Travel audiobooks

Where the Water Goes

By: David Owen

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

“Wonderfully written…Mr. Owen writes about water, but in these polarized times the lessons he shares spill into other arenas. The world of water rights and wrongs along the Colorado River offers hope for other problems.” —Wall Street Journal

An eye-opening account of where our water comes from and where it all goes.

The Colorado River is an... Read more

Tourism and Travel in Ancient Egypt: Travel Like an Egyptian

By: Mohammed Yehia Zakaria Z. Ahmed

Narrated by: Becky Parker

Length: 7 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

How did the ancient Egyptians travel in this quaint old land thousands of years ago?
What sort of transportation did they use?
For how long did they go?
What destinations did they visit?
For which purposes did they travel?
Is it correct to describe the ancient Egyptian travels as “tourism” or not?
According to our current perceptions of tourism,... Read more

Hidden Nature

By: Alys Fowler

Narrated by: Miranda Cook

Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Leaving her garden to the mercy of the slugs, award-winning writer Alys Fowler set out in an inflatable kayak to explore Birmingham's canal network, full of little-used waterways where huge pike skulk and kingfishers dart.

Her book is about noticing the wild everywhere and what it means to see beauty where you least expect it. What happens when... Read more

Back Over There

By: Richard Rubin

Narrated by: Richard Rubin

Length: 13 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

Based on Richard Rubin's wildly popular New York Times series, Back Over There is a timely journey, in turns reverent and iconoclastic but always fascinating, through a place where the past and present are never really separated.

In The Last of the Doughboys, Richard Rubin introduced readers to a forgotten generation of Americans: the men and... Read more

Beyond the Mountain

By: Steve House

Narrated by: Steve House

Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

What does it take to be one of the world's best high-altitude mountain climbers? A lot of fundraising; traveling in some of the world's most dangerous countries; enduring cold bivouacs, searing lungs, and a cloudy mind when you can least afford one. It means learning the hard lessons the mountains teach.

Steve House built his reputation on... Read more

The Yellow Envelope

By: Kim Dinan

Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard

Length: 8 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

After Kim and her husband, Brian, decide to quit their jobs to travel around the world, they're given a yellow envelope containing a check and instructions to give the money away. There are only three rules for the envelope: don't overthink it, share your experiences, and don't feel pressured to give it all away. Through Ecuador, Peru, Nepal,... Read more

Aftershock - One man's quest and the quake on Everest (Unabridged)

By: Jules Mountain

Narrated by: Peter Silverly

Length: 6 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

'A remarkable chronicle of resilience and resourcefulness' - Daily Mail When the worst earthquake to hit Nepal in living memory strikes on 25 April 2015, Jules Mountain is shivering in his tent at Base Camp. To reach the summit of Everest has been a life-long dream, one which he is more determined than ever to realise, having won his battle with... Read more

The First Love Story

By: Bruce Feiler

Narrated by: Bruce Feiler

Length: 8 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

From the New York Times bestselling author of Walking the Bible and Abraham comes a revelatory journey across four continents and 4,000 years exploring how Adam and Eve introduced the idea of love into the world, and how they continue to shape our deepest feelings about relationships, family, and togetherness.

Since antiquity, one story has stood... Read more

Bleaker House

By: Nell Stevens

Narrated by: Nell Stevens

Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

A girl, a laptop, and a waddle of penguins. In this witty and genre-defying memoir, a young writer can travel anywhere she wants to finally finish her novel—and ends up on a frozen island at the bottom of the world.
 
Twenty-seven-year-old Nell Stevens was determined to write a novel, but life kept getting in the way. Then came a game-changing... Read more

The Most Beautiful Walk in the World

By: John Baxter

Narrated by: Graham Halstead

Length: 5 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Thrust into the unlikely role of professional "literary walking tour" guide, an expat writer provides the most irresistibly witty and revealing tour of Paris in years.



In this enchanting memoir, acclaimed author and long-time Paris resident John Baxter remembers his yearlong experience of giving "literary walking tours" through the city. Baxter... Read more

Gizelle's Bucket List

By: Fern Watt

Narrated by: Fern Watt

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The epic adventure of a 160-pound English Mastiff and the twentysomething girl who grew up alongside her—“as much a story about growing up as about letting go of things that cannot be changed…and a reminder of the profound healing connection that can exist between humans and the pets they love” (Kirkus Reviews).

