hinter die Kulissen der italienischen Gastronomie, erhellt die Eigenheiten der politischen Kultur, erzählt von der Mafia, von... Read more

Nepomuken, die auf die Brücken spucken - Abridged

By: Michael Frank

Narrated by: Martin Schwab

Length: 2 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In der Interpretation des Burgschauspielers Martin Schwab fügen sich Michael Franks Prager Hintergedanken zu einem kundigen Porträt der tschechischen Hauptstadt. Abseits aller gängigen Mythen und ausgetretenen Pfade nähert sich der langjährige Korrespondent der "Süddeutschen Zeitung" vor kulturgeschlichtlichem und politischem Hintergrund dem... Read more

Einladung zum Untergang - Abridged

By: Gaston Salvatore

Narrated by: Markus Hering

Length: 2 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Markus Hering interpretiert Gaston Salvatores Hommage an Venedig, die von der steinernen Schönheit der Lagunenstadt, dem koketten Spiel seiner Bewohner mit dem Untergang, den erfolglosen Bemühungen der Politiker, die Stadtkassen zu füllen, und vom Karneval erzählt, der den Venezianern nicht immer nur Heiterkeit beschert. Read more

Nun soll endlich Glanzzeit sein - Abridged

By: Evelyn Roll

Narrated by: Anne Bennent

Length: 2 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bühnenstar Anne Bennent leiht Evelyn Rolls Berliner Beobachtungen die Stimme und erzählt von einer Stadt, die im Aufbau und Umbruch ist und in der nichts mehr so ist, wie es einst war. Evelyn Roll, leitende Redakteurin der "Süddeuschen Zeitung" in Berlin, berichtet über die Schwierigkeiten der frisch angekommenen Bonner, blickt hinter die... Read more

Unruly Places

By: Alastair Bonnett

Narrated by: Derek Perkins

Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

At a time when Google Maps can take you on a virtual tour of Yosemite's remotest trails and cell phones double as navigational systems, it's hard to imagine there's any uncharted ground left on the planet. In Unruly Places, Alastair Bonnett goes to some of the most unexpected, offbeat places in the world to reinspire our geographical... Read more

Naked and Marooned

By: Ed Stafford

Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley

Length: 9 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

Ed Stafford—adventurer extraordinaire and Guinness World Record holder for walking the length of the Amazon River—likes a challenge. Casting about for an adventure that would top the extraordinary feat he recounts in Walking the Amazon, Stafford decides to maroon himself on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific. His mission: to survive for... Read more

Death Valley National Park, California

By: Patricia L Lawrence

Narrated by: Patricia L Lawrence

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Death Valley National Park in California, is a 3.5 million acre desert preserve, boasting the hottest, driest and lowest spot in North America. Patricia Lawrence is exploring this land of extremes with park geologists. Read more

Kalevala. Das finnische Nationalepos

By: Christine Giersberg & Elias Lönnrot

Narrated by: Reinhard Kuhnert

Length: 4 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

as im Jahre 1835 von Elias Lönnrot aufgezeichnete Nationalepos Kalevala basiert auf mündlichen Überlieferungen der finnischen Mythologie und gehört zu den wichtigsten Werken der finnischen Literatur. Der Text des Kalevalas besteht aus 22.795 Versen in fünfzig Gesängen, auch Runen genannt. Die deutsche Übersetzung ist von Anton Schiefner und... Read more

Travelling to Work

By: Michael Palin

Narrated by: Michael Palin

Length: 23 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

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... Read more

The Happiness of Pursuit

By: Chris Guillebeau

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 7 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

A remarkable guide to the quests that give our lives meaning—and how to find your own—from the New York Times bestselling author of The $100 Startup and 100 Side Hustles
 
“If you like complacency and mediocrity, do not read this book. It’s dangerously inspiring.”—A. J. Jacobs, author of The Know-It-All
 
When he set out to visit all of the... Read more

Too Much Information

By: Dave Gorman

Narrated by: Dave Gorman

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Nowadays, the world is full of people trying to tell us things. So much so that we have taught our brains not to pay much attention. After all, click the mouse, tap the screen, flick the channel and it’s on to the next thing. But Dave Gorman thinks it’s time to have a closer look, to find out how much nonsense we tacitly accept.

Suspicious... Read more

Death Valley, The Name

By: Patricia L Lawrence

Narrated by: JD Streeter

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Death Valley National Park is the lowest and the hotest place in North America. Patricia Lawrence explores Death Valley to find out about the name, the borox industry and the historic inn. Read more

Lake Tahoe California

By: Patricia L Lawrence

Narrated by: Patricia L Lawrence

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Lake Tahoe, situated in both California and Nevada, is the largest alpine lake in North America, and the second deepest lake in the USA. Patricia Lawrence is exploring California's Lake Tahoe, first from a charter fishing boat, then the shore and and we wrap up at a history museum. Read more

Wildthings and Vision Quest Ranch

By: Patricia L Lawrence

Narrated by: JD Streeter

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Wildthings and Vision Quest Ranch is home to elephants, tigers, and other wild animals from around the world. Guests can getup close and interact with and care for some of the animals. Patricia Lawrence is exploring Wildthings with foundering president Charlie Sammut. Read more

Tracy Aviary

By: Patricia L Lawrence

Narrated by: Patricia L Lawrence

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

The Tracy Aviary is a perfect place for visitors to get up close and learn about birds from the USA and around the world. Patricia Lawrence and Douglas Roycroft are exploring this world class private aviary, open to the public since 1938, with knowledgeable aviary staff. Read more

In a Rocket Made of Ice

By: Gail Gutradt

Narrated by: Lorna Raver

Length: 12 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

A beautifully told, inspiring true story of one woman’s volunteer experiences at an orphanage in rural Cambodia—a book that embodies the belief that love, compassion, and generosity of spirit can overcome even the most fearsome of obstacles.

Gail Gutradt was at a crossroads in her life when she learned of the Wat Opot Children’s Community. Begun... Read more

Mission Ridge Ski Resort

By: Patricia L Lawrence

Narrated by: Patricia L Lawrence & EJ Barney

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Mission Ridge Ski Resort near Wenatchee Washington is one of the most popular ski destinations in the world. It’s also a 1944 crash site of a B-24 bomber on a secret mission. Patricia Lawrence is exploring Mission Ridge, she assends on a tram up the tall mountain and decends in a courtesy toboggan. Read more