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Greater Than a Tourist: Phi Phi Islands, Krabi Provice, Thailand by Branko Ciric offers the inside scoop on Phi Phi Island. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. As part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. You will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay. This book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours but instead will give you excitement and knowledge from a local that you may not find in other smaller travel books.

Always On the Way: Travel Stories of a Semi-Young Black Woman's Life Overseas While Trying to Maintain Her Sanity recounts the trials and triumphs of a youngish Texan living, working, and traveling in the far East. In 2014, Stacy Thomas decided to fulfill one of her childhood dreams by moving to South Korea. In this book, she related the challenges she encountered while teaching English as a second language to Korean school children in grades one-six, during which she felt a kind of rage that was similar to that of the Incredible Hulk on a daily basis.

Greater Than a Tourist - Kathmandu Nepal, by Rinku Kumari, offers the inside scoop on Kathmandu. This audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Un guide culturel audio pour les curieux, les amateurs d'histoire et les voyageurs. Le parfait kit de découverte d'une région et de sa culture, à écouter depuis votre canapé, dans l'avion ou à l'hôtel ! Lorsque les Japonais évoquent leur pays, ils utilisent le plus souvent le mot wa, "harmonie".

Planning a trip to India and don't know where to go?Wondering whether you should stay in the city or outside of the city? How about where to shop or what to buy? You definitely don't want to miss seeing the Kedarnath or Badrinath, right?! Discover India right now with this audiobook.

Greater Than a Tourist: Hong Kong, China by Francesca Escarraga offers the inside scoop on Hong Kong. As a part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination. In this audiobook, you'll discover local advice that will help you throughout your trip. Travel like a local. Slow down and get to know the people and the culture of a place.

In a classroom in sultry Guangzhou, having never before left the United States nor taught a class on anything, armed only with a beginner's grasp of the language, Brasunas is confronted by 37 ninth graders in uniform. Only his intrinsic curiosity about Chinese culture and about himself drives him on, to keep trying in the tense classroom, to trust his instincts in the frenetic and dishonest street markets, and to make new friends from all walks of life.

Retired Way Out There: My Evolving Life on Koh Lanta Thailand is the story about how I came to retire on Koh Lanta, a small island in southern Thailand. The book covers my discovery of Koh Lanta two decades ago, and how I made the decision that I wanted to retire there. It includes my many trips to Koh Lanta and my transition from a tourist to a local expat. It discusses getting a home on the island, life during the pandemic restrictions, and the discovery of so much more that changed the direction of my life. I

'hamasaphar evaresṭ’ ek yaatraa-vrittaant hai, evaresṭ bes kainp ke saath-saath gokyo jheelon kaa bhee. Nepaal men bhaarateeyon ke lie kisee veezaa-paasaporṭ kee aavashyakataa naheen hotee, tab bhee vah hai to videsh hee. Alag karensee, alag ṭaa_im-zon, alag neṭavark, alag bhaaṣaa, alag khaan-paan. In sabake beech ek bhaarateey dnpatti ne kis tarah taalamel baiṭhaayaa, yah paḍhanaa aapako romaanchak avashy lagegaa.

To this day, China remains an enigma. Ancient, complex and fast moving, it defies easy understanding. Ever since he was a boy, Alexandre Trudeau has been fascinated by this great country. Recounting his experiences in the China of recent years, Trudeau visits artists and migrant workers, townspeople and rural farmers.

To cross the boundaries of convenience and reach these forbidden areas all of us have to cross a line, an inner line, and find our own Inner Line Pass. Umesh Pant’s travelogue Inner Line Pass is the story of one such journey that goes on in the outer world and the inner world of the heart. It is an account of an 18-day journey of over 200 kilometres on foot that takes the traveller to the heights of beauty - and danger.

For those looking to live in Japan, this series offers penetrating cultural insights to give you a clear idea of what you're in for. Sparing you years of wondering why things are the way they are, Steve gives you the lay of the land with his distinct perspective and sense of humor.

Tessa Keswick first travelled to China in 1982 and immediately fell in love with its history, culture and landscape. Over the next 30 years, she travelled extensively in China, visiting its temples and landmarks, the sites of its most famous battles and the birthplaces of its best-known poets and philosophers. She also witnessed China's transformation, as hundreds of millions were lifted out of poverty and the country emerged as an economic superpower in waiting.

Greater Than a Tourist—Baguio City, Benguet, Philippines by Denice Hally Salting offers the inside scoop on the City of Pines. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

In this amazing audiobook, Charles King talks us through more than one hundred facts about the country of India. Separated into sections such as its geography, its landmarks, famous Indian figures from history and many more you will be sure to learn plenty of fascinating information. Whether you are planning on visiting India, working on a geography project or just want to know more about this beautiful country, this is an excellent addition to your audiobook catalogue.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate. Most food guides tell you how to eat like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Eat Like a Local series, this book will give you a food guide from someone who has lived at your next culinary destination.

Planning a trip to China and don't know where to go? Have no idea where to start this trip in this wonderful country you're about to see? You're going to be one of China's 56 million visitors this year? Should you stay in the city or outside the city? You for sure don't want to miss seeing the forbidden city! How about the Great Wall of China? How about what to buy in China? Shopping? Want to know where you can bargain shop? And what to buy? All the answers are just one click away! Discover China right now with what we cover in this audiobook!

¡Te haremos hablar japonés en muy poco tiempo! El método de aprendizaje de audio paralelo Lingo Jump facilita el aprendizaje del japonés en tu tiempo libre. Ya sea que estés descansando o yendo de un lado a otro, nuestras lecciones de audio sencillas, claras y divertidas te ayudarán a aprender imitando a nuestros locutores. Sumérgete en el japonés con confianza: estamos aquí para hacerte hablar usando frases que aprenderás fácilmente a través del audio paralelo.

Stu Nugent was never a good candidate for a round-the-world cycling trip. He was, and remains, a coward. In a flash of uncharacteristic daring, he attempted to cycle the Northern Silk Road, from Shanghai to Europe. He failed. He failed dramatically. Against a backdrop of the world's most staggering, awe-inspiring landscapes, he was forced to smoke opium at gunpoint, attacked by a snake in a remote Kyrgyz river, robbed at gunpoint by the police, and eventually imprisoned in anonymous jail somewhere on the Kazakh steppe. How did it all go so wrong?

Greater Than a Tourist - Chiang Rai, Thailand by Mihir Vaja offers the inside scoop on Chiang Rai. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater Than a Tourist series, this audiobook will give you travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination. From this audiobook you will discover advice that will help you throughout your stay. This book will not tell you exact addresses or store hours but instead will give you excitement and knowledge from a local.