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In July 1798, a Cambridge student set out on a botanical tour and wrote the first guidebook to North Wales. Wearing spectacles and carrying a rucksack, Yorkshire-born William Bingley made notes, sketched and looked for rare plants. He befriended a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914314421Author Emmy WattsFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Hoxton Mini PressPublisher Hoxton Mini Press

'A truly majestic work of scholarship, thought and literary imagination.' Jan Morris, The Times 'Shot through with crystalline brilliance.' Washington Post 'Fascinating.' Sunday Times When Captain Scott died in 1912 on his way back from the South Pole,...

Written by long-term resident, adventurer and experienced travel writer Oscar Scafidi, this brand new Bradt publication is the most up-to-date, comprehensive travel guidebook to Tunisia produced by a mainstream publisher. Taking account of this North...

Peter Nasmyth has lived in and travelled extensively throughout Georgia for the last 32 years. Georgia in the Mountains of Poetry is his fascinating account of this historically rich and drama loving country, based on his travels and hundreds of...

Ibn Battutah - ethnographer, biographer, anecdotal historian and occasional botanist - was just twenty-one when he set out in 1325 from his native Tangier on a pilgrimage to Mecca. He did not return to Morocco for another twenty-nine years, travelling...

Written by resident experts, this new, thoroughly updated second edition of Bradt's Dumfries and Galloway remains the only full-blown guide to this increasingly popular southwest corner of Scotland. The region is covered in depth, from Eskdale in the...

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet's Kyoto is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Walk through thousands of vermillion entrance gates...

Lonely Planet's Poland is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Sample Krakow's nightlife, learn dramatic history in Warsaw and wander...

The go-to Malta, Gozo and Comino travel guide for over 30 years. Strap on your boots and discover Malta on foot with the Sunflower Malta travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our...

Hit the road with this collection of 200 epic bike rides across Australia and New Zealand. Cycle along Tasmania's Bay of Fires Trail or pedal through the South Island's misty native forest on the Old Ghost Road. Featuring 50 first-person stories and a...

Collective Winner of the 2019 Highland Book Prize Under the ravishing light of an Alaskan sky, objects are spilling from the thawing tundra linking a Yup'ik village to its hunter-gatherer past. In the shifting sand dunes of a Scottish shoreline,...

Key places featured include Sowerby Bridge, Wakefield, Castleford, Selby, Goole, Leeds, Bingley, Skipton, Burnley, Blackburn, Wigan, Leigh, Burscough and Liverpool.The Canal Companions have been chugging along 'the cut' for over thirty years; conveying...

From the world's expert in outdoor adventure, here is the ultimate hiker's bucket list, with 100 breathtaking experiences for beginners to experts around the globe--from the celebrated Appalachian Trail to the off-the-beaten path (but not to be missed!)...

Discover 60 of the world's most spectacular gardens plus 120 travel ideas to ignite a love of outdoor spaces. Featuring the history of every botanical gem, beautiful photography and trip planning tips, this uplifting book explores the restorative effects...

Using archive photos from the 1860s to the 1960 paired with a modern viewpoint, Leeds Then and Now shows how the great northern powerhouse has retained and adapted its classic Victorian buildings, such as Kirkgate Market, to a 21st-century economy. ...

WINNER OF THE MARCO POLO OUTSTANDING GENERAL TRAVEL THEMED BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2018 EDWARD STANFORD TRAVEL WRITING AWARDS The story begins in a public square in New Delhi. On a cold December evening a young European woman of noble descent...

THE ODYSSEUM explores extraordinary journeys, pilgrimages, expeditions and meanders of the mind that helped us to figure out our place in the world. We will learn about epic trips to the bottom of the ocean, to outer space and to the deepest cave on...

The Alhambra, the 'red fort' on its rocky hill above Granada, with its fountained courts and gardens, and intricate decoration, has long been a byword for exotic and melancholy beauty. In a stimulating new book in the 'Wonders of the World' series Robert...

The Atlas of Geographical Curiosities - a glorious celebration of an unusual world. Welcome to this compendium of interesting, unexpected and downright bizarre geographical anomalies that are guaranteed to delight and inspire. The world is full of...

As a practising mortician, Caitlin Doughty has long been fascinated by our pervasive terror of dead bodies. In From Here to Eternity she sets out in search of cultures unburdened by such fears. With curiosity and morbid humour, Doughty introduces us to...

Lonely Planet's Laos is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Whiz through the jungle on ziplines in Bokeo Nature Reserve, dine on French cuisine in historic Luang Prabang...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914314322Author Emmy WattsFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Hoxton Mini PressPublisher Hoxton Mini Press

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Rio de Janeiro is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Samba the night away in Lapa,...

Lonely Planet's Romania and Bulgaria is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Absorb the vibrant landscape while hiking, or relax on the...

A rich blend of history and spirituality, adventure and politics, laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to readers of William Dalrymple's previous work. In AD 587, two monks, John Moschos and Sophronius the Sophist, embarked on an...

Lonely Planet's Slovenia is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Discover buzzy Ljubljana, dip a toe in the electric-blue water of Lake...

Discover Lancashire's beautiful countryside with this guide to some of the best walks in the county. These 20 circular routes vary in length from 3 to 6 miles and are centred on a broad variety of local pubs, all recommended for their good food and warm...

Insight Guides Explore BarcelonaTravel made easy. Ask local experts.Focused travel guide featuring the very best routes and itineraries, now with free eBook.Discover the best of Barcelona with this unique travel guide, packed full of insider information...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781838234201Author Richard JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Edgar's GuidesPublisher Edgar's Guides

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780965809818Author Jack EwingFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Pixyjack PressPublisher Pixyjack PressWeight(grams) 372gDimensions(mm) 222mm * 155mm *...

A journey through the most unlikely of gardens: the oases of peace people create in the midst of warIn this millennium, we have become war weary. From Afghanistan to Iraq, from Ukraine to South Sudan and Syria, from Kashmir to the West Bank, conflict is...

Orkney lies only 20 miles north of mainland Scotland, yet for many centuries its culture was more Scandanavian than Scottish. Strong westerly winds account for the scarcity of trees on Orkney and also for the tradition of well-constructed stone...

'Without doubt JBS, as many know him, is one of the world's most eminent explorers' Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Bt. OBE For over 60 years John Blashford-Snell has been exploring some of the planet's most remote, inaccessible and dangerous places; his name is...

The go-to Mallorca travel guide for over 30 years. Strap on your boots and discover Mallorca on foot with the Sunflower Mallorca travel guide. And on the days when your feet may have had enough, enjoy some spectacular scenery on one of our legendary...

This new 7th edition of Bradt's Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) has been fully revised and updated and remains the most comprehensive English-language guidebook available to the islands of this alluring Atlantic archipelago, described by some as 'Africa light'...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739617707Author Ray MartinFormat PaperbackPage Count 460Imprint Wigmore HousePublisher Wigmore HouseWeight(grams) 581gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 26mm

Although you can get by in Norway without speaking the language, knowing just a few essential phrases can help you make friends, enjoy service with a smile, and discover richer, more rewarding travel experiences. Fast Talk Norwegian is the concise...

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Bolivia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Explore the world's largest salt flat, walk in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781804690321Author Brian JackmanFormat PaperbackImprint Bradt Travel GuidesPublisher Bradt Travel GuidesWeight(grams) 130g