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Hi,

What book that involves travel in the real world (a.k.a. Earth) would you recommend?

You might like The StarMind Alert. It takes you to Turkey, Pakistan, Thailand and Japan. My website is rhkohno.com.

thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out!

You're welcome. Enjoy.

Journey to Svalbard! Free Tuesday until Saturday on Amazon.
Svalbard Summer: a novelette

Rose wrote: "
Journey to Svalbard! Free Tuesday until Saturday on Amazon.
Svalbard Summer: a novelette"

Thank you!

You’re welcome!

Consider this novella:

Catamaran Crossing: A Sailing Adventure from La Coruña to Antigua

Caledonia: Scotland, Panama, Jamaica, New York, Philadelphia, Ocean voyage

Hitting the Road Without a Map

Would Mars count? Or Ceres? Saturn or other star systems? There are no maps to these destinations and roads do not exist.

Giving away eBooks for my sci-fi story Sol is Not Lost. The first 100 folks to send a request to [email protected] will get a copy e-mailed in either .epub or .mobi format. For .mobi, I can send it right to your Kindle address, but I must see the e-mail request first with the format and to log you as one of the lucky 100 -- no subsequent mailers to you, only name and email address for delivery (This can be your secondary address. Why should government bureaucrats be the only ones with multiple identities?) You can look up the book and description here on goodreads.com.

(I'm still here cranking away for my website launch.)

Happy travelling!

Michael J. Scharen

"Voyage to Crusoe" is an adventure on the "high seas" in a sailboat -- no "conveniences" yet wide open sea, just the way it was in the past. The added twist is that the sailboat has a "hidden" mission, and a car chase or rather boat chase is quite different in the middle of the Pacific. It was calm and pieceful until it wasn't. Here is my full review.
A trip to surf undiscovered waves takes a deadly turn
https://3no7.wordpress.com/2021/02/20...

The late 19th/early 20th century writer Grant Allen wrote a delightful book "Miss Cayley's Adventures." [Georgina] Lois Cayley is a clever, college-educated turn-of-the-century woman who, with 2 pence in her pocket, decides to see the world. How she goes from one adventure to the next, from England to Germany to Italy to Egypt and onward is a fun read. She is often mentioned as one of that era's "Female Sherlocks", along with Dorcas Dene, Loveday Brooke, Lady Molly because some of her adventures involve solving mysteries.

"BENJAMIN JONES - The Call of The Shaman."

Is Darkness Falling upon the Earth...?? What's the connection to the ancient gods here?? What creatures lurk in the shadows?? What about the curse of the wolf boy??

Only you can discover the answers.

Book trailer: https://lumen5.com/user/fatalnightmar...

Get "The Call of The Shaman" here:
US: https://amazon.com/dp/B08MBFXSR9
UK: https://amazon.co.uk/dp/B08MBFXSR9

SHADY AFFAIRS AT SPRUCE-JUNGLE by M K S!

New release full of adventure and travel on mountains. A suspense-thriller with a touch of romance, spirituality, miracles with an ecstatic ending you couldn't get enough. Available as both paperback and Kindle ebook

Hi, guys. My name is Asa. And I am starting to narrate my on books.

I wanted to share this short excerpt. Not from my audiobook, but just an example of my own work.

What do you think of this story...?? This is from BENJAMIN JONES - The Call of The Shaman."

Short narration. The origin of Wolf boy:

https://voca.ro/15wbYQjQunyb

I would recommend an old one called Holidays in Hell by P.J. O'Rourke. It is a hilarious romp across the globe during the chaos that accompanied the closing years of the Cold War.

To be honest, this book was something of a life changer for me. I had a difficult childhood and was in a dark place when I read it. Not only did it bring me some desperately needed humor, it kind of showed me that there was no sense in staying in one place being miserable when there is a whole world out there to misbehave in.

I joined the Navy as soon as I could and then spent the next six years bar brawling my way across the Far East with a Blood Alcohol Level that far exceeded my IQ.

I regret nothing.

Additionally, I might add that my current series in progress is something of a coming of age / humor / crime / adventure tale set within the US Navy near the end of the Cold War. It takes place in various exotic locales.

The story follows the misadventures of a group of enlisted sailors trying to navigate romantic entanglements, military politics, bar brawls, criminal gangs, venereal disease, and personality conflicts with a Blood Alcohol Level that often exceeds their IQ.

Tequila Vikings
takes place in San Diego, CA and Tijuana, Mexico.



Olongapo Earp
is set in Japan and the Philippines.



