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My name is Dave Tomlinson. I’m from New Zealand and now living in Brisbane, Australia. My life passions are travel, outdoor adventure, sport and writing. After writing the budget travel guide ‘Travel Unravelled’ I then documented my travel stories in ‘Around the World in 80 Tales’. I blog about my travel and assist other travellers on my Step Ahead Travel website. It’s my dream to eventually travel 100 countries and get to every continent on the planet. My first sports book ‘Days of Miracle and Wonder’ describes the most incredible sporting victories, often against all odds. This was followed by ‘Unlevel Playing Fields’ which tells the dramatic stories behind the greatest sporting controversies. ‘Excellence in Motion’ focuses on the respect and sacrifice displayed in the finest acts of sportsmanship. The final book in this series ‘The Real Glory’ celebrates the courage and gritty strength of athletes returning from career threatening setbacks.

TRAVEL TURNED ME INTO A STORYTELLERTo travel the world is an amazing experience. I’ve spent years traveling alone along popular tourist trails and to remote travel destinations far beyond them. Each travel experience is an adventure and each adventure gives with a story to tell. Fascinating travel memoirs deserve to be shared so one day I decided that I’d write 80 of my best travel stories. After leaving me speechless, my world travel then turned me into a storyteller! I’ve found that adventure travel on a budget is a kaleidoscope of people, places, events, history, culture, food and fun. Through the pages of my travel book, I’ll bring it all to life for you. The collection of short stories is fascinating, inspiring, amusing and amazing. Collectively, they are an insight into the wonderful highs and gritty realities of travelling the world on a budget. AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 TALES is a special travel book because:TRUTHFUL: Firstly and perhaps most importantly, when you read travel stories, you want them to be genuine. You don’t want to read some fictional account of a travel experience that never happened written by someone who’s never been there! All my travel tales are completely true and related exactly as they happened. Nothing in my travel writing has been contrived or exaggerated. CONCISENESS: Each of my travel short stories have been intentionally edited to 500 words. This has meant making every word count! The result is that you can enjoy each adventure story and even learn some travel tips without having to read anything unnecessary. PHOTOGRAPHS: Photos bring travel writing to life. While many travel books are only words, Around the World in 80 Tales is packed with colour photographs and explanatory captions. The images are my either own travel photography or taken on my camera. INFORMATIVE: Aside from travel stories being entertaining, it would be also nice if you could learn about the travel destinations right? Around the World in 80 Tales isn’t a travel guide but it does exactly that page after page! Aside from relating my personal solo travel experiences, I’ve also included numerous relevant facts and historical information. VARIETY: My travel tales have been rearranged from the original order they were written in. This was done to create a fascinating journey through a diverse range of travel destinations, situations and activities. Through my travel writing, you’ll be taken on adventures such as snorkelling in Malaysia to hiking in Nepal and camel riding in Morocco. Enjoy the ride! BOOK SUMMARYA complete table of contentsAn informative and friendly introduction80 entertaining stories of real travel experiencesWorld map images showing travel destinationsColour photos and captions relating to all travel talesAcknowledgements of those who contributed to the travel stories

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The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat; the human drama of competition. It's these glorious ups and the torturous downs that are the fundamental allure of sport. The wonderful uncertainty is what keeps us excited and eagerly anticipating the next game. It can play out in different ways but nothing captures our imagination more than a contest which suddenly comes alive after the result appeared to be a foregone conclusion. Days of Miracle and Wonder presents the unique stories behind 25 of the most incredible sporting victories. There are players and teams reaching the brink of success before spectacularly imploding into an unimaginable defeat. On the other hand, there are inspirational accounts of players and teams rising from the canvas and fighting their way back to a glorious win. These displays of human frailties, willpower, skill and courage capture everything we love about sport. At its best, sport requires athletes to give more than they thought they could - physically, mentally and emotionally. Whether it's the anguish of a choke or the brilliance of a comeback, at the final whistle there can be only one winner. Names etched onto cups and trophies record these results, but sporting chapters are not written on the bare facts of score lines. The glory of sport is in the contest itself and through the pages of this book you'll see it can be a wild ride!

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From as long as sport has been played, it has always evoked great passion and emotion. Human error will always be part of the game but nothing arouses curiosity and unabated feeling like officiating blunders, lying and blatant cheating. Welcome to a captivating journey through some of the greatest sporting controversies in history. These are the fascinating backstories and consequences of not only the most debatable moments in sport, but also some of its most scandalous characters.

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In a sporting contest, the desperation to win often prevails over the core values of respect, civility and compassion. But when an athlete or team sacrifices what they’ve been striving for in the name of fair play, it creates a truly heart-warming moment that is greatly acclaimed and deeply admired. Welcome to a journey through some of the finest acts of sportsmanship ever displayed. While the match scores might have slipped into obscurity, these are the wonderful moments that sport will never forget.

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Legendary football coach Vince Lombardi once said: “The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back. ” Many sporting careers have been ended prematurely but his words embody the essence of sport itself. They capture the gritty determination required to make a career comeback and the triumph sportspeople experience when they've done it successfully. It proves that even if the body has been broken, the strength of the human spirit can inspire resurrection and redemption.

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Category: Sports & Outdoors