The trek from Namche to the base camp of the Island Peak (Imja Tse) with the climbing route to the peak itself annotated with views towards the surrounding mountains, presented by Nepa Maps at 1:40, 000. The map also

Includes:: plans of Namche & Lukla highlighting accommodation & other facilities. Namche is in the south-western corner of the map, with a small inset extending coverage south to Lukla. Other highlighted routes include the Everest route up to the Old Base Camp, the trek to Gokyo Lakes, a rout around the Mingbo Glacier to Ama Dablam, etc. Contours are at 40m intervals. Margin ticks show latitude & longitude at intervals of 2’30’’. The index lists places, peaks, base camps, passes & lakes. Additional information

Includes:: a profile of the Island Peak trek from Tengboche. Titles in this Nepa Maps series have cartography is based on the country’s topographic survey, with contours usually at 40m or 50m intervals, enhanced by relief shading, colouring & graphics to show various features of the terrain, including glaciers, forested or cultivated areas, etc. Numerous peaks, with additional spot heights, plus names of glaciers & mountain ranges are prominently shown. The network of rivers, streams & lakes is shown in great detail, with many smaller rivers & lakes named. Overprint highlights main trekking routes & numerous local trails, with symbols indicating various places of interest & tourist facilities. Most maps are indexed & include additional information such as route profiles, glossaries, etc. All the information is in English & heights are given in metres. To see other titles in this series please click in the series link.



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Two peaks of Nepal’s western Himalayas, Island Peak (Imja Tse) & Mera Peak, presented by Swiss publishers Climbing Map on separate contoured & GPS compatible panels at 1:25, 000; plus drawings showing approach routes to each peak, plans of Lukla & Namche Bazar, an overview map of the Khumbu Himal region, etc. On one side the main panel is centred on Mera Peak, showing the trekking route from Khote along the Hinku Khola to Khare & the climbing route from there via the Base & the High Camp to the Central Peak; on the reverse is a panel covering the Island Peak area indicating the trekking route from Chukhung & approaches to the peak from the Base Camp via the High Camp plus along the northern ridge. Both panels provide a vivid picture of the area’s topography through contours at 40m intervals, enhanced by shading & graphic relief, plus colouring for glaciers; UTM grid is at 1km intervals. A separate table gives GPS waypoints for the trekking circuit from Lukla via the Mera Peak BC, Amphu-Laptsa, Island Peak BC, Dingboche & Namche Bazar. Several supporting panels offer further information. An overview map of the Khumbu Himal region at 1:200, 000 shows the extent of the two 25K panels, main trekking routes including to Mount Everest & Gokyo Lakes, & locations of various facilities & places of interest. Street plans of Lukla & Namche Bazar are presented with lists of various facilities & places of interest (Irish pub, Scottish pub, Starbucks – take your pick!) including accommodation. Drawings of the two mountains indicate climbing routes & include brief descriptions. Also provided are panorama views from Mera Park, plus a vegetation map of the region with examples of local flowers. Map legend & all the text include English. English names are used for facilities & places of interest highlighted on the maps. ...

Shortlisted for a 2018 Edward Stanford Travel Writing Award. Clustered together in azure-blue waters are a collection of little islands whose culture, history & people have touched every corner of the world. From the moment Columbus gazed out at what he mistook for India, & wrote in his journal of `the most beautiful land that human eyes have ever seen, ` the Caribbean has been the subject of fantasies, myths & daydreams. It was claimed, & its societies were built to enrich old Europe, & much later its beaches were splashed across billboards advertising fizzy drinks, its towns & people pictured in holiday brochures. But these islands are so much more than gloss, white sand & palm trees, they form a region rich in colour, beauty & strength. Home of the Rastafarian faith, Che Guevara`s stomping ground & birthplace of reggae, the Caribbean has produced some of the world`s most famous artists, activists, writers, musicians & sportsmen
- from Usain Bolt to Bob Marley & from Harry Belafonte to V. S. Naipaul. In the pages of Island People we hear the voices of the Caribbean people, explore their home & learn what it means to them, & to the world. In this fascinating & absorbing book, the product of almost a decade of travel & intense study, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro strips away the fantasy & myth to expose the real islands, & the real people, that make up the Caribbean.
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Clustered together in azure-blue waters are a collection of little islands whose culture, history & people have touched every corner of the world. From the moment Columbus gazed out at what he mistook for India, & wrote in his journal of `the most beautiful land that human eyes have ever seen, ` the Caribbean has been the subject of fantasies, myths & daydreams. It was claimed, & its societies were built to enrich old Europe, & much later its beaches were splashed across billboards advertising fizzy drinks, its towns & people pictured in holiday brochures. But these islands are so much more than gloss, white sand & palm trees, they form a region rich in colour, beauty & strength. Home of the Rastafarian faith, Che Guevara`s stomping ground & birthplace of reggae, the Caribbean has produced some of the world`s most famous artists, activists, writers, musicians & sportsmen
- from Usain Bolt to Bob Marley & from Harry Belafonte to V. S. Naipaul. In the pages of Island People we hear the voices of the Caribbean people, explore their home & learn what it means to them, & to the world. In this fascinating & absorbing book, the product of almost a decade of travel & intense study, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro strips away the fantasy & myth to expose the real islands, & the real people, that make up the Caribbean.
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Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards In this fascinating travelogue, the product of almost a decade of travel & intense study, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro strips away the fantasy & myth to expose the real islands, & the real people, that make up the Caribbean. ...

