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Each page features a normal view as well as an bird’s-eye view of
each of Cape Town’s most iconic sites and attractions, with an
extended caption for each attraction.
The only guide offering a healthconscious take on all that London
has to offer. Combining reviews and articles about food, fitness
and relaxation, the guide provides a well-rounded offering of
wellbeing pursuits, which will appeal to anyone interested in sport
and fitness as well as those looking for a trvel or lifestyle
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The Rob Roy Way is one of Scotland's Great Trails and is very
popular with both walkers and cyclists. It runs through many places
linked with Scotland's most famous outlaw, Rob Roy MacGregor
(1671-1734). The route starts at Drymen (near Glasgow) and ends at
Pitlochry in the eastern Highlands, so it takes you away from the
crowds following the West Highland Way to some of Scotland's finest
lochs and glens. Its main spine runs for 79 miles (127 km) and is
waymarked. There is an optional extra 17 miles if you take the
wilderness extension through Glen Almond and Glen Quaich. Most
walkers complete it in 6-8 days and most cyclists in 3-4 days. The
main route goes through Loch Ard forest to Aberfoyle, goes beside
Lochs Venachar, Lubnaig and Tay and passes through superb scenery,
with interesting aqueducts, viaducts and a 3600 year-old stone
circle. The terrain is a mixture of forest tracks, cycleway,
disused railway trackbed and moorland footpaths. The Way passes
through a succession of friendly villages with welcoming pubs and
B&Bs. Our fourth edition has more content, with full coverage
for cyclists and detailed description of the Glen Quaich
alternative. It is now longer, 80 pages in place of 64, with 111
colour photos, many of them fresh. However thanks to its robust
perfect binding it is 10 grams lighter than the previous edition
and more pocketable. This guidebook contains all that walkers and
cyclists need to plan and enjoy the Rob Roy Way: details of
distance, terrain and food/drink for walkers and cyclists
eight-page section for the extension via Glen Quaich visitor
attractions, side-trips and mountains to climb including Ben Ledi
planning information for travel by car, train, bus or plane concise
biography of Rob Roy MacGregor background on pre-history, heritage
and wildlife detailed mapping on 18 pages at 1:50,000 in full
colour, with 111 colour photos
A guidebook to 80 walking routes on Scotland's Northern Isles of
Orkney and Shetland. Routes are described on the islands of Orkney
(Orkney Mainland, Hoy, South Ronaldsay, Burray, Rousay, Eday,
Westray, Papa Westray, North Ronaldsay) and the islands of Shetland
(Shetland Mainland, West Burra, East Burra, Foula, Fair Isle, Isle
of Noss, Bressay, Whalsay, Papa Stour, Muckle Roe, Out Skerries,
Esha Ness, Yell, Fetlar and Unst). Routes vary in length from 1
mile to 16 miles, with something to suit all abilities. Offering a
variety of landscapes together with a wealth of remarkable
archaeological sites such as Skara Brae and Jarlshof, Orkney and
Shetland are a walker's dream. Step-by-step route descriptions are
accompanied by clear OS mapping and a time estimate for completing
each route. The book includes plenty of information on the region's
wildlife, archaeology and history, as well as practical tips such
as when to go, what to take and getting to and around Orkney and
Shetland. Quiet, remote and abounding in rare plants and wildlife,
together with some of the world's most fascinating archaeological
sites, Orkney and Shetland offer a treasure trove of natural and
historic wonders, and makes an ideal walking holiday destination.
Guidebook describing 40 circular walks in the Pembrokeshire
National Park, including the Preseli Hills, the Daugleddau and
walks on the Pembrokeshire Coast. The routes, which range from 1 to
12 miles, are suitable for beginners or experienced hikers and walk
descriptions are accompanied by 1:50,000 mapping. Information is
also given regarding parking and public transport options, as well
as toilets and refreshments available along the way. The guide also
includes a useful route summary table, plus information on tides,
the terrain, and weather in the region. This collection of circular
walks showcase the spectacular cliffs and superb beaches of the
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park but also explore further inland,
exploring the expansive Preseli hills, medieval castles and the
unfrequented upper Daugleddau. Pembrokeshire offers delightful
walking at any time of the year but highlights include: spring
flowers and countless seabirds; summer days on the beaches; autumn
colours and seals. Winters are generally mild but snow occasionally
visits high ground and coastal storms can be ferocious.
After a family day out, Rebecca would record where they had been
and what they had done whilst visiting a landmark, point of
interest or town in Yorkshire/North Lincolnshire. The journal
aspects to 'The Visiting Book' allows users to doodle, colour,
comment and remember their fantastic days out. Rebecca has
illustrated the book to encourage not only people to visit these
places but to also remember them in the most unique way! The
possibilities are endless, this is just the beginning with covering
Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire.
