Travel audiobooks

Salzburger Sagen und Legenden

By: Christine Giersberg

Narrated by: Uve Teschner

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Das zauberhafte Salzburg, durch das die Salzach fließt, ist Landeshauptstadt des gleich­namigen Bundeslandes und liegt inmitten des Salzburger Beckens. Iuvavum lautete der Name der Stadt zu Zeiten der Römer. Im 6. Jahrhundert erfolgte die Besiedelung der Gegend durch die Bajuwaren. 696 erfuhr Salzburg eine Neugründung als Bischofssitz und wurde... Read more

Touching The Void

By: Joe Simpson

Narrated by: Andrew Wincott & Daniel Weyman

Length: 6 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Joe Simpson, with just his partner Simon Yates, tackled the unclimbed West Face of the remote 21,000 foot Siula Grande in the Peruvian Andes in June 1995. But before they reached the summit, disaster struck. A few days later, Simon staggered into Base Camp, exhausted and frostbitten, to tell their non-climbing companion that Joe was dead. For... Read more

Whatever You Do, Don't Run

By: Peter Allison

Narrated by: Antony Ferguson

Length: 6 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Whatever You Do, Don't Run is a hilarious collection of true tales from top -safari guide Peter Allison. In a place where the
wrong behavior could get you eaten, Allison has survived face-to-face encounters with big cats, angry -elephants, and the world's most unpredictable animals—herds of untamed tourists and foolhardy guides
whose outrageous... Read more

A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again

By: David Foster Wallace

Narrated by: Paul Garcia

Length: 17 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

In this exuberantly praised book - a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television to tennis, from the Illinois State Fair to the films of David Lynch, from postmodern literary theory to the supposed fun of traveling aboard a Caribbean luxury cruiseliner - David Foster Wallace brings to nonfiction the same curiosity, hilarity,... Read more

La Sicile

By: Maupassant

Narrated by: Olivier Lecerf

Length: 1 hour 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Ce texte est le récit du voyage en Sicile qu'accomplit Guy de Maupassant au printemps 1885 ; il fut d'abord édité en 1886, puis intégré en 1890 dans l'édition définitive de La Vie errante. Read more

Angkor

By: Pierre Loti

Narrated by: Olivier Lecerf

Length: 2 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Pierre Loti fait le voyage d'Angkor en 1901, pèlerinage qui répond à un rêve d'enfant et révèle le sens de toute une existence. C'est une véritable leçon de sagesse qui arrive au crépuscule d'une vie pour le mettre en valeur. Les pensées mélancoliques du voyageur et les descriptions de ce site incomparable, témoin ultime de la civilisation... Read more

Parachutage au Groenland - Abridged

By: PaulEmile Victor

Narrated by: PaulEmile Victor

Length: 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

De 1934 à 1935, Paul-Emile Victor séjourne au Groenland avec une petite équipe de scientifiques. En 1936, il traverse la calotte glacière du Groenland. Il hiverne ensuite seul avec une famille esquimau de la côte Est. De 1936 à 1946, il parcourt les Alpes, la Laponie, la Suède, la Finlande, l'Alaska, les iles Aléoutiennes, selon les nécessités... Read more

Man Seeks God

By: Eric Weiner

Narrated by: Eric Weiner

Length: 12 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Bestselling author of Geography of Bliss returns with this funny, illuminating chronicle of a globe-spanning spiritual quest to find a faith that fits.

When a health scare puts him in the hospital, Eric Weiner-an agnostic by default-finds himself tangling with an unexpected question, posed to him by a well-meaning nurse. "Have you found your... Read more

Terra Incognita

By: Sara Wheeler

Narrated by: Patricia Gallimore

Length: 13 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Terra Incognita is a meditation on the landscape, myths and history of one of the remotest parts of the globe, as well as an encounter with the people who inhabit this region - living in close confinement despite the surrounding acres of white space - and the mechanics of day-to-day life in extraordinary conditions. Through Sara Wheeler, the... Read more

Murphy's Car Museum

By: Patricia L Lawrence

Narrated by: JD Streeter

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Over 100 years of automobile history are celebrated at Murphy's Car Museum in Oxnard California. There are over 50 cars in the indoor museum that visitors can get close to and sometimes sit in. Read more

San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park

By: Patricia L Lawrence

Narrated by: Patricia L Lawrence

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Patricia Lawrence is riding in the back of a Photo Safari truck at San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park. These trucks are one of several ways visitors can get up close to some of the most endangered animals in the world. Most of the animals that live in San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park represent the last individuals of their species any where on... Read more

Lassen Volcanic National Park

By: Patricia L Lawrence

Narrated by: JD Streeter

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Lassen Volcanic National Park is a year round wonderland. The 13th park in the system, Lassen VNP has all four types of volcanoes within its boundary. In winter vehicles giveway to snow shoes and cross country skiis. Patricia Lawrence is on a snowshoe walk down the middle of the snow covered park road with naturalist Ranger Steve Zachary. Read more

