Gurjakhani, sheet no. 2883-05, in the topographic survey of Nepal at 1:50, 000 published by the Nepali Government in the late 1990s & early 2000s & produced from remote sensing data by Finnish cartographers as part of that country’s international aid program. The maps cover 15’ x 15’ quadrangles.IMPORTANT – PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING: AVAILABILITY: although, theoretically at least, still in print, these maps are very difficult to get locally in Nepal and/or from various suppliers elsewhere specializing in obtaining such maps. DELIVERIES MAY TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS OR EVEN MONTHS.PROBLEMS WITH PLACE NAMES: reports from previous users indicate that transliteration of place names differs from that used widely not only on other maps & in guide books but also on the ground itself, in road signs & in the tourist & trekking industry in general. Whilst most names are similar enough to be easily recognizable, e.g. Namche Bajar for Namche Bazar or Lantan for Langtang, we have been told of confusion & difficulties arising from different spellings appearing on these maps.TREKKING ROUTES & TOURIST INFORMATION: whilst the maps show foot trails & mark locations of temples, etc, they carry no specific trekking information. Major trekking routes & places of interest are not highlighted. There is no marking for base camps & other tourist facilities. Map specifications: Contours are at 40m intervals, with graphics and/or coloring to show various features of the terrain (glaciers with moraines & crevasses, quarries, gravel or clay pits, etc.) & vegetation (forests, bush, grass, orchards & plantations, etc). Additional comments such as “open mixed forest mainly bajh & pine” annotate many area. The maps have numerous spot heights, but relatively few peaks are named. Areas outside the country’s borders are left blank. Settlements in remote areas are indicated by markings for individual buildings & the placing of names does not always make it clear which group of buildings they refer to. Road network distinguishes between major & minor foot trails. Symbols mark features such as temples, schools & hospitals, police stations, etc. Also shown are the country’s administrative divisions. The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, plus latitude & longitude lines at intervals of 5’. Map legend & all the text is in English. Coverage: the whole country is now covered, with the north at 1:50, 000, plus central & southern Nepal at 1:25, 000. The two series are complementary, do not overlap & use the same grid & numbering system (apart from the Lumbini Zone, where a different grid & numbering are used). For areas not shown on our grid & titles not listed here, please contact us by e-mail, but please do bear in mind the problems with availability & the likely very long delivery time. ...

In the summer of 2006, Colour-Sargeant Kailash Limbu`s platoon was sent to relieve & occupy a police compound in the town of Now Zad in Helm&. He was told to prepare for a forty-eight hour operation. In the end, he & his men were under siege for thirty-one days
- one of the longest such sieges in the whole of the Afghan campaign. Kailash Limbu recalls the terrifying & exciting details of those thirty-one days
- in which they killed an estimated one hundred Taliban fighters
- & intersperses them with the story of his own life as a villager from the Himalayas. He grew up in a place without roads or electricity & didn`t see a car until he was fifteen. Kailash`s descriptions of Gurkha training & rituals
- including how to use the lethal Kukri knife
- are eye-opening & fascinating. They combine with the story of his time in Helmand to create a unique account of one man`s life as a Gurkha.




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Gurnos in 1914 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. The map is divided between Brecknockshire & Glamorgan, covering the area from the eastern part of Ystalyfera eastward to Ystradgynlais station & colliery. Features include the Swansea Canal with aqueduct, Gurnos, Neath & Brecon Railway with Ystragynlais station, Maes-y-dderwen school, Diamond Colliery, River Tawe, Glan-Tawe, Clyngwyn, MR Swansea Vale railway with Gurnos Junction, Yniscedwyn Branches, numerous mineral lines, etc. Part of Ystalyfera itself is shown around Gurnos Road. On the reverse are directories of Ystyfera & Gurnos. 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. ...

Falk, one of Germany`s leading publishers of street plans, produce their town plans in two different formats. Falk Extra plans are folded in a standard way, where the whole map can be opened to view the entire area it covers. For larger cities, the same mapping is also published with a special folding system designed to show only a small section of the map at one time. The whole map can be opened but it will be cut in several places. Many find these street plans very user-friendly & easier to handle than conventional maps. The plans, which cover towns with their outer suburbs, indicate main landmarks & public buildings & show all the public transport facilities, one way streets & car parks. Plans of lager cities include a separate map of the town centre at a more detailed scale & a diagram of the underground & the suburban rail network. The plans also show the postal divisions & have an extensive street index which, where appropriate, shows individual postal codes for each street. Map legend

Includes:: English. Falk Extra plans also include on the reverse a road map of the surrounding area.

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In only three months, Travelors` Tales Gutsy Women has gone to its second printing. Its popularity has inspired award-winning editor/author Marybeth Bond, mother of two, to make her next book Travelers` Tales Gutsy Mamas, a book of tips & wisdom for mothers traveling with their children. Look for Gutsy Mamas this summer. ...

