Category Archives: Travel Guides
Germany North ITMB
The northern portion of Germany, covering from the Atlantic coast to well east of Hamburg and from the Danish border to Bremen on one side and from the Dutch border to Magdeburg and the Ruhr Valley to Frankfurt.Legend includes: roads by classification, international airports, domestic airports, ports, ruins, historic/archeological, hot springs, forts, lighthouses, national parks,
Ice Diaries: An Antartic Memoir
British Canadian novelist Jean McNeil spent a year as writer-in-residence with the British Antarctic Survey, and four months on the world`s most enigmatic continent – Antarctica. Access to the Antarctic remains largely reserved for scientists, and it is the only piece of earth that is nobody`s country. Ice Diaries is the story of McNeil`s years
The Salmon People
The Salmon People is a masterful history of Canada`s west coast. From the first people`s tales of salmon to BC`s first cannery, to overfishing and the environmental concerns that still exist today, this comprehensive early history is a must-read for anyone interested in how BC`s fishing industry reached where it is today. Told from the
A Basket of Leaves
Capturing the spirit of of Africa–from the desert of Algeria to the savannahs of Kenya, and to the jungles of Equatorial Guinea–this quintessential reader`s guide includes reviews and excerpts from notable books from each of Africa`s 54 countries. This compilation explores many of the best-known works on Africa, such as “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua
British Columbia from Scratch: Recipes for Every Season
A celebration of British Columbia through a cook`s palate and a photographer`s lens, this cookbook highlights the province`s diverse edible landscape, from the Pacific Ocean`s seafood to Okanagan fruit. The seasonal layout pairs an eclectic collection of made-from-scratch recipes with evocative images, paying tribute to wholesome unprocessed foods and the skilled farmers who grow them.Seafood
Beat about the Bush
Mammals are the animals that most people come to wilderness areas to see. They range in size from the pygmy shrew (2g) to the blue whale (120 tonnes). But what makes a mammal a mammal – indeed why is the blue whale not a fish? How does the elephant`s trunk work? Why do many mammals
Washington and Oregon Coast
The coast of Washington State and Oregon at 1:833,000 on a double-sided, indexed road map from GM Johnson and Associates highlighting various places of interest and providing street plans of coastal towns and resorts. Place names on the road map are in larger print than found on most other similar maps.The map is double-sided, with
Meanwhile Don`t Push and Squeeze – A Year of Life in China
Meanwhile don`t push and squeeze is an account of the year that writer spent teaching at a university in Hangzhou, China. Filled with puzzlement and discovery, it is enriched by the writings of Berold`s enthusiastic students and those of his articulate companion. Berold`s passion for literature soon takes him well beyond limits of his contract
The Raftsmen
A dramatic and thrilling portrait of a long-forgotten true adventure and astounding seafaring achievement. In `The Raftsmen`, author and documentary filmmaker Ryan Barnett takes readers on an astonishing maritime adventure set in the aftermath of World War II. For four French expatriates who escaped the clutches of the Nazi regime to find asylum in Canada,
Roberts Bird Guide – Kruger National Park and Adjacent Lowveld
This guide features dynamic new multi-coloured distribution maps and calendar bars showing full and peak breeding seasons for birds of the north-eastern regions of southern Africa. Additionally this guide gives you information on bird food, behavior, breeding strategies and, in some cases, their estimated population status in the Park. It contains 91 annotated plates illustrated
The Way of Star and Stones
2010 is the Holy Year of the Camino and over 2 million people from all over the world are expected to partake in this annual pilgrimage. The Camino, a life changing walk, is the subject of Wilna Wilkinson`s book. The Way Of Stars and Stones offers common-sense advice and information as well as spiritual guidance:
The Ayahuasca Diaries
The Ayahuasca diaries is a vine-entangled tale of shamans, jungles, psychedelic substances, a broken-hearted poker player, a few pretty girls (and a couple who aren`t) and several dark temples where smoking and spitting are encouraged …if only to ease access into the spirit world. In this, the first South African title to chronicle the South
Snakepit
Bat Katanga is a Ugandan just returned to his homeland after two years in Britain. While he completed a postgraduate degree at Cambridge, he watched from afar as “flag independence gave way to economic independence” in Uganda, his chances to make a fortune there increasing with each “reform” imposed by Idi Amin. Now, when Bat
Cape Town & Surrounding Attractions Map Studio
Coverage:- Cape Town- West Coast- Cape Winelands- Breede River Valley- Overberg- Route 43- Boland- Hex River Valley- Swartland- Whale Route- Route 62Content:- Detailed map for scenic drives of each region- Index of place names & big 6 attractions- Index of wine estates- Tourist sites- Historical sites- Lighthouses- Wine estates + wineries- Swimming beaches- Dive sites-
