Travel

Around the World on a Bicycle

by Thomas Stevens Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Thomas Stevens was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle, a large-wheeled Ordinary. His journey started in April 1884 in San Franc…

Six Months In Mexico

by Nellie Bly Read by James K. White 4.5
This is an account of Nellie Bly's travels through Mexico in 1885. The book was originally a series of individual articles that she submitte…

Through Glacier Park

by Mary Roberts Rinehart Read by Laura Victoria 4.7
This is about a three-hundred mile trip across the Rocky Mountains on horseback with Howard Eaton. It is about fishing, and cool nights arou…

A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay

by Watkin Tench Read by tabithat 4.6
A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay offers a firsthand account of the early days of European settlement in Australia, as seen throug…

The National Geographic Magazine

by National Geographic Society Read by LibriVox Volunteers
National Geographic Magazine Volume 6, articles published from January, 1894, to May, 1895.* Geographic Progress of Civilization - Annual Ad…

Lands of the Andes and the Desert

by Frank G. Carpenter Read by BettyB 4.5
Another volume in Carpenter's lengthy series of his travels around the world in the early 20th century.This volume covers specific countries…

Daylight Land

by William Henry Harrison Murray Read by Keith Salis 5
Mr. Murray takes us on an adventure that he has recorded as payment to his family in exchange for their permission to embark upon it. In thi…

Adrift on an Ice-Pan

by Sir Wilfred Grenfell Read by Sean Michael Hogan 4.8
This autobiographical work describes the author's harrowing experience caught on a small drifting piece of ice, while crossing a frozen bay …

First Successful Ascent of Mt. Rainier

by Hazard Stevens Read by Sue Anderson 4.4
Hazard Stevens and P.B. Van Trump, aided by the Indian guide Sluiskin, made the first documented successful ascent of Mt. Rainier on August …

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…

From Bangkok to Bombay

by Frank G. Carpenter Read by BettyB 4.2
Another entry in Carpenter's geographical reader series with information on the peoples, cultures, and everyday life of this Asian area. - …

Idle Days in Patagonia

by William Henry Hudson Read by Kevin W. Davidson 4.9
Hudson traveled to Patagonia to study the birds, but shortly upon arrival accidentally shot himself in the knee, requiring a lengthy period …

With Sack and Stock in Alaska

by George Broke Read by Phil Schempf 4.3
In 1888, George Broke with Harold Topham and William Williams, made the first exploration of the Alaskan Mt. St. Elias range, including the …

Lands of the Caribbean

by Frank G. Carpenter Read by BettyB
The author ventures to the islands of the Caribbean for yet another volume in his travel series. This time we visit the countries of Panama,…

Travel Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.4
A collection of short, non-fiction travel memoirs or guides written in, or translated into, English. Material covered might be a museum, a v…

The Turkish Embassy Letters

by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (née Pierrepont) was an English aristocrat and woman of letters. In 1716, she accompanied her husband to Vi…

Vacations

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
This is the 34th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read Public Domain stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction p…

Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada

by Clarence King Read by Melanie Schleeter McCalmont 4.8
"Mountaineering in the Sierra Nevada" is a memoir by Clarence King of his adventures and work with the California Geological Surve…

Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe

by Charlotte Mary Yonge Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Join Little Lucy on an enchanting journey around the world in Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe. This delightful tale invites young listeners to…

The Story of London

by Henry B. Wheatley Read by Paul Lawley-Jones 4.5
A non-exhaustive history of London from the earliest settlement up to early modern times, focusing on the daily lives of its citizens, the a…

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