New England in the Step by Step series by Insight Guides focuses on providing tailor made walks & tours around the city. The guide features eighteen route recommendations that link up better known sights & take you off of the more beaten track; they are written by local experts who have personally selected places to eat & drink en-route & who offer insider tips on culture, shopping & nightlife. The guide has an array of colour photographs which help bring to life the background & descriptive information provided for destinations & attractions. An overview chapter opens the guide & reviews geography, customs & culture, history, food & drink, shopping, culture & entertainment. Next feature the selected itineraries for walks and/or tours, each of which have a good amount of accompanying information & come with a simple route plan. A user friendly alphabetical directory lists practical information to do with day to day basics & listings of h&-picked hotels & restaurants are provided to suit different budgets & tastes. The publisher ...

Residents of Boston Michael Blanding & Alexandra Hall know the best way to experience New Engl&, from fishing in Gloucester to visiting the shores of Acadia National Park. The authors include unique trip ideas like The History & Literature Tour, Experiencing Small Town New Engl&, & The South Coast Diversion. Packed with information on dining, transportation, & accommodations, Moon New England has lots of options for a range of travel budgets. Every Moon guidebook

Includes:: recommendations for must-see sights & many regional, area, & city-centered maps. Offering endless options for travelers from strolling along the streets of New Bedford to taking in a performance of the Boston Ballet, Moon New England gives travelers the tools they need to create a more personal & memorable experience. With expert writers, first-rate strategic advice, & an essential dose of humor, Moon guidebooks are the cure for the common trip.

...

In New Europe Michael Palin sets off to discover the half of Europe that until recently has been largely out of bounds. Shown in BBC TV documentaries, the famed travel writer & comedian explores 20 eastern European countries, encountering painful pasts & exciting prospects. Palin`s journey started with a simple idea: that only a couple of hours from home is a half of Europe that is for him as unknown & unexplored as the plateau of Tibet or the vastness of the Sahara. Cut off for most of his life by Cold Wars & Iron Curtains, Europe`s eastern lands are now open for business. & it’s as much a voyage of discovery as any of Michael’s other journeys, as he finds himself in countries he’d barely heard of, many of them new names on the map, many unfamiliar & mysterious, all with tragic histories & much brighter futures. Starting in the snows of the Julian Alps, on the borders of Italy & Slovenia, Palin heads east to discover the half of Europe he never knew. Heading down the ancient trade route of the Adriatic coast he turns north into the Balkans, gingerly picking themselves up after the vicious fighting of 1990s. Albania takes Palin into a different world of strongly eastern influence which he follows through Bulgaria, Macedonia, & into Turkey, where Europe & Asia meet. Turning north to Moldova & Romania, he follows the mighty Danube into Serbia & Hungary, the very heart of Europe, & on to Ukraine. A final sweep from north to south takes him through the Baltic States into Poland & across the Carpathian mountains into Slovakia, the Czech Republic & what was until recently East Germany. Altogether Palin visits 20 countries, more than in his Himalaya & Sahara journeys combined. Throwing himself into local life with his usual reckless curiosity, he samples pig fat with a brandy chaser, meets Romanian lumberjacks, drives the 8.58 stopping train from Poznan to Wolsztyn, learns about mine-clearing in Bosnia, treads the catwalk at a Budapest fashion show & watches Turkish men wrestling in olive oil. With striking photographs by Basil Pao, the book is a fascinating insight into a relatively uncharted territory. It’s New Europe, but vintage Palin. ...

Michael Palin reads his own account of a journey into a new Europe. Michael Palin's ' New Europe' starts with a simple idea: that only a couple of hours from home is a half of Europe that is for him as unknown & unexplored as the plateau of Tibet or the vastness of the Sahara. Cut off for most of his life by Cold Wars & Iron Curtains, Europe's eastern lands are now open for business
- & Michael sets off to discover them. Visiting twenty countries, more than in his Himalaya & Sahara journeys combined, he encounters painful memories & exuberant celebrations. Throwing himself into local life with his usual reckless curiosity, he samples pig fat with a brandy chaser, meets Romanian lumberjacks, drives the 8.58 stopping train from Poznan to Wolsztyn, learns about mine-clearing in Bosnia, treads the catwalk at a Budapest fashion show & watches Turkish gents wrestling in olive oil. It's New Europe, but vintage Palin.
...

