This book contains a vivid description of an adventurous roundtrip cruise aboard the 100-year-old Zodiac schooner from Bellingham, Washington state (USA) to Desolation Sound in British Columbia. Come along with Jim Hendrickson, a well-traveled author of twenty travel adventure books. First, he describes the original indigenous First Nations people in the Sound, followed by a well-researched description of its European explorers, early settlers, draft dodgers and hippie communes. Next, the ...

Jim Hendrickson takes us on his fifth trip around the world. He visits the Philippine islands of Luzon and Palawan; tours Taipei, the capital of Taiwan; experiences South Korea's capital Seoul, the Demilitarized Zone, and stays in a Buddhist temple; enjoys a homestay in Osaka, Japan; relates daily life in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia; embellishes what he loves about Germany; describes the beautiful Faroe Islands of Denmark; sails completely around Spitsbergen, Norway; ventures on a two-week...

Travel with the author to some fascinating and popular places as well as to interesting but less-traveled places in Southern South America. You will visit dozens of places through the author's adventures and misadventures in Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and the Falkland Islands (also known as Islas Malvinas).

This new book describes many adventurous trips that the author has taken by boat or ship to many countries and regions of the world. It is divided by specific areas such an the Arctic, Europe, Oceania, and the United States.

This book contains 23 short tales about some strange places, events, people and things in Jefferson County, Washington state. Among the many stories in the book, you will discover fascinating facts about a haunted castle that is now a popular hotel, an annual pagan festival, a top secret military island, and a mysterious sea creature who lives in the waters off Jefferson County. The author, who currently resides there, has extensively researched every fact included in the book. This new ed...

In this book you will travel with me vicariously 30,000 miles around the world through Europe, India, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, the Cook Islands, and the Marquesas Islands on a four-month trip during which you will meet many interesting people and learn about their fascinating cultures.

The author describes an adventurous bus trip from San Diego, California to San Lucas, Baja California. He includes descriptions of all the places, people, terrain, cultures, and dozens of fascinating activities in which he participated. This is a perfect book for armchair travelers plus intrepid travelers heading to the backroads and small towns hundreds of miles into Baja California--from tip to toe.

In this book I describe many adventures and misadventures that I experienced during a two-month trip in the countries listed in the book's subtitle. Come along with me on a very challenging bicycle tour in southwestern Sardinia, an enjoyable visit to the beautiful island of Corsica, an educational week around amazing Malta, a fascinating and somewhat dangerous trip to radioactive Chernobyl, a journey around little visited Armenia, and finally an extremely adventurous (and risky) private to...

Come along on an adventurous trip to North Central United States, and learn about the cowboy president Teddy Roosevelt, the cowboy artist Charles Russell, the Plains Indians, Lewis & Clark, the Hutterite colonies, and much, much more! In this book you will meet many interesting people, and visit fascinating places in five American states located in the North Central region of the country. The book reads much like a personal diary of the author's adventures experienced in his native land.

Come along on a 44-day tour by RV caravan from Florida's Pandandle down the West Coast of the state to Key West, and up the East Coast to Jacksonville. Learn about the many places, attractions and activities experienced by the author. Key words: RV travel, RV caravans, Florida travel, Key West, Kennedy Space Center

This book takes you on a 3,200-mile bicycle expedition from Missoula, Montana to Anchorage, Alaska. You'll read about my 73-day bicycle tour that was filled with adventures including a grueling ascent to Logan Pass in Glacier National Park, a scary standoff with a black bear in the Yukon, a daring dash through a forest fire, and a harrowing ride over the Top-of-the-World Highway.

This book describes my fifth trip to Alaska where, according to Jack London, once you visit that northern region of the world, it takes a firm hold of your spirit, and you want to return some day.In the summer of 2014, I made a relatively comfortable road trip for six weeks in my 2008 Lexus SUV with which I pulled a 17-foot custom-made travel trailer that cost $30,000. It had a cozy bed, air conditioner, solar power, and a tiny "wet bath" in which I could almost accomplish my toile...