"Explore seven continent maps packed with hundreds of activities and challenges to inspire armchair travelers of any age. Whether you're visiting the penguins of Antarctica, dancing the samba in Brazil, or steering a gondola in Venice, this book brings together epic adventures from the remotest corners of the globe and discoveries to be made on your own doorstep"--Unedited summary from the book.

An abridged version of the famous woman journalist's experiences as she tries a trip around the world in less than eighty days in the late nineteenth century.

"Lucile is on a search for her perfect cabin, so she sets off on an exciting trip around the world, looking for ideas. Traveling from the forests of Sweden to the comfort of snowy Siberia and the enchanting caves in Turkey, will Lucile find her dream home?-- Page 4 of cover.

An introduction to the life of the famous Portugese explorer who set out to circumnavigate the Earth.

"One day, a girl gets on her motorcycle and rides away. She wants to wander the world. To go... Elsewhere. This is the true story of the first woman to ride a motorcycle around the world alone. Each place has something to teach her. Each place is beautiful. And despite many flat tires and falls, she learns to always get back up and keep riding."--Provided by publisher.

"In the 1890s, times were tough, and opportunities for women were few and far between. When mother-of-three Annie Londonderry saw an ad promising $10,000 to a woman who could cycle around the world in a year, something no one thought possible, she decided it was time to learn to ride. She waved goodbye to her family in Boston and set off for Chicago. Annie was exhausted when she arrived fifty-nine days later--and she realized she'd never make it across...

"Join two daredevil journalists, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, as they race against each other--and the ticking clock--to circle the globe in fewer than 80 days. And by any means possible--ship, train, even foot! Bly, energetic and scrappy, and Bisland, poetic and sophisticated, shared one common goal: to prove that women could not only travel the world but were just as curious, capable, and courageous as any man. Did it really matter who won...

James Cook, son of a farm laborer and onetime shopkeeper's apprentice, became one of England's greatest explorers. After learning his trade as a seafarer in the Royal Navy, he commanded three epic voyages that took him around the world twice and from the Antarctic to the Arctic. His many discoveries included the Great Barrier Reef of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. His exploration of the South Pacific added immeasurably to the geography of that...