When Lauren Fern Watt moved to New... Read more

How To Travel Europe Cheap

By: HowExpert & Willoughby Ann Walshe

Narrated by: Kathleen Fisher

Length: 2 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

If you want to know how to travel to Europe cheap, then get "How To Travel Europe Cheap" by someone with real life experience who has traveled to Europe on a budget.In this step by step guide you will be able to reap the following benefits:- Learn how to plan your trip. From the layout ground rules, personal preferences,abilities and purpose of... Read more

Notes on Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation by Instaread

By: Instaread

Narrated by: Jeff Jorgensen

Length: 14 minutes

Abridged: No

PLEASE NOTE: This is a companion to Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation and NOT the original book.
Preview:
Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser is an investigative exploration of the fast-food industry and how it affects consumers. Fast-food restaurants became prominent in the 1940s as car ownership and suburban expansion grew across the United... Read more

A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush - Abridged

By: Eric Newby

Narrated by: Richard E. Grant

Length: 2 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

A classic of travel writing, ‘A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush’ is Eric Newby’s iconic account of his journey through one of the most remote and beautiful wildernesses on earth. It was 1956, and Eric Newby was earning an improbable living in the chaotic family business of London haute couture. Pining for adventure, Newby sent... Read more

A Small Place in Italy - Abridged

By: Eric Newby

Narrated by: Eric Newby

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

This book is a lush and beautiful memoir of a very special house and a superb recreation of a bygone era. In 1967, veteran travel writer Eric Newby and his heroic wife Wanda fulfiled their dream of a return to life in the Italian hills where they first met during World War II. But this fulfilment would not come easy. The... Read more

Traveling with Ghosts

By: Shannon Leone Fowler

Narrated by: Rachel Dulude

Length: 9 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

In the summer of 2002, Shannon Leone Fowler, a twenty-eight-year-old marine biologist, was backpacking with her fiancé and love of her life, Sean. Sean was a tall, blue-eyed, warmhearted Australian, and he and Shannon planned to return to Australia after their excursion to Koh Pha Ngan, Thailand. Their plans, however, were devastatingly derailed... Read more

Unbound

By: Steph Jagger

Narrated by: Andi Arndt

Length: 8 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

A young woman follows winter across five continents on a physical and spiritual journey that tests her body and soul, in this transformative memoir, full of heart and courage, that speaks to the adventurousness in all of us.Steph Jagger had always been a force of nature. Dissatisfied with the passive, limited roles she saw for women growing up,... Read more

Never Shoot a Stampede Queen

By: Mark Leiren-Young

Narrated by: Mark Leiren-Young

Length: 6 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The cops wanted to shoot me, my bosses thought I was a Bolshevik, and a local lawyer warned me that some people I was writing about might try to test the strength of my skull with a steel pipe. What more could any young reporter hope for from his first real job?The night Mark Leiren-Young drove into Williams Lake, British Columbia, in 1985 to... Read more

Faery Lands of the South Seas

By: Charles Nordhoff & James Norman Hall

Narrated by: Mike Vendetti

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Finally returning from the horrors of World War I, James Hall and Charles Nordhoff follow their dream of touring the South Pacific. A fascinating non-fiction account of two americans' meeting with life in French Polynesia in the late 1910s, "Faery Lands of the South Seas" is classic adventure travel at its best. - Read more

First travel of Dr Livingstone in Africa - Abridged

By: Livingstone

Narrated by: Paul Edwards

Length: 1 hour 36 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Discover the endless fascination of Indian culture with five tales, selected for you for their power of evocation, wisdom and humor. The Alligator and the Jackal is a tale of wit and cleverness, about which will defeat the other. Singh Rajah and the Cunning Little Jackals is another example of how cleverness can overcome even the most powerful.... Read more

Tips From The Cruise Addict's Wife

By: Deb Graham

Narrated by: Sandy Vernon

Length: 4 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

If you’re planning a cruise or just dreaming of one, don’t hesitate! Tips from the Cruise Addict’s Wife is an informative, solution-oriented and easy-to-read bestseller that humorously equips you with all the crucial hacks for a successful cruise. Tips from the Cruise Addict’s Wife by Deb Graham is loaded with tips and tricks to plan the best... Read more

How to Backpack Europe on a Budget

By: HowExpert & Kacey Andreacola

Narrated by: Chelsea Lee Rock

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you dreamed about backpacking through Europe but feel like you don’t have the money? In this book, you will learn tips and trick about how to backpack in Europe without breaking the bank. From hostels to restaurants to packing your bag, there are ways to save money and experience all the wonders of a continent that has a deep and rich... Read more

How To Backpack

By: HowExpert

Narrated by: Kelly Rhodes

Length: 1 hour 11 minutes

Abridged: No

If you want to discover how to backpack from a real life backpacker, then get the "How To Backpack" guide now.In this step-by-step guide, you will find out tips and lessons about backpacking the right way.- How to plan backpacking trips.- Find out what to do before the backpacking trip.- How to get visa, papers, and insurance the affordable... Read more

Tramp Abroad

By: Mark Twain

Length: 19 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

In A Tramp Abroad, the ever adventurous Mark Twain brings his wit and creativity to his travels in Europe. Twain takes fictional liberty, turning his travels into an entertaining journey as he visits many of the countries of Central Europe. Listeners are sure to be delighted and humored as they enjoy what is considered by many to be one of Mark... Read more