Category Archives: Travel Guides
Trekking in Langtang, Gosainkund & Helambu (Tamang Heritage Trail)
This unique pictorial guide book is the result of more than two years long painstaking but productive collaboration between Himalayan Map House and Lopsang Chhiring Lama and Sonam Lama, a passionate photographer and an emerging author, who are native to these secret and sacred Himalayan valleys recently being exposed to the modern world. The photographs
Trekking Around Rolwaling Gauri Shankar
Secretive and serene, the Gauri Shankar / Rowaling trekking area offers an unspoilt, less visited, more authentic Himalyan experience. An inspirational array of climbing peaks lures ever more mountaineers. For some, crossing the Tashi Lapcha pass adds to the magic. The long-forgotten Lapche Valley is a fairytale wonderland, barely accessible on exciting trails that penetrate
Antalya – Rock Climbing Guide
Cordee’s guide to rock climbing in Antalya covers over 400 routes for every type of climber, being beginner or seasoned professional you will find something here.There is detailed information and guides for each entry, with additional details about the areas around each crag. There are full-colour topographical map sections for each route.*Please note this guide
Only in Dubai: An Essential Guide to the Emirate`s Expats
A humorous guide telling you all you need to know about the Emirate’s expats. Illustrated by Karim Al-Dahdah.
Circles
Learning shapes has never been as much fun as it is in this clever die-cut board book from master artist Yusuke Yonezu.All the circles in this book’“big, small, and in numerous different colors’“transform into a surprising array of objects when you turn the page.It`s a fun concept book that will engage young children over and
Big Bear Can`t Fall Asleep
Big Bear can`t get to sleep. He`s getting tired and grouchy. Maybe he needs something to snuggle up with–but where will he find one? One by one he asks the forest animals, and each of them describes what their own loveys look like. Before long Big Bear is on the right track… Something soft and
Honest Good Food: Bold Flavours, Hearty Eats
Chef Benny Se Teo is the creative force behind a highly successful chain of restaurants, known not just for its hearty, no-nonsense good food, but also for its continuing efforts to help ex-offenders and youths at risk. Himself an ex-offender, Chef Benny`s inspirational life story is now the backdrop of his first cookbook, Honest Good
CultureShock! Korea
CultureShock! Korea is a compelling, elegantly-written and funny guide for anyone planning a stay in South Korea.Can you tell your bibimbap from your gimbap? Why is age such a big deal when addressing people? Do people really give bathroom tissue and laundry detergent at housewarming parties? What s so appealing about noraebangs? When introduced to
Seven Hundred Years: A History of Singapore
Assessments of Singapore`s history invariably revolve around Sir Stamford Raffles` arrival in 1819. Before this date – we`ve been told – “nothing very much appears to have happened in Singapore”. Pre-1819 Singapore was a sleepy, historically insignificant fishing village, little more than the “occasional resort of pirates”.This ambitious book, co-written by four of Singapore`s foremost
CultureShock! Thailand: A survival guide to Customs and Etiquette
CultureShock! Thailand is the complete guide for those who wish to make sense of the fascinating, manifold and often contradictory aspects of this ancient kingdom. Can you tell your tom yum goong from your tom kha kai? Do Buddhist monks eat meat? Why do Thais all seem to call each other “Khun”? When introduced to
Cultureshock! San Francisco
CultureShock! San Francisco is the complete guide for those who wish to make sense of the most open and probably the most tolerant city in the United States. San Francisco is the most beautiful–ravishing–cosmopolitan city in the United States, with clean air, sparkling water on three sides, steep hills rising in the middle of the
Thailand: History, Politics and the Rule of Law
This introductory book on Thai politics and the rule of law explains why chronically unstable Thailand struggles to mediate and adjudicate its political disputes. It focuses on the continuities between the pre-1932 and post-1932 periods. Since the shift to constitutional monarchy in 1932, the power of the monarch and military has endured, the legislature, electorate
Yum Yum!
What’s on the menu today?Maybe a fish, a banana or a nice piece of cheese?Find out what each animal likes to eat.Young readers can enjoy a surprise at the end!
The Yangtze Valley and Beyond
Isabella Bird was one of the greatest travellers and travel writers of all time, and this is her last major book, a sympathetic look at inland China and beyond into Tibet at the end of the 19th century. In describing the journey, Isabella provides a rich mix of observations and describes two occasions when she
