Category Archives: Travel Guides
Mrs P`s Journey – The Remarkable Story of the Woman Who Created The A-Z Map
Disproving the theory that women can’t read maps, Mrs P’s Journey is the fascinating story of the woman who mapped London’s A-Z and created a publishing phenomenon. Spirited, artistic and eccentric, Phyllis Pearsall became increasingly frustrated at the lack of proper street maps of London. Phyllis’ reaction was completely characteristic and she threw herself into
Saga Land: The Island Stories at the Edge of the World
A new friendship. An unforgettable journey. A beautiful and bloody history. This is Iceland as you`ve never read it before’ฆBroadcaster Richard Fidler and author Kรกri Gรญslason are good friends. They share a deep attachment to the sagas of Iceland – the true stories of the first Viking families who settled on that remote island in
Hamilton Hume: Our Greatest Explorer
The stirring untold story of a true Australian hero who opened up the nation.While English-born soldiers, sailors and surveyors have claimed pride of place among the explorers of the young New South Wales colony, the real pathfinder was a genuine native-born Australian. Hamilton Hume, a man with a profound understanding of the Aboriginal people and
The Unsettlers: In Search of the Good Life in Today`s America
A classically trained opera singer and her husband, a former marine biologist, set out by train for a homestead they`ve purchased in rural Missouri. Meanwhile, a horticulturist and her husband have turned to urban farming to revitalise the blighted city they both love. And in Montana, a couple of longtime organic farmers navigate what it
Where The Water Goes: Life and Death Along the Colorado River
The Colorado River is a crucial resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from the Colorado`s headwaters to its parched terminus, once a verdant wetland but now a million-acre desert. He takes readers
Ramen Otaku: Mastering Ramen at Home
A guide to ramen for the home cook, from the chef behind the beloved shop Otaku Ramen. Sarah Gavigan is otaku. Loosely translated, she`s a ramen geek. During her twenty years working in film production and as a music executive in L.A., Gavigan ate her way through the local ramen spots, but upon moving back
A Pilgrimage To Eternity: From Canterbury to Rome in Search of a Faith
At a time when Britain, America, and much of Europe have never been so secular, Timothy Egan sets out on a thousand-mile pilgrimage along an ancient route, through the theological cradle of Christianity, to explore one of the biggest stories of our time: the collapse of religion in the world that it created. Egan sets
This Is Sadie
Sadie is a little girl with a big imagination. She has been a girl who lived under the sea and a boy raised by wolves. She whispers to the dresses in her closet and talks to birds in the treetops. She has wings that take her anywhere she wants to go, but that always bring
Julia, Child
Julia and Simca are two young friends who agree that you can never use too much butter – and that it is best to be a child forever. Sharing a love of cooking and having no wish to turn into big, busy people who worry too much and dawdle too little, they decide to create
London Map 1000 Piece Puzzle
Get to know London by working this illustrated map of city featuring the city`s most famous sites and landmarks including Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Royal Albert Hall and many more. Galison`s London Map 1000 Piece Puzzle is packaged in stylish matte-finish sturdy box, perfect for gifting, reuse, and storage.
London By Michael Storrings 1000 Piece Puzzle
Award-winning illustrator Michael Storrings captures the special essence of cities in his art. Michael Storrings London 1000 Piece Puzzle from Galison brings to life the bustle of Piccadilly Circus in this detailed illustration. Packaged in a sturdy, easy-to-wrap box, Galison puzzles are perfect for gifting.
Hobart – Launceston & Surrounds UBD Gregory`s 780-781
The latest edition of the Hobart Launceston & South East Tasmania Map has been fully revised and updated and includes:’: A regional touring map covering Burnie, Ulverstone, Devonport, in the north, South East Cape in the south, Swansea in the east and Cradle Mountain Lake St Clair in the west.’: Maps and street indexes of
Eyre: The Forgotten Explorer
Lake Eyre, the Eyre Peninsula, the Eyre Highway that traverses the Nullarbor between Adelaide to Perth and many other landmarks are named after explorer Edward John Eyre. So why do Australians know so little about this explorer today? Edward John Eyre was one of the most intrepid explorers to tackle the unforgiving Australian outback –
Afternoons in Ithaka: A Memoir of Greece and Finding Your Place
A charming memoir of self-discovery, family, connection and the power of a tomato. “I remember crusty just-baked bread, rubbed with juicy tomato flesh, swimming in a puddle of thick green olive oil. I am seven years old. I sit on a stool in my grandmother`s house. It is the height of summer in a seaside
Outback Stations: Life on the Land by the People Who Live There
A pictorial celebration of Australia as seen through the eyes of people working on the land. In March 2013, Dan McIntosh had an idea. A station cook and keen photographer, he wanted to share the pictures he had taken of the outback life he loved so much. Encouraged by his sister, he started a community
