Category Archives: Travel Guides
Annapurna Trekking Guide
Annapurna Trekking Guide from Milestone Books with very detailed and informative stage-by-stage descriptions of the Annapurna Circuit and the trek to the Machhaphuchhare and the Annapurna Base Camps. Each route is presented on coloured map extracts from the accompanying separate fold-out map, includes a route profile, and illustrated with numerous colour photos. The description of
Langtang & Helambu ‘“ Trekking Map and Complete Guide
Langtang and Helambu Trekking Guide from Milestone Books with stage-by-stage descriptions of the region’s main trekking routes accompanied by colour map extracts, plus background notes and practical advice. The guide is illustrated with 80 colour photos and comes with a separate fold-out map of the region.The guide provides stage-by-stage descriptions of the three main routes:
Dehli: A Gazetteer of 1883-84
A Gazetteer of Delhi from 1883-1884 re-published by the New Delhi-based Aryan Books International in a facsimile edition. Compiled by the British administrators of the city, the gazetteer covers all aspects of the capital and the surrounding district. Chapters cover history, population, production and distribution, plus administration and finance, with several appendices providing much interesting
India Then & Now
India lives in many centuries. Discover the majesty and sweep of India`s rich cultural and historical heritage, replete with the people, events and places that have contributed to the chequered mosaic of India`s past. Featured in this exquisite book are rare and never-seen-before vintage photographs from some of the finest collections across the world –
Flashback & Flashbulbs:Margaret Bourke White in India
Margaret Bourke-White (1904-1971) was a pioneering American photojournalist. As staff photographer for the popular Life Magazine, she captured some of the defining moments of the twentieth century, which often took her to troubled spots around the world. She was the first female war correspondent, and covered combat during the Second World War. The first American
Kite`s Eye View India
Aerial photography is prohibited in India. It can only be done with permission from various government agencies. It is for this reason that there are hardly any substantial books on India from the air. For the first time, Nicolas Chorier achieves this feat by using the fascinating technique of kite photography (taking aerial pictures by
Trekking Through the New Worlds
Having been born into a stone age society, the author became Papua New Guinea`s Representative at the UN. This is the account of hi travels through Latin America.
Indian Birds in Focus
Awarded Best Produced Paperback Book of 2006 by the Federation of Indian Publishers, this pocket-sized photographic book makes accurate identification of more common birds in the field possible. The photographs, all taken in the wild and India, clearly show the birds often with a variety of plumages while the text details the life of these
Siam: Through the Lens of John Thomson 1865-66
Legendary Scottish photographer and travel writer John Thomson (1837-1921) set off for the East in 1862 and over the next ten years undertook numerous journeys to various countries including Siam, Cambodia and China, becoming the first person to photograph Angkor Wat, Cambodia. The photographs from these journeys form one of the most extensive records of
Ukrainer
`Ukrainer` is a volunteer media project dedicated to creating a new travel guide to Ukraine. 300 volunteers explored the landscape, people and traditions from 2016 to 2018 and recorded their findings in words and photographs to compile this new book.After National Geographic disappeared from the Ukrainian media space, there were no projects for the aficionados
Kalymnos Trail Hiking Guide
The Kalymnos Trail is a multi-day 100km trekking route around the Greek island of Kalymnos in the South Aegean. The route links many of the more interesting places on the island: mountain tops and monasteries, cliffs and castles, beaches and Byzantine ruins.Trail passes through complex terrain and is best suited to those with experience of
