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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...

Guidebook to 35 full and half day mountain biking routes in Slovenia. The graded routes, which range from technically not difficult but requiring a reasonable level of fitness to highly technical, requiring a high level of fitness and confident bike...

Following on from the bestselling Nairn's Towns - a celebration of the city of Paris by cult figure Ian Nairn. Illustrated with original black and white images taken by Nairn himself. More than a guide book - this is a journey of discovery. Out of print...

Coursing down from the Devil's Beef Tub, the River Annan meanders through undulating agricultural land for 30 miles or so, before issuing into the Solway Firth. Stretching from the once-famous spa resort of Moffat in the north to Annan in the south,...

This Insight Guide is a lavishly illustrated inspirational travel guide to Scotland and a beautiful souvenir of your trip. Perfect for travellers looking for a deeper dive into the destination's history and culture, it's ideal to inspire and help you...

This is the story of the Peak landscape from its tropical beginnings to its rugged gritty present. Limestone reefs grow in the shallows of tropical seas, taking captive fossilised sea creatures. As the seas shift and coastlines change, sandstones build...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781989790571Author Young Dreamers PressFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Young Dreamers PressPublisher YDP Creative IncWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm)...

Have you ever wondered where the unusual names of Elephant and Castle, Grim's Ditch, Soho, and World's End come from? Find out the linguistic and historical origins of these place-names and discover their significance in recording English cultural...

'We lolled in the sea until it was time to return for tea, another of Mother's gastronomic triumphs. Tottering mounds of hot scones; crisp paper-thin biscuits; cakes like snowdrifts, oozing jam; cakes dark, rich and moist, crammed with fruit; brandy...

One of the world's great salmon rivers, the Tweed cuts through the heart of the Scottish Borders and, in part, forms the historic boundary between Scotland and England. Rising in the rolling hills near Moffat it weaves through a cherished landscape on...

Highlights of this fully revised and updated guide are the magnificent medieval fortresses of Warwick and Kenilworth Castles, but this county is also home to some of the most significant developments of England's postwar modern architecture, notably the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781847718211Author Derek BrockwayFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa

The city long-adored for its medieval beauty, old-timey brasseries, and corner cafes has even more to offer today. In the last few years, a flood of new ideas and creative locals has infused a once-static, traditional city with a new open-minded...

Marco Polo Pocket Guide Italy: the Travel Guide with Insider Tips. Explore Italy with this handy, pocket-sized, authoritative guide, packed with Insider Tips. Discover boutique hotels, authentic restaurants, the country's trendiest places, and get tips...

'Full of smugglers tales, childhood memories and the real-life struggles of living on a remote island.' - Touring Tales ***'In the January dark, a young man walks slowly into the sea. He can't see where he is going, but he knows the island is calling.....

** NOW SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA INTERNATIONAL DAGGER**"Gripping" TatlerThe first in a thrilling new crime series set in Germany - the Black Forest Investigations Louise Boni, maverick chief inspector with the Black Forest crime squad, is struggling with...

Amsterdam is famed for its pretty canals, world-class galleries and edgy night life, but, as with any major city, a new generation is busy establishing design studios, cafes, clothing stores and creative spaces - breathing new life into former industrial...

Their rivalry will change the world forever. As competition for the imperial throne intensifies, Constantine and Maxentius realise their childhood friendship cannot last. Each man struggles to control their respective quadrant of empire, battered by...

Insight Pocket Guides: ideal itineraries and top travel tips in a pocket-sized package. Now with free eBook, and a pull-out map.Plan your trip, plan perfect days and discover how to get around - this pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference...

Placenames are a constant source of debate. Who was Edwin, whose name is said to live on in that of Scotland's capital city? Are the 'drum' and 'chapel' still to be found in Drumchapel? And which 'king' had a 'seat' in Kingseat in Perthshire? The answers...

