When in 1987 Miranda France spent a year living in Madrid, the post-dictatorship ebullience was at its height. Pornography & soft drugs were legalised alongside more basic freedoms, such as divorce, party-affiliation & kissing in the street. In 1998 she returned to make a journey through the great cities & towns of central Spain
- Madrid, Toledo, Segovia, Salamanca & others. With the new prosperity, much has changed. But much has also endured, as she learns from the people she meets, who include a private detective, a shepherd, various nuns, two belly dancers & a Castilian separatist. She also discovers that Cervantes` DON QUIXOTE` published in 1605 & the most translated book after the Bible
- is a work of genius which still helps to explain the Spanish character: today`s Spaniards still suffer from Don Quixote`s delusions, & are as stubborn, inflexible & unrealistic as they have always been.

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Don't forget your scroggin is a breath of fresh air. New Zealand's wilderness offers some of the most beautiful & diverse walking on Earth
- from the snowy peaks of the Southern Alps to the enchanting forest of Waikaremoana. Exploring this wonderland on foot is one of the most rewarding & uplifting activities you can do. Want to get out here but don't know how? We've packed up all the basics for you, & rolled them up together with some expert advice & a few ripping yarns. Whether you're starting out or getting ready for the next step, we want to share our experience with you, so your journey will be comfortable, safe & fun. Let us show you how you can enjoy it as much as we do. This highly approachable, informative & enjoyable guide is the perfect starting point for anyone who would like to give tramping a go.
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This entertaining publication takes all those by the hand who are curious about the diversity of communication. Two foreign correspondents have gathered everyday hand gestures from around 50 countries, from Australia to Zimbabwe. The results, beautifully captured in nearly 80 colour photographs, are often amusing & always instructive. With its original design, stunning finish & handy format, ' Don't Get Me Wrong!' makes for a cool & compact travel companion. Beautifully designed by a team of award-winning art book designers, the gestures from around 50 countries were researched & collected by two well-travelled journalists. ...

This is a memoir of war-torn colonial Africa in the 1970s, when a schoolgirl was as likely to carry a shotgun as a satchel. Alexandra Fuller was two in 1971, the year her parents abandoned their life in England & returned to what was then Rhodesia, & to the beginning of a bloody civil war. While her father was away for long stretches, fighting for Ian Smith's government, her mother worked the family farm with a passionate determination fuelled by a ferocious love for Africa. This is the story of one family's quixotic battle against the ravages of nature & the pain of bereavement, & of their unbreakable bond with the continent which defined, shaped, scarred & healed them. At times hilarious & tragic, Fuller renders her childhood in wonderful prose against the background of far larger historical events. ...

In Africa only food runs...and there's nothing you can outrun! In the tradition of Bill Bryson, a new writer brings us the lively adventures & wit of an African safari guide. Despite that fact that I had none of the qualities you would expect of a rugged bush man...I'm markedly uncoordinated, can't repair vehicles or understand how they work, I don't like guns, & sweat profusely when nervous or excited..which is exactly how watching animals makes me feel, Peter Allison works as a top safari guide in the Okavango Delta. In this oasis of wetland in the middle of the Kalahari desert, rich with wildlife, he caters to the whims of his wealthy clients, he often has to overcome the impulse to run as far away from them as he can, as these tourists are sometimes more dangerous than a pride of lions! Full of outrageous-but-true tales of the people & animals he has encountered
- the half-naked missing member of the British royal family; the squirrel that overdosed on malaria pills; the monkeys with an underwear fetish; & last, but by no means least, Spielberg the video-obsessed Japanese tourist
- Allison's hilarious stories reveal his good-natured scorn for himself, as well as others. Allison's humour is exceeded only by his love & respect for the animals, & his goal is to limit any negative exposure by planning trips that are minimally invasive
- unfortunately it doesn't always work out that way, as he & his clients discover to their cost when they find themselves up to their necks in a hippo-infested watering hole! Full of essential wisdom like Don't run, whatever you do & never stand behind a frightened zebra (they are prone to explosive flatulence when scared!), this is a wonderful & vivid portrait of what the life of a safari guide is really like.


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Surrounded by forest & reached only by a treacherous road, the sleepy South American town of Valle de la Virgen is almost unknown to the outside world. But after a silent stranger rolls in on the back of a pick-up truck, nothing is the same again. Life for the town`s inhabitants has not turned out as they once dreamed. Dona Nicanora never did escape the swamp town & travel the world, Don Bosco did not marry the woman he loved, & the mayor is yet to achieve the power & influence he craves. But it is not until the arrival of the mysterious foreigner, known only as Gringito, that their dreams start to be reawakened. Yet every dream must come at a price & the inhabitants of this sleepy little town are about to get more than they bargained for. Intriguing & intoxicating, with a host of unforgettable characters in a magical setting, ” Dona Nicanora`s Hat Shop” is a remarkable novel that dares us to follow our dreams. ...

Donaghadee in 1901 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map is double-sided; the main map covers the northern part of the town, extending from Parade & the railway terminus northward to Foreland Point & the Light Keepers Dwellings. Features include Lemon`s Wharf, Harbour with piers & lighthouse, Coastguard Station, Manor Farm, Glebe House, Carnathen Hill, Golf Links, Shore Street, etc. On the reverse is the adjacent sheet 3.13, continuing coverage to the south of the town, as far as Galloways Bridge. Features here include most of the railway approach, Coalpit Bay, Robbys Point, Meetinghouse Point, Erin Lodge, Morey Hill, Manor House, Admiral Leslie`s School, church, New Street, Manorhouse Pleasure Grounds, etc. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Donauauen NP
- Vienna
- Bratislava
- Neusiedl am See (No. 211), a detailed, GPS compatible map at 1:50, 000 from Kompass


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Map No. 894, Donaueschingen
- Baar
- Hegau, in a series of hiking maps from Kompass providing extensive coverage of Austria

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Map No. 895, Donaueschingen
- Baar
- Hegau, printed on sturdy, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper in a series of

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