Category Archives: Travel Guides
Celestial Navigation In A Nutshell
Celestial navigation is an essential tool for those who do not wish to be caught short when modern technology fails. The basic process is simple – take a sight with a sextant, establish a secondary reference or benchmark sight, compare the two sights and plot the result of the comparison on a chart. Schlereth demonstrates
Metal Boats
This updated new edition covers the design, building and maintenance of steel and aluminum boats, both power and sail.
Chartering A Boat
When packing your duffel bag for a charter cruise, leave your expectations at home, open your mind and enjoy yourself to the fullest…it can be the most enjoyable vacation experience you ever had. Caswell explores the facts and fiction of the world of yacht chartering, dispels the myth that chartering a boat is only for
Elements of Yacht Design
This is the original edition of the classic book on yacht design and one of the most famous books on yacht design ever written. This book is a practical and concise presentation of some of the operations involved in designing yachts of all types. At last this book will be available for boatbuilders, aspiring naval
Understanding Boat Wiring
This new series features easy-to-understand yet thorough treatments of technical issues facing every boat owner, sail or power. Each volume is fully illustrated with photos and technical drawings. Author John C. Payne is one of the foremost international authorities on marine electronics and the author of two major handbooks. Book 2, Understanding boat wiring, includes
United States – Canada – Mexico Road Atlas Scenic Drives Edition
National Geographic`s Road Atlas: Scenic Drives Edition, is the ideal companion for the next time you hit the road for an unforgettable road trip. Includes up-to-date road maps for all 50 U.S. States, plus Canada, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Major cities and metropolitan areas are shown in detail with inset maps that include popular attractions,
Understanding Boat Corrosion
Covers problems with metal corrosion on the hull and fastenings, lightning hazards and protection and electrical problems on a boat. It is part of series of books about technical issues facing every boat owner and is fully illustrated with photos and technical drawings.
Denmark NGS Adventure Map 3329
Explore Denmark`s more than 100 islands, the largest of which are connected by a series of long bridges and tunnels with National Geographic`s Denmark Adventure Map. Designed to meet the needs of adventure travelers with its detailed, accurate information, this map includes the location of cities and towns with a user-friendly index and a clearly
Understanding Boat Diesal Engines
This volume offers a comprehensive coverage of marine diesel engine parts and what they do, checklists for regular engine care and maintenance and an overview of electrical systems. It is part of series of books about technical issues facing every boat owner and is fully illustrated with photos and technical drawings.
Paris Was Ours
In thirty-two personal essays – more than half of which are here published for the first time – the writers describe how they were seduced by Paris and then began to see things differently. They came to write, to cook, to find love, to study, to raise children, to escape, or to live the way
Victorinox Swiss Army Knife Camping & Outdoor Survival Guide: 101 Tips, Tricks and Uses
Sharpen your survival skills and learn why you should keep a Swiss Army Knife with you at all times, whether you are exploring wild jungles, tall peaks or city streets. As a handy “everyday carry” for life`s challenges, the versatile Swiss Army Knife can`t be beaten. Victorinox Official Swiss Army (R) Knife Survival Guide shows
A Traveller`s History of New Zealand: and the South Pacific Islands
A Traveller`s History of New Zealand and the South Pacific Islands gives the curious tourist not only a modern-day portrait of New Zealand and the far-flung islands, their political systems, and their economic diversity, but also looks at the early settling of this massive area, which covers about a fifth of the surface of the
A Travellers History of Canada
The Traveller`s History series is designed for travellers who want more historical background on the country they are visiting than can be found in a tour guide. Each volume offers a complete and authoritative history of the country from the earliest times up to the present. A Gazetteer cross-referenced to the main text pin-points the
Traveller`s History of Australia
Essential reading for travelers who wish to enjoy the amazing diversity of Australia, this book outlines the history of that great southern democracy from the arrival of the earliest Aborigines some 60,000 years ago to the present. Includes maps and illustrations.
Walking in Italy
Walking in Italy is a unique guide written for those who want to experience the delights of Italy’s finest towns cities and landscapes. The best way to appreciate Italy is undoubtedly on foot, whether you are visiting a city for the first time or venturing out into the Italian countryside. You don’t need to be
Costa Rica: Travellers` Wildlife Guide
The “Costa Rica: Travellers` Wildlife Guide” is a detailed illustrated guide to the fauna of Costa Rica. It also offers general information for the country such as its geography, habitats and flora, visitor information for its national parks and general advice on ecotourism.Most travellers to Costa Rica want to experience its lush tropical forests and
Ecuador & Galapagos Travellers` Wildlife Guide
Travellers to Ecuador want to experience tropical forests and other stunning habitats and catch glimpses of exotic wildlife: toucans and parrots, monkeys and anteaters, frogs and toads, crocodiles and snakes. On the Galapagos Islands, curious visitors want to see with their own eyes the exotic, unique, tame wildlife that stimulated Charles Darwin to formulate the
A Traveller`s History of Germany
Germany is the most heavily populated of all the countries within the European Union. A Traveller`s History of Germany offers a complete and authoritative history of a country of which much of its rich past and legacy of great culture has been forgotten after the traumas of the two world wars. There were Germans long
D-Day and the Battle for Normandy Traveller`s Guide
D-Day and the Battle for Normandy Traveller`s Guide from the Massachusetts-based publishers Interlink Books, grouping the region into seven sightseeing routes. Each route is presented as a detailed description of the fighting in 1944, with particular stress placed on the contemporary eyewitness accounts.The seven routes cover: the Pegasus Bridge, the ‘All-Americans’ and the ‘Screaming Eagles’
A Traveller`s History of France
This lively and visual guide provides the essential clues to understanding France`s past and present and unravels many myths.