This book is the Phenomenal Sunday Times No 1 Bestseller. ` It was the start of the third lap of the 2010 Senior TT, the last race of the fortnight. The last chance to get a TT win for another year, & I was pushing hard. Ballagarey. The kind of corner that makes me continue road racing. A proper man`s corner. You go through the right-hander at something like 170mph, leant right over, eyes fixed as far down the road as I can see. But this time something happened. This time the front end tucked.. .` Guy Martin, international road-racing legend, maverick star of the Isle of Man TT, truck mechanic & TV presenter, lives on the edge, addicted to speed, thoroughly exhilarated by danger. In this book we`ll get inside his head as he stares death in the face, & risks his life in search of the next high. We`ll discover what it feels like to survive a 170mph fireball at the TT in 2010, & come back to do it all again. He`ll sweep us up in a gritty sort of glory as he slogs it out for a place on the podium, but we`ll also see him struggle with the flip side of fame. We`ll meet his friends & foes, his family, his team mates & bosses & we`ll discover what motivates him, & where his strengths & weaknesses lie. For the first time, here is the full story in Guy`s own words. From the boy who learned to prep bikes with his dad, to the spirited team mechanic, paying his way by collecting beer glasses in pubs, to the young racer at the start of his first race & the buzz he`s been chasing ever since. This thrilling autobiography is an intense & dramatic ride. ...

` The maddest 12 months of my life. The journey starts with an oddball race up an American mountain & ends with me checking myself out of hospital with a broken back. Again...` As Guy Martin`s grandfather Voldemars frequently reminded him, ` When you dead, you dead.` So, before it`s all over, Guy Martin is making the most of the time he`s got. In this past year alone, Guy has raced the Isle of Man TT & finished on the podium; bike trekked through India; competed in solo 24-hour bicycles races; flown a stunt plane; broken a go-kart speed record down a French mountain & dusted himself off after a dramatic crash at the Dunrod 150 Superbike race. & he`s done all this around his day job as a truck mechanic. But let Guy tell you about it himself: ” This book starts in a Transit, ends in a Transit, & in between I`ve raced a few pushbikes, raced a few motorbikes & got a fair few stories to tell you.” (Spot on). ...

`I was never going to sleep in & take it easy, there were worms to catch.` In August 2015 Guy Martin crashed out of the lead of an Ulster Grand Prix superbike race held on the world`s fastest racetrack. He had invasive surgery to bolt his broken spine & hand back together, & within days he decided he needed some time away from road racing. But he wasn`t about to take it easy... In his brand new book, discover how Britain`s favourite daredevil fills his time when road racing is taken out of the equation. He set about breaking records on the world`s biggest Wall of Death; cycling 2, 745 miles across the length of the United States (while sleeping rough); attempting to be the fastest person ever on two wheels & travelling to Latvia to investigate his family`s roots. There`s some thrilling racing too, including wild Harley choppers on dirt & turbo-charged Transit vans through the Nevada desert. & there`s the day job to get back to in North Lincolnshire
- the truck yard & the butty van.
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This new third edition of Bradt`s Guyana remains the only guidebook available to this South American gem, a jungle-clad country teeming with exotic wildlife. Thoroughly researched, easy to use & interesting to read, Bradt`s Guyana is written & updated by writers who have lived in & promoted Guyana for many years & is an ideal companion for all travellers, from wildlife watchers to fishermen, anthropologists to conservationists & `voluntourists`. Guyana is a destination on the rise, described
- justifiably
- by the tourist board as ` South America Undiscovered`. This new edition of Bradt`s Guyana has been updated to include all the latest developments, ranging from how to see harpy eagles at Warapoka to new culinary experiences, local tour operators, 4x 4 self-drive & new hotels. Truly off the beaten track, Guyana is one of the most fascinating & least-known countries in the Americas. It is also the only English-speaking country in South America. The jewel in its crown is the mouth-droppingly beautiful Kaieteur Falls, which is nearly five times the height of Niagara & the world`s tallest single-drop waterfall. Culturally Caribbean, its capital Georgetown is a curious melting-pot of quaint Dutch & British colonial architecture, steel drums, boisterous nightlife, rum shops with world-class rum, cricket & tropical sea breezes. It is also the gateway to the lush interior which is full to the brim with fascinating flora & fauna including monkeys, black caiman, harpy eagles, giant anteaters, otters & the mighty jaguar. With Bradt`s Guyana, discover all of this, plus where to stay in community lodges & see the rainforest through the eyes of Amerindian guides, where to watch turtles nesting on the beach, how to explore the moody Essequibo river (the largest between the Orinoco & the Amazon), & how to visit the million-acre rainforest reserve of Iwokrama for the ultimate authentic wildlife experience. This third edition of Bradt`s Guyana is the key book to plan an expedition into its densely forested lush interior, often accessible only by boat or small aircraft, before taking some `time to lime` in a hammock in one of its tropical waterfront resorts.

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Updated edition of the lavishly-illustrated insight into the unique & little-known Caribbean nation of Guyana. Known as the Land of Many Waters, Guyana is located on the north-eastern shoulder of South America. It occupies an area slightly smaller than the UK & is the continent`s only English-speaking nation. With a majority population
- almost equally
- of both African & Indian heritage, Guyanese society has been influenced by many traditions & customs & is, today, the quintessential Caribbean nation.

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