Gurghiu Mountains Northern & Central at 1:60, 000 in a series of detailed contoured maps covering popular hiking areas of Transylvania published by Dimap, one of Hungary’s leading publishers specializing in mapping of that region. The maps show local hiking routes & provide tourist information such as campsites, places of interest, etc. Many titles include street plans and/or English language descriptions of recommended hiking trails.* In this title:* the area around Sovata-Bai is shown in greater detail at 1:15, 000. The map has contours at 50m intervals showing local footpaths with their waymarking. A wide range of symbols indicate various types of accommodation including campsites & shelters, places of interest, petrol stations, etc. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 2` intervals. On the reverse is a black & white road map at 1:400, 000 of the surrounding region, plus extensive notes about its geography, history, etc. * Map legend & all the notes include English.* ...

Gurgiu & Hasmas Mountains at 1:60, 000 in a series of detailed contoured maps covering popular hiking areas of Transylvania published by Dimap, one of Hungary’s leading publishers specializing in mapping of that region. The maps show local hiking routes & provide tourist information such as campsites, places of interest, etc. Many titles include street plans and/or English language descriptions of recommended hiking trails.* In this title:* hiking map with contours at 50m intervals. Several trails are marked, with symbols distinguishing between well & poorly signposted sections. Nature reserves & forested areas are marked, & symbols show local caves & springs; hotels, hostels & campsites; ski lifts; places of interest, etc. Coverage extends to include the neighbouring towns: Sandominic, Bicaz-Chei, Tulghes, Borsec, Toplita, Sarmas, Remetea, Joseni, Gheorgheni. Latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1` intervals. Insets show the area around Lacu Rosu at a more detailed scale of 1:30, 000, plus street plans of Borsec, Toplita, & Gheorgheni. On the reverse are drawings showing the layout of several local caves, notes describing the area & the marked tourist paths identified on the map, plus a small road map of the wider region.* Map legend & all the notes include English.* ...

Guria-Imereti Region of Georgia at 1:200, 000 on double-sided road map from Geoland with topographic & tourist information, including archeological sites & historic buildings, different denomination churches, rock dwellings, dinosaur footprints, etc. Relief shading with numerous peak heights shows the topography. Road network distinguished between local paved or unpaved roads &

Includes:: cart tracks & forest roads. Railway lines are shown with stations. Internal administrative boundaries are marked & presentation of towns & villages shows their administrative status.A wide range of symbols highlight various places of interest including different types of religious establishments, cave dwellings, historical towers & bridges, archaeological sites, wineries, important natural sites including dinosaur footprints, etc. The map has a UTM grid plus latitude & longitude margin ticks at intervals of 20’ & is not indexed. Map legend is in English & all place names are in the Latin alphabet only. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Gurjakhani, sheet no. 2883-05, in the topographic survey of Nepal at 1:50, 000 published by the Nepali Government in the late 1990s & early 2000s & produced from remote sensing data by Finnish cartographers as part of that country’s international aid program. The maps cover 15’ x 15’ quadrangles.IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING: AVAILABILITY: although, theoretically at least, still in print, these maps are very difficult to get locally in Nepal and/or from various suppliers elsewhere specializing in obtaining such maps. DELIVERIES MAY TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS.PROBLEMS WITH PLACE NAMES: reports from previous users indicate that transliteration of place names differs from that used widely not only on other maps & in guide books but also on the ground itself, in road signs & in the tourist & trekking industry in general. Whilst most names are similar enough to be easily recognizable, e.g. Namche Bajar for Namche Bazar or Lantan for Langtang, we have been told of confusion & difficulties arising from different spellings appearing on these maps.TREKKING ROUTES & TOURIST INFORMATION: whilst the maps show foot trails & mark locations of temples, etc, they carry no specific trekking information. Major trekking routes & places of interest are not highlighted. There is no marking for base camps & other tourist facilities. Map specifications: Contours are at 40m intervals, with graphics and/or coloring to show various features of the terrain (glaciers with moraines & crevasses, quarries, gravel or clay pits, etc.) & vegetation (forests, bush, grass, orchards & plantations, etc). Additional comments such as “open mixed forest mainly bajh & pine” annotate many area. The maps have numerous spot heights, but relatively few peaks are named. Areas outside the country’s borders are left blank. Settlements in remote areas are indicated by markings for individual buildings & the placing of names does not always make it clear which group of buildings they refer to. Road network distinguishes between major & minor foot trails. Symbols mark features such as temples, schools & hospitals, police stations, etc. Also shown are the country’s administrative divisions. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 5’. Map legend & all the text is in English. Coverage: the whole country is now covered, with the north at 1:50, 000, plus central & southern Nepal at 1:25, 000. The two series are complementary, do not overlap & use the same grid & numbering system (apart from the Lumbini Zone, where a different grid & numbering are used). For areas not shown on our grid & titles not listed here, please contact us by e-mail, but please do bear in mind the problems with availability & the likely very long delivery time. ...

