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Buenos Aires
£8.50
Large scale street plan of Buenos Aires; all roads are shown, with clear distinctions between dual carriageways, through roads, and secondary roads. Railway lines and stations are marked, as are public buildings, pedestrian zones, forests/parks, and industrial zones.
Trinidad and Tobago
£9.50
”World Mapping Project” is an extensive series of maps at varying scales, aiming to provide coverage of countries and regions worldwide using clear, well presented cartography with both topographic and tourist information. Some titles in this series have been published in Britain by Rough Guides with the same original cartography and are listed on our website only under that imprint.
The Great Gatsby
£7.99
In 1922, F Scott Fitzgerald announced his decision to write "something new- something extraordinary and beautiful and simple, intricately patterned". That extraordinary, beautiful, intricately patterned and, above all, simple novel became The Great Gatsby, arguably Fitzgerald's finest work and one of the greatest American novels of the twentieth century, let alone the twenties.
Rio Bravo
£15.95
Flag of UK (Union Flag/Union Jack) - Small
£8.50
Flags are a great way to show some national pride, pay homage to a fondly remembered visit abroad, celebrate a special occasion, or simply decorate the wall of your room.
Trunki Ladybug (Harley)
£35.99
Trunki Ladybug (Harley) is a fun 3-in-1 travel case for children; a ride-on, pull along or carry suitcase. Trunkis are hand luggage approved and made from colourful, lightweight, durable plastic and come with secure catches, horn grips and a carry/pull along strap.
The Norfolk Broads
£7.99
The Norfolk Broads at 1:25,000 in a series of Walker
Into the Wild (Film tie-in)
£8.99
In April 1992, Chris McCandless, a young man from a well-to-do family, hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness. He had given all his savings to charity, abandoned his car and possessions, burnt all the money in his wallet and in doing so created a new life for himself.
Stratford upon Avon 1828-1921 (3-map set)
£14.99
Map No. 151, Stratford upon Avon 1828-1921 (3-map set), in the Cassini Historical Series of old Ordnance Survey mapping of England and Wales at 1:50,000 in a format designed to offer a convenient comparison with the present day coverage from the OS, and most locations in three different editions. Old historical maps have been combined so that the sheet lines correspond to the current Landranger series and reproduced with the scale changed from one inch to one mile to 1:50,000. Most locations are...
Blue Planet (15cm)
£12.99
Unlike most other globes, the Blue Planet has a dual mapping without the need for any internal illumination, showing country borders as well as physical features.
Norfolk Coast West
£6.39
A detailed topographic map of Norfolk Coast West from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering King's Lynn & Hunstanton.
Flag of Ivory Coast
£8.99
Ortlieb Map Case
£17.50
Find your bearings with the Ortlieb Waterproof Map Case. This transparent map case protects your maps from moisture, mud, dirt and UV-light. Ideal for hiking, paragliding, canoeing or biking - your map is kept dry and readable from both sides. It may be carried around your neck or secured to your rucksack.
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
£14.99
Estonia, Latvia & Lithuania in the Countries, Regions and Cities series from Rough Guides; comprehensively detailed guidebooks specifically designed for independent travellers and serving a range of worldwide destinations. Widely recognised for their free editorial style, Rough Guide authors are allowed to express their personal opinions on a range of subjects. Although sometimes controversial, this editorial stance allows readers to experience more detailed and personal takes on each destination...
Valencia
£7.25
Valencia at 1:12,000 on a detailed, indexed street plan from Editorial Everest, one of the Spain’s largest publishers. Well presented, with street names easy to read and pleasant light colouring, Editorial Everest’s plans clearly show main public buildings and institutions, historical monuments, and other places of interest or facilities. The plans cover the city with its outer suburbs, highlighting main traffic arteries.
Flag of Algeria
£8.99
Zurich
£8.50
Clear street mapping of Zurich, with an enlargement of the town centre, an index of street names on the reverse and an overview map of Zurich and its immediate surrounds.
100 Walks in West Sussex
£8.99
About this series Neatly laid-out walking guides, with one walk per double-page spread. The walks are mostly short and circular, arranged in ascending order of length. At the top of each entry is a brief summary of the walk including Ordnance Survey map references. There are listings of points of interest and places of refreshment for each route, including many pubs.
