A collection of short stories, all travel related. The author travelled a lot, most of it done while he was a young chap, all over the world, well before the blue rinse, zimmer frame, years. There are a lot of memories. Many interesting and varied experiences. I would like to share some of these. This collection of short stories attempts to do this.

A young girl leaves New Zealand for Europe, the big OE. She goes alone, wants do her own thing, unrestricted by others, experience everything. A skilled boaty she wants to crew on a superyacht; she disappears. Her boyfriend, Michael, becomes concerned at the sudden lack of communication and sets off to find her; he disappears.Michael's father Frank, a retired detective, becomes alarmed and sets off to find them both. He discovers a frightening underworld of drug smuggling, murder, a...

A collection of short stories covering a wide range of everyday experiences that most readers will be able to relate to. Childhood memories feature large. Albert McConaghie's tale of matrimonial woe and subsequent happiness is told in three parts interspersed amongst amusing short stories.

After several years in NATO's Second Tactical Air Force on the front line of the Cold War in Germany the author returned to his native New Zealand and joined TEAL, Tasman Empire Airways. During a thirty year career with the airline he was part of the enormous expansion into the present day Air New Zealand. He flew everything from the jet prop Electra to the 747-400, the Pacific, the Orient, America, and during the later part of his career all the way to Europe. It was not a simple process ...

A true story about a young lad who grew up in Blenheim, New Zealand, during the 1940s and early 50s. He developed an insatiable passion for flying, travelled to England and became a pilot in the Royal Air Force. He soon found himself involved in the United Kingdom's nuclear testing program in the Pacific. This took him around the world and in just a few short years he found himself on the front line of the Cold War in Germany.If things had turned ugly this young Kiwi, along with oth...

Rex Macare returns to New Zealand after several years on the front line of the Cold War in Germany, a pilot in the Royal Air Force. He is still young and restless and keen to make some real money. He puts the word around that he's a pilot for hire and it's not long before he finds himself deeply involved in the mercenary business, covert flying in Europe, Asia, and North Africa for serious money, but it's dangerous, very dangerous as he begins to realise as he is drawn inextricably into th...

Fourteen short stories by a new author who has turned his hand to writing after a lifetime in aviation. Drawn from a vast treasure trove of memories these stories reflect some of the author's lifetime experiences and are an eclectic collection of fact and fiction, many with an aviation theme. The Cold War in Europe, nuclear testing in the Pacific, topdressing in New Zealand, and many years of flying the Pacific. Now retired he spends his time fishing; marlin off the New Zealand coast; and ...

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘Following the Equator’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of Mark Twain’.Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Twain includes original annotations and illustrations ...

Our illustrated travel guide will take you to Iguacu Falls.One of the great natural wonders of the world, the Iguaçu Falls are situated near the border of Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina. The area is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.Access to the waterfalls is usually achieved through one of the three cities in the so-called tri-border between Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.The city on the Brazilian side is Foz do Iguaçu - big and reasonably safe by Brazilian stand...

  Our illustrated travel guide will take you to the beautiful island of Grenada.   Grenada is a group of three larger islands (Grenada, Carriacou, and Petite Martinique) and several tiny islands in the Caribbean, or West Indies. It lies just northeast of Trinidad and Tobago, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It is famous for spices and is known as the "Spice Isle", being a major source of nutmeg, cloves, g...

This book tells the incredible story of one woman's adventure into the heart of the rainforest.As a young child, Sarah Woods imagined going on epic voyages to exotic, illusory lands filled with bizarre creatures, intoxicating rhythms, vibrant colours and other-worldly forests. As soon as she was old enough she packed a bag and set off to see the world for real, leaving friends and family behind to fulfil her childhood dreams.To journey solo through Central ...