Hailed as a masterpiece upon its first appearance in Italy & winning its author international acclaim & several awards, New Finnish Grammar is anything but the laborious textbook its flat title might deceive you into thinking it. It tells the seemingly simple story of a man found on the quayside in Trieste in September 1943, having been clubbed almost to death. A tag inside his jacket bears a Finnish name, but when he regains consciousness he has no memory &, even, no language. A consciousness devoid of context, he begins, with the help of the the doctor on the hospital ship riding at anchor, to gradually learn or re-learn the Finnish language, in the hope that memories will be triggered, & he will be able to rediscover who he is, or was… Combining elements of the archetypal psychological thriller with poetic musings on the nature of national & individual identity, this debut novel has garnered superlative reviews, both for its own intelligent exploration of language, identity & myth (Marani is a linguist by profession) but also for Judith Landry’s seamless, pitch-perfect translation. Another gem mined & brought to light by the wonderful, small UK publisher Dedalus, this novel deserves a wide audience. Weaving serious themes & questions about identity into a gripping, Borgesian narrative, this is intelligent holiday reading for the discerning reader. ...

A detailed topographic map from the Ordnance Survey Explorer series, covering Southampton, Ringwood, Ferndown, Lymington, Christchurch & Bournemouth (showing the New Forest National Park). Edition B4; Publication date October 2011 About this series: These highly detailed maps show all the administrative boundaries, settlements as small as isolated farms, the road network down to unfenced roads & country tracks, & field boundaries (hedges & drystone walls) which make navigation across the countryside much easier. Steep gradients on roads are indicated. Various landmarks, e.g. powerlines, archaeological sites, windmills, churches & lighthouses are shown & additional graphics indicate natural terrain features such as cliffs, scree, mud & vegetation variations. The contour interval is 5 metres in the lower parts of the country & 10 metres in the uplands, & spot heights are marked. Each map covers an area of 30 x 20km (i.e. approx. 19 x 12 miles), with some double-sided maps covering more, as indicated in the individual descriptions. The maps are fully GPS compatible, with the National Grid shown at 1km intervals & latitude & longitude indicated by margin ticks at 1'. The Explorer series has replaced the earlier, green-cover Pathfinder maps. The Explorer series is now complete & covers all of Engl&, Wales & Scotl&. Some sheets for popular areas like the National Parks are still branded as Outdoor Leisure (OL) maps, but are now included in this series as the cartography is the same as that in the Explorer Maps. The Explorer maps offer a substantial improvement on the Pathfinder series, with greater use of colour, larger area per map, & stronger emphasis on information for ramblers & tourists. This series is ideal for walking & other outdoor pursuits & each map shows a large amount of information for ramblers & tourists. Public rights of way are shown (except in Scotland), together with other routes with public access: National Trails & Recreational Paths, permitted paths & bridleways, & selected cycle routes. Open access land created under the Countryside & Rights of Way Act 2000 is marked. Tourist information

Includes:: caravan & camp sites, Park & Ride locations, recreation/leisure/sport centres, museums, historic buildings, English Heritage & National Trust sites, rural pubs, etc. The map legend is in English only, except for the tourist information content which is also in French & German.

...

The New Forest at 1:40, 000 in a series of maps printed on waterproof fabric, from Splash Maps, designed for outdoor adventures & featuring contours, walking & riding trails, & the National Grid. The map designed for mountain bikers, walkers & riders, comes with a cloth pouch & a non permanent marker, one can use to trace a particular route. The marker will easily wipe clean when the map is washed. The map data from Ordnance Survey & Open Street Map,

Includes:: contours at 60m intervals, & colouring distinguishing build up areas & woodlands; contours & spot heights render the terrain & rivers & tidal waters are identified. Walking & riding paths & tracks, free & restricted byway & bridle paths are all clearly marked as well as boundaries of national parks. Symbols locate the Splash Maps

...

The New Forest at 1:40, 000 in a series of maps printed on waterproof fabric, from Splash Maps, designed for outdoor adventures & featuring contours, walking & riding trails, & the National Grid. The map designed for mountain bikers, walkers & riders, comes with a cloth pouch & a non permanent marker, one can use to trace a particular route. The marker will easily wipe clean when the map is washed. The map data from Ordnance Survey & Open Street Map,

Includes:: contours at 60m intervals, & colouring distinguishing build up areas & woodlands; contours & spot heights render the terrain & rivers & tidal waters are identified. Walking & riding paths & tracks, free & restricted byway & bridle paths are all clearly marked as well as boundaries of national parks. Symbols locate the Splash Maps

...

New Forest & the Isle of Wight in the AA Leisure Guide series; exploring the walking, cycling & car touring opportunities in a range of British destinations. The guides also provide details of outdoor activities, local events & festivals, shopping, the best pubs & tea-rooms & the must-see attractions in each region. Each title in the series allows readers to find individual sections easily & is designed for practical use on the road. An illustrated Essential Sights introductory section lists some of the region ...

New Forest & the Isle of Wight in the AA Mini Guide series; comprising a selection of handy, pocket sized guides to a range of British regions &

Includes:: recommended walks, activities & principal sights. Each guide provides a useful overview of the area, taking in the region

...