***SHORTLISTED FOR THE TELEGRAPH'S 2021 SPORTS BOOK AWARDS - INTERNATIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR'One of the best football books I've read for a very long time.' - Sam Pilger, FourFourTwo Magazine'An extraordinary, granular depiction of a young...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913134532Author Paul CampbellFormat HardbackPage Count 218Imprint Bird Eye BooksPublisher Graffeg Limited

Whether you want to explore Lisbon, go on a wine-tasting trip in the Douro Valley, or lounge on the beaches of the Algarve, the local Fodor's travel experts in Portugal are here to help! Fodor's Essential Portugal guidebook is packed with maps, carefully...

From the Chelsea Flower Show, the Glyndebourne Festival and Glorious Goodwood to Royal Ascot, the Henley Royal Regatta and Wimbledon, the British Season is a social minefield - and who better to guide you through the ettiquette, dress codes and insider...

The mountains of Ireland are wild and untrodden. There is a powerful and magnetic quality to Ireland's high places, a mix of mountains and sea that creates an indelible impression and inexorably draws one back. From High Places is a celebration of...

Frommer's books aren't written by committee, by A.I., or by travel writers who simply pop in briefly to a destination and then consider the job done. We use seasoned, locally-based journalists like Elizabeth Heath, Donald Strachan, and Michelle...

'A fearless investigative journalist and author.' PATTI SMITH'Determined, tenacious, intelligent, and honest in her approach.' ANNA BURNS'A fierce light, a formidable voice.' SINEAD GLEESONA memorial collection of writings by the murdered young...

The Italy Food Companion shows you how to enjoy the best of Italian food, understand a menu and know how to order in a restaurant or street market. It complements the Blue Guides' classic guide-book range as preparation for and accompaniment to any visit...

You think you know Paris inside out? Then let yourself be surprised by this book! Written by three true connoisseurs, it tells you the secrets of the city. Curiosities, secret gardens, unknown museums, arts centres or very special hotels - with this book...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679738978Author Waverley RootFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 397gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

The go-to photographic guide to all the damselflies and dragonflies recorded in Europe, including the Macaronesian Islands and western TurkeyEurope's Dragonflies is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed photographic field guide...

The essential testimony of an Italian doctor who has worked for twenty-five years on the front line of perhaps the largest mass migration in human history."Bartolo tells us about rescuing everyone he can, burying those he cannot, and saving their stories...

A toast to the internationally successful rose wine and its home in the French region of Provence. Born in the oldest French wine region of Provence, rose is known worldwide for its gorgeous spectrum of pale pink colors, its aromatic and fruity flavor,...

Combining architectural history with travel and tourism, and featuring around 300 buildings Robin Ward's Exploring Edinburgh features the best of what Edinburgh has to offer. It gives a comprehensive and well-researched account of Edinburgh's...

NO PHONESNO OUTSIDERSNO ESCAPE'An exciting and compelling new voice, Anna Downes' The Safe Place is a very accomplished debut' B.A. Paris, Sunday Times bestselling author of The DilemmaRated 4.5 * on NetGalley, this international bestseller is perfect...

The Cyclades are the quintessential Greek isles, renowned for the beauty of their seascapes, their historical monuments and a unique way of life deeply rooted in the remote past of the Aegean. Over the course of more than 7,000 years the Cyclades have...

SHORTLISTED FOR SALTIRE SOCIETY NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR Quirky, hilarious, always engaging and often moving, The Passion of Harry Bingo enters the lives of some of Britain's least known but most amazing characters. From Orkney to the Sussex coast...

For six centuries the Republic of Venice was a maritime empire, its sovereign power extending throughout much of the eastern Mediterranean - an empire of coasts, islands and isolated fortresses by which, as Wordsworth wrote, the mercantile Venetians...

A guidebook to trekking the GR367 Cathar Way (Sentier Cathare) between Port-la-Nouvelle on the Mediterranean coast and Foix in the foothills of the Pyrenees. Covering 260km (162 miles), this long-distance trek through the Languedoc region of southern...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780752421544Author Tom HeathFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press Ltd