Travel audiobooks

Chickens, Mules and Two Old Fools

By: Victoria Twead

Narrated by: Jilly Bond

Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

If Joe and Vicky had known what relocating to a tiny mountain village in Andalucía would REALLY be like, they might have hesitated. They can have no idea of the culture shock in store for them… no idea they'll become reluctant chicken farmers and own the most dangerous cockerel in Spain… no idea they'll help capture a vulture and be rescued by a... Read more

How to Fly with Less Stress

By: Rev. Dr. Cindy Paulos Msc.D

Narrated by: Cindy Paulos

Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

This informative, entertaining collection of tips covers every step of the process, from planning your trip and stopping the mail at home, to deep breathing, affirmations and simple exercises you can do in your seat when things in the cabin get turbulent or boring.“How to Fly with Less Stress” gives you an holistic approach to air travel, with... Read more

Happísland

By: Cédric H. Roserens

Narrated by: Angus Freathy

Length: 44 minutes

Abridged: No

A first shot of Iceland with an aftertaste of rotten shark. A small unpretentious introduction to Iceland's way of life, focused on Reykjavík. Swiss superspy Hans-Ueli Stauffacher is sent one full calendar year to Iceland to understand why Icelandic people are happier than Swiss people... Read more

Mallorcas letzte Geheimnisse - Inselwissen, das selbst Mallorca-Kenner verblüfft

By: Jürgen Mayer

Narrated by: Jürgen Mayer

Length: 1 hour 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Sie glauben, Sie kennen Mallorca wirklich? Sie werden bei diesem Hörbuch staunen, was Sie alles noch nicht wissen - über Ihre Lieblingsinsel! Oder kennen Sie denjenigen, der jeden Tag mehr als 200 Kilo Sand vom Traumstrand "Es Trenc" klaut? Können Sie sagen, wann der pünktliche Wind die Inselmitte durchweht? Oder warum das "magische Auge"... Read more

Arabian Sands

By: Wilfred Thesiger

Narrated by: Laurence Kennedy

Length: 12 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Arabian Sands is Wilfred Thesiger’s stunning account of five years spent crossing the Arabian Peninsula by foot and on camels, with nomadic Bedouin tribesmen as guides. Traveling between 1945 and 1950, the British explorer treks through Yemen, The Empty Quarter, Oman and parts of the then Trucial States, crossing and re-crossing around 250,000... Read more

Figures in a Landscape

By: Paul Theroux

Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini

Length: 16 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

Drawing together a fascinating body of writing from over 14 years of work, Figures in a Landscape ranges from profiles of cultural icons (Oliver Sacks, Elizabeth Taylor, Robin Williams) to intimate personal remembrances; from thrilling adventures in Africa to literary writings from Theroux's rich and expansive personal reading. Collectively... Read more

The Traveling Feast

By: Rick Bass

Narrated by: Rick Bass

Length: 7 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

Acclaimed author Rick Bass decided to thank all of his writing heroes in person, one meal at a time, in this "rich smorgasbord of a memoir . . . a soul-nourishing, road-burning act of tribute" (New York Times Book Review).

From his bid to become Eudora Welty's lawn boy to the time George Plimpton offered to punch him in the nose, lineage has... Read more

Alone Time

By: Stephanie Rosenbloom

Narrated by: Stephanie Rosenbloom

Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

"In Paris (or anywhere else, really) a table for one can be a most delightful place." --Alone Time, as seen in The New York Times

A wise, passionate account of the pleasures of traveling solo

In our increasingly frantic daily lives, many people are genuinely fearful of the prospect of solitude, but time alone can be both rich and restorative,... Read more

Five-Finger Discount

By: Helene Stapinski

Narrated by: Helene Stapinski

Length: 10 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Now a PBS documentary, this astonishing memoir of growing up in rough-and-tumble Jersey City “will steal your heart” (People)

With deadpan humor and obvious affection, Five-Finger Discount recounts the story of an unforgettable New Jersey family of swindlers, bookies, embezzlers, and mobster-wannabes. In the memoir Mary Karr calls “a... Read more

Eating My Heroes

By: Rick Bass

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

On the Road meets Tuesdays with Morrie in this pilgrimage by "an American classic" (Newsweek) to thank his most important mentors through memorable meals and conversations

"Some years later, George Plimpton offered to punch me in the nose," recounts Rick Bass, remembering fondly a conversation with the famed Paris Review editor in his office, in... Read more

Arctic Sven

By: Loren Jay Chassels

Narrated by: David A. Conatser

Length: 6 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The true story of a young EMT / school teacher who found inner harmony on the Appalachian Trail Read more

Travel Tales: Women Alone — The #MeToo of Travel!

