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This guidebook presents the Dartmoor Way, a 175km (109 mile) walk
around Dartmoor National Park in Devon. Walked in 10 day-long
stages between 12.75 and 20.5km (8 and 12.75 miles) in length, this
waymarked route skirts the edge of England's largest granite
moorland, passing through towns including Ivybridge, Ashburton,
Okehampton and Tavistock. Also included is the 2-day High Moor
Link, which crosses the moor's higher ground. With 1:50,000 scale
OS maps for each stage, the book includes notes on nature, history
and local landmarks such as Haytor Rocks, the Teign gorge and
Dewerstone crags. Taking in ancient paths, tracks and quiet lanes,
the route is mostly at low level and is suitable for most walkers,
although some stages involve short, steep climbs and descents.
Accommodation, parking and public transport are covered, allowing
walkers to choose whether to tackle the route in one go or as
individual day walks. Each stage includes low-level detours in case
of bad weather, as well as details of walking the route in reverse,
giving readers flexibility over direction of travel. Further
options include creating shorter loops joined by the High Moor
Link, or walking the entire circular route in 7 days.
As an author, Bill is probably better known, under his byline of
Sean Collins, for his books set in the shadowy world of global
intelligence. He has been contributing, under several bylines, to
international magazines and press for over four decades. As a
travel writer, critic and editor, Bill has travelled extensively,
from Taipei and Tahiti to Hong Kong and Bora Bora. In Travails
Abroad, he takes a retrospective look at the embarrassing dilemmas
and outright disasters which have befallen him: from being glued to
a jeep in Tahiti, being trapped in an outside toilet on a
mountaintop in Turkey, and trying to attract the attention of the
staff of a Berlin restaurant to the fact his wife was on fire. He
says: `all the disasters in this book are absolutely true - I have
witnesses. I trust what I endured may appeal to the reader's sense
of humour and sympathy - they certainly didn't appeal to mine at
the time...' Bill admits that potential travellers reading this
book could be forgiven for deciding to stay at home.
This truly global and visually stunning compendium showcases
some of the most breath-taking pieces of street art and graffiti
from around the world. Since its genesis on the East Coast of the
United States in the late 1960s, street art has travelled to nearly
every corner of the globe, morphing into highly ornate and vibrant
new styles. This unique atlas is the first truly geographical
survey of urban art, revised and updated in 2023 to include new
voices, increased female representation and cities emerging as
street art hubs. Featuring specially commissioned works from major
graffiti and street art practitioners, it offers you an insider’s
view of the urban landscape as the artists themselves experience
it. Organized geographically, by continent and by city – from New
York, Los Angeles and Montreal in North America, through Mexico
City and Buenos Aires in Latin America, to London, Berlin and
Madrid in Europe, Sydney and Auckland in the Pacific, as well as
brand new chapters covering Africa and Asia – it profiles more
than 100 of today’s most important artists and features over 700
astonishing artworks. This beautifully illustrated book, produced
with the help of many of the artists it features, dispels the idea
of such art as a thoughtless defacement of pristine surfaces, and
instead celebrates it as a contemporary and highly creative
inscription upon the skin of the built environment.
The journal of an Englishman's solo trip across Northern India Have
you ever considered visiting the Taj Mahal or exploring the pink
city of Jaipur? Or maybe a trek to see a tiger in the wild is more
to your taste? Join me on my adventures where I encounter colourful
temples, tempting curries and eventful drives along some of the
world's most dangerous roads.
49 walks taking every aspect of this varied land.
The C to D of the London Underground - your handy guide for
travelling on the London Underground in the most efficient way.
Just look up the station to which you want to travel or where you
want to change lines and find out which carriage to be on and which
door to stand by in order to be closest to your exit.
Lisa and Laura: African Safari Park Adventure.
In this classic of travel writing, first published sixty years ago,
a Danish journalist records his experience of life in North Africa
under colonial rule. Driving through the Sahara in a battered
Chevrolet, having converted to Islam and with a knowledge of
Arabic, he leaves the beaten track to discover communities and
landscapes shrouded in mystery for centuries. Brushes with
magicians, cave-dwellers and Sufi mystics, however, prove less
astonishing than the cruelties inflicted on the local populations
by Mussolini's generals.
Step into the revolutionary lives of the impressionists with "Art +
Paris," the most comprehensive guidebook to impressionism for the
armchair traveler, lovers of Paris, and educators alike.
