Sooner or later in this island nation of ours you come to the end of the l&. There, the water begins, & further travel becomes a voyage. Little wonder, then, that our journeys along rivers & across seas have made up such an important part of our history, or that Britain's writers have described them so eloquently & so often. The vessel may be as small as a canoe or as vast as an ocean liner, the hazards a hippo or a hurricane, the fellow voyagers troops on their way to war or well-heeled pensioners cruising into the luxurious autumn of their lives: the result is always an elemental experience, & never less than adventure. Now, Michael Kerr, deputy travel editor of The Daily Telegraph, has gone back through the archives of the paper & its Sunday sister to compile an enthralling anthology of the best writing they have published on travel by river & sea. Here are historic events such as the D-Day landings, which Martha Gellhorn stowed away to cover, & the sailing of the Task Force for the Falklands, which Michael Nicholson watched from the poop deck of HMS Hermes. There are arduous adventures on the Congo in the heart of Africa with H.M. Stanley (a Telegraph correspondent in the nineteenth century) & then Tim Butcher a hundred & thirty years later. There is the first transatlantic voyage of the new Queen Mary, & one of the last cruises of the QE2. There are glimpses into the cabins of lone seafarers from Joshua Slocum to Ellen Mac Arthur. Sometimes the encounter
- indeed, entanglement
- with water leads to comedy, or even black farce, as when Tim Moore took his daughter rafting in Sweden, without realising that he would first have to build the raft. At other times, as with Jasper Rees's account of the lonely, tragic demise of the round-the-world-yachtsman Donald Crowhurst, the ocean is a place of pitiless indifference. But whether the voyage is out to the tiny island of St Kilda beyond the Outer Hebrides, or by icebreaker to the dazzling white ice sheet of Antarctica, or with the Bishop of Oxford on a coastal tour of India, Bon Voyage is an indispensable companion for your cabin, or even for a deckchair up on the sun deck.

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Discover the beauty of all things French as Lizzie Mary Cullen takes you on a cultural exploration like no other. Trace your pencil through iconic urban spaces, elegant art nouveau patterns, peaceful landscapes & elaborate stained glass rosettes as part of an immersive journey through France & French life. Gild, decorate & bring to life exquisite details, both historic & modern, including h&-made lace, intricate royal gardens, classical architecture, scrumptious patisserie windows & stylish Parisian shops. Lizzie`s unique style rooted in pyschogeography & urban cartography has resulted in lavish interpretations & new perspectives on iconic images. Over 80 of the most poignant French proverbs provide a window into the culture & the inspiration for the hidden objects you will discover as you lose yourself in the icons of France. ...

Bonaire at 1:60, 000 on a light, laminated, waterproof & tear-resistant map from Berndtson, with 10 top rated sights & other tourist information, street plans of most visited areas, maps of the surrounding region of the Caribbean, etc. The main map covers the island at 1:60, 000, showing its road network with locations of petrol stations & driving distances on main roads. 10 top sites are prominently highlighted (all provided with brief descriptions), as well as other places of interest including beaches, scuba diving/snorkeling/windsurfing sites, golf courses & other recreational facilities, national parks & wildlife reserves, etc. Topography is shown by relief shading with hill names & heights. The map has an index of localities & latitude/longitude grid at 0.025 of a degree. On the reverse are street plans of the Kralendijk & its suburbs, Kralendijk coast & Rinc ...

Bonaire at 1:40, 000 on a map from the Caribbean-based cartographer Michal Kasprowski highlighting numerous diving sites & various places of interest, plus indexed street plans of the Kralendijk area & Rincon. Topography is shown by altitude colouring with spot heights; the island’s two national parks are clearly marked. Road network indicates main roads & shows secondary roads & local tracks or footpaths. Recommended biking & hiking trails are highlighted. Symbols indicate various facilities & places of interest including beaches & snorkelling sites, birds watching areas & other locations with interesting fauna, petroglyph sites, caves, petrol stations, etc. Along the coast of both Bonaire & Klein Bonaire numerous diving sites are marked & cross-referenced to the list giving the GPS coordinates. Latitude & longitude lines are marked at 2’ intervals. Map legend is in English. Also provided are indexed street plans of Rincon & of the Kralendijk area with coverage along the coast extending north to Santa Barbara crowns & south beyond the island’s international airport to Belnem & Punt Vierkant. ...

Bonaire in the Diving & Snorkeling series from Lonely Planet; exploring the diving opportunities in a range of popular international diving sites. Frank & informal in style, the guides offer practical advice to travelers on specific diving holidays or those wanting to dive or snorkel while away. The guides offer practical advice on a large number of diving sites in the region & are suitable for advanced divers & novices alike. Widely recognized for their reliability, each Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling guide has the same layout. Extensive introductory chapters cover facts about the region, including history, geography & language, practical guidance on what to bring, the rating system for dives & divers, ...

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