Hertfordshire
£7.95
Indexed black and white street maps of all the towns in the county, showing the whole of each town, and also showing some of the larger villages.
Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania Eyewitness Guide
£11.19
The guide has detailed region by region chapters on each country, with particular sections on the capitals Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. A travellers’ needs section details places to stay, eat and shop, as well as looking at entertainment, nightlife and outdoor activities. A survival guide features practical tips for preparation, logistics and health and safety, whilst a mini phrase section at the back of the book helps you with useful communication phrases in Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian.
South West England 1897
£9.95
Reproduced at a scale of 4 miles to one inch and predominantly in black and white, the maps show rivers, woodlands and main roads in colour, with county boundaries also highlighted by colouring. Railway lines are shown with stations. Topography is presented by old style hachuring, which so vividly depicts more hilly and mountainous terrain, and plenty of names of geographical features are included. In the coastal waters bathymetric contours and sandbanks are marked. Latitude and longitude lines are...
Cardiff, Swansea, Newport and The Valleys Street Atlas...
£9.95
Cardiff, Swansea, Newport & The Valleys Street Atlas in a spiral-bound edition at a scale of 3.3 inches to 1 mile (1:19,000) in a series of street atlases of British counties from the Geographers' A-Z Map Company. The atlas covers selected areas including: Ammanford, Merthyr Tydfil, Ebbw Vale, Abergavenny, Cwmbran, Caerphilly, Pontypridd, Rhondda, Barry, Bridgend, Port Talbot, Neath, The Gower Peninsula and Llanelli.
Cardiff, Swansea and the Valleys County Atlas (POCKET)...
£5.99
Mapping shows street names clearly, with major roads highlighted with bold colouring; also displayed are postcode boundaries, car parks, railway and bus stations, post offices, schools, colleges, hospitals, police and fire stations, places of worship, leisure centres, footpaths and bridleways, camping and caravan sites, golf courses, and many other places of interest.
Vancouver & Canadian Rockies
£8.99
An introductory section introduces the reader to the destination, with chapters on planning on your trip and essentials, including practical information and guidance on subjects such as when and where to go, itineraries, sport and activities, arts, getting there and around, eating and drinks, sleeping and a dedicated section on the anticipated carbon footprint involved in travelling to the destination.
Flag of Wales (Welsh Dragon)
£8.99
Flags are a great way to show some national pride, pay homage to a fondly remembered visit abroad, celebrate a special occasion, or simply decorate the wall of your room.
Flag of New Zealand
£8.99
Marrakech, Essaouira and the High Atlas Time Out Guide...
£12.99
Marrakech, Essaouira and the High Atlas in the City and Regions series from Time Out; comprehensive guides to a range of cities and their surrounding regions and including some of the most detailed listings and directories of places to eat and drink and things to do and see. Time Out guides are strongly focussed on local entertainment and nightlife, in addition to principal sights and attractions, with expert local writers providing an encyclopaedic knowledge of each city. This unique quality has...
Buenos Aires Pocket Guide
£4.99
Each Berlitz pocket guide has a similar format, with colour-coded sections helping readers locate information quickly in addition to distinctive chapters exploring the city or region. An introduction outlines the destination for visitors and a section dedicated to 'A Brief History' actually explores the area in relative depth. A where to go chapter is organized by region and city and is written in prose form with references to individual sites highlighted in bold for clarity. There are also further...
Flag of Cameroon
£8.99
Flags are a great way to show some national pride, pay homage to a fondly remembered visit abroad, celebrate a special occasion, or simply decorate the wall of your room.Flags measure 5
Northern Wilderness
£8.99
In Northern Wilderness, Ray Mears celebrates one of the earth’s great wildernesses. In a journey through the mountains, forests, tundra and ice of the Canadian arctic, in a land where roads are still a scarcity, Mears reveals the techniques of the Native Canadians and the Inuit; discovering how they used their skills to survive in a landscape that is both frighteningly beautiful and desolately awesome.
