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OVER THE TOP & BACK AGAIN: Hiking X the Alps
2010 Book of the Year Bronze Award
ForeWord Reviews Magazine
JOIN
adventurer Brandon Wilson on another trek of discovery, as he and
his wife traverse the high Alps along the Via Alpina for nearly
2000 kilometers across eight countries. Take 111 daily climbs and
descents of 3000 feet or more – then add snowfields, ice, 40+ days
of rain, fog, high altitude winds, deadly ticks, a mountain of cow
paddies, and crying marmots – for the adventure of a lifetime.
Whether you're planning your own Via Alpina trek, or just armchair
hiking, you've never traveled the Alps quite like this
before. A new true adventure
book with photos by the author and original sketches by Ken
Plumb.
The first travelog
In English about hiking the Via Alpina from Trieste to Monte
Carlo. Now also available for Kindle and
Nook.
"My favorite kind of adventure
tale...I laughed, I winced, and then I started checking to see when
I was next scheduled to be anywhere near the Via
Alpina.”
~ Kyle Wagner, travel editor,
The Denver Post
"Recommended for armchair travelers and anyone interested in hiking the Alps." ~ Library Journal
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Lowell Thomas Gold Award-Winner
(Society of American Travel Writers)
ForeWord Reviews Magazine
It was an idea born while hiking the
famed Camino de Santiago across Spain. Two men shared a dream of
trekking from Europe to the Middle East on the ultimate road trip.
It just happened to coincide with a path walked by thousands of
Crusaders, pilgrims and merchants during the Middle Ages, a time
when wars, unforgiving weather, wild dogs, and an ever changing
cast of characters tested even the toughest traveler.
As they say, “The more things change, the more they stay the same.”
Two modern-day travelers discover the truth when they take on that
same ultimate challenge—to hike the Templar Trail across 11
countries and 2,600 miles to Jerusalem. Throwing themselves out
into the universe with bad maps, blisters, but plenty of optimism,
they face identical challenges in search of adventure, life’s
meaning and lasting peace. Proving that even today, there’s nothing
like a little war to shake your strongest resolve.
Now also available in a
new German edition, Auf dem Templerweg, translated by Imke
Healy, and for Kindle and Nook.
“Simply one of the
most remarkable adventure stories of our
time...”
~ Richard Bangs, adventurer, author, co-founder Mountain Travel
Sobek
“More
than the mere adventure of two brave men, it is a grand and noble
quest for peace... Combines a marvelous sense of Zen with good
humor, and his personal style makes you feel as if you were there
taking part in it all...”
~ Mayra Calvani,
Midwest Book Review
"A fascinating testimony of faith
and gumption that inspired two men to take seven million steps for
peace. A must read…"
~ Arun Gandhi, president, M.K. Gandhi Institute for
Nonviolence
“A travel lodestone – a magical quest, a warts-and-all journey…
This is a special book hovering above its obvious travel-shelf slot
into a spot of its own.” ~
Marilis Hornidge, Courier-Gazette,
Maine
DEAD MEN DON'T LEAVE TIPS:
Adventures
X Africa
What
does it take to follow your dream? Quite a bit if it requires
traversing two continents from London to Cape Town. After their
seven-month overland dream safari quickly turns into a nightmare,
one couple sets off across Africa — alone — from
the heights of Mt. Kilimanjaro to the depths of war-torn Mozambique
and beyond. Their immersion in the controlled chaos of African life
leads from one wild, quirky, edge-of-your-seat adventure to
another. This is a look at the real Africa — unsanitized for your protection.
Now also available for Kindle and Nook.
"Honest, gritty and insightful. Best of all, it makes the world’s
most exciting continent read just like that.”
~ John Heminway, author,
No Man's Land: A Personal Journey into
Africa
"Entertaining and a monument to
those who would take on the challenge of land travel across one of
the most dangerous, unhealthy continents in the world."
~
Heartland Reviews
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An IPPY (Independent Publisher) Award-Winner
A
tenacious man, woman and their Tibetan horse dare to challenge fate
and the bounds of endurance on an "impossible" 1000-kilometer
Himalayan trek from Lhasa, Tibet to Kathmandu. In the shadow
of snowy Everest, they witness a Tibetan culture pushed to the edge
of extinction and discover the human link connecting us all.
A riveting tale of courage and survival, as
well as a poignant eulogy for a vanishing Shangri-La.
Now also available for Kindle and Nook, and in a new Spanish
edition, Yak Butter Blues: Una Caminata de Fe Por El
Tíbet, translated by Ramon Solé and friends.
South Asia readers can also look for a special edition entitled
A Tibetan Trek of Faith: Yak Butter Blues published in
2011 by Heritage Publishers, Delhi, India.
"Recommended for adventure travel
and Tibetan culture collections."
~
Library Journal
“A high-altitude tale of
synchronicity, divine providence, begging monks, trigger-happy
Chinese soldiers and dehydration.” ~
Rebekah Scott,
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Told with humor and insight, this
vivid narrative allows you to vicariously experience life at true
Tibetan pace, one step at a time: so close, you can almost smell
the yak butter.” ~
Michael Buckley, author of
Tibet: the Bradt Travel Guide
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