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Book One in the series, inspired by radio interviews collected on round-Australia jaunt for a national broadcaster; stories mostly light and bright with an amusing “innocent abroad” feel.

The author was a United States Peace Corps volunteer in the Kingdom of Tonga from 1984 to 1986. His observations and experiences are frankly recounted in two intertwined short stories. Names have been changed, and the narrative placed in the third person. The first short story, An American Volunteer at Work, describes a typical day in the volunteer’s assigned job as a statistician with the Statistics Department, which was part of the Ministry of Finance, in Nuku’alofa.

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. Eat Like a Local - Auckland by Artem Axenov offers the inside scoop on food in Auckland. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local, it is never too late to visit Dar Es Salaam. 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 candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Рут Шоу искусно собирает воедино зарисовки из своих книжных магазинов в живописном уголке Новой Зеландии, размышления о любимых книгах и трогательные истории из своей насыщенной и разнообразной жизни. Она служила во флоте, была поваром, медсестрой, экономкой, предпринимателем, капитаном туристического судна... Стойкая, активная, эмоциональная, умеющая держать удары судьбы, Рут плавала по Тихому океану, попадала в лапы пиратов, работала в криминальном сиднейском районе Кингс-Кросс, становилась защитницей природы и вместе со своим мужем Лэнсом ходила на паруснике "Брейкси Гёрл", способном перевозить пассажиров на субантарктические острова.

In this audiobook, you will discover advice on having a unique culinary experience. This audiobook will not tell you exact addresses or hours, but instead will give you excitement and knowledge of food and drinks from a local that you may not find in other travel food guides.

There's no better way to see this vast country of ours than by hitting roads along the coastline, or heading inland to the mountains, deserts and wide, open plains. As host of ABC TV's Back Roads, Heather Ewart has travelled thousands of kilometres over a multitude of routes – some bitumen, some little more than rough dirt tracks – to bring a taste of life beyond the cities to viewers.

At a time when Australians are embracing the country they live in and wanting to explore our richly diverse landscapes more than ever, Heather has some fabulous suggestions to get you started. From the dusty Oodnadatta Track to the spectacular Great Alpine Road to byways along the sparkling and pristine topaz waters around Esperance, Ewart's road trips reflect her own distinct experience and come with personal tips on getting the best out of your journey.