Travel audiobooks

Voyager

By: Russell Banks

Narrated by: Mark Bramhall

Length: 10 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The acclaimed, award-winning novelist takes us on some of his most memorable journeys in this revelatory collection of travel essays that spans the globe, from the Caribbean to Scotland to the Himalayas.Now in his mid-seventies, Russell Banks has indulged his wanderlust for more than half a century. “Since childhood, I’ve longed for escape, for... Read more

Four Seasons in Rome

By: Anthony Doerr

Narrated by: Anthony Doerr

Length: 6 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning #1 New York Times bestseller All the Light We Cannot See and Cloud Cuckoo Land, a "dazzling" (Azar Nafisi, author of Reading Lolita in Tehran) memoir about art and adventures in Rome.

Anthony Doerr has received many awards—from the New York Public Library, the National Endowment for the... Read more

Apostle

By: Tom Bissell

Narrated by: Tom Bissell

Length: 14 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

A profound and moving journey into the heart of Christianity that explores the mysterious and often paradoxical lives and legacies of the Twelve Apostles—a book both for those of the faith and for others who seek to understand Christianity from the outside in.

“Expertly researched and fascinating… Bissell is a wonderfully sure guide to these... Read more

Only in Naples

By: Katherine Wilson

Narrated by: Katherine Wilson

Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Full of lighthearted humor, sumptuous food, the wisdom of an Italian mother-in-law, and all the atmosphere of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan Novels, this warm and witty memoir follows American-born Katherine Wilson on her adventures abroad. Thanks to a surprising romance—and a spirited woman who teaches her to laugh, to seize joy, and to love—a... Read more

The Penguin Lessons

By: Tom Michell

Narrated by: Bill Nighy

Length: 6 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • The extraordinary and inspiring true story about the surprising bond between a young teacher and the small penguin he rescued

“The Penguin Lessons teaches an important truth: that a single act of compassion can be repaid a thousand-fold.”—Sy Montgomery, author of the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an... Read more

How May We Hate You?

By: Anna Drezen & Todd Dakotah Briscoe

Narrated by: Anna Drezen & Todd Dakotah Briscoe

Length: 2 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Most people think hotel employees are effortlessly cheerful, naturally helpful, and genuinely like their work. 
 
Most people are wrong.
 
Find out what really goes on in the world of hospitality with this hilarious book full of funny and absurd stories, anecdotes told in dialogue, factoids, and hoax pop quizzes by two veteran concierges who... Read more

Walking The Himalayas

By: Levison Wood

Narrated by: Levison Wood

Length: 8 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Following his trek along the length of the Nile River, explorer Levison Wood takes on his greatest challenge yet: navigating the treacherous foothills of the Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range.

Praised by Bear Grylls, Levison Wood has been called "the toughest man on TV" (The Times UK). Now, following in the footsteps of the great... Read more

No Baggage

By: Clara Bensen

Narrated by: Clara Bensen

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

No Baggage is a memoir that will resonate with adventurers and homebodies alike—it’s at once a romance, a travelogue, and a bright modern take on the age-old questions: How do you find the courage to explore beyond your comfort zone? Can you love someone without the need for commitment or any expectations for the future?When Clara Bensen... Read more

The Path

By: Malcolm McKay

Narrated by: Anthony Wren

Length: 8 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

The Path is the journey of a lifetime to self-discovery. This is the story of a group of international travelers who walk the Camino de Santiago, the ancient five-hundred-mile pilgrimage from the Pyrenees mountains to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, northern Spain. Here are located the remains of James, the apostle of Jesus.... Read more

Will's Red Coat

By: Tom Ryan

Narrated by: Tom Ryan

Length: 8 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

A true story of acceptance, perseverance, and the possibility of love and redemption as evocative, charming, and powerful as the New York Times bestseller Following Atticus.Drawn by an online post, Tom Ryan adopted Will, a frightened, deaf, and mostly blind elderly dog, and brought him home to live with him and Atticus. The only owners Will ever... Read more

The Piano Shop on the Left Bank

By: Thad Carhart

Narrated by: Dan Cashman

Length: 8 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Thad Carhart never realized there was a gap in his life until he happened upon Desforges Pianos, a demure little shopfront in his Pairs neighborhood that seemed to want to hide rather than advertise its wares. Like Alice in Wonderland, he found his attempts to gain entry rebuffed at every turn. An accidental introduction finally opened the... Read more

The Wonder Trail

By: Steve Hely

Narrated by: Steve Hely

Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Steve Hely, writer for The Office and American Dad!, and recipient of the Thurber Prize for American Humor, presents a travel book about his journey through Central and South America. Part travel book, part pop history, part comic memoir, Hely's writing will make readers want to reach for their backpack and hiking boots.
 
