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|  | | Along the Templar Trail: Seven Million Steps for Peace
Walking in the nearly forgotten footsteps of the legendary first Knights Templar, an American and a 68-year old Frenchman embark on a mission all their own. Traveling simply and trusting in the kindness of strangers, they set off to carry a message of peace along a route historically used for war--to Jerusalem.
After the outbreak of war, everything is uncertain — except for their steadfast and perhaps life-threatening resolve.
• Named Best Travel Book, 2009, Lowell Thomas Gold Award Winner, Society of American Travel Writers
• Shortlisted for Book of the Year (adventure), ForeWord Reviews
Walking in the nearly forgotten footsteps of the legendary first Knights Templar, an American and a 68-year old Frenchman embark on a mission all their own. Traveling simply and trusting in the kindness of strangers, they set off to carry a message of peace along a route historically used for war.
Their incredible journey leads them thousands of miles across eleven countries and two continents t | |  | | Dead Men Don't Leave Tips: Adventures X Africa
What does it take to follow your dreams? "DEAD MEN DON'T LEAVE TIPS: Adventures X Africa" by Brandon Wilson (Pilgrim’s Tales, November 2005) is an edge of your seat tale about one couple's seven month honeymoon dream odyssey - 10,000 miles across Africa from top-to-tip. After their "ship of fools" safari turns into a nightmare, they set off across Africa alone. And that makes all the difference. DEAD MEN DON'T LEAVE TIPS takes readers onto the crazed roads of African adventure and into the hearts of its people-while transforming the "travelogue" into a raw, penetrating, more poignant genre.
p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica;">DEAD MEN DON'T LEAVE TIPS: Adventures X Africa is an edge of your seat true tale about a couple’s seven month “dream” odyssey–10,000 miles overland across Africa from top-to-tip. Against their better judgment, Brandon and Cheryl, confirmed independent travelers, join a bewildering band of companions and clueless guides. After their dream of crossing Africa becomes a nightmare, they set off across the continent alone. And that makes all the difference.
p style="margin: 0px; font: 12px Helvetica; min-height: 14px;"> | |  | | Over the Top & Back Again: Hiking X the Alps
An intrepid couple digs deep to face their most gonzo escapade ever—hiking the backbone of the Alps across eight countries. Join them as they face the daunting Via Alpina—and their greatest fears—in this empowering, original, and wildly subversive tale.
span style="font-size: small;">span style="font-family: Tahoma;">• 2010 Book of the Year Bronze Award (travel essays), ForeWord Reviews/span>/span>
span style="font-size: small;">span style="font-family: Tahoma;">span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;">After decades of hiking some of the world’s great trails, adventurer and author Brandon Wilson was excited to hear about the i>Via Alpina/i>, new paths running through eight countries along the backbone of the Alps. Besides promising total immersion into Alpine life and wilderness, he knew it&rsquo | |  | | Yak Butter Blues: A Tibetan Trek of Faith
One couple’s precarious 1000-kilometer walk across Tibet provides a riveting tale of human endurance whilst providing a first-hand look at a culture teetering near extinction.
This colorfully riveting tale leads readers on a physical, spiritual and emotional pilgrimage across startling Tibet — on a trek once called "impossible."
What does it take to survive? More than you could fathom. "YAK BUTTER BLUES: A Tibetan Trek of Faith" (2005 IPPY award winner, Pilgrim's Tales, November 2005, 2nd edition), is an inspiring true story by Brandon Wilson. Join a couple and their Tibetan horse, as they become the first Western couple to trek an ancient 1000-kilometer pilgrim's trail from Lhasa to Kathmandu.
This incredible odyssey provides a riveting tale of human endurance and a first-hand look at a Tibetan culture teetering on the edge of extinction.
Little could prepare them for this ultimate test |
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Saunas and War Toys
by Kalikiano Kalei
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 An account of adventures in Scandinavia that involved flying dragons, Russian and German submarines, old WW2 era battlefields, Finnish foxes (female kind), Finnish-Mexican cuisine and much more. Written for the most part with a light touch, it ends o |
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