From reminders to travel with one's own portable bath to tips on how to hail a cab, today's intrepid female traveller has much to learn from her nineteenth century forebears. Hints to Lady Travellers combines archive material from a book of the same name first published in 1889 with anecdotes from pioneering Victorian female travellers such as Lady Annabella Isabella Blunt, offering a fascinating insight into the nature of travel for women over a century ago. Brimming with practical advice & period detail, this travel compendium also

Includes:: material from famous figures such as Gertrude Bell, a writer & archaeologist who helped to map the boundaries of the country that became Iraq, & Isabella Bird Bishop, the first woman to be inducted into the Royal Geographical Society. Quirky, engaging & informative, Hints to Lady Travellers will appeal both to travellers themselves & to anyone interested in the history of travel & exploration. Do not leave home without it.

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From Li Bai`s ` Bring in the Ale` to Ted Kooser`s ` Beer Bottle`; from Robert Burns`s` John Barleycorn` to Carol Ann Duffy`s ` John Barleycorn` (no, you are not seeing double), the poems collected here attest to humankind`s long & joyous (mostly) relationship with the world`s most popular alcoholic beverage. A surprising number of authors, & perhaps some surprising authors, have added their tributes to the brew. Here, to name but a few, we find Charles Baudelaire, John Betjamen, William Blake, Bertolt Brecht, Raymond Carver, Amy Clampitt, Emily Dickinson, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Graves, Langston Hughes, Eric Idle, E. Nesbit, Flann O` Brien, Frank O` Hara, Sylvia Plath, Arthur RImbaud, Rumi & Hank WIlliams, all rather less than sober. Unsurprisingly, ` Anon.` is widely represented, in particularly exuberant spirits. There are recipes, & hangovers (inevitably); there`s singing.. . a hymn to NInkasi, ancient Sumerian goddess of beer, Prohibition protest songs & old English drinking catches; there is philosophy (of a sort), & consolation. Whether pulling up at the celestial bar in Keats`s ` Mermaid Tavern` or at the grittier, jazzier one in Carl Sandburg`s ` Honky Tonk in Clevel&, Ohio`, lovers of beer & poetry are sure to find something to celebrate in these pages. ...

Newly available in a portable flexibound edition, HIP Hotels Atlas offers a vast range of unforgettable experiences across six continents. Every one of the hotels featured is a dream come true. All combine fabulous design, incredible architecture & heartstopping locations. Spectacular settings, authentic style, global variety: this inspirational collection has already established itself as an absolute must for any travel or style aficionado. This new up-to-date edition, in a smaller & more user-friendly format, promises to seduce a whole new audience with the HIP Hotels travel philosophy. ...

Hip Hotels Beach highlights forty hotels on the shores of six continents, each one harmonizing the best of international design with a deep sympathy for local tradition, landscape & ecology. Destinations include Broome, Western Australia (former pearldiving capital of the world), the dramatic volcanic Greek island of Santorini, & a luxury ecological reserve on Mexico`s Pacific Coast. It`s not all Robinson Crusoe-style minimalism: Hi Hotel in Nice, France, is shaped by up-&-coming design star Matali Crasset. ...

Hip Hotels: Budget. Doesn't that sound too good to be true? But true it is. All the ingredients that make a HIP HOTEL
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A collection of retreats in idyllic places all around the globe. Mexico, Morocco, India, South Africa, Tahiti, Jamaica, Cuba, Columbia, Chile, Bali, Portugal, Spain & Australia
- this book seeks to cover the full range of potential escape experiences. From the Renaissance beauty of J.P. Getty's villa on the shores of Italy to a handful of luxurious tents on a remote island in the China Sea, here are options which are simple yet sophisticated, catering to both our instinct for escape & desire for comfort. Ralph Lauren, Jean Nouvel, Renzo Mongiardino & Alain Ducasse are just some of the famous names in contemporary architecture, design & gastronomy who have had a hand in creating these retreats.
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France has it all
- a rich history, an incredibly varied geography, a gastronomic culture that is unsurpassed, & a tradition
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About this series: Herbert Ypma, creator of a whole new genre of style & travel books, has cherry-picked from across the world a galaxy of destination hotels that make travel dreams become reality. Every one combines fabulous design, incredible architecture & spectacular locations & is, in every sense, a Highly Individual Place (HIP). ...

Once again this title in the Hip Hotels series collects information & pictures of some amazing establishments. These are very special places which link the concept of hospitality with the experience of a very specific decor. It

Includes:: the utterly refined Hotel Raya on the Aeolian island of Panarea, a converted Franciscan monastery in Taormina & Castello di Falconara, a Norman castle right on the beach in Sicily, fashion designer Alberta Ferretti's Carducci 76 & the stately neo-gothic Villa Feltrinelli on the shores of Lake Garda.

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Hip Hotels London focusses uniquely on the world's most sophisticated cities. In a smaller, more easily portable format than the standard Hip Hotels style, these beautifully designed & lavishly produced books offer up a breathtaking selection of destination hotels. Whatever your taste, whatever your budget, & whether you are travelling for business or pleasure, Hip Hotels will never fail to inspire. ...