Scotland Essential Guide
£5.99
Scotland in the Essential Guide Series from the AA exploring the best places to see and things to do in a range of popular destinations. Each illustrated, pocket-sized guide is divided into five sections - the essence of the area, planning your trip, the best places to see, best things to do and an exploration of notable highlights, organised by area. An introductory chapter profiles each destination and includes notes on local cuisine and recommendations for short breaks. A planning section advises...
Riga Pocket Guide
£4.99
Each Berlitz pocket guide has a similar format, with colour-coded sections helping readers locate information quickly in addition to distinctive chapters exploring the city or region. An introduction outlines the destination for visitors and a section dedicated to 'A Brief History' actually explores the area in relative depth. A where to go chapter is organized by region and city and is written in prose form with references to individual sites highlighted in bold for clarity. There are also further...
Flag of Antigua & Barbuda
£8.99
Flags are a great way to show some national pride, pay homage to a fondly remembered visit abroad, celebrate a special occasion, or simply decorate the wall of your room.
Flag of Poland
£8.99
Flags are a great way to show some national pride, pay homage to a fondly remembered visit abroad, celebrate a special occasion, or simply decorate the wall of your room.Flags measure 5
Tandia
£10.99
Half-African, half-Indian and beautiful, Tandia is just a teenager when she is brutally attacked and violated by the South African police. Desperately afraid and consumed by hatred for the white man, Tandia seeks refuge in a brothel deep in the veld. There she learns to use her brilliant mind and extraordinary looks as weapons for the battles that lie ahead: she trains as a terrorist. But then Tandia meets a man with a past as strange as her own: Peekay, an Oxford undergraduate who is also the challenger...
The Harrowing
£7.99
January, 1916, and the rooftops of Leeds creak with the weight of the winter's snows. William Redmond, soon to join the Chapeltown Rifles, wanders with his younger brother Samuel through the old haunts of their childhood - and, there, at the top of the Moor across which they are forbidden to walk, Samuel, for too long trapped in his brother's shadow, stoves William's head in with a stone. When William wakes, it is a different world through which he walks. His brother has vanished, the town is silent...
Where to Watch Mammals in Britain & Ireland
£16.99
Britain's mammals are relatively few in number, but include some notoriously hard-to-see, yet wonderfully charismatic species. There can be few people with even a passing interest in wildlife who would not want to see otters, red squirrels, bottle-nosed dolphins of Scottish wildcats. Even commoner species like the badger, roe deer and brown hare can be difficult to see without specialist knowledge
Jordan Insight Guide
£16.99
Jordan Insight Guide is dedicated to exploring the destination in detail with a selection of glossy illustrations. Extensive introductory sections explore the region
Thailand Eyewitness Guide
£17.99
The guide has a separate chapter on Bangkok and then looks at the rest of Thailand region by region. A travellers’ needs section details places to stay, eat and shop, as well as looking at entertainment, nightlife and outdoor activities. A survival guide features practical tips for preparation, logistics and health and safety, whilst a mini phrase section at the back of the book helps you with useful communication phrases.
Malaysia Insight Guide
£16.99
Malaysia Insight Guide is dedicated to exploring the destination in detail with a selection of glossy illustrations. Extensive introductory sections explore the region’s history and culture and there are also short articles written by locals about distinctive local issues, whilst selective photo-features illustrate the variety of the place. The ‘Places’ section is grouped geographically and provides details of the area including places to visit, suggestions for tours and other activities. Each section...
Yorkshire Dales Walks
£11.99
Yorkshire Dales in the Pathfinder Guides series, produced in association with Ordnance Survey and published by Crimson; comprising a range of walking guides to popular British destinations. Each Pathfinder guide includes 28 varied walks ranging from easy strolls to exhilarating hikes and is accompanied by 1:25,000 Ordnance Survey mapping with marked, colour-coded routes. Introductory sections profile the county or region covered, with recommendations on the best time to visit and a brief explanation...
