Australia y Oceanía

Every time Bill Bryson walks out the door memorable travel literature threatens to break out. His previous excursion up, down, and over the Appalachian Trail...

Swept off to live in Sydney by his Australian bride, American writer Tony Horwitz longs to explore the exotic reaches of his adopted land. So one day, armed only with a backpack and fantasies of the open road, he hitchhikes off into the awesome emptiness of Australia's outback....

At age 26, Maarten Troost decided to pack up his flip-flops and move to a remote South Pacific island....

The mysterious disappearance of Michael Rockefeller in remote New Guinea in 1961 has kept the world, and even Michael's powerful, influential family, guessing for years....

Culture Smart! New Zealand offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit into a memorable and enriching experience....

After two grueling years on the island of Tarawa, Troost was in no hurry to return to the South Pacific until he began to feel remarkably out of place in modern America....

At middle age, Herb and Nancy Payson decided they needed a change....

This audiobook talks in detail about this small piece of land that drifted into the Pacific Ocean during continental drift. Everything you need to know about each city in the country is explained in detail with no bias....

If you want to learn about the best of New Zealand, then you have come to the right place....

A true story of a man who took it upon himself to live alone on a deserted island in the South Pacific....

Lovers of fine travel and adventure relish Scott Smith’s rich tale as a Peace Corps volunteer. Smith’s keen observations never sag in human interest as he confronts living on the edge of Pacific island paradise. It is a must listen for island lovers....

Two modern adventurers sought a treasure possessed by the legendary "Wild Men of Borneo". One found riches. The other vanished forever into an endless jungle....

Tahiti is one of the Society Islands which, with the Gambiers, the Tuamotus, the Australs, and the Marquesas, make up French Polynesia....

The third and most ambitious of Michael Palin's adventures is a voyage of epic proportions - the circumnavigation of the Pacific Rim....

Explorer is the story of what first led Benedict Allen to head for the farthest reaches of our planet - at a time when there were still valleys and ranges known only to the remote communities who inhabited them....

In this delightful memoir, Jared Gulian describes the first four years of their new life in the country, its disasters, small triumphs, surprises, and pleasures....

Dirty Chick chronicles Antonia's first year of life as an artisan farmer....

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Greater Than a Tourist - Wellington, North Island, New Zealand by Leigh Hogle offers the inside scoop on Wellington....

New Zealand is a country of stunning and diverse natural beauty: jagged mountains, rolling pasture land, steep fjords, pristine trout-filled lakes, raging rivers, scenic beaches, and active volcanic zones....

Named one of Time Magazine International's 30 most important people of 2005, Maud Fontenoy presents us with a terrific, entertaining adventure story on the high seas....

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater than a Tourist book is for you....

Australia is different - a vast island continent with distances so great that the capital of Western Australia is closer to Singapore than it is to Sydney....

Full of adventure, wit, and natural wonders, Flannery's narrative is just such a spectacular trip - a tour de force of travel, anthropology, and natural history....

No visit to Sydney is complete without a trip to the historic Rocks district on the harbour foreshore....

Julia is granted a working holiday visa and heads to Australia. Never one to do things quietly, she tours the country via a jumble of hostels, road trips, and randomness, indulging in more than her fair share of debauchery....