Travel audiobooks

Beef, Bible and bullets

By: Richard Lapper

Narrated by: Leighton Pugh

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Backed by Brazil’s wealthy agribusiness groups, a growing evangelical movement, and an emboldened military and police force, Jair Bolsonaro took office in 2019. Driven by the former army captain’s brand of controversial, aggressive rhetoric, the divisive presidential campaign saw fake news and misinformation shared with Bolsonaro’s tens of... Read more

Scottish Adventure: Whisky, Battles, and Legends Unleashed

By: Ronan Thorne

Narrated by: Nick Porter

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Scottish Adventure: Whisky, Battles, and Legends Unleashed
⭐⭐ Simplified Audio Guide ⭐⭐
Are you looking to immerse yourself in Scotland's rich history and captivating legends while enjoying the aromatic allure of its whisky?
Seeking a comprehensive guide that provides all the necessary elements to delve deep into Scotland's epic tales and vibrant... Read more

Siempre juntas

By: Ishbel Holmes

Narrated by: Mariana Martínez

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Ishbel pedaleaba con fuerza para tratar de alejarse, pero Lucy nunca se dio por vencida. Quería huir de un pasado doloroso, de una relación complicada, de un ambiente tóxico, pero, sobre todo, quería huir de sí misma. Sin dinero ni el equipo adecuado, la activista y cicloviajera Ishbel Holmes, conocida como World Bike Girl, estaba decidida a... Read more

Falling Upwards

By: Richard Holmes

Narrated by: Gildart Jackson

Length: 13 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Falling Upwards tells the story of the enigmatic group of men and women who first risked their lives to take to the air and so discovered a new dimension of human experience. Why they did it, what their contemporaries thought of them, and how their flights revealed the secrets of our planet in wholly unexpected ways is its subject.Dramatic... Read more

The Art of the Northern Renaissance

By: Haya Vent

Narrated by: Cara Miller

Length: 2 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

The Northern Renaissance was a transformative period in European art, spanning roughly from the late 14th to the early 17th century. While often overshadowed by the Italian Renaissance, the Northern Renaissance developed its own distinct artistic identity, deeply influenced by the cultural, religious, and technological shifts occurring in the... Read more

Last Tango in Toulouse

By: Mary Moody

Narrated by: Marie-Louise Walker

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

The year of her 50th birthday, Mary Moody ran away from home, family and work for six months to live in a remote French village. Her book about these experiences, Au Revoir, struck a chord with tens of thousands of readers across Australia. Yet those experiences were to mark a beginning rather than an end. To her surprise, Mary found herself... Read more

Next Steps in Italian with Paul Noble for Intermediate Learners – Complete Course

By: Paul Noble

Narrated by: Paul Noble

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

No grammar tests. No memory drills. No chance of failure. Welcome to Learn with Paul Noble – a unique, tried and tested language learning method that has been used by almost a million people to speak fluently and confidently in no time at all. Take your Italian to the next level with Paul Noble's simple, relaxed... Read more

Antarctica - Ek Avismarniya Anubhav

By: Arun Sabnis

Narrated by: Dinesh Adavadkar

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

सहसा माणसं ज्या वयात निवृत्त होऊन आराम करतात, नको आता प्रवासाची दगदग...असं म्हणतात, त्याहीपुढच्या वयाच्या टप्प्यावर अरुण सबनीस यांनी अंटार्क्टिका खंडाचा प्रवास केला. प्रवासाची, जग फिरण्याची आवड असलेले हे 'ट्रॅवलिंग ग्रॅंडपा' 'अंटार्क्टिका एक अविस्मरणीय अनुभव' या प्रवासवर्णनातून अंटार्क्टिकाचं जे दर्शन घडवतात, ते भन्नाट आहे. या लेखनात इतकी... Read more

The Ashes: It's All About the Urn

By: Graeme Swann

Narrated by: Graeme Swann

Length: 6 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

An entertaining look at one of sport's greatest rivalries - The Ashes - by former England spin bowler Graeme Swann.

Graeme Swann leads us on a compelling adventure through one of world sport's most engrossing rivalries. He knows as much as anybody about the heat of England v Australia battles, having played in three series wins and also the... Read more

101 Amazing Facts about New York

By: Jack Goldstein

Narrated by: Charles King

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

What is it that makes New York so unique? Which ten landmarks should be on every tourist’s list of sights to see? What is the history of the city’s subway and of the Statue of Liberty, which has greeted generations of people seeking a new life? Narrator Charles King answers all of this and more as he talks us through 101 Amazing Facts About New... Read more

Hamburger Sagen und Legenden

By: Katharina Hammann & Kristina Hammann

Narrated by: Michael Nowack

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Lange vor der heutigen Zeit lebten zauberhafte Wesen in der Hamburger Gegend und es geschahen seltsame Dinge, an die sich fast niemand mehr erinnert. So birgt die Hansestadt Hamburg zahlreiche Geheimnisse. Wohin z.B. verschwand der Goldschatz des Klaus Störtebeker? Wie kam der Stadtteil Altona zu seinem Namen? Das Hörbuch liefert Antworten und... Read more

Around the World in 80 Books

By: David Damrosch

Narrated by: David Damrosch

Length: 12 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

A transporting and illuminating voyage around the globe, through classic and modern literary works that are in conversation with one another and with the world around them

*Featured in the Chicago Tribune's Great 2021 Fall Book Preview * One of Smithsonian Magazine's Ten Best Books About Travel of 2021*

Inspired by Jules Verne’s hero Phileas... Read more

Off the Rails

By: Beppe Severgnini

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

Length: 7 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In this witty and entertaining collection of travel tales, an acclaimed journalist explores his obsession with trains--and what his rail journeys have taught him about culture and identity.

