Travel

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...

The best way to enjoy California's spectacular coastline is to drive it! Packed with information about charming seaside communities and featuring all new photographs, this beautiful four-color guide takes you along the 1,100-mile stretch of Highway 1...

Let Secret Seville guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Seville guide book and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of this amazing city. Ideal for local inhabitants and curious...

Derek Bowskill's lively commentary to the River Seine is both a comprehensive guide as well as source of all the essential information for navigators on the river from the sea to Paris and beyond to the start of the French inland waterways system. River...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739897109Author Andy McGrillenPage Count 1Imprint Herb Lester Associates LtdPublisher Herb Lester Associates Ltd

Did Curves join the surfer community? Or the community of Fado lovers? Will there be a huge soulful-driving mural in Lisbon, the vibrant capital of street art? Will we do a few rounds in Estoril, the country's famous race track? Who knows? But what we do...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623717582Author Harry AdesFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Interlink BooksPublisher Interlink Publishing Group, Inc

A selection of New York s most iconic settings and architectural wonders unfold in seven pop-ups contained in a charming pint-sized package, making it easy to carry along while on tour. Easy to tuck in a bag or a pocket, this book is truly the perfect...

A guidebook to climbing 6962m Aconcagua in Argentina, the highest mountain in the Southern Hemisphere. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the Andes, the treks are suitable for fit, experienced walkers and mountaineers. The 12-day Normal...

Tokyo Travel Sketchbook traces the journey of illustrator and graphic designer Amaia Arrazola on a four-week trip through the beating heart of Tokyo.When Arrazola accepts a month long artist's residency in the Japanese capital, she has little idea of...

The Road From Coorain is the beautifully written narrative of Jill Ker Conway's journey from girlhood on an isolated sheep-farm in the grasslands of Australia to her departure for America (and eventually the presidency of Smith College).The inspiring and...

Plans included: Dhioriga Levkadhos (Levkas Canal) (1:20,000) Vasiliki (Nisos Levkas) (1:10,000) Ormos Fiskardho (Cephalonia) (1:7,500) Ormos Ayias Eufimia (Cephalonia) (1:6,000) Ormos Frikou (Nisos Ithaca) (1:15,000) Kalamos Harbour (1:5,000) ...

What is joie de vivre, and why is it a fundamentally French concept? In search of those ineffable qualities that make up the joy of living, this lively book takes readers on a voyage to France through forays into literature, history, and culture. How...

Nowhere in Ireland is there such a rich diversity of walks as Killarney. Thousands visit every year to walk in the beautiful landscape for which Killarney is renowned, and until now there has been no guidebook for these walks. Jim Ryan has compiled...

Slim MacKenzie knows what they are, what they do - and how they hide in human form. He is blessed - or cursed - by twilight eyes. He can see the diabolical others through their innocent human disguise. He's already killed one of them. And he'll kill...

15 of the best short walks in Tenby and south Pembrokeshire. Our guidebook comes with easy-to-read Ordnance Survey maps and clear route descriptions, perfect if you're new to walking or are looking for something you can enjoy with the whole family. ...

From the million-copy bestselling author, perfect for fans of Stieg Larsson, Anne Holt, and The Killing.'Michael Ridpath is trouncing the Scandinavians on their home turf. This is international thriller writing at its best.' Peter James, author of the...

A true story of one of the world's strangest plants and humanity's oddest obsessions: the orchid, brought to book by the author, traveller and self-confessed orchid obsessive. From the Orinoco River to the hothouses of Kew, and the clandestine nurseries...

'Poignant and often hilarious' Publishers WeeklyWhat if we responded to death... by throwing a party?By the time Erica Buist's father-in-law Chris was discovered, upstairs in his bed, his book resting on his chest, he had been dead for over a week. She...

'Bracingly original' Kathryn Hughes, Guardian From Romney Marsh to the Danube Delta, North Carolina to the Bay of Bengal, Tom Blass explores swamps, marshes and wetlands - and the people who have made these twilit worlds their homes. Oozing with...

The northeast is one of the most interesting, diverse, unspoilt parts of Brazil. Whether you're exploring colourful, colonial Olinda; the imposing cliffs of the dramatic coastline; vibrant, artistic Recife; or the rich folk heritage of Pernambuco, this...

Whether you want to take a day-hike, drive the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway, or spend the night in a rustic mountain lodge, the local Fodor's travel experts in Great Smoky Mountains National Park are here to help! Fodor's InFocus Great Smoky Mountains...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780899977850Author Elizabeth WenkFormat PaperbackPage Count 520Imprint Wilderness PressPublisher Wilderness Press

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...

Hull is one of the great historic trading centers of northeast England. Severely hit by industrial decline, it has recently begun to see substantial regeneration. Exciting new architectural projects reflect the fierce pride of the community and relate...

A guide to Iceland's rich literary heritage - from Norse witches to contemporary crime fiction. Iceland is an island of multiple identities in constant flux, just like its unruly, volcanic ground. Shaped as much by storytelling as it is by tectonic...

1:200 000 scale double map pack covering Croatia. In addition to the clear design, the road map set "Croatia, road map set 1:200,000, freytag & berndt" offers a lot of additional information such as road conditions, sights, campsites and various city...

When Charlotte Horton and her family of British bohemians discovered an abandoned Tuscan castle, little did they know that they would transform it into a vibrant, modern locale. Nestled in the rugged terrain of Mount Amiata, Castello di Potentino was a...

There is 'luxury and inconvenience on the one hand, liberty, hard living and filth on the other'. So Edward Lear described the mysterious and often misunderstood country of Albania. Edward Lear's travels through Albania and Macedonia in 1848 came about...

Norway has long been an insider tip among road lovers. The Trollstigen is often mentioned in the same breath as legendary passes all over the world. It's important to know that whether you move on two wheels or four, there is so much more to discover...

East Africa is home to nearly 1,400 species of birds, making it one of the premier international destinations for birdwatchers. Nature lovers visiting the region's forests, wetlands, marshes, deserts and coastlines will find a variety of unique birds...

If you loved Sophie Ranald's Sorry Not Sorry then this is the hilariously feel good novel for you! 'Funny, poignant and wonderfully descriptive...an unlikely but perfect romcom' Rachel Burton 'A lovely, uplifting story...everything...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781770410596Author Neil PeartFormat PaperbackPage Count 298Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 885g

In early 2009 a strange sort of business plan landed on the desk of a pinstriped bank manager. It had pictures of rats and moles in rowing boats and archaic quotes about Cleopatra's barge. It asked for a GBP30,000 loan to buy a black-and-cream narrowboat...

Martyn Murray was finding modern life, with all its restrictions and controls, suffocating. Following years of soul-searching, his father's death triggered him into opening the old logbooks and charts to retrace the sailing trips they had once shared...

A journey to find Norway's supposed bliss makes for a comic travelogue that asks, seriously, what makes Norwegians so damn happy-and does it translate? Norway is usually near or at the top of the World Happiness Report. But is it really one of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953600144Author Judy SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Red Dog BooksPublisher Red Dog Books

Long recognized as perhaps the greatest non-fiction writer at work in Ireland, for his vast, polymathic accounts of nature and culture in the Aran Islands and Connemara, Tim Robinson is also an essayist of genius whose fascinations range across the globe...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525562573Author Matthew FuttermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916254701Author Brian MooreFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Turnpike BooksPublisher Turnpike BooksDimensions(mm) 198mm * 129mm * 8mm