Category Archives: Travel Guides
Camps Australia Wide 11 – Campsite Photos – Easy to read SPIRAL-BOUND
Camps 9 with Camp Snaps is the definitive guide to low-cost camping across Australia with 2,700 camp site photos, featuring verified free camps, caravan parks, national and state parks, community campsites, showgrounds, station stays and much more.4,000+ free and low-cost sites2,700 camp site photos 3,000+ pet-friendly sitesGPS positions of each siteDetailed facility informationAtlas mapping for
Savute: Botswana`s Wildlife Kingdom
Amidst Africa`s myriad wildlife highlights, Savute must rank as one of the most spectacularly enigmatic: a river that rarely flows, a marsh that metamorphoses from wasteland to watery paradise and, towering over them both, a silent parade of prehistoric hills. Within these habitats lies a complex web of wildlife whose fascinating tales are vividly brought
Art Deco Traveller: A Guide To Australia & New Zealand
This is an invaluable location guide for any traveller in Australia and New Zealand seeking art deco locations and for all lovers of 1920s and 30s nostalgia and all that that entails: the opulence and decadence of the legendary Jazz Age era. Whether you are visiting down under for business or pleasure or living locally
Vanishing Kings: Lions of the Namib Desert
The ancient Namib is the only desert on Earth where a small population of desert-adapted lions occurs. Remarkably, these unique lions continued to survived along Namibia`s Skeleton Coast, but until 20 years ago were merely phantoms – elusive and seldom seen – and then believed to have become extinct. In 1997 scientist Dr. Philip Stander
Walking to Mont St. Michel: The Story of Walking 200 Miles from Winchester Cathedral to Mont St. Michel
Walking to Mont St. Michel: The Story of Walking 200 Miles from Winchester Cathedral to Mont St. Michel, following the Medieval Pilgrimage Route: 10 Walks – 12 to 17 Miles Long.
Last Train to Helsinger
Copenhagen is a mysterious city where strange and sinister things often happen. Menacing and at times darkly humorous there are echoes of Roald Dahl and Daphne du Maurier in these stories, many of which have been specially commissioned for Radio 4. Heidi Amsinck is a writer and journalist born in Copenhagen. This is her first
An Historical Map of Winchester – from Medievel Times to 1800
A full colour map based on a reconstruction of Winchester around 1800, just before Jane Austen`s final days in the city. The map shows the main medieval and post-medieval buildings in this attractive and interesting city including the lost medieval Old Minster, New Minster and the King`s palace and hall. The map`s cover has a
The Dissent of Annie Lang
Growing up in a strict religious family between the wars, Annie Lang wasn t convinced that Jesus was such a great friend to little children. Or why would he have snatched away her lovely mother when she was only six? Witness to disturbing events that no one can explain, Annie is confused and sister Bea
An Historical Map of Kingston Upon Hull
Map reverse carries an illustrated gazetteer of sites of interest: approx. 6,600 wordsMap cover carries inside a brief history of Hull: 1,300 words. Illustrations: coloured engravings and early views of buildings, monuments and street scenesA full colour map, based on an Ordnance Survey map of 1928, with buildings and sites of interest picked out. Few
Bunker Research: The hidden history of modernism in the mountains
High above the pleasure palaces of the French Riviera is the Alpine Extension of the Maginot Line. These little-known bunkers were built in the 1930s to protect against Mussolini. But things didn`t quite turn out at the French expected . . . Now, they are marooned and crumbling in some of the most beautiful, remote
A Map of Tudor London: England`s Capital City in 1520
A full colour map showing London in about 1520 – its many churches, monasteries, legal inns, guild halls, and a large number of substantial private houses, in the context of the streets and alleyways that survived the Great Fire and can still be discovered. Dominating the city are the Tower of London in the east,
Crete Theseus and the Minotaur: All You Need to Know About the Island`s Myths, Legends, and its Gods
Jill Dudley`s series of island booklets is ideal for the tourist who would like to learn about the island`s ancient past, such as King Minos` birth and why Theseus came to Knosses and how he killed the Minotaur. It includes the story of the birth of the supreme god Zeus and explains why at birth
Naxos Theseus & Ariadne Greek Islands: All You Need to Know About the Islands Myths, Legends, and its Gods
In this booklet Jill Dudley describes how, after he killed he Minotaur, Theseus came to Naxos with Ariadne and lived on the small offshore islet of Palatia now dominated by the great marble Portara (gateway). She explains how Dionysos, god of wine and drama came to Naxos and claimed the island as his own, and
Athens: The Acropolis. All You Need to Know About the Gods, Myths and Legends of This Sacred Site
Jill Dudley writes about the earliest myths regarding the Acropolis, the strange birth of the goddess Athena, and the contest between her and Poseidon, god of the sea, for the patronage of the city. She explains the reason for the Panathenaia festival, and describes the importance of the goddess` image (said to have fallen from
London Pubcats
London. Pubs. Cats. What`s not to love? Enjoy a pint in purring, furry company, including prawn-loving Lily, Japanese fan favourite Lenny, three-legged Legz, cat-bride Billie and other pub pusses.
The Parakeeting of London
In The Parakeeting of London, writer Nick Hunt and photographer Tim Mitchell ‘“ self-declared gonzo ornithologists ‘“ track the progress of the parakeets from park to cemetery to riverbank, meeting Londoners from all walks of life who share their thoughts, opinions and theories on these incongruous avian invaders. Did Jimi Hendrix release them in 1968?
Unamerican Activities
Here are the stories. I changed every word. Make of them as you will.UnAmerican Activities explores the conspiracy theories and violence of modern America through a series of interlocking stories told by deranged and desperate narrators. Populated by meth addicts, vampire hunters, porn stars, fanatical evangelists, disgraced academics and zombified hipsters, James Miller`s third novel
Beyond Dubai
This book explores the Emirates beyond the beaches and shopping malls of Dubai – focusing in particular on the remarkably rich historical and archaeological sites as well as describing in a lighthearted way a journey around the country and the lesser-known aspects of life there.
Soviet Bus Stops Volume II
A follow-up to the hugely successful Soviet Bus Stops, with new photographs of bus stops in Russia, Crimea, Georgia and Ukraine. Christopher Herwig has an insatiable appetite for ‘Soviet Bus Stops’. After the popular and critical success of his first book, Herwig has returned to the former Soviet Union to hunt for more. In this
