Category Archives: Travel Guides
A Dragon Apparent – Travels in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam
Travelling through Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia in the twilight of the French colonial regime, Norman Lewis witnesses these ancient civilisations as they were before the terrible devastation of the Vietnam War.He creates a portrait of traditional societies struggling to retain their integrity in the embrace of the West. Lewis meets emperors and slaves, brutal plantation
Red Moon and High Summer
This is what Eland is always looking out for – a scholar letting his hair down. Frustrated by the limitations of his professional career, Kaufmann chose to express his true understanding and deep affection for the Tuareg in fiction. A lifetime of detailed study, research and harrowing experience has gone into the creation of this
Golden Earth – Travels in Burma
Despite communist incursions and tribal insurrection, Norman Lewis describes a land of breath-taking natural beauty peopled by the gentle Burmese. This is a country where Buddhist beliefs spare even the rats, where the Director of Prisons quotes Chaucer and where three-day theatrical shows are staged to celebrate a monk taking orders.Hitching lifts with the army
Isle of Wight Coastal Path – 80 Miles
John Merrill Walking Guides are lovingly written, designed, printed and bound by the man himself. Over the last 38 years, John Merrill has walked over 190,000 miles, wearing out 106 pairs of boots in the process, and has completed a remarkable number of marathon walks. Remarkably, he has written over 300 guidebooks to his walks.
View of the World: Selected Journalism
A selection of the best travel writing by Norman Lewis which makes a wonderful introduction to his work. He is particularly powerful on the plight of the indigenous people of Brazil
Munroist`s Companion
A compendium of articles describing the history, theory, philosophy and present practice of Munro climbing.
A Cure for Serpents: An Italian Doctor in North Africa
The Duke of Pirajno arrived in North Africa in 1924. For the next eighteen years his experiences as a doctor in Libya, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Somaliland, provided him with opportunities and experiences rarely given to a European. He brings us stories of noble chieftains and celebrated courtesans, of Berber princes and Tuareg entertainers, of giant
The Honoured Society – The Sicilian Mafia Observed
The Honoured Society describes how the US army returned the Mafia to power in 1944, after Mussolini came close to destroying them. It looks at the Mafia in their homeland – how in attempting to preserve Sicily for the Sicilians in the face of countless invasions it infiltrated every aspect of the island`s life, corrupting
A Chance in a Million? Scottish Avalanches.
Fully updated edition of the classic handbook, covering all aspects of safety and procedure. The history of avalanches in the British Isles is covered in detail.
Somme 1916-1917 Vol 1
The first of a series of reproductions from the most successful series of battlefield guides produced during the inter war years, this Michelin guide to the Somme battlefield and Anglo-French operations in the region during 1916-17 will prove as relevant and interesting to visitors now as it did when first published. Based on authentic army
The Somme Vol 2
The second Battle of the Somme, Amiens, Mondidier, Compiegne.Illustrated guide to the battlefields (1914 – 1918)
Verdun and the Battle for its Possession
Verdun in the Lorraine region.Verdun is a small city in northeast France, on the banks of the Meuse river. It’s known as the site of the WWI Battle of Verdun. Verdun`s battlefields are marked by museums and memorials, such as the Douaumont Ossuary, with the remains of more than 100,000 soldiers. Northwest of the city
Cornish Mines: Gwennap to the Tamar
In 2006, UNESCO designated Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape a World Heritage Site. In the eighteenth century, Cornwall was one of the country`s principal industrial areas. Before the late 1870s, it produced more tin than any other region in the world, and in the early nineteenth century its output of copper was two-thirds of
Wild Food Foraging in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
A handy identification guide, sumptuous recipe book and delightful source of inspiration, Wild Food Foraging in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly offers an accessible introduction to foraging in a special and distinctive landscape. It covers over twenty wild edibles – flowers, fruits, leaves, seeds, shoots and seaweeds – and will appeal to all who
Royal Parks of London: A Journey Through the Parks
Royal Parks of London: A Journey Through the Parks is a large-format photo book with images of what makes London such a wonderful city: a combination of its glorious parks, interesting inhabitants and visitors, and a laid back, full of enjoyment attitude to life.The book, published in association with The Royal Parks Foundation – a
Sailing – A Beginners Manual
Sailing will give you an interest for life. The scope is endless: pottering, cruising and racing; dinghies, keelboats and yachts; rivers, lakes and the sea. Few activities offer so much fun and so much variety. This book is the perfect introduction to the sport. Using the famous RYA teaching method, it explains how the wind
