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  The Only Way Is West - A Once In...

  Bradley Chermside

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  Can an email address scribbled on €20 change a life? Yes! 
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  What would you do if you're given a €20 note in Greece with an email address scribbled on it: 
  1. Spend it?  
  2. Slip the suspect counterfeit bill into an enemy’s birthday card? 
  3. Send an email, hoping it will lead to you finding everlasting love?  
  Brad, a hopeless romantic, chose the latter. 
  Two years later, his love life remains a disaster and his career is misfiring. As he’s about to walk Spain’s fabled Camino de Santiago to ponder some profound life changes, Brad receives a reply. 
  Incredibly, it’s from a woman who lives on the pilgrimage path, far away from where the money first crossed his palm. She invites him to sleep… ‘on her house.’ 
  Hiking 900km on the Road to Santiago to a blind date with the mystery €20 woman, Brad has the adventure of a lifetime. 
  His heart is warmed by fellow pilgrims and natives who give him more reason than ever to believe in the kindness of the human spirit; he befriends a hilarious Hungarian who speaks English in song titles and has his raison d’être revealed to him by a barefoot Mayan mystic.  
  Will he meet his happily-ever-after along the way too? Mainstream Media Praise: 
  "An inspiring, touching, heartfelt and funny memoir that made me howl with laughter throughout. A wonderful read." - Kevin Hand, BBC London.Praise in Amazon Reviews for The Only Way Is West: 
  ★★★★★ "I loved this book. For anyone interested in the Camino, this is a must read." - Kate 
  ★★★★★ "Probably the best book I've ever read." - D Clay. 
  ★★★★★ "I was hooked from page one and couldn't put it down." - Georine

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  The Scorpion-Fish

  Nicolas Bouvier

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  On an unamed Island that can only be Ceylon, the traveller checks into his 117th rented room, abandoned by his lover, poor and feverish. A book on Indian insects deepens his morbid fascination with the crawling inhabitants of the room-'a pretty world of killers'- barely distinguishable from the insect like habitues of the local cafe, the charlatans and fake exorcists, the indolent landowners, merchants and priests. In this exhausted state, he grows antennae that are 'tensed between the real and the occult'. The distinction between fact and fiction is blurred, but in this world of the imagination truths are sometimes crystal clear. A long-dead, levitating priest and the beautiful but deadly scorpion-fish, symbol of Bouvier's ambivalent relationship with the Island, are but two of the specters which eventually lose their hold on the author, releasing him back to life. It is a classic tale of the mental breakdown of a western traveller in the feverish heat of the tropical East - but which yet offers precious insights into the world and the self.

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  Enlightened Adventures The Art...

  Niina Niskanen

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  Take a transformative journey with Enlightened Adventures: The Art Of Slow Travel, an audiobook that delves into the beauty of slowing down and savoring every moment while exploring the world. Through captivating stories and practical insights, this audiobook encourages listeners to embrace a mindful approach to travel, immersing themselves fully in new cultures and experiences. 
  Why You’ll Love It:🌱 Mindful Travel Philosophy: Encourages listeners to appreciate the journey, fostering deeper cultural connections and personal growth.🌏 Cultural Immersion: Offers stories and experiences from various destinations, helping listeners gain a richer understanding of the world.🎧 Relaxing Narration: The soothing voice of the narrator enhances the reflective nature of slow travel, making for a peaceful listening experience.🛤️ Practical Advice: Provides tips on how to travel mindfully, allowing listeners to bring balance and intentionality to their adventures. 
  Rediscover the joy of travel with Enlightened Adventures: The Art Of Slow Travel, and let the journey begin.  
  Slow travel is a mindset and approach to travel that focuses on immersing oneself in the local culture and environment, rather than just ticking off tourist attractions. It involves taking time to explore a destination at a leisurely pace, savoring the moments and experiences along the way. Slow travel often involves traveling by train, bike, or on foot, and staying in local accommodations or homes instead of hotels.

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  Haunted Greenville South Carolina

  Jason Profit

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  A psychic and paranormalist takes readers on a ghostly tour of the historic city filled with southern charm—and southern spirits.    Rumor has it that water—still or flowing—is a medium for paranormal activity. Residents of Greenville, South Carolina, have gathered at Falls Park on the river for generations, so it is no coincidence that this upstate city is teeming with spirits whose stories have yet to be told. From the aggressive spirits trapped in the 1920s grandeur of the Westin Poinsett Hotel to the moans of the wrongly accused Willie Earle, these ghosts have unfinished business. Watch as phantoms of children drift through the rows of Springwood Cemetery and discover what lurks behind the Tiffany stained-glass hallways of the Gassaway Mansion, as paranormalist and owner of Greenville Ghost Tours, Jason Profit, guides readers through the chilling past of this historic city with an entertaining collection of tales.

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  Unlikely Positions in Unlikely...

  Elizabeth Gowing

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  Elizabeth Gowing is not a likely yogini. She is too fond of cake and To-do lists, and sometimes falls over on her mat.  
   
  But yoga has taken her on journeys both inside and out and now she follows yoga around Britain - from the village hall where a quivering triangle pose was interrupted by the council recycling collection to a sound gong bath in the country's noisiest city, from Cornwall to Scotland. She discovers prisoners finding solace in child's pose; children finding expression in dancer pose, and dancers sitting bendily in cobbler's pose. Her feet start to hurt and she realizes that yoga is a current of shared experience that runs quietly through British society, through Middle England to the nation's extremes from Newcastle to Nottingham, East Anglia to West Kilbride, she untangles the Ashtanga from the Kundalini, the Sanskrit from the whimsical new-age, and finds the ways that yoga is rebuilding communities and lives - and her own wobbling body. Sometimes funny, sometimes touching, Gowing evokes the characters and communities she meets along a fascinating journey in a celebration of ancient wisdom solving modern-day problems and the exultation of finally mastering the Crow.

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  A History of the Peak District...

  David Hey

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  “A superb new book . . . explores the history of Britain’s first National Park from the Stone Age to the modern day . . . lavishly illustrated.”—Reflections Magazine   The moors of the Peak District provide some of the finest walking country in England. The pleasure of rambling across them is enhanced by a knowledge of their history, ranging from prehistoric times and the middle ages to their conversion for grouse shooting and the struggle for the “right to roam” in modern times. This distinctive landscape is not an untouched, natural relic for it has been shaped by humans over the centuries. Now it is being conserved as part of Britain’s first National Park; much of it is in the care of The National Trust.   The book covers all periods of time from prehistory to the present, for a typical moorland walk might take in the standing stones of a prehistoric stone circle, a medieval boundary marker, a guide stoop dated 1709, the straight walls of nineteenth-century enclosure, a row of Victorian grouse butts, a long line of flagstones brought in by helicopter, and very much more besides.   “This is no ‘desk-based study’ but the product of a lifetime of living, working and researching in or immediately adjacent to the moors.”—The Local Historian   “David writes with a contagious enthusiasm. This generously illustrated book roams amongst the best—and lesser-known—moorland features . . . a guide par excellence.”—Peak Advertiser   “Few tomes can have been quite as comprehensive as David’s. Within these pages are Romans and Vikings, railways and canals, ramblers and World War Two soldiers.”—The Star (Sheffield)

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