"I've gone around the world in installments. Every trip has been a revelation. I've watched regions, nations, and continents change moods and I've met more... Read more

Babylon by Bus

By: Ray LeMoine, Jeff Neumann & Donovan Webster

Narrated by: Jeremy Davidson

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

The true story of two young American men who came to Baghdad without a plan, were recruited into an occupation that knew the feeling, and witnessed enough corruption, confusion, and brutality to fill the pages of a very good book. Read more

Ecuador - Culture Smart!: The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

By: Russel Maddicks

Narrated by: Charles Armstrong

Length: 4 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Squeezed between Colombia in the north and Peru in the south, Ecuador is named for its location on the Equator and has a landscape so varied that it has been described as a microcosm of every microclimate found in South America. This diversity makes it a magnet for tourists, mountain trekkers, volunteers, and increasing numbers of US retirees... Read more

The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World, 3rd Edition

By: Susan Veness

Narrated by: Andrea Emmes

Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

The latest edition to the successful Hidden Magic series features updated information on the latest attractions at Walt Disney World, including Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway!

Whether it’s your first or fiftieth visit to Walt Disney World, you’ll be surprised at how much you can miss during your trip. But with... Read more

Ruthless River

By: Holly FitzGerald

Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie

Length: 9 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A stunning debut; a Departures original publication. The ultimate survival story; a wild ride—the wildest—down a South American river in the thick of the Amazon Basin; a true and thrilling adventure of a young married couple who survive a plane crash only to later raft hundreds of miles across Peru and Bolivia, ending up in a channel to nowhere,... Read more

Andrew Zimmern, Rituals Around the World

By: Andrew Zimmern

Narrated by: Andrew Zimmern

Length: 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Andrew Zimmern, the host of The Travel Channel’s hit series Bizarre Foods, has an extraordinarily well-earned reputation for traveling far and wide to seek out and sample anything and everything that’s consumed as food globally, from cow vein stew in Bolivia and giant flying ants in Uganda to raw camel kidneys in Ethiopia, putrefied shark in... Read more

Lugares Y Destinos Maravillosos De Estados Unidos

By: Onofre Quezada

Narrated by: Anonimo

Length: 4 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Lugares y Destinos Maravillosos de Estados Unidos es una guía fascinante que te llevará a descubrir los rincones más impresionantes del país. Desde majestuosos parques nacionales hasta vibrantes ciudades llenas de historia y cultura, este libro te invita a explorar la diversidad paisajística y arquitectónica de Estados Unidos.Recorre la... Read more

Samurai of Ancient Japan

By: Kelly Mass

Narrated by: Doug Greene

Length: 1 hour 6 minutes

Abridged: No

What did the samurai in Japan do? How did they begin? And what was so typical or different about them?These and many other questions will be answered in this quick guide that will cover all the basics of the famous samurai warriors in ancient Japan. You will learn about shoguns, bushido, the Meiji time period, ronin warriors, the Genpei war in... Read more

Outlandish

By: Nick Hunt

Narrated by: Nick Hunt

Length: 9 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

A dazzling plunge into the four strangest landscapes scattered across Europe.

In Outlandish, acclaimed travel writer Nick Hunt takes us across landscapes that should not be there, wildernesses found in Europe yet seemingly belonging to far-off continents: a patch of Arctic tundra in Scotland; the continent's largest surviving remnant of primeval... Read more

Erebus

By: Michael Palin

Narrated by: Michael Palin

Length: 11 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

“Beyond terrific. I didn’t want it to end.” —Bill BrysonDriven by a passion for travel and history and a love of ships and the sea, former Monty Python stalwart and beloved television globe-trotter Michael Palin explores the world of HMS Erebus, last seen on an ill-fated voyage to chart the Northwest Passage.Michael Palin brings the fascinating... Read more

Los caminos perdidos de África (Trilogía de África 3)

By: Javier Reverte

Narrated by: Jordi Salas

Length: 16 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

En Los caminos perdidos de África, tercer periplo africano de Javier Reverte, el autor nos traslada a los territorios de Etiopía, Sudán y Egipto, regiones próximas al curso del Nilo. Tras los éxitos obtenidos con El sueño de África (1996) y Vagabundo en África (1998), Javier Reverte nos acerca de nuevo al continente negro con Los caminos... Read more

Zürcher Sagen und Legenden

By: Anja Lanz & Geraldine von Aarburch

Narrated by: Uve Teschner

Length: 1 hour 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Obwohl sich Kelten, Römer und Alemannen im heutigen Zürich niederließen, wuchs das Gebiet erst unter fränkischer Herrschaft im Mittelalter zu einer größeren Stadt heran. Vorher war Zürich ein Ort mit mehreren Zentren, bestehend aus Großmünster, Fraumünster, Peterskirche und der Pfalz. Das Privileg der Reichsunmittelbarkeit sicherte 1262 die... Read more