Fully updated official map of Scotl&, published in association with Scotland`s national tourist authority, Visit Scotl&, shows Scotland`s tourist attractions on one easy-to-use Collins map. This clear, easy to follow Collins road map with colour classified roads contains everything for the tourist who wishes to explore this beautiful country. The map, at a scale of 5 miles to 1 inch (approximately 1:300, 000), shows the locations of over 1700 things to do & places to visit. The map
Includes::* Castles, gardens, distilleries, museums & art galleries.* Ancient monuments & natural wonders & beautiful scenery.* Country parks, forest trails & cycle routes & other outdoor activities.* Camping & caravan sites.* Visit Scotland i Centres & National Tourist Routes.* Detailed inset maps of the main cities Glasgow & Edinburgh.* Distance chart in miles.
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The official map of Scotl&, published in association with Scotland's national tourist authority, Visit Scotl&, shows Scotland's tourist attractions on one easy-to-use map. This clear, easy to follow road map with colour classified roads contains everything for the tourist who wishes to explore this beautiful country. The map, at a scale of 5 miles to 1 inch (approximately 1:300, 000), shows the locations of over 1700 things to do & places to visit. The map
Includes:: Castles, gardens, distilleries, museums & art galleries. Ancient monuments & natural wonders & beautiful scenery. Country parks, forest trails & cycle routes & other outdoor activities. Camping & caravan sites. Visit Scotland Information Centres & National Tourist Routes. Detailed inset maps of the main cities Glasgow & Edinburgh. Distance chart in miles.
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The lifeless moonscape of Canada`s oil sand strip mines. A vast vortex of plastic floating endlessly around the Pacific. An eerie abandoned town square in a radioactive Ukrainian wilderness. These are the places the tourist boards would rather you didn`t see. The places that don`t show up in any guide books. & the places that, six years ago, journalist & film-maker Andrew Blackwell set out to explore. Visit Sunny Chernobyl is the wry, funny, sometimes poignant tale of his trip through the world`s most degraded environments. ...

The lifeless moonscape of Canada`s oil sand strip mines. A vast vortex of plastic floating endlessly around the Pacific. An eerily abandoned town square in a radioactive Ukrainian wilderness. These are places the tourist boards would rather you didn`t see. The places that don`t show up in any guide books. & the places that, six years ago, journalist & film-maker Andrew Blackwell set out to explore. ” Visit Sunny Chernobyl” is the wry, funny, sometimes poignant tale of his trip through the world`s most degraded environments. ...

Mexico, through the eyes of Sybille Bedford is a country of passion & paradox: arid desert & shrieking jungle, harsh sun & deep shadow, violence & sentimentality. In her frank descriptions of the horrors of travel
- through bug-infested jungle, trapped in a broiling stationary train, or in a bus with a dead fish slapping against her face
- she gains our trust. But it is the charmed world of Don Otavio which steals our imagination. He is, she says, ”one of the kindest men I ever met”. She stays in his crumbling ancestral mansion, living a life of provincial ease & observing with glee the intense life of a Mexican neighbourhood.

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By the side of a lake in Brandenburg, a young architect builds the house of his dreams
- a summerhouse with wrought-iron balconies,
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By the side of a lake in Brandenburg, a young architect builds the house of his dreams
- a summerhouse with wrought-iron balconies,
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Visiting Scottish Islands in the Landmark Visitor Guides series, exploring a range of places in Britain, Europe & the Caribbean, with a particular expertise in UK destinations. Each guide presents the reader with detailed, wide-ranging & accessible overview of the region or area, with a particular focus on history & culture, notable local attractions, the landscape, local events & family activities. A series of recommended walks & guided car tours exploring the region are also included in each title. The guides are arranged geographically by region & are ideal both for short & longer breaks, with practical guidance on recommended routes & tourist attractions, in addition to insightful inset boxes into local history, culture & traditions. Information on accommodation, restaurants & day-to-day information are more limited, though a compact Directory at the end of each guide provides basic listings of recommended accommodation & restaurants, as well as tourist information contacts & regional event calendars. International destinations also carry climate & country facts, basic phrases & other general travel practical guidance for travelling to the region. The British titles in the Landmark Visitor Guides series are highly recommended, covering titles that are rarely available from other publishers. ...

Like Ypres, Arras was a front line town throughout the Great War. From March 1916 it became home to the British Army & it remained so until the Advance to Victory was well under way. In 1917 the Battle of Arras came & went. It occupied barely half a season, but was then largely forgotten; the periods before & after it have been virtually ignored, & yet the Arras sector was always important & holding it was never easy or without incident; death, of course, was never far away. The area around Arras is as rich in Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries as anywhere else on the Western Front, including the Somme & Ypres, & yet these quiet redoubts with their headstones proudly on parade still remain largely unvisited. This book is the story of the men who fell & who are now buried in those cemeteries; & the telling of their story is the telling of what it was like to be a soldier on the Western Front. ` Arras-North` is the first of three books by the same author. This volume contains in depth coverage of over 100 Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries & is a veritable ` Who`s Who` of officers & other ranks who fell on this part of the Western Front. It provides comprehensive details of gallantry awards & citations & describes many minor operations, raids & other actions, as well as the events that took place in April & May 1917. It is the story of warfare on the Western Front as illustrated through the lives of those who fought & died on the battlefields of Arras. There are many unsung heroes & personal tragedies, including a young man who went out into no man`s land to rescue his brother, an uncle & nephew killed by the same shell, a suicide in the trenches & a young soldier killed by a random shell whilst celebrating his birthday with his comrades. There is an unexpected connection to Ulster dating back to the days of Oliver Cromwell & William of Orange, a link to Sinn Fein & an assassination, a descendant of Sir Isaac Newton, as well as a conjuror, a friend of P.G. Wodehouse, a young officer said to have been `thrilled` to lead his platoon into the trenches for the first time, only to be killed three hours later, & a man whose headstone still awaits the addition of his Military Medal after almost a century, despite having been involved in one of the most daring rescues of the war. This is a superb reference guide for anyone visiting Arras & its battlefields. ...

This splendid & timely book will be invaluable to those visiting the battlefields, sites, museums, memorials & cemeteries of France & Belgium. It is intended for those planning & leading school groups & similar parties but is also ideal for individual/family visitors. Rather than list every site etc it provides realistic itineraries to the best places in the two major areas of the Somme & Ypres. Even these are flexible to allow party leaders suitable discretion. The author provides helpful information for each site such as its context in the War, visitor orientation, the `spiel` (the essential facts to engage, inform & entertain), suggested activity & relevant photos & maps. This combines to make every visit of maximum benefit & interest & yet reduce the workload of the party leaders. There are also valuable tips for lunch breaks, free time ideas & other helpful pointers. ...