Category Archives: Travel Guides
The Food of Love
Food of Love by Anthony Capella is a romantic novel centred on the joy of food and in the backstreets of Rome. Laura Patterson is studying history in the Italian capital; she’s decided that from now on she will only date men who can cook. Tommaso Massi is a good looking charmer; he tells Laura
Long Cloud Ride
After two months on board a Russian container ship sailing 15,000 miles across the world, Josie finally arrives in New Zealand with her bike. Over the next nine months she cycles 10,000 kilometres all over North and South Islands while experiencing the wettest, windiest and stormiest year on record. During this time Josie was spat
Long Way Round
Long Way Round was just that for these two intrepid bikers: From London to New York, Ewan and Charley chased their shadows through Europe, the Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia, across the Pacific to Alaska, then down through Canada and America. But as the miles slipped beneath the tyres of their big BMWs, their troubles
Giant Steps
In Punta Arenas, Chile, in November 1998, Karl Bushby set out on one of the most remarkable journeys of modern times. His plan is as simple as it is extraordinary: to walk up the Americas, across the Bering Strait, through Asia, Russia and Europe, back through the Channel Tunnel and returning to Britain in 2011.
Race to Dakar
Race to Dakar sees Charley Boorman taking part in, what is possibly, the greatest biker’s challenge ever – the Dakar Rally. Beginning in Lisbon and ending in the Senegalese capital of Dakar, the rally covers 15,000km of treacherous terrain.Boorman faced extreme temperatures, rode through shifting sands and stinging winds, and faced breakdowns miles from civilisation.
Long Way Down
Long Way Down is Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s follow-up to their bestselling account of their first adventure, Long Way Round. This time, inspired by their UNICEF trip to Africa, the boys and their motorbikes are travelling down through the African continent, covering 18 different countries and 15,000 miles. Riding through spectacular scenery and on
Blighty: The Quest for Britishness, Britain, Britons, Britishness and
Britain. What`s that all about then? Having skewered modern life and culture in the bestselling Is it Just Me or is Everything Shit?, Steve Lowe and Alan McArthur set out to uncover the deep dark truth about Britain ? its history, its myths and its people. Over the course of a year they endure the
The Host
Melanie Stryder refuses to fade away. The earth has been invaded by a species that takes over the minds of their human hosts while leaving their bodies intact, and most of humanity has succumbed. Wanderer, the invading `soul` who has been given Melanie`s body, knew about the challenges of living inside a human: the overwhelming
By Any Means
By Any Means is the tale of Charley Boorman’s 20,000-mile adventure from his home town in County Wicklow, Ireland to Wollongong in Australia, through 25 countries, by any mode of transport to hand – including a motorcycle in a monsoon!Charley’s incredible journey offers him the chance to meet people and learn firsthand what it’s like
Right to the Edge: Sydney to Tokyo BY ANY MEANS
Charley Boorman is back in the saddle for a brand-new, adrenaline-fuelled adventure! He begins his journey racing north from Sydney up the Gold Coast, where he hitches a ride in a Spitfire. In Papua New Guinea he takes a hand-made canoe through tropical rainforest to stay in a remote tribal village almost untouched by the
Sphinx
Alexandria, Egypt, 1977. During a dive to an old shipwreck, archaeologist Isabella Warnock uncovers an artefact unlike anything she has ever seen: an astrarium, a mysterious ancient device rumoured to have shaped the destinies of pharaohs and kings since the beginning of time. But her discovery comes at a terrible price, and it falls to
Bedpans and Bobby Socks: Five British Nurses on the American Road Trip of a Lifetime
In my dreams, I was always in some vast landscape on a long, straight road. Driving. Always driving.` Gwenda had always loved the open road, but her home town of Newcastle didn`t really offer the sort of adventure she longed for. So, in 1957, with friend and fellow nurse Pat in tow, she left the
Whistling For Elephants
There are two basic types of animal in Nature`s Kingdom. The first, like lions and turtles, produce many offspring and simply hope that some will survive. The second, like elephants and people, produce one or two at long intervals and make great efforts to rear them. My mother belonged in a class of her own.
The Map
Mazes, riddles, witchcraft . . . and centuries-old secretsAn Oxford classics scholar has discovered an ancient scroll.A band of black-magic worshippers has gathered in London.A map to three labyrinths hidden within Europe has been unfolded.And an ancient mystery is calling . . .Pursued by spies and secret agents, guarding the map from unseen enemies, August
Turkish Phrasebook
Quick, easy-to-use and a perfect size to fit in your pocket, this work is organized by subjects such as everyday phrases, hotels, and travelling around. It uses a simple system of imitated pronunciation.
prettycitydublin: Discovering Dublin`s Beautiful Places
Dublin is a unique, multi-layered city, where ancient and youthful meet to form a community rich in culture, creativity and song. With picturesque seaside villages and romantic medieval castles, you are guaranteed a warm Irish welcome. This beautiful collection of images will take you past Dublin`s famous landmarks – the bridge, the Liffey, the pubs
The Anthology of Scottish Folk Tales
This enchanting collection of stories gathers together legends from across Scotland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press` popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a treasure trove of tales from a wealth of talented storytellers.From the Spaeman`s peculiar advice and a laird who is transformed into a frog, to a fugitive hiding in
The Little Book of Suffolk
The Little Book of Suffolk is an intriguing, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of places, people and events from the county. Armed with this fascinating book, the reader will have such knowledge of the county, its landscape, pleasures and pursuits that they will never be short of some frivolous fact to enhance a conversation or quiz! A
How to Read an Insect: A Smart Guide to What Insects Do and Why
The essential guide to insect behaviour, perfect for the inquisitive gardener or nature lover. Most insects are too small to be easily noticed. Fewer still are watched with the appreciation we have for birds and other forms of wildlife. Yet everything about the insect world is staggering from the sheer diversity of forms to the
Scurvy: How a Surgeon, a Mariner, and a Gentleman Solved the Greatest Medical Mystery of the Age of Sail
In the Age of Sail scurvy was responsible for more deaths at sea than piracy, shipwreck and all other illnesses, and its cure ranks among the greatest of military successes – yet its impact on history has mostly been ignored.Stephen Bown searches back to the earliest recorded appearance of scurvy in the sixteenth century, to