In Neptune's Martyrs (Aug 2021), the characters travel across Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Guam, Australia and Thailand.

In addition to opening a window into a military subculture that is criminally under-documented, writing the Tequila Vikings series was more fun than watching a drunken wildebeest navigate a shopping mall escalator in a pair of broken roller skates. Living it was even better.

Eleanor's Travels
21 countries, seven continents

Alexis wrote: "Hi,

What book that involves travel in the real world (a.k.a. Earth) would you recommend?"

Hello, Alexis!

Through the Magic Sunglasses

Alexis, because I enjoy writing fiction around our travels, Hidden in Sunlight is about a journey through parts of Italy.

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LOST HERITAGE by ROBERT BLAKE set in the 1920s with flashbacks to the 1890s and WW1. An archaeologist has disappeared in mysterious circumstances after a major discovery and a journalist goes on the hunt. The action moves from Europe to South America to the Caribbean and on to the Middle East and India before returning to England. Think of a cross between THE ENGLISH PATIENT and INDIANA JONES with a real twist in the ending.

Hi Alexis
Below, are three books that would take you to different parts of the world. These places are: the Amazon (on a river boat), Tibet (a true life adventure in Lhasa) and Spain (specifically, Spanish monasteries located between Barcelona and Malaga). These books are all non-fiction, but they are narrative non-fiction, ie., they tell a story.
The titles are:
'Along the River that Flows Uphill'
'Lost in Tibet'
'A Room with a Pew'
As co-authors of these titles, along with Richard Starks, we hope you decide to give them a read.

Best wishes, Miriam

The entire "Inspector Andreas Kaldis" series by Jeffrey Siger is almost like reading a travel log but with crime. All are set in Greece and its surrounding islands. The culture and geography are actually very interesting and always play an important part in the narrative. I have read the whole series and enjoyed every book. Here is the link to the most recent book "A Deadly Twist." Enjoy https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I read and reviewed a book called "Miss Cayley's Adventures" by Grant Allen. Written in the 1890s, it's the tale of a young, adventurous, university educated woman who, despite the fact that she's left with 2 pence to her name, decides she is going to travel around the world. The second half of the book, a race to get from Asia to England to save her persistent suitor from a criminal charge is quite rushed; the first half is much better. One of those older books that was originally serialized, it's more character than geography, but a surprisingly engaging read.

J. wrote: "I read and reviewed a book called "Miss Cayley's Adventures" by Grant Allen. Written in the 1890s, it's the tale of a young, adventurous, university educated woman who, despite the fact that she's ..."

This book sounds wonderful!

Viola wrote: "J. wrote: "I read and reviewed a book called "Miss Cayley's Adventures" by Grant Allen. Written in the 1890s, it's the tale of a young, adventurous, university educated woman who, despite the fact ..."

Great suggestion !

Hello Alexis,
Though I have been more wrapped up in promoting my new book coming out next month, you might enjoy Life is Weird: Second Edition

In this book I travel from Hawaii to California, to France, the Netherlands, back to France, Switzerland and all the way back around. It contains a detailed travel diary of my experiences and insightful philosophical reflections that rise out of the travel diary which surveys themes of: self identity construct, cultural relativity, newness, fear and liberation, a re-problematization of Plato's Cave Allegory from the Republic book VII and more!

It certainly will take you around the world if that is what you are looking for.

Take care!

Daniel Martin

Svalbard is still closed to travel. This week journey there with Jennifer Ritter. It’s free on Amazon from 5/19 - 5/23. Enjoy the midnight sun, the mystical terrain, and a chilling story.
Svalbard Summer: a novelette

Apart from my latest book (of course!) I'd highly recommend (for example) Stalin's Nose by Rory MacLean. Probably one of the best books I've ever read.

My Anna Davies Mystery Series comprises Missing in Egypt, Missing at Sea, Missing in London, Missing in France and Missing in Australia. Missing at Sea, in particular, covers many of the cruise stops on the way from Sydney to London.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6...-

A realistic reimagining of an Andean folktale, The Water at the End of the World follows a young woman’s journey through the Andes on her quest in search of the magical water that will cure the young heir to the throne of the Inca Empire.
The Water at the End of the World
Available on kindle unlimited, paperback, and hardcover.

I certainly am not unbiased in regard to travel books, and therefore recommend

It provides a view of present-day American West, as experienced by two Midwesterners who volunteer to transport a friends huge RV from Ohio to Oregon. A roadtrip story with photos. The book is titled "Hitting the Road Without a Map."

Love at the Garden Tomb by R F Whong.
about Jerusalem and Israel.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8MK77WK