Category Archives: Accessories
Glastonbury Festival Myths & Legends
Have you heard the one about the ticket-less punter who was so desperate to get into the Glastonbury Festival that he hired a small plane and parachuted into the site? And what about the guy who dropped his false leg into the stinky depths of a Glastonbury toilet? The Glastonbury Festival is steeped in myths
Blue Ice
Blue Ice is the new book from photographer Alex Bernasconi whose unique approach to wildlife photography has been honoured with multiple prestigious awards. Bernasconi`s breathtaking panoramas reveal the spectacular beauty of the Antarctic landscape shaped by its extreme climate, while his wildlife portraits depict the surprising diversity of Species, highly adapted to the challenging conditions
Weather Lore: Weather in General: A Collection of Proverbs, Sayings & Rules Concerning the Weather
A charming and beautifully illustrated book, first published in 1893, covering all aspects of the weather including: Times and Seasons, Months, Days of the week, Winter birds and times of their arrival, Sun, Moon and Stars, Wind, Clouds, Mists, Haze, Dew, Fog, Sky, Air, Sound, Sea, Tide, Heat, Rain, Rainbow, Frost, Hail, Snow, Ice, Thunder
Dark Journey
Dark Journey is the disturbing, fast-paced story of a young Turkish woman`s descent towards moral annihilation – one part The Thousand and One Nights, two parts Maupassant. Thirty years after Irfan Orga, author of the cult memoir Portrait of a Turkish Family, died, his son opened an old attache case and found a coffee-stained typescript
The Frisians – Xenophobe Guide
What makes the Frisians FRISIAN: A guide to understanding the Frisians with illuminating insights into their character and quirks with humour and style.
Outdoor First Aid: A Practical Manual: Essential Knowledge for Outdoor Enthusiasts
The great outdoors provides us with a playground, and for some, a place of work. Whether you are a walker, paraglider, orienteer, climber, horse rider, mountain biker or fell runner, all outdoor activities carry inherent risks and dangers. In an urban setting we rely on ambulance crews, paramedics, doctors and nurses to provide assistance and
Canoeing – Ray Goodwin
This is a thoroughly modern book on the traditional open canoe. It covers all aspects of the open canoe, from design to wilderness travel. What really sets it apart is its focus on canoeing techniques. Ray Goodwin is the UK`s best known and (many would go so far as to say) foremost canoe coach. By
Ski Touring: A Practical Manual
Fully revised and updated 2nd edition including an entirely new chapter on avalanchesIf you want to leave the confines of the piste, and explore the mountains and valleys beyond, then this is the book for you.Everything you need to make the transition from piste skiing to ski touring is here, from downhill off-piste and uphill
PaddleMore in Loch Lomond and The Trossachs: A Guide for Canoes, Kayaks and SUPs
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park is long established as a playground for paddlers and attracts visitors from all over the world. Loch Lomond itself has over eighty kilometres of shoreline to explore, but there is so much more to the park. The twenty-two navigable lochs range from the vast sea lochs around Loch
Scottish Canyoning: The guide to the canyons and gorge walks of Scotland
This guidebook has been created for both experienced canyoneers and for those who have just started to delve into this adventurous sport. Here you will find information about some of the best canyons and gorges Scotland has to offer. There are 47 Scottish routes to explore, ranging from beautiful entry-level gorge-walks to committing and challenging
South East Trail Running: 65 Great Runs
Sixty-five off-road routes for beginner and experienced trail runners. These tried and tested paths and tracks cover the south-east of England. The routes range in length from 5km to 69km … and they are all great runs! Selected for their runnability, landscape and scenery, they include easily-accessible trails close to towns, cities and popular holiday
Bed & Breakfast For Garden Lovers
This popular guide has delightful places to stay with fascinating gardens; from grand estates to small town plots, all over the country. In these places, you will meet owners with hugely different gardens: some will be finished masterpieces, others will be works in progress, but all will be talking points. Our owners are experts on
Special Places to Stay – British Bed & Breakfast SUPERCEDED
In the 14th edition of our much-loved guide there are many places new to us, some of them set in gorgeous countryside, but also more townhouses and more B&Bs built by younger folk experimenting with a change in lifestyle. You get more independence, for that is what the owners like themselves, and they are often
Special Places To Stay British B&B
There`s something for everyone here, from young families to young lovers, peace-seekers, walkers, cyclists, surfers and art and history buffs. Stay in a handsome townhouse or a quirky castle, a little terraced cottage or a university college, some are lavish, others simple. There are no set rules, no interminable checklists, no hard and fast criteria
Special Places to Stay – French Chateaux & Hotels
Accomodation guide from Alastair Sawday of French Chateaux & Hotels. The guide for the more discerning traveller contains photographs and detailed descriptions of the best, or most special, places to stay. Following each individual description comes listings information such as the number of rooms available, prices, local eating options, directions and contact details.About this series:Alastair
Granta 121: Best of Young Brazilian Novelists
Since Granta`s inaugural list of the Best of Young British Novelists in 1983 – featuring Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan, Kazuo Ishiguro, Martin Amis and Julian Barnes – the Best of Young issues have been some of the magazine`s most influential. In 2010, Granta looked beyond the English-speaking world with Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists. Now,
British Bed & Breakfast Special Places to Stay
This title features over 800 fabulous B&Bs! And every type of architecture, too, from cottages to castles, including one 900 years old – a grand place made informal by owners who love to share their home. Looking for a child-friendly city bolthole, somewhere remote to walk the dog, a delicious hideaway for two? Alongside the
Granta: American Wild: 128
`I found in my absence that I had missed two visitors: one left me nothing I could know them by; the other must have been a woman, judging by the gift of wood-shavings and pale grasses she had picked and twisted into a bouquet that lingered on my table.` – Andrew Motion, `A Meeting of