The Wonder Trail is... Read more

Notes From China

By: Barbara W. Tuchman

Narrated by: Rita Knox

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

"Two hundred years ago China's imperial rulers sensed a threat to a past-oriented society in the dynamism of the West and tried to frustrate foreign entry."- Foreign Devils ... "Today, one cannot escape the impression that if only it were not for world pressures Maoist China like that of the Ming and the Manchus would be happier if it could... Read more

When in French

By: Lauren Collins

Narrated by: Khristine Hvam

Length: 7 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

A language barrier is no match for love. Lauren Collins discovered this firsthand when, in her early thirties, she moved to London and fell for a Frenchman named Olivier—a surprising turn of events for someone who didn’t have a passport until she was in college. But what does it mean to love someone in a second language? Collins wonders, as her... Read more

Knitlandia

By: Clara Parkes

Narrated by: Clara Parkes

Length: 6 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

Knitting aficionado and notable artisan Clara Parkes delves into her storied travels with this inspiring and witty New York Times bestselling memoir on a creative life enriched by her adventures around the world. 
 
Building on the success of The Yarn Whisperer, Parkes's rich personal essays invite listeners and devoted crafters on excursions to... Read more

The Last Dive

By: Bernie Chowdhury

Narrated by: L.J. Ganser

Length: 16 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Chris and Chrissy Rouse, an experienced father-and-son scuba diving team, hoped to achieve widespread recognition for their outstanding but controversial diving skills. Obsessed and ambitious, they sought to solve the secrets of a mysterious, undocumented World War II German U-boat that lay under 230 feet of water, only a half-day's mission from... Read more

The Dark Side of Disney

By: Leonard Kinsey

Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer

Length: 3 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The Dark Side of Disney reveals all of the tips, tricks, scams, and stories that THEY don't want you to know about! Unabashedly unafraid of offending the family-oriented audiences catered to by other Disney travel guides, author Leonard Kinsey gives intrepid travelers access to the seamy, raunchy, and often hilarious underbelly of Walt Disney... 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

Tales of the Alhambra

By: Washington Irving

Narrated by: Kevin Foley

Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

One of the most entertaining travelogues ever written, Washington Irving's Tales of the Alhambra is a heady mix of fact, myth, and depictions of secret chambers, desperate battles, imprisoned princesses, palace ghosts, and fragrant gardens, described in a wistful and dreamlike eloquence. Irving, who also penned "Rip Van Winkle" and "Sleepy... Read more

Life on the Mississippi

By: Mark Twain

Narrated by: Michael Prichard

Length: 15 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A brilliant amalgam of remembrance and reportage, by turns satiric, celebratory, nostalgic, and melancholy, Life on the Mississippi evokes the great river that Mark Twain knew as a boy and young man and the one he revisited as a mature and successful author. Written between the publication of his two greatest novels, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer... Read more

The North Pole

By: Robert E. Peary

Narrated by: Jonathan Reese

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

In September 1909—after nearly two decades of determined effort and numerous attempts, during which he lost eight toes to frostbite—American polar explorer Robert E. Peary emerged from the Arctic's frozen wasteland and declared that his final expedition had been victorious: on April 6, 1909, Peary had attained the North Pole, a long-sought prize... Read more

Champagne Baby

By: Laure Dugas

Narrated by: Christine Williams

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

Fresh, charming, and wholly irresistible, Champagne Baby turns a familiar tale on its head: instead of yet another American seeking the French secret to good living, a Frenchwoman finds her purpose—much to her surprise—in America. Laure Dugas is a champagne baby, born into a family of winemakers from two storied regions of France: Champagne and... Read more

Run the World

By: Becky Wade

Narrated by: Allyson Ryan

Length: 8 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

From elite marathoner and Olympic hopeful Becky Wade comes the story of her year-long exploration of diverse global running communities from England to Ethiopia—9 countries, 72 host families, and over 3,500 miles of running—investigating unique cultural approaches to the sport and revealing the secrets to the success of runners all over the... Read more

The Colossus of New York

By: Colson Whitehead

Narrated by: Colson Whitehead

Length: 3 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

In a dazzlingly original work of nonfiction, the award-winning novelist Colson Whitehead re-creates the exuberance, the chaos, the promise, and the heartbreak of New York. Here is a literary love song that will entrance anyone who has lived in-or spent time-in the greatest of American cities. A masterful evocation of the city that never sleeps,... Read more