Brecon Beacons - British Mountain Map
£14.95
Waterproof mountain map of Brecon Beacons from Harvey at 1:40,000, with a geological map of the region on the reverse and advice on navigating the region safely. *MAIN MAP:* Topography is shown through clear altitude shading, spot heights, contours at 15m intervals, and index contours at 75m intervals. A variety of symbols are used to show terrain detail, such as caves/mines, major and climbing crags, shafts, sinkholes, cairns, and large boulders. The map is GPS compatible, with the National Grid...
Ireland Road Map (Countires in Colour)
£4.50
GEOGRAPHIC BASE: 6.5 miles to 1”; lovely altitude colouring providing excellent picture of the country’s topography; county boundaries and names clearly shown; largest number of villages and geographic features; road information includes Speed Enforcement Zones (Eire) and locations of speed cameras (Northern Ireland), plus tourist routes; lots of places of interest, all listed in the index on the reverse; city centre street plans indexed for streets and places of interest for Dublin and Belfast ...
Burma (Myanmar)
£9.95
Altitude colouring presents the topography, with spot heights given in feet. The map shows the country’s road and rail networks, as well as locations of local airports. National parks and various places of interest are highlighted. Also shown are local administrative boundaries with names of the provinces. Latitude and longitude grid is at intervals of 1º.
South East England 1897
£9.95
Reproduced at a scale of 4 miles to one inch and predominantly in black and white, the maps show rivers, woodlands and main roads in colour, with county boundaries also highlighted by colouring. Railway lines are shown with stations. Topography is presented by old style hachuring, which so vividly depicts more hilly and mountainous terrain, and plenty of names of geographical features are included. In the coastal waters bathymetric contours and sandbanks are marked. Latitude and longitude lines are...
Newtown and Llanidloes / Y Drenewydd a Llanidloes
£5.59
Map No. 136, Newtown and Llanidloes / Y Drenewydd a Llanidloes, in the Ordnance Survey Landranger series at 1:50,000, including Tal-y-Wern, Llanbrynmair, Cefn Coch, Llan, Manafon, Berriew/Aberriw, Tregynon, Croesdy, Pennant, Aberhosan, Carno, Bettws Cedewain, Llandyssil, Clatter, Staylittle/Penffordd-Las, Dylife, Dolydd, Trefeglwys, Caersws, Kerry/Ceri, Lllandinam, Dolfor, Anchor, Pentre, Cerist, Newchapel, Ddol, Felindre, Llaithduu, Cwmbelan, Nantgwyn, Llangurig, Pont Rhydgaled, Pant-y-dwr, Bwlch...
South-East Asia: North 16°-24° / East 102°-114
£11.95
Relief is portrayed by a combination of contours (basic interval 1000ft, intermediate contours shown where appropriate), elevation tinting and relief shading, plus spot heights. Towns, villages, major roads, railways and airports are shown but please note that many of the smaller settlements are not named and the road information is not necessarily up to date, as compilation and revision dates vary. Some air navigation information also appears on the map, such as radio beacons and restricted flying...
Toddler Animal Daysack - Bee
£19.99
However, LittleLife Toddler Daysacks are not just cute bags for kids! They have got a whole load of practicality hidden in that little design. The removable Parent's Safety Strap means that the daysack can double up as a safety harness, allowing you to keep your child close to you when needed. The daysack has a resistant top grab handle and, just under the zip of the main compartment, there is an inside name label where you can write your contact details. There is also enough room in each pack to...
Gloucestershire
£5.95
Gloucestershire in a series of colourful reproductions of attractive county maps by John Speede from about 1610-1611, printed on thick art paper and ideal for framing. Each title, 58 x 45cm / approx. 23” x 18”, is decorated with additional notes, drawings, coats of arms, street plans, etc.
Bristol and Bath County Atlas POCKET
£5.99
Mapping shows street names clearly, with major roads highlighted with bold colouring; also displayed are postcode boundaries, car parks, railway and bus stations, post offices, schools, colleges, hospitals, police and fire stations, places of worship, leisure centres, footpaths and bridleways, camping and caravan sites, golf courses, and many other places of interest.
Wallet Fish and Chips Tool
£7.99
Made from a sturdy burnished metal these wonderful little utensils are re-usable and fit straight back into your wallet once you’re finished.
