Travel

If you've ever studied a foreign language, you know what happens when you first truly and clearly communicate with another person. As Zora O'Neill recalls, you feel like a magician. If that foreign language is Arabic, you just might feel like a wizard. ...

This book is a celebration of mountain huts, showcasing the the sheer variety and sometimes quirky nature of these buildings that allow walkers, trekkers and climbers to access remote corners of the mountains. Packed with entertaining stories that bring...

We've all stood on a street corner and let the city's lights and sounds pass by. What do we hear when we listen to the sounds of the city? What traces do they leave in us? The city and the streets are the same as before, but the people who emerge in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788484786764Author Lara SergiFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Triangle Postals , S.LPublisher Triangle Postals , S.L

Tour the city of Venice through the panoramic paintings of one of its most celebrated chroniclers The lagoon city of Venice was home to some of the greatest painters of the Italian Renaissance. Among them was Vittore Carpaccio (c. 1465-1525), whose...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781741176636Author Claire BoobbyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Hardie Grant ExplorePublisher Hardie Grant ExploreWeight(grams) 260g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780639831848Author Angela ScottFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint HPH PublishingPublisher HPH PublishingWeight(grams) 3000g

Make the most of your time! The BKB travel guide presents everything you need for your short stay in Dresden including information on attractive city quarters, addresses for accommodation, shopping and of course entertainment. Highlights include...

'Must-read... A funny yet tragic tale of a husband and wife's car journey across the US with Albert the alligator in tow. Yes, really.' Marie Claire A journey of a thousand miles. With an alligator on the back seat. And John Steinbeck as a...

A revelatory intellectual biography of Tocqueville, told through his wide-ranging travels-most of them, aside from his journey to America, barely known.It might be the most famous journey in the history of political thought: in 1831, Alexis de...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993337444Author Kelly ReillyFormat HardbackPage Count 252Imprint Korero PressPublisher Korero Press

The Norway Marco Polo Travel Guide and Handbook offers expert, in-depth advice, ideal for planning your own, independent trip. From detailed cultural information to Marco Polo's renowned Insider Tips, whatever your mood or interest, this detailed yet...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423124115Author Daniel HandkeFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Disney EditionsPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.Weight(grams) 1622g

Now more than ever, you can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling through Budapest. Admire opulent Golden Age architecture, soak in a thermal bath, and wander the winding streets of old villages: with Rick Steves,...

'It is a Lord of the Flies parable with Bhagwan as lord. The book is a fascinating social history, with many celebrities, from Diana Ross to Prince Charles. - Helen Rumbelow, The TimesThis is the story of a Englishman who gave up a job in journalism to...

On a dark winter's night in December 1980 two US airmen who were security guards at a USAF base in Suffolk, England, encountered a mysterious unidentified craft with flashing lights that had landed in the forest outside the perimeter. When the story got...

More Australian Birding Tales takes up where the author's best-selling first book, An Australian Birding Year, ended. In this new book Bruce Richardson describes his further birding adventures, which take his total 'life list' from 672 to 759, well...

This riveting narrative explores the lives of six remarkable female pharaohs, from Hatshepsut to Cleopatra--women who ruled with real power--and shines a piercing light on our own perceptions of women in power today. Female rulers are a rare...

This is the first English translation of Francesco Sansovino's (1521-1586) celebrated guide to Venice, which was first published in 1561. One of the earliest books to describe the monuments of Venice for inquisitive travelers, Sansovino's guide was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781938216152Author Shannon EneteFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Enete EnterprisesPublisher Enete EnterprisesWeight(grams) 127gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on...

Another book from the Streets of... series, Streets of Amsterdam is yet another a contemporary take on the classic city photo book, and this time, it's wholly dedicated to MENDO's home base: Amsterdam, a city they know by heart. The book is an...

Insight Guides SicilyTravel made easy. Ask local experts. Comprehensive travel guide packed with inspirational photography and fascinating cultural insights, now with free eBook.From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993547027Author Mark TimeFormat PaperbackPage Count 354Imprint Smashed PlatePublisher Smashed PlateWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 127mm * 20mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949678147Author Andrew DoughtyFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Wizard PublicationsPublisher Wizard PublicationsWeight(grams) 544gDimensions(mm)...

Culture Smart guides help travellers have a more meaningful and successful time abroad through a better understanding of the local culture. Chapters on values, attitudes, customs, and daily life will help you make the most of your visit, while tips on...

Women travelers in Egypt in the nineteenth century saw aspects of the country unseen by their male counterparts, as they spent time both in the harems of Cairo and with the women they met along the Nile. Some of them, like Sarah Belzoni and Sophia Poole,...

'An exhilarating story of freedom and constraint, told with a confident and unwavering verve. This is a journey driven by boundless curiosity, and by the desire for connection - across borders, across languages, across time' MALACHY TALLACKWhen Esa...

The Alps are Europe's highest mountain range; their broad arc stretches right across the centre of the continent, encompassing a wide range of traditions and cultures. In former times the mountains were feared as the realm of wild and dangerous beasts,...

A fascinating record of how London and Londoners were shaped by nearly 700 years of public executions. More frequent in London than in any other city or town in Britain, these morbid spectacles often attracted tens of thousands of onlookers at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781771602280Author Kathy CalvertFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Rocky Mountain BooksPublisher Rocky Mountain Books

The quintessential Englishwoman Clarissa Dickson Wright, one of the Two Fat Ladies and author of Spilling the Beans, takes us on a personal journey through the country of her birth.From Cornwall to Cumbria, Norfolk to Northumbria she brings her...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780952653066Author Alfred WainwrightImprint Chop McKean MappingPublisher Chop McKean Mapping

Nicolas Bouvier was an image merchant and photographer as well as a writer. The Eland edition of "Japanese Chronicles" will be accompanied by many of his startling images of Japan. "The Japanese Chronicles" is a distillation of Bouvier's lifelong quest...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789491648175Author Kees WoutersenFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Crossbill Guides FoundationPublisher Crossbill Guides Foundation

"...Wegmann's book is as much an essential travel resource as it is a study of architecture and design ranging from the traditional to the modern, and always stunning." - Indulge Magazine Iran may no longer be an insider secret, but it's still a lesser...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780995561540Author Raymond GoodburnFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Pilgrim Book Services LtdPublisher Pilgrim Book Services Ltd

The whole 'Wainwright' Coast to Coast on one double sided, 960mm by 694mm, map sheet. All 193 miles (308 kilometres) of the Wainwright route along with its alternatives are highlighted across 9 map sections at 40k scale. Ordnance Survey accuracy is...

One man is dead. But thousands were his victims. Can a single murder avenge that of many? Scarborough Bluffs, Toronto: the body of Christopher Drayton is found at the foot of the cliffs. Muslim Detective Esa Khattak, head of the Community Policing Unit,...

Uncovering the hidden love triangle between novelist Elizabeth Bowen and the author's grandparents - the critically acclaimed biography with never-before-seen letters detailing the affair. For readers who were swept up in Laura Cumming's On Chapel...