Category Archives: Travel Guides
Quicktide North 2022-2023 Inc Scotland
This handy, easy to use card with a manual calculation wheel assists with tidal predictions for Scotland, Northern England and North Wales How to predict the tides for a particular date and place:1. Determine the ‘date code’ in the 2020 or 2021 table in the card.2. Determine the coast colour.3. Turn the disk to align
Journey to Mauritius
Journey to Mauritius is Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre’s account of his twenty eight month stay in the French colony of Mauritius between 1768 and 1770. Bernardin, one of the most beloved French novelists of the age, is an obtuse observer in this account of colonial society and daily life. Structured into a series of letters,
Coming Down The Seine
One of the Europe`s most celebrated rivers, the Seine stretches from the fertile plains of Burgundy to the English Channel at Le Havre. Starting at its source near Dijon, writer and engraver Robert Gibbings follows the river`s 400-mile course as it develops from a tranquil stream into the mighty waterway that links Rouen to the
Letters From London
In 1932 the young writer and political activist CLR James arrived in London from his native Trinidad. During his first weeks in the city he wrote a series of essays about his impressions and experiences for publication back home in the Port of Spain Gazette. Seventy years later, these pieces, newly transcribed from archives in
By The Ionian Sea
In 1897 the Victorian novelist George Gissing undertook a brief but eventful journey in southern Italy. His itinerary took him from Naples to Reggio di Calabria, via Paola, Cosenza, Crotone and Squillace, through the area once known as Magna Graecia. Meditating on the vestiges of Greco-Roman civilization, Gissing visited tombs and temples, museums and cathedrals,
Riviera Nature Notes
“The spread of the towns, the disforesting of the hills, and other causes are conspiring to destroy many of the conditions which made the Riviera of former days so happy a resort for the lovers of Nature. But there will always be much to observe and much to study in so favoured a region.” Quirky,
Scott`s Last Biscuit: The Literature of Polar Exploration
Arctic and Antarctic travel writing has seized the popular imagination for the last three hundred years. Emphasizing themes of endurance, danger and self-sacrifice, tales from the poles are testimony both to human curiosity and to the often fatal attraction of alien landscapes. Figures such as Ernest Shackleton, Captain Oates and Roald Amundsen have become iconic
Iceland – Scenes and Sagas
Illustrated with Sabine Baring-Gould`s own drawings, Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas, is an entertaining and eccentric insight into a world of myth and legend as well as a classic of natural and human observation.This is Sabine Baring-Gould`s account of his journey on horseback around Iceland in 1862; aged twenty-eight, the young writer and teacher was
The Blue Nile Revealed
The mile-deep gorge made by the Blue Nile as it flows out of the highlands of North West Ethiopia into the broad plains of the Sudan is one of the greatest natural features in the world. It remained virtually unexplored until 1968. That summer an expedition supported by the Army, The Daily Telegraph and the
Walks for All Ages in West Sussex: 20 Short Walks for All the Family
Fancy a trip to West Sussex? Have a flick through the Walk For All Ages guide for the best places to go for a great day out walking.
Scotland`s Landscapes: The National Collection of Aerial Photography
The new compact format paperback edition of the bestselling Scottish photography book. As the glaciers of the last Ice Age receded, humans ventured into the far north, exploring a wild, fertile territory. Nomadic hunter-gatherers at first, they made the decision to stay for good – to farm and to build. The landscapes they lived on
The Colour Of A Dog Running Away
Set in the bohemian underbelly of Barcelona, this novel skilfully combines an urban thriller and a gothic historical drama focusing on Catharism, a 13th century heretical sect.
Two Years in the French West Indies
In October 1887 the writer and translator Lafcadio Hearn sailed from New York to Martinique. Intending to stay for a few months, he remained for two years. He viewed French-ruled Martinique as an exotic fusion of European, African and Asian influences, the Creole society par exellence. Describing the island`s landscape, its flora and fauna, its
Walking the Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path – Official Guide
The 125 mile/200km long Isle of Anglesey Coastal Path passes through some of the grandest coastal scenery in Wales–wide sandy bays and estuaries, intimate coves, dramatic cliffs and rocky islets, sand dunes and forests–much of it designated `An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). This Official Guide has been designed to provide all the information
The Day The Rope Broke
The first ascent of the Matterhorn in July 1865 is one of the key events in the history of mountaineering. It was the climax of five years` struggle by the English mountaineer Edward Whymper in competition with Jean Antonie-Carrel, the Italian mountain guide who had grown up in the mountain`s shadow. It also produced perhaps
Wirral – Circular Walks
Features 17 circular leisure walks of varying length, exploring Wirral`s finest coast and countryside. This title contains 8 pages of colour photos, black & white photos and maps.