Discovering Britain's Lost Railways
£16.99
Discovering Britain’s Lost Railways is AA’s inspirational pictorial guide to re-discovering some of Britain’s lost transport infrastructure. Ideal for those with an interest in railway history or for those wanting to find out more about Britain’s extensive rail network from the past, the guide celebrates 10 main networks, with detailed commentary and colour and black and white photography complementing the text. Routes include journeys through the Pennines, Tarka country in Devon, the Potteries,...
Flag of Sudan
£8.99
Cyprus Eyewitness Guide
£12.99
The guide looks at Cyprus region by region. A travellers’ needs section details places to stay, eat and shop, as well as looking at entertainment, nightlife and outdoor activities. A survival guide features practical tips for preparation, logistics and health and safety, whilst a mini phrase section at the back of the book helps you with useful communication phrases.
Czech and Slovak Republics Eyewitness Guide
£15.99
Travellers’ needs sections detail places to stay, eat and shop, as well as looking at entertainment, nightlife and outdoor activities. Survival guide chapters feature practical tips for preparation, logistics and health and safety. Guides covering non-English speaking destinations include mini phrase sections which help the visitor with useful communication phrases.
Flag of Seychelles
£8.99
Flags are a great way to show some national pride, pay homage to a fondly remembered visit abroad, celebrate a special occasion, or simply decorate the wall of your room.
Beinn Dearg and Loch Broom
£6.99
The maps provide detailed presentation of the country’s topography with contours at 10m intervals, numerous spot heights and additional colouring and/or graphics for different types of woodlands, orchards or parkland; rock features including scree and cliffs; water features inland and along the sea shore with marshland, dunes, sand, mud, shingle and the high water mark. All the standard information expected of survey mapping at this scale is included: finely graded road network, railway lines with...
Ghosts Of Spain
£7.99
The appearance - sixty years after that war ended - of mass graves containing victims of Franco's death squads has finally broken what Spaniards call 'the pact of forgetting'. At this charged moment, Giles Tremlett embarked on a journey around Spain - and through Spanish history. Tremlett's journey was also an attempt to make sense of his personal experience of the Spanish. Why do they dislike authority figures, but are cowed by a doctor's white coat? How had women embraced feminism without men noticing...
Tarentaise and Beaufortain Alps Walking
£9.99
The guide is organised in six sections which cover the six principal mountain regions: Col de la Madeleine, Meribel, Courcheval and Pralognan, the area between St Maurice and Champagny, Beaufortain and Northern Tarentaise, Les Chapieux to Nant Cruet and Val d’Isere. 53 day-long outings are described in detail in addition to four tours of 2, 3, 4 and 8 days’ duration respective, providing useful material for planning extended walking holidays. 40 shorter outings also cater for those not wanting to...
Bali Encounter Guide
£6.39
Bali in the Encounter Guide Series from Lonely Planet, exploring a range of cities and regions worldwide in a handy, pocket-sized format designed to introduce visitors to the distinctive neighbourhoods of the destination. Frank and informal in style, the guides are renowned for their appeal to independent travellers and are written and researched by local authors. Each guide is organised into 5 distinct sections - Highlights, Diary, Itineraries, Neighbourhoods and Snapshots - recommending a series...
Navarres
£6.95
Map No. 28-30
Canada Insight Guide
£16.99
Canada Insight Guide is dedicated to exploring the destination in detail with a selection of glossy illustrations. Extensive introductory sections explore the region’s history and culture and there are also short articles written by locals about distinctive local issues, whilst selective photo-features illustrate the variety of the place. The ‘Places’ section is grouped geographically and provides details of the area including places to visit, suggestions for tours and other activities. Each section...
Haute Pyrenean Route
£16.00
Pyrenean Haute Route is Tom Joosten’s guide to a classic high-level trek through the Pyrenees mountain range, snaking along the French and Spanish border. An 800km route of spectacular and challenging trekking through the highest section of the Pyrenees, the haute route is an unmarked long-distance walk described and mapped in 45 day stages, now with 500 GPS waymarks to help with route finding.
