Audio Books For Travel
Copyright 2008 by Worldwide Travel Auctions.com
A fascinating observation when traveling is to watch busy people rushing about at bus terminals, airports or train stations. Everyone it seems is on a mission, could be business, family, or just traveling for fun on vacation.
Even more interesting in the latter case is to watch vacation travelers (assuming you are one of them) and observe exactly how different people respond to the stimulation of being at, or going to, someplace new.
Some are constantly busy taking videos or photographs, some are constantly on the move to the next place, some are taking a snack and a break at a cafe while others are sitting on a tour coach or train with their heads buried in a book or magazine while the world they have paid to experience is rushing by outside the window.
It seems odd somehow but a great many people seem to do this.
Why is that?
Of course reading a book is a far better option than falling totally asleep, at least there is a chance that reading provides the chance that one may lurch back from the brink before lapsing into complete unconsciousness.
Now all this is not to say that people that choose to read or fall asleep on the journey to the Colosseum or the Great Pyramids haven’t got a perfect right to do so – of course they have, but it somehow seems such a waste.
I refuse to take a book with me on any vacation unless it is a tour guide which guides me to where I want to go. In my view the vacation is for experiencing every nuance of whatever culture rises up before me and these valuable days are for enriching this experience in whatever way possible.
That’s what led me to the audiobook idea.
With smaller and more versatile technology available it is possible to take a complete library on your vacation with you.
An mp3 player no larger than a small tube of toothpaste can be pre-loaded before leaving home with more ‘reading’ material than you could possibly listen to on a four week vacation.
One company that specializes in this field can supply over 40,000 hours of audio programs and more than 13,000 audiobook best sellers and classic audio titles.
Therefore through careful selection and downloading your titles to your player before leaving home you are fully equipped to enjoy the best of both worlds while traveling.
Your ears will be happy to do the reading of the latest best-seller while your eyes are free to watch what’s going on around you. That seems to be a clever utilization of both time and opportunity – that way you’re not missing a thing!
Prices of audio books vary widely but start at around US$5 and go upwards to US$100 and beyond depending on what you want. But there are some really cool package deals available in dozens of categories if you spend the time going through the catalogues.
You will find one of the most comprehensive selections available at
Happy Traveling
Konrad Carlson