' My grandmother bought the isl&. The year was 1947 & she was thirty-three, a couple of years older than I am now. She was the visionary sort of person who can make something magical out of very little.' From the moment that Tilly's grandmother, Mor-mor, set eyes on the rocky outline of Smaholmene, it captured her imagination. Legend has it that she bought the island in exchange for a mink coat. Every summer from then on, she & her young family would escape from their life in the English countryside to its rugged outcrops & sparkling waters. Mor-mor loved Smaholmene fiercely. Lean & chic, she smoked voraciously & would scandalise the local islanders by roaming around naked, flanked by her standard black poodle, Cheri. Her children spent their days running wild, thieving for gull eggs, rowing on the lagoon, & foraging for island raspberries, which Mor-mor would sandwich together with whipped cream to make into a sukkerkake. Thirty-five years later, Tilly spent her first summer on Smaholmene. Her Mamma kept up the rituals that she herself had learnt from Mor-mor, & Tilly discovered in the island a living link between her family's past & its present. Glittering & bittersweet, this is the captivating story of the women who made Smaholmene their own: a land of childhood adventures, of magical summers, & of Tilly's first romance. ...

` My grandmother bought the isl&. The year was 1947 & she was thirty-three, a couple of years older than I am now. She was the visionary sort of person who can make something magical out of very little.` From the moment that Tilly`s grandmother, Mor-mor, set eyes on the rocky outline of Smaholmene, it captured her imagination. Legend has it that she bought the island in exchange for a mink coat. Every summer from then on, she & her young family would escape from their life in the English countryside to its rugged outcrops & sparkling waters. Mor-mor loved Smaholmene fiercely. Lean & chic, she smoked voraciously & would scandalise the local islanders by roaming around naked, flanked by her standard black poodle, Cheri. Her children spent their days running wild, thieving for gull eggs, rowing on the lagoon, & foraging for island raspberries, which Mor-mor would sandwich together with whipped cream to make into a sukkerkake. Thirty-five years later, Tilly spent her first summer on Smaholmene. Her Mamma kept up the rituals that she herself had learnt from Mor-mor, & Tilly discovered in the island a living link between her family`s past & its present. Glittering & bittersweet, this is the captivating story of the women who made Smaholmene their own: a land of childhood adventures, of magical summers, & of Tilly`s first romance. ...

Two classic stories about the Isle of Scilly from Britain`s best-loved children`s author, Michael Morpurgo. The Wreck of the Zanzibar: Life on the Scilly Isles in 1907 is bleak & full of hardship. Laura`s twin brother, Billy, disappears, & then a storm devastates everything. It seems there`s little hope...that is until the Zanzibar is wrecked on the island`s rocks & everything changes. Why the Whales Came: Gracie & her friend, Daniel have always been warned to stay away from the Birdman & his side of the isl&. They find a message in the sand & discover the Birdman is not who they thought. Then the children get stranded on Samson Isl&... Former Children`s Laureate & award-winning author of War Horse, Michael Morpurgo, demonstrates why he is considered to be the master story teller with these engrossing Island Tales. ...

My childhood socks were always white, my frocks ironed. Each day predictable, safe. I escaped. Aged 19, I was swept off my feet by a wild adventurer & married within months. Two small children later (with three more to come) complete with Labradors, cats, a heavy horse & hearts full of dreams, we arrived on a remote Hebridean island to begin our life on the Tapsalteerie Estate. Nothing was ever predictable again. ISLAND WIFE tells the story of Judy, who, at 19, met her Wild Pioneer. He whisked her off into an adventure, a marriage of forty years, & a life on a remote Hebridean isl&. Along the way she bears five children, learns how to run a rocky hill farm, a hotel, a recording studio & the first whale watching business in the UK
- all the while inventively making fraying ends meet. When her children start to leave home, things fall apart & there is sadness & joy in how she puts things back together. Judy tells her story in a clear & unique voice, in turns funny, unforgettable & intensely moving. br
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Unhappily l&-locked in his early adult life, Frank Fraser Darling`s fortunes changed when he began visiting Scotland`s west coast in the 1930s. Surviving treacherous boat journeys, a broken leg, & hell-bent storms, he made temporary homes with his family on some of the remotest Hebridean islands so he could study the habits of grey seals & seabirds. The family finally settled on an abandoned croft in the Summer Isles, on Tanera Mor, & started farming the barren l&. They repaired a ruined herring fishery & its stone quay. They fertilized the ground with seaweed, cut peat for the fires, & planted a garden behind sheltered walls. Slowly, they brought life back to the isl&. Island Years first published 1940 by G. Bell & Sons, Island Farm first published in 1943 by G. Bell & Sons. ...