Flag of Zambia
£8.99
Santorini
£8.50
Santorini and the nearby islands of Thirasia and Kameni at 1:30,000 on a clear and simple map which shows the network of main roads and highlights various places of interest, but overall presents less information than most of its competitors.
Vilnius
£6.80
Vilnius street plan at 1:12,000 from Freytag & Berntdt, covering the city with its outer suburbs on a large, single-sided map clearly showing access to the centre from the airport and the motorways connecting it with the rest of Lithuania.
Moleskine Ruled Notebook
£10.50
The legendary notebook popularised by Chatwin and Hemingway. It's light and is provided with an elastic band that will keep it closed and safe, and an expandable inner pocket. It is the ideal companion on travels and in every day life.
Berlitz Pocket Guides
£4.95
Each Berlitz pocket guide has a similar format, with colour-coded sections helping readers locate information quickly in addition to distinctive chapters exploring the city or region. An introduction outlines the destination for visitors and a section dedicated to ‘A Brief History’ actually explores the area in relative depth. A where to go chapter is organized by region and city and is written in prose form with references to individual sites highlighted in bold for clarity. There are also further...
Stans (SKI EDITION)
£21.50
Alaska Insight Guide
£14.99
Alaska Insight Guide is dedicated to exploring the destination in detail with a selection of glossy illustrations. Extensive introductory sections explore the region’s history and culture and there are also short articles written by locals about distinctive local issues, whilst selective photo-features illustrate the variety of the place. The ‘Places’ section is grouped geographically and provides details of the area including places to visit, suggestions for tours and other activities. Each section...
Staffordshire County Atlas (SPIRAL BOUND)
£10.99
Mapping shows street names clearly, with major roads highlighted with bold colouring; also displayed are postcode boundaries, car parks, railway and bus stations, post offices, schools, colleges, hospitals, police and fire stations, places of worship, leisure centres, footpaths and bridleways, camping and caravan sites, golf courses, and many other places of interest.
Bedfordshire County Atlas (SPIRAL BOUND)
£11.99
Mapping shows street names clearly, with major roads highlighted with bold colouring; also displayed are postcode boundaries, car parks, railway and bus stations, post offices, schools, colleges, hospitals, police and fire stations, places of worship, leisure centres, footpaths and bridleways, camping and caravan sites, golf courses, and many other places of interest.
Bedfordshire County Street Atlas POCKET
£6.99
Mapping shows street names clearly, with major roads highlighted with bold colouring; also displayed are postcode boundaries, car parks, railway and bus stations, post offices, schools, colleges, hospitals, police and fire stations, places of worship, leisure centres, footpaths and bridleways, camping and caravan sites, golf courses, and many other places of interest.
St Petersburg Insight City Guide
£12.99
St Petersburg in the City Guide series from Insight provides a detailed exploration of a range of destinations and includes extensive information on restaurants, hotels, shopping and sights as well as unique ‘editor’s tips’. Each heavily illustrated guide begins with ‘best of’ sections, giving a brief summary of the main highlights. Extensive introductory sections explore the city’s history and culture and there are also short articles written by locals about distinctive local issues. The Places...
Oxfordshire: 50 Walks
£9.99
Oxfordshire in the AA 50 Walks series; comprising an extensive range of walking guides helping you to explore the best walking routes in Great Britain. Each guide covers a total of 50 walks, many of which are circular, between 2-10 miles and also that are suitable for a range of different walking standards.Every walk in the guides has an information box showing clear details of distance, minimum time, level of difficulty, any ascents, the nature of the terrain and landscape, suggested Ordnance Survey...
Manosque - Forcalquier - PNR du Luberon
£11.50
TOP25 maps (map numbers ending in T) cover areas of particular tourist interest: the Alps, Pyrenees, Cevennes, Vosges, Provence, Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, etc. An overprint highlights local footpaths, long-distance GR routes and, where appropriate, ski routes. Other tourist information indicated by symbols includes campsites, equestrian or canoeing centres, huts, mountain refuges, notable sites, etc. Map legend is in French and English. Each TOP 25 map covers an area of approximately 2...
