Category Archives: Travel Guides
Shooting Caterpillars in Spain: Two Innocents Abroad in Andalucia
This entertaining new book about the struggles of an English couple to scratch a living in the Andalusian countryside in the late 80s will have readers in tears as they and their friends lurch from one calamity to another.
The Pendragon Legend
At an end-of-the London season soiree, the young Hungarian scholar-dilettante Janos Batky is introduced to the Earl of Gwynedd, a reclusive eccentric who is the subject of strange rumours. Invited to the family seat, Pendragon Castle in North Wales, Batky receives a mysterious phone-call warning him not to go. Antal Szerb`s first novel The Pendragon
Cycling Southern France – Loire to Mediterranean
“Cycling Southern France – Loire to Mediterranean” is a comprehensive guide to major leisure cycling routes south of (and including) the Loire Valley in France.Discover the Euro-Velo 6, which wends its way across the entire width of France on traffic-free and lightly trafficked tracks and roads. It uses the Loire Valley for much of its
The Long Walk Home: An Escape in Wartime Italy
On September 13th 1943, two young British officers seized the chance to escape their PoW convoy after the capitulation of Italy. This catapulted them onto a two-month, seven-hundred-mile journey through enemy territory down the spine of Italy, helped by many brave local families. This new edition of The Long Walk Home sets the record of
Cycling To Work
Maybe you`d like to cycle to work, but think: “I can`t – I`m unfit, I donit want to get sweaty, I live too far away.” This book might just change your mind. It is packed with great tips on: * buying the right bike and equipment * riding safely in traffic * finding the best
How to Store Your Garden Produce:The Key to Self-Sufficiency
How to Store Your Garden Produce — the key to self-sufficiency is the modern guide to storing and preserving your garden produce, enabling you to eat home-grown goodness all year round. The easy to use reference section provides applicable storage and preservation techniques for the majority of plant produce grown commonly in gardens and allotments.
Dartmoor National Park
This book is a celebration of Dartmoor National Park – highlighting its dramatic beauty, captivating wildlife and the cultural heritage of its landscape and inhabitants. One of England`s greatest expanses of wild country, Dartmoor attracts countless visitors each year, who are keen to experience its vast open and ancient scenery, high craggy tors and secluded
Guatemala in Focus
Despite the arrival of the ยฟNew Dawn` as prophesised by the Maya, Guatemala is still a country beset with social tension and disparities in wealth. Topics covered include: History: From the classic Maya to the Colonial period; Politics: The long night of military rule, human rights and the peace process; Economy and Society: The wealth
Cuba in Focus
Cuba is in crisis. After 35 years of one-party rule, the island stands on the brink of dramatic change. Its economy destroyed by the collapse of the eastern bloc, its people suffering increasing hardship, Cuba`s unique political and social structures are close to collapse. What is life like in Cuba at this decisive moment in
Libรจte: A Haiti Anthology
A collection of enlightening essays and extracts from historians, anthropologists and novelists on various themes: Colonialism and revolution, poverty and urban life, Religion and culture, literature and language. “This anthology provides fascinating insights into the terrible fate of one of the richest colonies in the world, and the remarkable human and cultural achievements of its
Pinochet: The Politics of Torture
If you are unsure whether Pinochet should be deported from Britain or not, this account should help you make up your mind. Using interviews, eyewitness accounts and masses of other evidence, veteran journalist Hugh O`Shaughnessy uncovered new evidence of high-level Chilean Army involvement in arms, drug-running, assassinations and torture.
Walk! Sierra de Aracena
Walk Sierra de Aracena is David and Ros Brawn’s Discovery Walking Guide that explores the best walking routes in this popular area of Andalucia. The guide covers a range of walks including routes in areas such as Fuentehridos, Alajar, the Castano del Robledo Circuit and Ribeira de Jabugo. The routes range from strolls through rural
The Little World of Don Camillo
In Don Camillo`s Little World, where the Cold War is fought on the very doorstep of life, the hot-headed Catholic priest and the equally pugnacious Communist mayor, Peppone, confront one another in riotous and often hilarious manner.But when Don Camillo unburdens himself in the village church a voice from the cross above the high altar
Tigers on the Silk Road
Born in Victoria, Katherine Gallagher now lives in London. `Tigers on the Silk Road` is her third collection of poetry and has been described as `…a powerful, personal journey through contrasting landscapes…`. Gallagher`s previous collection of poems won the Brisbane Warana Poetry Prize.
London Bensons MapGuides Bus Map & Guide for Visitors
This pocket-size publication has a clear and easy-to-use central London street map on one side and, on the reverse, an additional detailed bus routes map of central London.
Ireland Aerial Views
Astounding aerial photographs revealing an immense and unsuspected wealth of color hidden behind Ireland`s green facade. Yellow islands of gorse, the turquoise edges of the western coast, the algae borders of the winter lakes varying in color from green to orange, deserted islands overgrown with rust brown ferns and deserts of black peat bogs.