This guidebook describes the Snowdonia Way in Wales, a
long-distance route through Snowdonia National Park from
Machynlleth to Conwy. A low-level route of 97 miles (in 6 stages of
between 13 and 21 miles) passes through the heart of Snowdonia's
stunning mountain scenery and includes Pass of Aberglaslyn, Ogwen
Valley and Aber Falls. It is suitable for walkers of average
fitness and stamina, though the day stages are long. An alternative
mountain route covers 122 miles in 9 stages of 12-18 miles giving a
spectacular journey over the most famous peaks such as Cadair
Idris, Snowdon and Glyders. The high-level route is more physically
challenging and requires good navigation skills. Full route
descriptions for each stage are accompanied by OS maps and
profiles. The guide also includes lists of accommodation and
transport providers and a table of facilities to help with
itinerary planning. Background notes on Snowdonia's geology,
wildlife and history and extra information about features
encountered along the way will help you discover more about this
ancient and beautiful land.
The Speyside Way runs for 85 miles (136 km) from the fishing port
of Buckie to Newtonmore in the Cairngorms National Park, with an
optional 16-mile spur to Tomintoul via Glenlivet. Following the
lovely valley of the River Spey, you walk through countryside rich
in malt whisky and wildlife, along riverside paths, railway
trackbed and forest and moorland tracks. This fully revised edition
of the essential trail guide is based on several field trips in
2021 to research the newly extended route. It has custom mapping at
1:42,500 and plans of villages and towns along the Way. The book
contains all you need to plan and enjoy your holiday: detailed
mapping of the whole route; the Way step-by-step, with summaries of
distance, terrain and refreshment stops; habitats and wildlife,
including ospreys, dolphins and wildcats; explanation of
whisky-making and distilleries; planning information for travel by
car, train, bus or plane; printed on rainproof paper throughout.
This is a story about two young girls' who have just moved to a
seaside town. They experience a magical adventure with their dog
Flossie, during a particularly dull wet English summer. Returning
from a shopping trip they stumble upon a small antique shop in the
older part of town. Curiosity leads them to enter and discover the
owner is a wizard called Beerfroth. He is enchanted by the children
and they make him laugh, so he gives them a small box as a gift.
They return home to discover it has a secret drawer containing a
ring with magical properties. With the ring the children are able
to visit Rasnaucty Island, a safe haven for threatened animals,
hidden in another dimension governed by the Laird, Archie McBear.
But there's trouble on the island and Beerfroth needs their help.
The mine at Cold Mountain has collapsed and the ice cream bears
have gone on strike. Can the two girls help repair the mine and
restore peace and harmony to the troubled island?
Sardinia, the second largest island in the Mediterranean, is a
countryside lover's paradise. Touring Sardinia by car, you quickly
leave all traces of tourism behind: the six car tours cover about
1600km (1000 miles). The tours are arranged in such a way that they
can be combined, allowing you to tour round the whole
island.-------------------- As you tour, explore on foot: walking
in Sardinia, crushing the fragrant Mediterranean macchia underfoot,
will give you the real flavour of the island. Its scenic diversity
ranges from rough and primeval landscapes to gentle golden sand
dunes, from scorching rocky plateaux and windswept plains
reminiscent of Africa to rolling hills with lush pastures and dense
brushwood, from towering mountains cloaked in fine oak woods to a
turquoise sea that touches the rocky coast. Colourful rock roses
and an extravaganza of wild flowers flourish in
spring.----------------- 6 car tours (with accompanying touring
maps), 37 long and short walks (each with 1:50,000 topo map), 16
picnic suggestions. Plans of Cagliari and Sassari. Free online
update service with specific route change information on the
publisher's website, maintained daily.- --------------- The
'Landscapes' series, with 50 destinations, has been dubbed 'the
blue Bibles' by the Sunday Times and led to Sunflower coming third
out of a field of 15 publishers in the 2014 Holiday Which?
guidebook roundup.-------------- As with all Sunflower books, these
are great walking books, and you can use the Sunflower website to
check for any updates to the routes before you go on each trip. A
great book and great after-sales service from the writers. We did
some fantastic walks and you get so much good local information on
the region too. Would recommend all Sunflower books. [We also have]
the Crete, Majorca and Menorca books...(JJ, Amazon)----------------
A great book!!! I highly recommend it, even if, like me, you are
not fluent in English, all terms are easily understandable. (PG,
Amazon)---------------- Another faultless Sunflower Book. Sunflower
guides are always the ones I look for whenever I'm considering a
destination. Although pitched heavily at walkers they generally
offer a very good synopsis of the best natural sites which are
available to the visitor and even those who don't walk much will
get something out of them.The detail [in the car tours] is
excellent and we were able to use them for the basis of a week long
road tour of Sardinia and certainly felt well guided around much of
the natural wonder of the island. The few walks we had the chance
to do were excellently described in both terms of difficulty and
directions, meaning we had no worries about being lost at any time.
(Cubegame, Amazon)
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