Dubliners
£7.99
Joyce's first major work, Dubliners was written when he was only twenty-five, and brought his city to the world for the first time. His stories are rooted in the rich detail of Dublin life, portraying ordinary, often defeated lives with unflinching realism. He writes of social decline, sexual desire and exploitation, corruption and personal failure, yet creates a brilliantly compelling, unique vision of the world and of human experience.
Mallorca North and Mountains Tour and Trail PAPER
£5.99
Menorca North and Mountains Tour and Trail is an indexed, fully updated, double sided map at a scale of 1:40,000 predominantly designed for walkers but of use to motorists too. The newly opened GR221 hiking route has been especially walked for inclusion in this most recent update of the map.
Chilterns and Thames Valley
£4.99
Different types of small icons or signs prominently indicate a wide range of places of interest from aerial activity, ancient forts or animal attractions to windmills, working farms and zoos. Most titles include campsites, caravan sites, youth hostels and holiday centres and several maps also show National Long-distance Trails and/or recommended cycle routes.
Corsica GR20
£14.00
The guide is organized into 13 ‘stages’ detailing the route in addition to a section on the link route from Refuge d’Usciolu to Zicavo which allows day excursions which link back in to the main GR20 route. An extensive introduction provides important information for trekkers wanting to complete the route, including sections on hot to reach and approach walking the GR20, path conditions, a kit-check, services en route and information on the flowers and wildlife of the island. Detailed route descriptions...
Spain & Portugal
£4.99
On one side the map covers the eastern part of Spain and extends westward beyond Santander, Madrid and Almeira and includes the Balearic Islands. On the reverse, with a generous overlap, the map shows western Spain, Portugal and in a small inset the Canary Islands at 1:2,000,000 and Madeira at 1: 625,000.
Flag of Wales (Welsh dragon) - Small
£8.50
Flags are a great way to show some national pride, pay homage to a fondly remembered visit abroad, celebrate a special occasion, or simply decorate the wall of your room.
Countryside
£16.99
“Countryside” is Time Out’s inspirational guide dedicated to exploring the best of Britain’s natural wonders and beauty spots. Destinations in England, Scotland and Wales are all included, highlighting the very best lakes and mountains, hills and valleys, woodlands and waterfalls, rivers and coastlines and more.
Southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego
£11.95
Southern Patagonia and the Chilean fjords from Lago O’Higgins and El Chalten to Cape Horn. Altitude colouring with relief shading and markings for glaciers and forested areas indicate the terrain. In addition to towns and villages, the map also shows numerous homestead and farms, with connecting dirt tracks. Symbols indicate locations of petrol stations and isolated accommodation facilites. Latitude and longitude are shown by margin ticks at 1° intervals. Map legend is in Spanish only. The map also...
Nidderdale (22 walks)
£5.99
Hillside Great Britain Mini Walking Guides series is a collection of mini guides by Paul Hannon to the walking country in Great Britain. Featured walks are presented with route detail text, relevant summit/ascent data, start position, distance, national grid references, Ordnance Survey map details, access information and simple black and white overview route maps. Guides feature a table of summits and walk log.
Southern Uplands
£5.99
This guide contains 40 circular routes in the Southern Uplands. From the rugged and remote Galloway region to the sweeping rounded hills of the Borders and to Edinburgh's own Pentland skyline, the Southern Uplands give fantastic walking but are often overlooked for bigger hills further north. Each route in this guide is accompanied by a full colour photograph, contoured map and additional facts about the history, geology and wildlife of the area.
Caracas
£8.95
Clear road map of the city with a plan of the Rapid Transit System and an overview map of the Caracas region. Key to symbols is in English and Spanish. Also included is an index of streets.
Help Save our Planet
£9.99
Yes I Can! Help Save Our Planet by Emma Brownjohn is a book for small children that offers suggestions for making our planet a healthier and better place to live, presented in a fun lift-the-flap format. The book includes information on recycling, solar heating, organic gardening and lots more. The Green Game at the end of the book helps to reinforce this message.
Twitchhiker - How one man travelled the world by Twitter...
£8.99
Twitchhiker is the story of how one man travelled the world by twitter. Bored in the supermarket one day, Paul Smith wonders how far he can get in 30 days through the goodwill of people on the social networking site Twitter, setting his sights on reaching an island near New Zealand, a point on the opposite side of the world to his home town of Newcastle.