In the summer of 2006, Colour-Sargeant Kailash Limbu`s platoon was sent to relieve & occupy a police compound in the town of Now Zad in Helm&. He was told to prepare for a forty-eight hour operation. In the end, he & his men were under siege for thirty-one days
- one of the longest such sieges in the whole of the Afghan campaign. Kailash Limbu recalls the terrifying & exciting details of those thirty-one days
- in which they killed an estimated one hundred Taliban fighters
- & intersperses them with the story of his own life as a villager from the Himalayas. He grew up in a place without roads or electricity & didn`t see a car until he was fifteen. Kailash`s descriptions of Gurkha training & rituals
- including how to use the lethal Kukri knife
- are eye-opening & fascinating. They combine with the story of his time in Helmand to create a unique account of one man`s life as a Gurkha.




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Falk, one of Germany`s leading publishers of street plans, produce their town plans in two different formats. Falk Extra plans are folded in a standard way, where the whole map can be opened to view the entire area it covers. For larger cities, the same mapping is also published with a special folding system designed to show only a small section of the map at one time. The whole map can be opened but it will be cut in several places. Many find these street plans very user-friendly & easier to handle than conventional maps. The plans, which cover towns with their outer suburbs, indicate main landmarks & public buildings & show all the public transport facilities, one way streets & car parks. Plans of lager cities include a separate map of the town centre at a more detailed scale & a diagram of the underground & the suburban rail network. The plans also show the postal divisions & have an extensive street index which, where appropriate, shows individual postal codes for each street. Map legend

Includes:: English. Falk Extra plans also include on the reverse a road map of the surrounding area.

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In only three months, Travelors` Tales Gutsy Women has gone to its second printing. Its popularity has inspired award-winning editor/author Marybeth Bond, mother of two, to make her next book Travelers` Tales Gutsy Mamas, a book of tips & wisdom for mothers traveling with their children. Look for Gutsy Mamas this summer. ...

Map No. 1230, Guttannen, in the topographic survey of Switzerland at 1:25, 000 from Bundesamt für Landestopographie (swisstopo), covering the whole country on 247 small format sheets, with special larger maps published for popular regions including some titles now available in hiking versions. Highly regarded for their superb use of graphic relief & hill shading, the maps give an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 10 m intervals, with 20m intervals in the mountainous areas. All the maps have a 1-km grid for Swiss national coordinates (datum CH 1903). * Small format sheets (Nos. 1011
- 1374)* Map legend in the language of the area covered by the map. Additional margin ticks show latitude & longitude in steps of 2`. The area covered by each map is 17 x 12 km (11 x 7 miles approx). * Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – STANDARD editions:* No map legend is included but a separate leaflet can be provided instead. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).* Special larger sheets (Nos. from 2501 onwards) – HIKING editions:* An overprint highlights hiking, mountain & alpine paths, including regional & national long-distance trails. The maps also show bus routes with bus stops, plus inns in remote locations. The area covered by each map is 25 x 17 km (15 x 11 miles approx).
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This book is the Phenomenal Sunday Times No 1 Bestseller. ` It was the start of the third lap of the 2010 Senior TT, the last race of the fortnight. The last chance to get a TT win for another year, & I was pushing hard. Ballagarey. The kind of corner that makes me continue road racing. A proper man`s corner. You go through the right-hander at something like 170mph, leant right over, eyes fixed as far down the road as I can see. But this time something happened. This time the front end tucked.. .` Guy Martin, international road-racing legend, maverick star of the Isle of Man TT, truck mechanic & TV presenter, lives on the edge, addicted to speed, thoroughly exhilarated by danger. In this book we`ll get inside his head as he stares death in the face, & risks his life in search of the next high. We`ll discover what it feels like to survive a 170mph fireball at the TT in 2010, & come back to do it all again. He`ll sweep us up in a gritty sort of glory as he slogs it out for a place on the podium, but we`ll also see him struggle with the flip side of fame. We`ll meet his friends & foes, his family, his team mates & bosses & we`ll discover what motivates him, & where his strengths & weaknesses lie. For the first time, here is the full story in Guy`s own words. From the boy who learned to prep bikes with his dad, to the spirited team mechanic, paying his way by collecting beer glasses in pubs, to the young racer at the start of his first race & the buzz he`s been chasing ever since. This thrilling autobiography is an intense & dramatic ride. ...

` The maddest 12 months of my life. The journey starts with an oddball race up an American mountain & ends with me checking myself out of hospital with a broken back. Again...` As Guy Martin`s grandfather Voldemars frequently reminded him, ` When you dead, you dead.` So, before it`s all over, Guy Martin is making the most of the time he`s got. In this past year alone, Guy has raced the Isle of Man TT & finished on the podium; bike trekked through India; competed in solo 24-hour bicycles races; flown a stunt plane; broken a go-kart speed record down a French mountain & dusted himself off after a dramatic crash at the Dunrod 150 Superbike race. & he`s done all this around his day job as a truck mechanic. But let Guy tell you about it himself: ” This book starts in a Transit, ends in a Transit, & in between I`ve raced a few pushbikes, raced a few motorbikes & got a fair few stories to tell you.” (Spot on). ...