The Independent Hostel Guide 2018 is the comprehensive reference to the independent bunkhouses & hostels of the UK. The guide has been revised annually for 25 years, growing with the hostel network. It contains up to the minute information on 400 places to stay. Independent hostels are ideal accommodation for individuals, groups & families involved in outdoor activities, holidays & independent travel. They are perfect for reunions of families & friends. The hostels are in a wide range of buildings
- from grand city houses to rural barns. They have self-catering facilities & offer friendly, clean & inexpensive accommodation with no membership requirements. There is a feature on each hostel giving contacts, photos & a description of the accommodation & the attractions of the area. Travel articles & glorious full page photos inspire the reader to plan their own holidays in hostels. Comprehensive & unique in the UK; proven over 25 years; up-to-date, every page is fully revised only months before going on sale; packed with information, clear & concise; used by climbers, walkers, cyclists, families, groups, schools, travellers & those involved in outdoor activities & independent travel.
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“ Independent People” was first published in 1946, going on to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for it’s author Halldor Laxness, often called the ‘ Tolstoy of the North’ This humane epic novel is set in rural Iceland in the early twentieth century. Bjartus is a sheep farmer determined to eke a living from a blighted patch of l&. Nothing, not merciless weather, nor his family will come between him & his goal of financial independence. Only Asta Solillja, the child he brings up as his daughter, can pierce his stubborn heart. As she grows up, keen to make her own way in the world, Bjartus’ obstinacy threatens to estrange them forever. Although Laxness would go on to write countless other works for the following thirty years, this one counts as arguably the best of them all. ...

Indian Subcontinent on an overview map from Periplus, accompanied by enlargements for some of its most visited areas: the Delhi, Mumbai, Rajasthan & Goa, plus street plans of the capital, Mumbai & Juhu, Jaipur, Panaji, Agra & Bangalore. The main map provides an overview of the Subcontinent, including most of Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh & most of Myanmar/ Burma, showing the region ...

India on an indexed, double-sided map, printed on waterproof & tear-resistant plastic paper, with a street plan of central New Delhi, enlargements for greater Mumbai & Kolkata & a separate index for each side of the map. The map divides India north/south, with Assam & the north-eastern states shown as an inset, & presents the country ...

Double-sided indexed road map & guide of India at 1:5, 000, 000, with inset maps of India & the surrounding countries, a physical map of India, & a political map of India. The map itself is removable from a map cover that

Includes:: a booklet filled with tourist information. The major road network is shown with distances marked in kilometres; railway lines are shown with narrow or broad gauges highlighted where relevant. Airports are displayed also. Points of interest such as national parks, places of worship, monuments & beaches are indicated. International & state boundaries are prominently displayed. The inset showing the countries around India extends from Saudi Arabia to Vietnam; the inset showing a physical map of India with mountain ranges marked; the inset showing a political map of India

Includes:: the state boundaries & their capitals. The map also

Includes:: a small box with facts about India such as land areas, highest peaks etc.; a distance chart has is present for quick calculation of journeys. The map cover

Includes:: a full-colour 12 page booklet filled with tourist information such as the history of regions, places of interest, & more. Both the guide & the map legend are in English.







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India in the Countries & Regions series from Lonely Planet, market-leading comprehensive guides aimed at independent travellers & serving a large range of international destinations. Frank & informal in style, the guides explore an extensive range of sights, activities, accommodation, restaurants & nightlife & are designed for practical use while travelling on the road. Written & researched by a team of experts, each book is independent in its recommendations & suggestions, often offering individual takes on individual destinations. Widely recognised for their reliability, each Lonely Planet country & region guide has the same layout. Introductory sections profile the destination with individual chapters on particular highlights, getting started, (including when to go) itineraries, history, culture, arts, food & drink & the environment. Each guide is organised geographically by region, with individual sections detailing an extensive range of sights, places of interest, attractions, restaurants, nightlife, accommodation & any local activities. The guides have detailed explanations of historical context where relevant. There is also practical guidance on ...

India in the Countries, Regions & Cities series from Rough Guides; comprehensively detailed guidebooks specifically designed for independent travellers & 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 & personal takes on each destination, a feature often more limited in other guidebooks. Cultural & historical nuances are explored in significant depth throughout the text & descriptions on the ambience of individual settings alongside personal recommendations, particularly in cities, are notably prevalent. Each Rough Guide in the Countries, Regions & Cities series has a similar layout. A ...

India Baedeker is divided into four main categories
- background, practicalities, tours & A-Z of sites. The guide is introduced
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India on a very large map from Insight Guides, combining more detailed coverage of northern India at 1:1, 500, 000 with a map of the whole of the Subcontinent, plus street plans of Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur & Kathmadu. On one side is a road map of northern India at 1:1, 500, 000, extending south to Bhopal & east to Kathmandu in Nepal & Patna on the Ganges. The map has a very large number of smaller towns & villages, as well as names of numerous hill & mountain ranges, peaks, passes, etc. Topography is presented by relief shading with additional spot heights. The map shows road network with many small local roads,

Includes:: railway lines & indicates domestic airports. The main feature of this title is the highlighting of important tourist destinations, plus a very wide range of symbols indicating other points of interest including temples, historical sites, etc. The map has no geographical coordinates. The index is on the reverse. Street plans, all annotated with places of interest, cover Delhi on three separate plans (the city with its outer districts & Noida, a more detailed plan of New Delhi, plus an enlargement of the Rajiv Chowk/ Connaught Place), Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur & Udaipur & Kathmandu. On the reverse side Indian Subcontinent is shown at 1:4, 000, 000 including Nepal, Sri Lanka, most of Pakistan & Afghanistan, & the south-western part of Tibet. Please note: coverage in the east extends only to Kolkata/ Calcutta & Darjeeling so does not include Assam & the other north-eastern states of India. Accompanying index covers both maps, Northern India & the Subcontinent, plus the street plans of Delhi.

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India is a land of contradictions. It is the world's most densely populated country & the tiger's last remaining natural habitat, deeply traditional & intensely modern. A land of more than a billion people, eighteen official languages, & every religion, India defies categorization. In India photographer Olivier Follmi captures a land where tradition & modernity co-exist
- the India of the cellphone & the sacred cow. Yet Follmi looks beyond the noise, chaos, & sensory overload of the Indian street to examine deeper truths about the people & their culture. His photos convey beauty & stillness, expressing a philosophy & an approach to life radically different from the West's. Follmi's work

Includes:: portraits of people of all classes
- farmers & potters, dancers & musicians, parents & children
- & probes human interactions with other animals, including cows, monkeys, elephants. He documents the Indian love of ornament, from women's painstaking adornments to the decorated cattle shelters in the humblest of villages. Olivier Follmi first went to India in the 1970s. Working as a guide, leading tourists on Himalayan treks, & photographing India & its people for more than twenty-five years, he came to know the country intimately. He & his wife divide their lives between the Alps & the Himalayas & have written more than 15 books, including Abrams' Buddhist Himalayas. Follmi is the official photographer of the Dalai Lama & recipient of the World Press award.




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