Holidays in Hell

By: P. J. O'Rourke

Narrated by: Dan John Miller

Length: 9 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Holidays in Hell follows P. J. O’Rourke on a global fun-finding mission to the most desperate places on the planet, from the bombed-out streets of Beirut to the stultifying blandness of Heritage USA. P.J.’s unforgettable adventures abroad include storming student protesters’ barricades in South Korea, interviewing Communist insurrectionists in... Read more

Spaziergang durch Dresden

By: Karla Sponar & Eva Mayer

Narrated by: Matthias Keller

Length: 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Dresden zählt zu den vier begehrtesten Reisezielen in Deutschland. Die Stadt feiert ganzjährig. Sie swingt im Frühling beim Dixiefestival, berauscht im Sommer mit Musikfestspielen und Filmnächten auf den Elbwiesen. Im Herbst locken Weinwanderungen, Stadtpartys und im Winter der älteste deutsche Striezelmarkt. Wandeln Sie mit uns auf den Spuren... Read more

Aachen Sagen und Legenden

By: Nadine Boos

Narrated by: Uve Teschner

Length: 1 hour 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Erste Spuren vom heutigen Kurbad Aachen lassen sich bis in die Jungsteinzeit zurück verfolgen, später folgten Besiedlungen durch die Kelten und Römer. Pippin der Jüngere erwähnte die Stadt erstmals schriftlich im Jahr 765 als Aquis villa. Sein Sohn, Karl der Große, machte Aachen einige Jahre später zu seiner Residenz und ordnete den Bau eines... Read more

The Aran Islands

By: J.M. Synge

Narrated by: Donal Donnelly

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

J.M. Synge, one of the greatest English language playwrites of the 20th century, immortalized the Aran Islands and its people with vivid written portraits that are among the greatest in modern literature. Synge's vibrant language and earthy themes breathtakingly capture the folklore and way of life that has since perished on these remote northen... Read more

The Will to Climb

By: Ed Viesturs & David Roberts

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling author of No Shortcuts to the Top and K2 chronicles his three attempts to climb the world's tenth-highest and statistically deadliest peak, Annapurna in the Himalaya, while exploring the dramatic and tragic history of others who have made -- or attempted – the ascent, and what these exploits teach us about facing life's greatest... Read more

The Gap Yah Plannah - Abridged

By: Orlando

Narrated by: Orlando

Length: 2 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Orlando, the original Sloane-dog and intrepid gapper, will finally release his diaries to inspire other travellers to follow in his chunder-filled footsteps. From sleepless nights in Buenos Aires to charitable endeavours in Tanzanah, Orlando will give the low-down on the ultimate gap experience… Just back from his travels,... Read more

Following Atticus

By: Tom Ryan

Narrated by: Tom Ryan

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

Following Atticus is the remarkable true story of a man and a dog embarking on the challenge of a lifetime. This is author Tom Ryan’s inspiring tale of how he and his miniature schnauzer companion, the “Little Buddha” Atticus M. Finch, attempted to scale all forty-eight of New Hampshire’s four thousand foot White Mountains twice in the dead of... Read more

Walk and Talk Rome

By: Anya Shetterly

Narrated by: Maria Tucci

Length: 4 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind audio experience: discover Rome through intimate, guided audio walking tours of the city's most historic and enchanting quarters. There are four guided tours for you to listen to as you walk through Rome, plus essential Italian words and phrases that every traveler wants to know.
Based on the acclaimed classic... Read more

Walk and Talk Paris

By: Sonia Landes & Alison Landes

Narrated by: Gates McFaddon

Length: 3 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind audio experience: discover Paris through intimate, guided audio walking tours of the city's most historic and enchanting quarters. There are four tours for you to listen to as you walk through the City of Light, plus essential French words and phrases that every traveler wants to know.
Based on the acclaimed classic... Read more

Walk and Talk Venice

By: Chas Carner & Allessandro Glannatasio

Narrated by: Maria Tucci

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind audio experience: discover Venice through intimate, guided audio walking tours of the city's most historic and enchanting quarters. There are four guided tours for you to listen to as you walk through Venice, plus essential Italian words and phrases that every traveler wants to know.
Based on the acclaimed classic... Read more

Walk and Talk Florence

By: Anne Holler

Narrated by: Maria Tucci

Length: 3 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Get ready for a one-of-a-kind audio experience: discover Florence through intimate, guided audio walking tours of the city's most historic and enchanting quarters. There are four guided tours for you to listen to as you walk through Florence, plus essential Italian words and phrases that every traveler wants to know.
Based on the acclaimed... Read more

Galapagos Bartholomew Island, Equador

By: Patricia L Lawrence

Narrated by: Patricia L Lawrence

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Audio Journeys are following in the footsteps of Charles Darwin. Six hundred miles west of the coast of Equador in the Galapagos Island chain, we are exploring Bartholomew Island, its highest point is only 370 feet above sea level. Read more