By: Michael Brein

Narrated by: Gary Roelofs & Rose Dupouy

Length: 12 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

THIS SERIESThese are the true travel tales of solo women travelers being sexually harassed and assaulted in their travels around the world and what some of them were able to do about it! This is a book about how to survive as a solo woman traveler abroad.They are shouting “Me Too!” to you through these pages! No one should be subjected to the... Read more

Adrift [Movie tie-in]

By: Tami Oldham Ashcraft

Narrated by: Laurence Bouvard

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

The heart-stopping memoir, soon to be a major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley and Sam Claflin, and directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Everest).Young and in love, their lives ahead of them, Tami Oldham and her fiancé Richard Sharp set sail from Tahiti under brilliant blue skies, with Tami’s hometown of San Diego as their ultimate... Read more

See You Again in Pyongyang

By: Travis Jeppesen

Narrated by: Will Collyer

Length: 12 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

A "close-up look at the cloistered country" (USA Today), See You Again in Pyongyang is American writer Travis Jeppesen's "probing" and "artful" (New York Times Book Review) chronicle of his travels in North Korea--an eye-opening portrait that goes behind the headlines about Trump and Kim, revealing North Koreans' "entrepreneurial spirit, and... Read more

Groovin' - Abridged

By: Rich Israel

Narrated by: J. R. Moorland

Length: 5 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Do you have the courage to follow your dreams? In this delightful coming-of-age memoir, Rich Israel takes off on a journey of self-discovery during the late 1960s. Renouncing societal norms, he hitchhikes across the country, works at a circus, and rides a horse hundreds of miles through the Rocky Mountain wilderness—all the while, the draft and... Read more

Camping Tips

By: Wesley Jones

Narrated by: Rick Paradis

Length: 1 hour 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Great. You’re going on a camping trip. Now what? Many people have no clue what to do when they’re camping. When this is the case, it can turn into a boring, frustrating downgrade from a hotel room, or even your own home. But camping can be fun and interesting in a variety of ways. Learn to make the most of your experience in nature and become a... Read more

By the Smoke and the Smell

By: Thad Vogler

Narrated by: Alexander Cendese

Length: 9 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

We care so much about the food we eat: how it is made, by whom, and where. Yet we are far less careful about the spirits we drink, often allowing the biggest brands with the most marketing dollars to control the narrative. In By the Smoke and the Smell, Vogler is here to set the record straight. This remarkable memoir is the first book to ask... Read more

North Shore Chronicles

By: Bruce Jenkins

Narrated by: Tim Sinclair

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

In this memorable account of 17 trips he made to Hawaii's North Shore starting in 1974, Bruce Jenkins, considered the Kerouac of surf writers, profiles the area's elite, the superstars who live to conquer Hawaii's deadliest waves. Here are the egoists, stylists, gladiators, and purists of the sport, from big-wave greats Darrick Doerner and Mark... Read more

Among the Lemon Trees

By: Nadia Marks

Narrated by: Daphne Alexander

Length: 9 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Escape to Greece in this moving story of love and secrets, set across a century of family history. From Nadia Marks, Among the Lemon Trees is a bestselling holiday romance and the perfect beach read. For fans of Victoria Hislop's Cartes Postales from Greece.

Anna thought her marriage to Max would last forever.

Having raised two happy children... Read more

The Venetian Game

By: Philip Gwynne Jones

Narrated by: Tim Bruce

Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

'An unputdownable thriller' Gregory Dowling

'It is no surprise to find that Philip Gwynne Jones lives in Venice... art and architecture interweave into a story that builds to an almost surreal climax' Daily Mail

*****

A game of cross and double-cross in Venice, one of the most beautiful cities on earth.

From his office on the Street of the... Read more

First Train Out of Denver

By: Leo Jenkins

Narrated by: Corey M. Snow

Length: 6 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

On a tenebrous winter morning in Denver, Colorado, Leo Jenkins felt the weight of the world crushing him. Leo has a decision to make—maintain a comfortable position in a career he's no longer passionate about—or take a massive leap of faith. Giving up everything he's ever known, Jenkins sells his business, purges every possession that won't fit... Read more

Tip of the Iceberg

By: Mark Adams

Narrated by: Mark Adams

Length: 9 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

**The National Bestseller**

From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Turn Right at Machu Picchu, a fascinating, wild, and wonder-filled journey into Alaska, America's last frontier

In 1899, railroad magnate Edward H. Harriman organized a most unusual summer voyage to the wilds of Alaska: He converted a steamship into a luxury "floating... Read more

Asian Journals

By: Joseph Campbell

Narrated by: Fred Stella

Length: 26 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

At the beginning of his career, Joseph Campbell developed a lasting fascination with the cultures of the Far East, and explorations of Buddhist and Hindu philosophy later became recurring motifs in his vast body of work. However, Campbell had to wait until middle age to visit the lands that inspired him so deeply. In 1954, he took a sabbatical... Read more

Our Towns

By: James Fallows & Deborah Fallows

Narrated by: James Fallows & Deborah Fallows

Length: 15 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

***NATIONAL BEST SELLER***

A vivid, surprising portrait of the civic and economic reinvention taking place in America, town by town and generally out of view of the national media. A realistically positive and provocative view of the country between its coasts.

For the last five years, James and Deborah Fallows have been traveling across America... Read more