A guidebook describing 40 trail running routes in the Chamonix Valley & around the Mont Blanc massif, visiting France, Switzerland & Italy. The routes, which range from 3.8km (21/2 miles) to 168km (104 miles), are graded from 1 to 5 & categorised as trail running, fell running or skyrunning. Starting from Chamonix, Les Houches, Servoz, Champex, Courmayeur, Orsieres & Vallorcine among others, & covering classic ultra trail routes as well as shorter day runs, there is something for every runner. Step-by-step route descriptions are accompanied by 1:100, 000 mapping & route profiles, with notes on safety & useful tips for runners. Also included is a comprehensive equipment checklist plus information on running at altitude, adapting to the Alps, navigation, maps & mountain safety. Renowned as a mecca for trail runners, the Chamonix Valley & Mont Blanc region is home to some of the greatest trail running races in the world, including the Tour des Geants & Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc. The landscape, with its dramatic mountain scenery & ethereal vistas, offers diverse trail options & true adventure
- the perfect playground for this exhilarating sport.
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Trailblazer’s Adventure Travel Guide series encompasses a range of guides dedicated to adventurous activities in a range of worldwide destinations. The series

Includes:: outdoor activities such as cycling, motorcycling & overland treks through a wide variety of demanding landscapes, including the Himalaya, Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, the Sahara & the Silk Road. Each title in the series provides comprehensive pre-trip advice, including guidance on choosing a bike or mode of transport, route options, when to go, costs & money & health & safety considerations. Extensive route information is provided to guide travellers through the region’s most impressive sites in the most practical way. Strong on both practical content & cultural & historical background, Trailblazer Adventure Travel Guides feature unique h&-drawn GPS maps which show the distances between towns & villages, altitudes, places to eat & accommodation, water sources, fuel stations & points of interest along the way. Dedicated town & city guides are included throughout the guide, with advice for travellers on all budgets of recommended places to stay, places to eat & drink & what to see & do. Appendices also give information on subjects such as emergency medical facilities, basic language, embassies & general advice on adventure travel through the region & area.

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Trailblazer’s British Walking Guides explore a range of popular walking routes & long-distance footpaths in Engl&, Scotland & Wales & are one of the leading outdoor guide-book publishers. Designed with practicality in mind, each guide describes a long-distance walking route in clearly defined stages, allowing walkers to easily identify which parts of the route that they want to attempt. There is also extensive commentary on sites along they way, including areas of historical interest & outstanding beauty, in addition to cultural & social background, as walkers pass through the landscape. Detailed, large-scale walking maps are included in each title – a unique feature of Trailblazer guides – which include important information on walking times, directions, tricky junctions, places to stay & eat & general points of interest. Each title in the series is organized in a similar way to enable walkers to make the most of their trip. A ‘ Planning Your Walk’ section gives general practical guidance on walking, as well as profiling the walks & giving information on budgeting, when to go, itineraries, what to take & getting to & from the route described in the guide. Extensive information on the environment & nature, including local fauna & flora, is provided in a dedicated chapter. A Minimum Impact Walking & Outdoor Safety section also informs readers of the economic & environmental impact of walking as well as practical safety tips for walkers. There is practical information for a range of budgets, including food & drink & accommodation, with personal recommendations of particular highlights by the author en route. ...

Trailblazer Rail Guides series are highly practical, informative & portable guides designed specifically for those wanting to discover a country by train. Each title in the series explores its destination with reference to seeing & experiencing countries such as Japan, Australia & Canada using their extensive rail networks. Designed with practicality in mind, each guide describes the entire railway system in clearly defined stages & regions, allowing visitors to plan their journey or journeys accordingly. Strong on both practical content & cultural & historical background, Trailblazer Rail Guides provide extensive kilometre by kilometre route guide description, exploring the country’s history, culture, food & local customs in addition to giving practical advice on accessing site of interest when travelling by train. Dedicated town & city guides are included throughout the guide, with advice for travellers on all budgets of recommended places to stay, places to eat & drink & what to see & do. Uniquely, there are also extensive railway timetables for all routes that are described in the guide, allowing travellers flexibility when embarking upon their railway trip. ...

