Travel & Holiday Guides

A feminist exploration of the power of walking in nature, following in the footsteps of Gwen John, Georgia O'Keeffe, Frieda Lawrence, Clara Vyvyan, Simone de Beauvoir and Nan Shepherd.

What's the #1 experience in America? For the first time, the experts at Lonely Planet have ranked the top 500 unmissable experiences and hidden gems across the USA - to create the Ultimate USA Travel List. This is your essential guide to exploring the very best of the nation's travel experiences, from the classic to the quirky.

In this fascinating journey through the human body and across the globe, Dr Reisman weaves together stories about our insides with a unique perspective on life, culture, and the natural world.

Lorelou is French, has lived in 7 different countries, and dreams of living on a tropical beach. She suddenly gets a job offer in Oslo and decides to move to Norway despite her limited knowledge of the country and its customs. Her friends think she has lost her mind. "Do you know what Norwegians do to have fun? They go on skiing trips in the middle of the night!". During one year she will try to understand Norwegians, learn their language and adopt their traditions. She will try adapting to Norwegian working culture from Norwegian meeting habits at work to the famous Julebord or Christmas party.From Easter holidays at the cabin, to 17th of May celebrations with bunad, and adapting to making things koselig and eating traditional Norwegian food like sheep heads from Voss (smalahove), Lorelou sails through this journey with candor, trying to make Norwegian friends, dating a Scandinavian and cycling all over the country to discover this wonderful land. She falls slowly in love with this country nothing destined her to love. "A Frog in the Fjord" was a national bestseller in Norway in 2017 and is now available in English, edited for an international audience.

The Kerry Way runs for 130 miles through Ireland's most spectacular mountain landscapes, starting and finishing in the town of Killarney. This guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy your holiday: detailed route mapping; the Way in sections, with distance, terrain and refreshments; third edition fully revised after route check.

The essence of Americana, Route 66 is called the Mother Road but it's America's Main Street, embodying small-town values with its local stores, vintage service stations, neon signs, ghost towns, roadside attractions, motels and diners. Stretching from Chicago to Santa Monica over 2,400 miles and crossing three time zones, it's the road for pioneering Americans migrating West for a more prosperous life, and thus represents freedom, possibility, new horizons and the intrepid American spirit. The best road trip of them all, Route 66 is all about the journey, not the destination.

A meticulously crafted, sparkling history of the legendary museum in Paris.

The Arran Coastal Way is a long walk (65 miles/105 km) encircling the lovely Isle of Arran, near Glasgow. This guidebook explains how to plan and enjoy your holiday. It includes the route description; pre-history and history; whisky-making and wildlife on Arran; map of the entire route in 4 drop-down panels; and information about public transport.

A travel writing classic, available for the first time in 20 years.The inspiration behind the Sunday Times bestseller A Theatre for Dreamers, in paperback April '21. New introduction by Polly Samson. 'These are blissful reissues that will bring Grecian heat and light to your life, and much more besides'Editor's Travel Choice. The Bookseller

An illustrated account of the historical city of Granada for the Anglophone world.

"e;Billow and breeze, islands and seas, Mountains of rain and sun........."e; Since 18th-century Highland warrior Jamie Fraser and resourceful 20th century medic, Claire Randall first met on screen in 2014, millions of viewers have been swept away by the Outlander TV series to the wild hills and craggy castles of Scotland. Now you can follow in the footsteps of Claire and Jamie with this guide to the inspiring locations where Diana Gabaldon's novels were set and the hit tv show were filmed. From the ancient cobbled streets, gabled palace and herb garden of Culross, which became fictional Cranesmuir, to the iconic 1960s Pathfoot Building at the University of Stirling, which Claire's daughter Brianna visits on her first trip to Scotland, you can time-travel through centuries. In Scotland, different eras coexist and collide - just as they do in Outlander. Focusing on easy day trips from the characterful cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow - themselves jam-packed with Outlander locations - this guide will tell you about the most rewarding sights, when to visit them and how to get there.

Discover England & Wales takes you to Medieval towns, dreamy landscapes with picturesque villages, mysterious stone circles, mighty fortresses, magnificent cathedrals and modern urbanity - all this characterising this amazing 'patch of earth'.

A -Z Britain for Bikers is an exciting and informative book written by Simon Weir. Published in 2022 by HarperCollins Publishers, this book falls under the travel genre and offers a unique perspective on Britain. The author, an avid biker himself, takes you on a journey through the beautiful landscapes of Britain, from A to Z. Whether you are a biker or just a travel enthusiast, this book will give you a new appreciation for the diverse and beautiful landscapes of Britain. HarperCollins Publishers is proud to have this book in their collection, and we are sure it will be a delightful read for everyone.

You will never be lost for words in your travels around Italy and Italian-speaking countries again! Your ideal travel companion will ensure that you can say what you need in Italian with ease and confidence.Reliable and easy-to-use, this phrasebook is an indispensable travel companion as you deal with the situations that crop up every day on holiday; from finding a chic hotel, or hiring a car to explore the countryside, to choosing a local delicacy from the menu, and, of course, setting up your wifi.With helpful travel information and cultural tips, plus a 3000-word dictionary, make sure you don't go anywhere without this little ebook - an essential guide to speaking and understanding Italian when travelling in Italy and Italian-speaking countries.

It''s time to rediscover Britain. With more and more people shying away from international travel (through eco-conscious choice or pandemic necessity), we''re celebrating the inspiring getaways you can enjoy right here on our incredible island. Filled with exquisite photography, honest insider''s advice and the best of British hotel dining, rooms, grounds and spa experiences, this is a book both to have on your coffee table and impel you to pack a weekend bag. Visit an art-filled historic townhouse perched on a Cornish harbour, stay in a wildflowerfilled suite in the Scottish highlands, or stroll through the grounds of a Somerset manor to the on-site cider press, and find out just how much our shores have to offer.

West with the Light biography - autobiography of Brian Jackman, one of the UK's best loved travel and wildlife writers, from childhood memories of the Blitz to Fleet Street journalism and a life-long love affair with Africa. George Adamson, Jonathan Scott and Saba Douglas-Hamilton all feature.

Travel Write: select entries from 20 years of the Bradt Travel-writing Competition - Travel literature anthology from new and previously published authors, all entrants or winners of Bradt's prestigious annual travel-writing competition. Wildlife encounters, soothing reflections and exploits in obscure corners of the world all feature.