Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Red Hot Cookbook: Fabulously Fiery Recipes for Spicy Food
A fiery and fun collection of more than 60 delicious recipes that showcase the flavour and heat of chilli peppers, perfect for fans of world food and tastebud-tingling heat. In this fabulous book, chilli guru Dan May shares his favourite recipes celebrating chillies in all their varieties and strengths. Acquaint yourself first with the history
It`s on the Meter: One Taxi, Three Mates and 43,000 Miles of Misadventures Around the World
When three friends – Paul, Johno and Leigh – clicked `buy` on an iconic London cab, little did they know what they were letting themselves in for. Leaving the Big Smoke in their taxi bound for Sydney, the lads began a 43,000-mile trip that would take them off the beaten track to some of the
Real Mexican Food: Authentic Recipes for Burritos, Tacos, Salsas and More
Mexican food is more popular than ever. Ben Fordham and Felipe Fuentes Cruz aim to deliver everything that is exciting and fresh about Mexican food to the people of Britain with their restaurant, Benito`s Hat. From the beaches of Baja and Cancun to the mountains of the Sierra Madre, Mexico has an incredible variety of
From Source to Sea: Notes from a 215-Mile Walk Along the River Thames
Over the years, authors, artists and amblers aplenty have felt the pull of the Thames, and now travel writer Tom Chesshyre is following in their footsteps. He`s walking the length of the river from the Cotswolds to the North Sea – a winding journey of over two hundred miles. Join him for an illuminating stroll
Ticket to Ride: Around the World on 49 Unusual Train Journeys
Stanfords Adult Book of the Month April 2016Why do people love trains so much? Tom Chesshyre is on a mission to find the answer by experiencing the world through train travel – on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of ride, from steam locomotives to bullet trains, meeting a cast of memorable
An Octopus in My Ouzo: Loving Life on a Greek Island
Escape to the sunlight and colour of a wild island in the south Aegean. When Jennifer moves alone into the Honey Factory on a tiny Greek island, bringing a laptop, her hiking boots and plans for a peaceful life, she has no idea what surprises are in store. Diving into an exciting new life with
Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Adventure, Danger and Survival
I heard the rustle again, too close and too real to ignore. I clutched the flashlight, stuck my head out of the mosquito net…and found myself face-to-face with a jaguar. Four travellers meet in Bolivia and set off into the Amazon rainforest on an expedition to explore places tourists only dream of seeing. But what
Set Free: A Life-Changing Journey from Banking to Buddhism in Bhutan
The man with the gun pushed me down onto the carpet. I tried to cower to make my body curl smaller, instinctively covering my head. `Oh God, please don`t kill me.` My words clung to my teeth and now my whole body was so cold. All I had left were these words. `Please. Please don`t
Adventureman – Anyone can be a superhero
At the age of nine, Jamie`s family feared he would never walk again. Twenty years later, he set off to run 5,000 miles coast to coast across Canada. When Jamie decides to repay the hospitals that saved his life as a child, he embarks on the biggest challenge of his life: running the equivalent of
Spain to Norway on a Bike Called Reggie
Meet Andrew: French teacher, writer and long-distance cyclist.Now, meet Reggie, his bike.With two European cycling adventures already under his belt, Andrew was ready for a new challenge. Exchanging his job as a teacher in Oxfordshire for an expedition on Reggie the bike, he set off on his most daring trip yet: a journey from Tarifa
C`est Modnifique!: Adventures of an English Grump in Rural France
After six years in the idyllic Loire Valley, comedian Ian Moore, his family and his ever-expanding menagerie are beginning to feel like they`re on the cusp of the peace and tranquillity they hoped for when they moved from dreary Crawley to la belle France. Their grand project, a writing school called Les Champs Creatifs, is
For the Love of Radio 4: An Unofficial Companion
Who were the original Goons? What is happening when presenters `crash the pips`? Which radio programme has featured guest appearances by the Duchess of Cornwall, Alan Titchmarsh, Mike Gatting and Kirstie Allsopp? From Farming Today at sunrise to the gentle strains of `Sailing By` and the Shipping Forecast long after midnight, Radio 4 provides the
Eat, Sleep, Cycle: A Bike Ride Around the Coast of Britain
For Anna, a cycling enthusiast, the decision to ride 4,000 miles solo around the coast of the UK wasn`t that hard. Following the river from London until it became the sea, then following the sea until it reached the mouth of the Thames again was a beautifully simple idea. But after epic highs, incredible lows,
Wild Nights: Camping Britains Extremes
It`s not until we push ourselves past our perceived limits, till we feel so cold and so tired that we feel we can`t go on any further, that we discover what we are truly capable of…Britain`s most famous wild camper and best-selling author of Extreme Sleeps, Phoebe Smith, is back. After bivvying under boulders and
Grape Expectations – A Family`s Vineyard Adventure In France
`Delicious`. I licked my lips. The wine filled me with joy. A picture of a vineyard drenched in sunlight formed in my mind. Sean drew me rudely back to the lounge of our semi-d. `How can they be in liquidation if they make wine this good?` When Caro and Sean find the perfect ten-hectare vineyard
How Not to Travel the World: Adventures of a Disaster-Prone Backpacker
I had no life experience, zero common sense and had never eaten rice. I suffered from debilitating anxiety, was battling an eating disorder and had just had my heart broken. I hoped by leaving to travel the world I would be able to heal myself. Instead, Lauren`s travels were full of bad luck and near-death
A Gardener`s Miscellany
`What a desolate place would be a world without a flower! It would be a face without a smile, a feast without a welcome` – A.J. Balfour. Garden lovers everywhere will be inspired by this miscellany of quotations, poems and beautiful prose celebrating the natural world. From Jane Austen to Rudyard Kipling, this charming collection
Narrowboat Nomads: Living the Dream on the English Waterways
We were aware of a dreamlike quality to our trip. There was something far-fetched about it, something out of this world. Austerity might be getting everyone else down, but Steve is waving his worries goodbye on another of his light-hearted trips around the picturesque English waterways.This time it`s a bit different, though. This time he`s
Falling in Honey
I came here looking for some kind of happiness. I think it might be the cleverest thing I have ever done. One heartbroken winter, Jennifer decides to act on her dream of moving to a tiny Greek island – because life is too short not to reach out for what makes us happy. Funny, romantic
The Way a River Went: Following the Volga Through the Heart of Russia
Thom Wheeler is not a man to be put off by the prospect of an uncharted, impractical or downright dangerous journey. Having accidentally introduced his old school friend Vicky to Dmitry, the Russian love of her life, at the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Thom decides to travel to their wedding in Astrakhan in the