Trailblazer’s Trekking Guide series are highly practical, informative & portable guides designed with the adventurous hiker & trekker in mind, & produced by one of the leading outdoor guide-book publishers. Each title in the series explores a range of popular trekking routes in some of the world’s most challenging terrain, encompassing areas such as the Alps, Atlas Mountains, Himalaya & New Zeal&. Designed with practicality in mind, each guide describes the entire trekking route in clearly defined stages, allowing trekkers to plan their route accordingly. Strong on both practical content & cultural & historical background, Trailblazer Guides include extensive commentary on sites along the way, including town guides & maps where relevant, in addition to cultural & social background, as trekkers hike through the landscape. in addition, there are detailed descriptions of camping & accommodation facilities & places to eat & drink en route, as well as boxed insets exploring a local tradition or custom. Detailed, large-scale trekking maps are included in each title – a unique feature of Trailblazer guides – which include important information on walking times, directions, tricky junctions, places to stay & eat & general points of interest. The guides are arranged in 4 main sections – Planning Your Trip, a country or region fact-file, Minimum Impact Trekking & Route Guides & Maps, & there are also mini village, town & city guides where appropriate. There is detailed advice & guidance on the route itself, practical information for the walker, budgeting, when to go, itineraries, what to take & getting to & from the route. in addition, informative sections on the environment, flora & fauna & walking safety seek to improve walkers’ experiences of the routes & get the most from their trip. A Minimum Impact Trekking section also informs readers of the economic, environmental & cultural impact of walking. Appendices give information on local language, health issues & a brief glossary of trekking terminology. ...

Train & Road to/of the Clouds in a bilingual English/ Spanish guide from Asiru Editorial providing a background to this famous route, as well as several thematic maps of the area, plus numeous colour photos of the landscape & the infrastructure. Somewhat formal in style, the guide covers various aspects of the 218km route between Salta & La Polvorilla Viaduct in northern Argentina: its history & infrastructure, also geology, vegetation, archaeology, etc, of the surrounding region. The guide also provides an extensive glossary of terms used in it, plus a bibliography for further reading in Spanish. The 71-page guide section is followed by several fold-out pages providing a wide-ranging selection of thematic maps: the route of the line indicating bridges, viaducts, switchbacks & tunnels; aerial photos of various sections to provide a picture of the topography; satellite image of the region; geology & hydrology; vegetation & climate, etc. The guide is illustrated with numerous colour photos of the landscape & various parts of the route ...

Robert Grainier is a day labourer in the American West at the start of the twentieth century
- an ordinary man in extraordinary
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Car Journey Games
- Under £10 Gift of the Year 2014 WINNER! No more cries of ” Are we nearly there yet?” with this handy set of
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” This is the night mail crossing the border, Bringing the cheque & the postal order...” (W.H. Auden). Wordsworth was the first laureate of locomotives: in fact he railed against them, & against the consequent opening up of the Lakes to holiday hordes (` On the Projected Kendal & Windermere Railway`). His dismay was echoed down the decades by disturbed ruralists, & yet the train has become part of our psychic landscape: some of the best-loved English poems
- Edward Thomas` ` Adlestrop`, or Philip Larkin`s ` Whitsun Weddings`
- have celebrated carriages, platforms & waiting rooms, while locomotion has inspired some of the most characteristic poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti & Stevenson, Hardy & Mac Neice, Betjeman & Auden (whose ` Night Mail` was written to accompany a 1930s GPO documentary about the postal express from Euston to Glasgow). Co-edited by two of our most distinguished poets, Train Songs offers a round tour
- from Wordsworth to Hugo Williams & beyond
- starting from the poetry of departures & brief encounters, but taking in the American Blues, the troop trains of two world wars, & the addiction to speed which characterised the European revolutions. Trains have carried the freight of history from the Industrial Revolution onwards
- the Armstice in 1918 was signed in a railway carriage, the death camps were organised around train timetables
- & this new anthology shows how the train in all its forms has exercised a unique hold upon our collective unconscious.





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Train to Nowhere is a war memoir seen through the sardonic eyes of Anita Leslie, a funny & vivacious young woman who reports on her experiences with a dry humour, finding the absurd alongside the tragic. Daughter of a Baronet & first cousin once removed of Winston Churchill, she joined the Mechanized Transport Corps as a fully trained mechanic & ambulance driver during WWII, serving in Libya, Syria, Palestine, Italy, France & Germany. Ahead of her time, Anita bemoans `first-rate women subordinate to second-rate men, ` &, as the British Army forbade women from serving at the front, joined the Free French Forces in order to do what she felt was her duty. Writing letters in Hitler`s recently vacated office & marching in the Victory parade contrast with observations of seeing friends murdered & a mother avenging her son by coldly shooting a prisoner of war. Unflinching & unsentimental, Train to Nowhere is a memoir of Anita`s war, one that, long after it was written, remains poignant & relevant. ...