India in Slow Motion
£9.99
Exploring subjects such as Hindu extremism, child labour, Sufi mysticism, the crisis in agriculture, political corruption and the problem of Kashmir, he challenges our preconceptions of India as well as those India has about itself to create a thoughtful, humorous, startling and deeply profound portrait of the country.
A Week in December
£7.99
With daring skill, the novel pieces together the complex patterns and crossings of modern urban life. Greed, the dehumanising effects of the electronic age and the fragmentation of society are some of the themes dealt with in this savagely humorous book. The writing on the wall appears in letters ten feet high, but the characters refuse to see it - and party on as though tomorrow is a dream. Sebastian Faulks probes not only the self-deceptions of this intensely realised group of people, but their...
Flag of Burkina Faso
£8.99
Flags are a great way to show some national pride, pay homage to a fondly remembered visit abroad, celebrate a special occasion, or simply decorate the wall of your room.
Ionian Cruising Companion
£32.99
Covering the Ionian Islands from Corfu down to Zakinthos as well as the adjacent mainland coast of Greece from the Albanian border down to the South coast of the Peloponnese. Drawing on her local knowledge and expertise, Vanessa Bird provides clear pilotage directions to a variety of harbours and anchorages, and offers useful information on the facilities available once you are moored.
RYA Tactics
£13.99
No other sport requires the combination of so many elements as sail racing; preparation, strategy, speed, tuning and most importantly tactics. RYA tactics is written by Mark Rushall, one of the sports top tacticians and coaches, and can really help you to sail better and win races. With easy to follow diagrams and colour photographs it takes you holistically through each section. If you take your racing seriously you cannot be without this book.
A Palace In The Old Village
£8.99
From 'Morocco's greatest living author' (The Guardian) comes a heartbreaking novel about parents and children, the powerful pull of home and the yearning for tradition and family. Mohammed has spent the past 40 years working in France. As he approaches retirement, he takes stock of his life - his devotion to Islam and to his assimilated children - and decides to return to Morocco, where he spends his life's savings building the biggest house in the village and waiting for his children and grandchildren...
Three Letters From the Andes
£8.99
“Three Letters From the Andes” is Patrick Leigh Fermor’s wonderful and very much personally accurate look at a trip to South America made over forty years ago. In 1971 Fermor accompanied five friends on a remarkable journey into the high Andes of Peru. His adventure took him from Cuzco to Urubamba, on to Puno and Juli on Lake Titicaca, down to Arequipa and finally back to Lima. The expedition was led by a writer and poet and the party included a Swiss international skier and jeweller, a social anthropologist...
Wind in my Wheels
£8.99
An autobiographical account of the popular cycling author's adventures, from early childhood to far-flung places.
The Flea Palace
£8.99
Bonbon Palace was once a stately apartment block in Istanbul. Now it is a sadly dilapidated home to ten wildly different individuals and their families. There's a womanizing, hard-drinking academic with a penchant for philosophy; a 'clean freak' and her lice-ridden daughter; a lapsed Jew in search of true love; and a charmingly naïve mistress whose shadowy past lurks in the building.
The Lonely Planet Story - Once While Travelling
£9.99
“The Lonely Planet Story - Once While Travelling” tells the tale of how the world’s foremost guidebooks came to be. Lonely Planet Publications was born in 1973 when the Wheelers self-published a quirky travel guide, Across Asia on the Cheap. This was quickly followed by what soon became the backpackers’ bible, South-East Asia on a Shoestring. Going boldly where no other travel publisher had ventured, they catered to a new generation of independent, budget-conscious travellers long before the advent...
Silk Road Insight Guide
£16.99
The Insight Guide to The Silk Route covers the world's most ancient and historic trail. Following the famous path from East to West, across three main regions: Western China, Central Asia and Western Asia, this guide expertly explores everything from the Buddhist caves of Dunhuang to the Terracotta Warriors of Xi'an. A total of thirteen countries are explored altogether, including Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, China, Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan and Mongolia. Local writers give a rare insight into the...
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