Category Archives: Travel Guides
Brighton: Seaside City: Attractions on Foot by Bike Bus and Train
Brighton: Seaside City: Attractions on Foot by Bike Bus and Train by Quickmaps is a useful, handy-size pocket map that highlights attractions on foot, bike, bus and train.On one side is a simple street plan of the city centre and its attractions showing `flavour` and character of streets and places. It also covers part of
Edinburgh Capital City: Map Guide of What to See and How to Get There
They go together Quickmap and mobile; the fold out Quickmap for the big picture, your smart phone for the detail. Experience the inner city and then venture out to wonderful surrounding places.
Liverpool Pop City: Map Guide of What to See and How to Get There
They go together Quickmap and mobile; the fold out Quickmap for the big picture, your smart phone for the detail. Experience the inner city and then venture out to wonderful surrounding places.
Soviet Bus Stops
Photographer Christopher Herwig presents a curated collection of the most interesting and obscure Soviet bus stops. Travelling over 30,000km, Herwig discovered and documented these architectural treasures from around Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Ukraine, Moldova, Armenia, Abkhazia, Georgia, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Belarus.
Winter Skills: The official handbook of Mountain Training`s winter schemes
This is a major reference book for all walkers and climbers who want to explore the mountains of the UK and Ireland in winter conditions, as well as for those who wish to lead groups. It is split into six sections: the winter environment, basic winter skills, snow and avalanche, security on steep ground, winter
CCCP Cook Book: True Stories of Soviet Cuisine
As the Soviet Union struggled along the path to Communism, food supplies were often sporadic and shortages commonplace. Day to day living was hard, both the authorities and their citizens had to apply every ounce of ingenuity to maximize often inadequate resources. This book contains over 60 recipes, each introduced with an insightful historical story
Surf Travel: The Complete Guide
Surf Travel is an illustrated guide to the planet`s most thrilling surf destinations. From classic surf destinations like Hawaii to less well known areas like Madagascar, the best breaks in each region are described by a team of experienced travelers with all the inside info. Packed with stunning photos, practical advice and up-to-date information, Surf
Alcohol: Soviet Antialcohol Posters
Soviet propaganda against the demon drink: the latest in Fuel’s Russian pop culture series.From the acclaimed authors of the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedias and Soviet Space Dogs comes Alcohol, a glorious and exhaustive collection of previously unpublished Soviet anti-alcohol posters.The book includes examples from the 1960s through to the 1980s, but focuses on posters produced
Iberia
“On a bicycle, the map seems suddenly dressed in opportunity; I see the world anew”Through Mediterranean landscapes and baked roads, Julian Sayarer pedals east across Portugal and Spain, towards Barcelona. Under the rotation of wheels and against the backdrop of a pandemic, time collapses steadily into the impulse simply to ride.During long hours in the
`Real` London GuideUs Tube Map
The Real London Tube map is a geographical represenation of the London Underground System.Whilst retaining the world-renowned octagonal style, we have placed each station as closely as possible to their actual geographical location.
The Unwritten Places: Wanderings in the Mountains of Northern Greece
When Tim Salmon first set out to explore the remote mountain regions of Northern Greece, he couldn`t find anybody, either Greek or foreign, who knew anything about them or had ever been there. This, along with the absence of any books or detailed maps, proved irresistible to the Rough Guide author, travel journalist, mountaineer and
The Micropub Guide: Enjoying the Pint-Sized Pub Revolution
Here is the definitive guide to the U.K.`s micropubs: small, owner-managed pubs with an uncompromising focus on cask-conditioned craft beers and ales, personal service and good conversation. No electronic games; no table football; no gassy beer or lager; only the simplest bar snacks. Unique features of the book include quotes from the regulars, tourist attractions
Adventuresses, Rediscovering Daring Voyages into the Unknown
Jacki Hill-Murphy tells the gripping stories of three early female explorers who travelled to remote regions of the world in the 18th and 19th Centuries. These stories have become lost over time and in order to fully explore their experiences, Jacki has retraced their journeys herself, keeping as close to their original route and conditions
The Extraordinary Tale of Kate Marsden and my Journey Across Siberia in her Footsteps
This is a story that defies all reason: a Victorian spinster and nurse, so obsessed with the fate of leprosy-sufferers worldwide that she was prepared to journey, in winter, nearly ten thousand miles across pre-revolutionary Russia, to one of the most inhospitable areas on earth, first to find a legendary plant that might be a
