Category Archives: Travel Guides
Britain`s Pilgrim Places: The First Complete Guide to Every Spiritual Treasure
Britain`sPilgrim Places captures thespirit of 2,000 years of history, heritage and wonder. It is the complete guideto every spiritual treasure, including 500 enchanting holy places throughoutEngland, Wales and Scotland and covers all major pilgrimage routes.Produced in collaboration withThe British Pilgrimage Trust, this book encapsulates the timeless quest of the humanspirit to find meaning, connection and
Scottish Sea Kayaking: Fifty Great Sea Kayak Voyages
At last, here it is …Scotland`s first guidebook for sea kayakers wishing to explore its amazing coastline and magical islands. It brings together a selection of fifty great sea voyages around the mainland of Scotland, from the Mull of Galloway in the SW to St Abb`s Head on the east coast, as well as voyages
Sea Kayak
Gordon Brown is a BCU Level 5 sea coach based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He shares his knowledge with you in his own succinct humorous style and very visual approach. In this book, Gordon covers topics of kayaking history, physiology, boat and paddle dynamics, seamanship and navigation, safety and rescue, weather forecasting, caves,
Navigation in the Mountains: Mountain Leader Training Guide Volume 4
Written by one of the best known navigation instructors in the UK this is the definitive and comprehensive `how to navigate` textbook. It covers every aspect of mountain navigation; summer, winter and overseas, using traditional map and compass as well as devices such as GPS and digital software applications. This book is a reference tool
Creeping Up On Auckland
Presents a voyage undertaken by twelve people on a North Sea trawler in 1959, from England to New Zealand with adventures along the way.
Rock Climbing: Mountain Leader Training Handbook Volume 2
This is the official handbook of `the Mountaineering Instructor, Single Pitch, Climbing Wall and Climbing Wall Leading Award Schemes`. Written by one of the best known rock climbing instructors in the UK this is the definitive and comprehensive `how to rock climb` textbook, now in its revised and updated second edition. It covers un-roped bouldering
Rough Passage
In 1934 Commander Graham set off singlehanded from Falmouth in Emanuel, a tiny seven-ton cutter, on a voyage to Labrador. On the passage home in heavy gales, the boom was smashed and the trysail ripped to shreds. Eventually he made Bermuda.
International Mountain Trekking : Practical Manual for Trekkers & Leaders MTUK
Written by the team that train International Mountain Leaders, this is the definitive and comprehensive textbook on `how to go trekking in mountains around the world`. It covers every aspect of trekking: planning, travelling, accommodation, in-country support, the environment, staying healthy, dealing with problems, altitude, navigation, weather and hazards such as rivers, rocky ground and
RYA Diesel Handbook (G25)
The official course book for the RYA One-Day Diesel Engine Course, it is also invaluable for reference.
Breathe: Stories from Cuba
`Breathe` is a collection that explores the heart of Fidel Castro-era Cuba; an outsider`s look that is balanced by a weight of empathy to illuminate truths that lie couched between the island`s propaganda and the Western media`s portrayal. Characters from Europe and the USA in `Swimming`, `Taxi` and `Sabbatical` seem to want to hold on
The Summer Book
An elderly artist and her six-year-old grand-daughter are away on a summer together on a tiny island in the gulf of Finland. As the two learn to adjust to each other`s fears, whims and yearnings, a fierce yet understated love emerges – one that encompasses not only the summer inhabitants but the very island itself.
Maximum Diner – Making it Big in Uckfield
Join Christopher Nye on his hilarious journey to become the self-styled Rocco Forte of the Road to Eastbourne. This is a book about a dream. The dream of running a restaurant. In Uckfield, East Sussex. Well, okay, Uckfield didn`t actually appear in the dream. But for Christopher Nye it was the perfect choice: a small
Findings
It`s surprising what you can find by simply stepping out to look. Award-winning poet Kathleen Jamie has an eye and an ease with the nature and landscapes of Scotland as well as an incisive sense of our domestic realities. In “Findings” she draws together these themes to describe travels like no other contemporary writer. Whether
Trade Wind Hitchers – Essential Guide to Crewing on Yachts
A definitive guide to crewing on yachts from Britain to Venezuela. The book combines a vivid portrayal of the experience of transatlantic sailing with useful information about the cruising circuit and the main ports of call.
Only So Many Tides
Jon Wainwright`s love of the sea, and in particular for his boat “Deva”, shines through cruising, racing and fishing in a traditional wooden boat over 38 years. His experience in organizing the best rig for the conditions is matched by his understanding of boat construction and the changes he implemented on “Deva”. This is a
Last of the Sailorman
This work brings to life the last days of carrying cargo under sail, written in Bob Roberts` lively and evocative style.
Sailing For Fun
High adventure on a small budget – this is Charles Stock`s philosophy as he cruises his midget 16 -foot gaff-rigged sailing cruiser Shoal Waters on the Thames Estuary, having logged 68,000 miles since 1963. No engine, no electronics. The art of pottering taken to its zenith, and happiness achieved with great simplicity. There`s a lesson
Amulet – Sailing to the Western Isles
Saved from an inglorious end as a garden ornament, Amulet a 26-foot wooden keel boat, amateur built in Fort William, Scotland in 1964, was restored by Cumbrian based author and charter yacht skipper, Bob Orrell. The story is a humorous account of the author`s love hate relationship with Amulet during the eighteen month restoration and
Pigeon Portuguese
The quick and simple way of communicating in a foreign language on the move. Phrasebooks can be bulky, difficult and slow to use, with a phonetic system that is rarely understood. What makes these cards unique is the way you use them. Instead of looking up complete phrases, you tailor-make your own using the words