Illustrated with hundreds of beautiful full-color photos and maps,
this unique guide combines an introduction to late 19th-century art
history with reproductions of famous impressionist masterpieces,
walking tours, and detailed listings of the city s art-related
sites. It provides a complete background course on impressionism,
with comprehensive biographies and engaging essays about the
movement; listings for 150 must-see impressionist paintings in
Paris with the stories behind the art; easy-to-follow tours of
where the artists lived and found inspiration; and an
extended-travel journey through the French countryside, exploring
Normandy and the quaint Paris suburbs."
This guidebook describes 50 spectacular walks spanning the breadth
of the Dolomites mountains in northeast Italy. Carefully selected
to give walkers a taste of the unique character of the local area,
each walk can be tackled in a single day, allowing visitors to
travel light and return to their accommodation at day's end. Graded
from easy to strenuous, there are walks for all abilities, ranging
from 3km hour-long lake strolls and lift-assisted short walks to
20km full-day high-altitude hikes. Most routes take in mountain
huts offering refreshments and accommodation, and the guide
includes notes on food and drink, history, folklore, nature and
geology. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Dolomites are easily
accessible by train via Austria and Italy, and by air via Verona,
Venice, Treviso and Innsbruck airports. From the iconic peaks of
Tre Cime di Lavaredo and throne-like Pelmo to the Queen of the
Dolomites, the Marmolada, and the fairytale Brenta Dolomites, this
guide includes the key valleys and gateway towns for accessing the
mountains, along with details of public transport options to reach
the trailhead.
Enhanced, large scale (1: 25,000) Ordnance Survey mapping in a
handy atlas format with all the mapping you need to walk a complete
circuit of the Anglesey section of the Wales Coast Path. Continuous
OS mapping covering the complete circuit from Menai Bridge.
Contains coastal extracts from large scale Explorer maps 262 and
263. - Large scale Ordnance Survey mapping for the complete circuit
of the Isle of Anglesey in a handy atlas format. - Highlighted
official route of the Wales Coast Path/ Anglesey Coastal Path. -
On-map symbols showing amenities at main towns and villages. -
Introduction with attractive photo mosaic. - Additional useful
information
See London in a completely new light in this guide to the
city's hidden secrets, untold stories and special
places laden with history which you can discover for yourself!
London is famous for its museums, each one full of treasures and
relics – but the biggest museum in the capital is the city
itself. From the stories behind unusual street names, to the trees
in our parks; railings made from recycled WWII stretchers, to
shrapnel damage on walls; the hidden symbols on post boxes, to
prehistoric tree trunks – there is a rich history hidden in the
oft-overlooked details of the city's streets, gardens, parks and
buildings. This richly detailed and beautifully
illustrated book provides a miscellany of historic features
and curiosities to spot as you wander around the capital. Whether
you’ve always wondered why there are cattle troughs on your route
to work, why bollards often look like upside down cannons
or wanted to know what a Victorian stink pipe is – this
book will provide the tools to decipher London’s secret
code, and introduce you to a treasure trove of hidden spots to
explore. The book comes complete with maps so you can spot these
details yourself on walks through the capital. So, pop on a
sturdy pair of shoes and get ready to turn the city into the museum
you never knew you had.
Barcelona is a city filled with stunning art and design. To wander
its streets and not find some marvellous detail is almost
impossible. With the popularity of social networks such as
Instagram, Facebook, and Tumblr, sharing your images favourite is
now easier than ever. Insta-Barcelona is a gorgeously illustrated
book that captures the breathtaking beauty of Barcelona -
showcasing not only its popular visitor spots, but also its hidden
secrets, its public art, and the unique vision of the urban
photographers who gladly share their images, and love for
Barcelona, with the world.
Let Secret London guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step
off the beaten track with this fascinating London guide book, now
in its 4th edition. Let our local experts show you the well-hidden
treasures and hidden places of this amazing city. Featuring over
230 unusual and unfamiliar places, this Secret London guide is
ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair
travellers alike. Where can you peer inside Richard Burton’s
tent? Whatever happened to Bedlam? Where can you praise God, buy
meatballs and have a sauna? What's in the House of Dreams? What’s
growing quietly under your feet? What’s the trick to instant
weight loss? Far from the crowds and the usual cliches, London
offers countless off-beat experiences and is home to any number of
well-hidden treasures that are revealed only to residents and
travellers who find their way off the beaten track. An
indispensable guide for those who thought they knew London well or
would like to discover the other face of the city. Secret London -
An unusual guide is the original and still the best of all the many
alternative London guides: accept no imitation. Authors Rachel
Howard and Bill Nash have prowled the city streets, seeking out the
hidden, eccentric and overlooked. The definitive insider’s guide
to London.
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