The Moray coastline has a string of superb sandy beaches, & towns such as Buckie, Lossiemouth & Nairn (historically part ...

The Moray Coast Trail
- a 70km/44 miles trail along the eastern coast of Scotl&, plus the Dava Way – 37km/23 mile route from Grantown-on-Spey
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Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

Morden in 1894 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. Morden is today perhaps best known for being the terminus of the Northern Line
- the map captures it when it was still a straggling village. Coverage stretches from Mordenhall Farm southward to Morden Park, & other features include Morden Hall, deer park, Morden House, Ravensbury Mills, Ravensbury Farm & a scattering of villas among the fields. On the reverse are directories of Morden for 1903 & 1934. 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.
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” Bears like Paddington are very rare, ” says Mrs Bird, ”and a good thing too, or it would cost us a small fortune in marmalade.” Classic adventures of the bear from Darkest Peru. As Paddington says himself, ” Things happen to me
- I`m that sort of bear.” With his attempts at home decorating, detective work & photography, the Brown family soon find that Paddington causes his own particular brand of chaos.
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About this series Colourful guides to cycling away from the pollution & dangers of the main roads. Each title covers a good range of routes, all with route plans & mostly on metalled lanes or marked tracks. Parking & public transport information is given, along with details for cycle hire & places of interest for each route. ...

Dashing for the Post, the first selection of letters from Patrick Leigh Fermor (known to all as ` Paddy`), delighted critics & public alike. Here now is a further selection, More Dashing, offering equal pleasure. Paddy`s exuberant letters exude a zest characteristic of the man. They contain glimpses of the great & the good: a chance conversation with the Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden, when Paddy opens the wrong door, or a glass of ouzo under the pine trees with Harold Macmillan. They describe encounters with such varied figures as Jackie Onassis, Camilla Parker-Bowles, Oswald Mosley & Peter Mandelson; while also relating adventures with the humble: a `pick-nick` with the stonemasons at Kardamyli, or a drunken celebration in the Cretan mountains with his old comrades from the resistance, most of them simple shepherds & goatherds. Paddy was at ease in any company, unfailingly charming, boyish, gentle & fun. Patrick Leigh Fermor has long been recognized as one of the greatest travel writers of his time. Now it is evident that his best letters are as good as any in the language. Nowhere is his restless curiosity & delight in language more dazzlingly displayed. More Dashing will not disappoint. ...

Kenneth Trachtenberg, the witty & eccentric narrator of More Die of Heartbreak, has left his native Paris for the Midwest. He has come to be near his beloved uncle, the world-renowned botanist Benn Crader, self-described ”plant visionary.” While his studies take him around the world, Benn, a restless spirit, has not been able to satisfy his longings after his first marriage & lives from affair to affair & from ”bliss to breakdown.” Imagining that a settled existence will end his anguish, Benn ties the knot again, opening the door to a flood of new torments. As Kenneth grapples with his own problems involving his unusual lady-friend Treckie, the two men try to figure out why gifted & intelligent people invariably find themselves ”knee-deep in the garbage of a personal life”. ...

From the love affair between a missionary & a drunkard to the mystery surrounding a death at sea, this collection gives a warm & humourous insight into life & history of life in the colonies & stands as a superbly entertaining & compelling testament to Maugham`s skill & power as a short story writer. ...

” More from Unmitigated England” is just that. Even more from the pen & camera of Peter Ashley, whose bestselling ” Unmitigated England” prompted A. N. Wilson in his ” Daily Telegraph” column to call it `an absolutely stunning illustrated book`. This new volume promises more of Peter Ashley`s very English passions, including breweries, paintings, children`s books, canals & Christmas; with everything illustrated from the author`s seemingly inexhaustive collections of photographs, watercolours & scrapbook items. & once again with an irreverent & often funny commentary that reminds us of an England that is both in the past & waiting to be discovered. ...