Category Archives: Travel Guides
Thames Path in London: Hampton Court to Crayford Ness
This comprehensive guide to the London section of the Thames Path Trail Guide covers the route from Hampton Court in the east to the Thames Barrier in the west, with an extension into Crayford Ness. From the Mesolithic Period timber piles near Vauxhall Bridge to the innovative Shard skyscraper at London Bridge, the long and
The Lady in the Cellar: Murder, Scandal and Insanity in Victorian Bloomsbury
Standing four storeys tall in an elegant Bloomsbury terrace, number 4, Euston Square was a well-kept, respectable boarding house, whose tenants felt themselves to be on the rise in Victorian London. But beneath this genteel veneer lay a murderous darkness. For on 9th May 1879, the body of a former resident, Matilda Hacker, was discovered
The Happiness Passport: A world tour of joyful living in 50 words
The Happiness Passport takes the reader on a journey around the world seeking out the secrets of wellbeing from cultures far and wide. There are wonderfully evocative words in this collection that resonate with universal emotions: the ability of the natural world to deeply move us as captured by the Japanese word yugen, or the
Offa`s Dyke Path: National Trail Guide
Offa`s Dyke Path (Gogledd Llwybr Clawdd Offa) is the 177-mile National Trail following the ancient earthwork that criss-crosses the border country of modern England and Wales, from the Severn Estuary to the seaside resort of Prestatyn on the Irish Sea. This is the complete, official guide for the long-distance walker or the weekend stroller. All
Literary Places
Inspired Traveller`s Guides: Literary Places takes you on an enlightening journey through the key locations of literature`s best and brightest authors, movements and moments – brought to life through comprehensively researched text and stunning hand-drawn artwork. Travel journalist Sarah Baxter provides comprehensive and atmospheric outlines of the history and culture of 25 literary places around
Ikigai: Discover Your Reason For Being
Embrace the Japanese concept of ikigai and discover a renewed sense of purpose. Be mindful of small pleasures each day to build a more enjoyable and fulfilling life. Keep mentally and physically active to ease the ageing process. The Japanese term ikigai has no direct English translation but essentially means `reason for living` or `value
Wabi Sabi: Finding Beauty in Imperfection
Find beauty and harmony in the unfinished, fleeting, modest, and simple things in life. Learn how to let go of judgment and see things differently. Embrace the ancient Japanese philosophy of wabi sabi and appreciate the imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete. The essence of this slippery, intangible concept can only be found by embracing inevitable discord,
Urban Aviary: A modern guide to city birds
A unique guide to the unusual and often surprising birds that soar above our cities around the world.From frigatebirds wheeling over Rio de Janeiro to bowerbirds displaying in the suburbs of Canberra, penguins in Cape Town to pelicans in San Francisco, and huge flocks of starlings roosting around the Colosseum in Rome, the world’s cities
A History of the World in 500 Walks
History is never more alive than when you`re walking through it. The smell of earth long-trodden by pilgrims; mountain vistas unchanged for millennia; the feel of weathered wall, built centuries before.To hike amid such echoes of the past is as close as you`ll come to travelling back in time. This book will lead you on
Expeditions Unpacked: What the Great Explorers Took into the Unknown
“A fascinating and unique look at these celebrated expeditions. Ed Stafford knows all too well how important an explorer’s kit can be and this brilliant book gives great insight into the role it plays.” Sir Ranulph FiennesIn this unique and enthralling book, explorer and survivalist Ed Stafford curates 25 great expeditions through the lens of
North: How to Live Scandinavian
`Why are Scandinavians constantly topping the happiness table?` `How do you get more Scandi-style in your life?` `Just how do you use lagom?` Like her viking ancestors before her, Bronte Aurell left Denmark to explore the world beyond home shores and in her travels has come to understand the fascination with her kinfolk, as well
Running Beyond: Epic Ultra, Trail and Skyrunning Races
The ultimate celebration of ultra-running, this is an inspiration for anyone who has ever dreamed of running beyond on the world’s most beautiful and testing races. Exclusive interviews with elite runners and stunning, and unique photography captures the world`s most iconic ultra races. With maps and profiles for each race, and filled with striking and
Coast to Coast Walk
The classic high-level walk from Irish Sea to North Sea. Originally devised by the legendary Alfred Wainwright, the Coast-to-Coast Walk has steadily become one of Britain`s most popular long-distance walks, and it is not hard to see why. Planned to seek out the most spectacular high ground across the country, it takes you from the
The London Loop: Recreational Path Guide
For 140 miles, the London LOOP (London Outer Orbital Path) follows a green corridor right around the capital, offering a circular walk among secret countryside that can make you forget you`re within a few miles of Heathrow Airport, the A13, or the suburban sprawl of Croydon, Watford or Dagenham. Here is rolling downland near Coulsdon,
Northumberland Coast Path: Recreational Path Guide
The Northumberland coastline stretches from the outskirts of Newcastle up to the Scottish border at Berwick-upon-Tweed – a popular holiday destination for its wild and sweeping landscape of endless beaches of pale sand, succession of spectacular castles like Bamburgh and Dunstanburgh, congenial resorts like Alnmouth, and unique offshore attractions like Holy Island and the Farne
South West Coast Path – Minehead to Padstow
The South West Coast Path is the spectacular 630-mile (1008-km) National Trail around the tip of Britain. This volume features the section of the Path from Minehead to Padstow, a distance of 163 miles (262 km). It skirts the Exmoor National Park, taking in the precipitous harbour towns of Lynton, Lynmouth and Ilfracombe, before heading
Pennine Way National Trail
The Pennine Way, the whole 431-km/268 mile route from Edale in the Peak District to Kirk Yetholm in the Scottish Borders, in a series of walking guides to the National Trails in England and Wales with colour extracts from the Ordnance Survey`s Explorer series at 1:25,000 showing points along the route cross-referenced to the text.
South West Coast Path – Exmouth to Poole
The South West Coast Path is the spectacular 630-mile (1008-km) National Trail around the tip of Britain. This volume features the section of the Path from Exmouth to Poole, a distance of 116 miles (186 km) along the Jurassic Coast, a designated World Heritage Site. Following Natural England`s acorn waymarks, the route wends its way
Yorkshire Wolds Way
The Yorkshire Wolds were brought to international attention in 2012 by David Hockney`s magnificent Royal Academy exhibition of paintings of the region. Now, Tony Gowers` completely updated, expanded and re-designed National Trail Guide offers the essential companion to the forgotten but fascinating landscape through which this Trail runs. The Trail runs from Hessle in the
The Capital Ring
The Capital Ring is a 75-mile (120 km) walking route encircling inner London that links the astonishing number of islands of green space – parks, woodlands, abandoned railway lines, towpaths and nature reserves – which still survive in the very heart of the city. The Ring takes in many of London`s leading attractions – for
