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Explore new places with handy pocket maps from Collins. Handy
little full colour map of Cornwall. Excellent value and very
detailed for its size. Key features of this map include: • Clear
mapping at a scale of 8.7 miles to 1 inch • National Tourist
Routes showing best routes through the most scenic areas • Top
100 places of interest • Park and Ride locations • Ideal
companion to a sat nav – it enables route planning and route
sense-checking Essential for those planning a trip or who want an
inexpensive and easy-to-use back up for a sat nav.
Guidebook to the Way of the Roses, a 170-mile coast-to-coast cycle
route across Lancashire and Yorkshire. The three-day journey
(alternative two, four and five day itineraries are also outlined)
begins in Morecambe and finishes in Bridlington, linking scenic
country lanes, minor roads and traffic-free cycle paths. Six
excellent day rides, located in the vicinity of the main route, are
also described. Clear and concise route description is accompanied
by 1:100K mapping and gradient profiles, guaranteeing problem-free
navigating. Also included is handy advice on practicalities such as
preparation, equipment, accommodation and travel logistics to and
from the start and finish of the route. A challenge within the
reach of cyclists of all abilities and a satisfying traverse across
country, the Way of the Roses takes in idyllic villages such as
Burnsall, Pocklington and Settle, castles and cathedrals including
York, Ripon abbey and prehistoric sites, along with stunning
natural features such as the Three Peaks, Brimham Rocks and
Flamborough Head.
One of a series of books for Snowdonia in the popular Top 10 Walks
series. Handy, pocket-sized, full colour walking guides written by
experts, with Ordnance Survey mapping.This attractive guide gives
walkers ten of the finest walks on the lower hills of the Snowdonia
National Park. With clear information, an overview and introduction
for each walk, eye-grabbing panoramic photographs, and
interpretation of points of interest along the way, these guides
set a new standard in clarity and ease-of-use.Featured walks
include: Tal y Fan, Yr Eifl, Moel Eilio, Mynydd Mawr, Mynydd Sygun,
Penamnen Horseshoe, Creigiau Gleision, Maesglase, Tyrrau Mawr and
Waun-oer.Carl Rogers is well known for his guide books to North
Wales and Snowdonia. He is a publisher and magazine editor and is
also a member of the Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild.
Hazel Hendry is a remarkable woman. She worked tirelessly raising
money for charities, and particularly for TEARFUND, including
walking the form of a cross from John Oa Groats to Lands End and
from Ramsgate to Fishguard in Wales. When the Croatian War began,
the founder of TEARFUND, George Hoffman, told her, a Hazel, the
people of Croatia need your helpa . So she raised money to send
over 50 lorries, full of much needed supplies of food, furniture,
medical equipment and toiletries, into Croatia. She travelled
personally with many of them during and after the war. Hazel
delivered aid right to the Front Line risking her life to help
people who had lost their homes, livelihoods, and families. This
book is about her experiences during those dangerous years, and the
people who helped her and those that she helped. It is based on
journals which she kept at the time and later recollections of
particular people and events. As such, it is a vivid account of how
the Croations in the War Zone suffered at the hands of the Chetniks
who would attack their villages while leaving neighbouring villages
in Croatia where Serbs lived unscathed. Some of the details that
she recalls are not for the squeamish, but the way in which her
faith supported her throughout this period shines through on every
page.
Minorca, classed by the UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve, is a jewel
in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea where the cultural and
natural values have been especially well preserved. Together with
Sergi Lara, a professional mountain guide who programs active
travelling in all parts of the world, you can now discover over
200km of the GR 223 trail, the historical Cami de Cavalls, which
goes around the perimeter of the island.
The man on the mic for countless memorable moments from Larry
Walker, Todd Helton, Nolan Arenado, and more, Drew Goodman has
lived and breathed Rockies baseball as the team's longtime
television broadcaster. In If These Walls Could Talk: Colorado
Rockies, Goodman provides insight into the Rockies' inner sanctum
as only he can. Featuring conversations with players past and
present as well as off-the-wall anecdotes, this indispensable
volume is your ticket to mile high history.
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