Category Archives: Travel Guides
Miss Smilla`s Feeling for Snow
Peter Hoeg`s Miss Smilla’s Feeling For Snow is a novel that has been translated into countless different languages and has been made into a film starring Juliette Binoche. Yet despite the film’s release, the text remains the best, most engaging of all forms for Hoeg’s thriller.One snowy day in Copenhagen, six-year-old Isaiah falls to his
Mummers, Maypoles and Milkmaids
In Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, a man covered from head to toe in straw – the `straw bear` – is paraded through the streets, accompanied by 250 dancers, musicians and performers, while in Ottery St Mary, Devon, a crowd gathers as townspeople hoist barrels of flaming tar on to their shoulders and carry them until they are
An Alphabet of London
London is the only city in the world where you could ever find Gilbert and George sharing space with the Gherkin and the Globe while the Great Fire burns and a gin drinker glugs her favorite tipple, and where members of the Bloomsbury Group hail a black cab while barrage balloons hover over Broadcasting House
Metroburbia: The Anatomy of Greater London
London`s suburbs are home to many thousands of people who travel into the centre every day to work, but they also house many thousands who rarely find a reason to do so. They contain all the essential infrastructure for the city, too, including airports, offices, shopping centre, factories and warehouses. Outer London is therefore both
The Livery Halls of the City of London
For more than 600 years the Livery Companies have played a leading role in commercial activities and social and political life in the City of London. These trade associations, each representing a particular craft or profession, were originally responsible for controlling, for example, wages and working conditions. As the Companies were established and incorporated by
The Story of Kensington Palace
Today Kensington Palace is synonymous with young royals; it is the official home of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their family, and of TRH The Duke and Duchess of Sussex. It is also famous for being the residence of Diana, Princess of Wales, during the last years of her life, and visitors
The Gardens of Luciano Giubbilei
Since 1997 Luciano Giubbilei has been creating serenely beautiful gardens in locations on three continents. Giubbilei is known for the understated elegance of his designs, but is constantly evolving his style and approach, both in response to individual clients and as his ideas develop. His work draws on his Italian heritage, especially the Renaissance gardens
Map-making,Landscapes and Memory:A Geography of Ireland 1530-1750
This is the first engagement by a geographer in one book of this most formative and revolutionary period (c. 1550 – c. 1750) in Ireland`s history. Using the twin concepts of `colonialism` and `early modernity`, the book comprises a geographical analysis of the conquest and settlement of Ireland by the New English (and Scottish) and
The Vanishing Stepwells of India
Some of the finest architectural structures in India are to be found below ground: these are its ancient stepwells. Stepwells are unique to India; the earliest rudimentary wells date from about the 4th century CE, and eventually they were built throughout the country, particularly in the arid western regions. Stepwell construction evolved so that, by
Complex City: London`s Changing Character
Part story, part atlas – this is a study of a city`s complexity. The most successful cities, the most interesting and sought-after ones, are those with an intrinsic and distinctive character that remain dynamic and relevant. They are complex and contradictory. And that is worth embracing. This is a visual, geographic and narrative journey that
The Eye of the Mirror
Taken from the quiet sanctuary of a convent school, where she works as a maid, Aisha is thrown back into the chaotic world of her parents` home in the Tal Ezza`tar refugee camp when the Lebanese civil war begins. From then on she is caught up in a series of tragedies, including the continuous bombardment
Gazelle Tracks
This short but cleverly crafted novel recounts the tale of Muhra, a young woman whose name means filly, born of the descendants of the Bedouin tribes who settled in Egypt`s Delta Province of El Sharqiyya during the 18th and 19th centuries. Past mingles with present and myth and folklore blend with reality, as the narrative
The Moor`s Account
In 1527 the Spanish conquistador Panfilo de Narvaez arrived on the coast of modern-day Florida with hundreds of settlers, and claimed the region for Spain. Almost immediately, the expedition was decimated by a combination of navigational errors, disease, starvation and fierce resistance from indigenous tribes. Within a year, only four survivors remained: three noblemen and
North Devon Coastal Walks
Explore the North Devon coast with this laminated, waterproof, tear-resistant Devon walking map. With 10 circular, clearly-marked routes this easy-to-use map will help you discover this beautiful coast line via some of the finest pubs and tearooms. North Devon is arguably one of the most beautiful corners of England and is superb walking country. Spectacular
North Cotswold Classic Walks
Explore the north Cotswolds with this laminated, waterproof Cotswolds walking map. With 10 circular, clearly-marked routes this easy-to-use map will help you discover the Cotswolds via some of the finest pubs and tearooms. Step into the Cotswolds with these exceptionally beautiful walks. Discover idyllic honey-coloured stone villages, quintessentially English market towns and spectacular views as
