Riga in the Pocket Guide series from Insight provides detailed commentary on a collection of itinerary based trips in a handy pocket format. Each guide has an historical & cultural introduction, profiling the growth of the region or city. There is also a large selection of localised & pedestrian friendly tour itineraries designed to take in the major sites, as well as a chapter on excursions to other destinations within easy reach. Further sections detail leisure activities including shopping, eating out, nightlife, festivals & local events with accompanying addresses & contact details where relevant. There is also practical guidance on transport, local services, language & accommodation. Each guide also has a large selection of colour photographs & a pull-out pocket map giving an overview of the region. ...

Riga Street Plan form ITMB with an enlargement for the Old Town, a map of the city’s environs & a diagram of its tram & railway networks. The plan covers the city’s central districts, highlighting various sights & facilities. Tram, trolleybus & bus routes are shown with line numbers & stops. A separate enlargement at 1:4, 000 presents the Old Town, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in greater detail. Street index covers both the main plan & the enlargement. Also included is a map of the city’s environs at 1:300, 000 with road & rail connections, plus a diagram of the tram & rail networks, including the bus connection to the international airport. ...

Riga in the Everyman Map Guide series; comprising a range of practical guide books incorporating large scale maps to a number of international cities & regions. Including a unique binding method, each district, neighbourhood, area or region has an accompanying fold-out page with a large scale overview map which is fully indexed. Each Map Guide also has details of more than 100 shops, restaurants, bars, clubs, markets & other local attractions, in addition to more practical guidance, listed underneath & on the reverse of the fold-out map. All of the main attractions also have accompanying illustrations, & there are also transport maps & a street index to help visitors find their way around. ...

Riga in the Pocket Guide series from Berlitz; a collection of handy, pocket-sized guides dedicated to an extensive range of cities, regions & countries worldwide. Written in narrative form, individual guides explore the history, main sights & attractions, food & drink, accommodation & local culture of the destination in detail. Each Berlitz pocket guide has a similar format, with colour-coded sections helping readers locate information quickly in addition to distinctive chapters exploring the city or region. An introduction outlines the destination for visitors & a section dedicated to 'A Brief History' actually explores the area in relative depth. A where to go chapter is organized by region & city & is written in prose form with references to individual sites highlighted in bold for clarity. There are also further suggestions on where & when to eat. Recommendations for leisure activities in the region, including sport, nightlife & shopping, are also provided & tailored accordingly for each destination. Handy travel tips are listed alphabetically in a dedicated section, providing practical guidance & helping visitors make the most of their stay. The main hotels, particularly for cities, are also listed in an accommodation section, offering a brief overview with approximate price bandings & relevant contact details. ...

Latvia`s picturesque capital has long been a symbol of commerce & cosmopolitan living. Explore the beautiful medieval old town, surrounded by a meandering canal, lush manicured parks & impressive tree-lined boulevards. Soak up the Gothic & art nouveau architecture & be prepared to be surprised by the multiple attractions the city has to offer. Be inspired to visit by the Pocket Guide Riga, a concise, full-color guide to this elegant city that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that Riga has to offer. Berlitz Riga Pocket Guide:- Where To Go details all the key sights in the city, from the cobblestone streets of Old Riga to restored countryside palaces, while handy maps on the cover flaps help you find your way around, & are cross-referenced in the text.- Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in on your trip, including the royal palaces, St Peter`s Spire & Dome Square.- Perfect Day provides an itinerary for one day in the city.- What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, including arts, shopping, & the best tapas & flamenco bars in town.- Essential information on Riga`s culture, including a brief history of the city.- Eating Out covers the city`s best cuisine.- Curated listings of the best hotels & restaurants.- A-Z of all the practical information you`ll need. ...

Riga in the Wallpaper* City Guide series, published by Phaidon & encompassing a collection of pocket-size guides dedicated to the best design elements in major cities. Compiled by experts at the Wallpaper* magazine, the guides are widely recognized for appealing to design-conscious travellers & are aimed at those interested in art, design & architecture. Each guide identifies the best bars, restaurants, hotels, places to shop, leisure activities & excursions with a unique emphasis on the finest examples of unusual architecture & design. Each Wallpaper* City Guide has the same layout, with separate tabs allowing readers & travellers to access individual sections easily. The tabs consist of Landmarks, Hotels, 24 Hours, Urban Life, Architour, Shopping, Sports & Escapes. High quality colour photographs appear alongside brief descriptions of each hotel, bar or attraction, highlighting distinctive & unusual styles of architecture & design. Extra pages are provided at the back of each guide, allowing readers to record their own notes & sketches. ...

Everything you wanted to know about the mysterious art of rigging but were afraid to ask. Rigging covers every aspect of standing & running rigging on a boat, explaining the role of every part & how they influence eachother. Easy step--by--step guides explain how to choose & fit your equipment before going on to describe how to tune your rig to achieve better performance. Alternate configurations are examined & the bewildering array of lines simply explained. Where calculations are used they are kept easy & straightforward to underst&. Table of Contents * Chapter 1 -- Running Rigging * Chapter 2 -- Backstay * Chapter 3 -- Genoa Sheets * Chapter 4 -- Genoa Cars * Chapter 5 -- Main Sheet * Chapter 6 -- Afterguys & Sheets * Chapter 7 -- Halyards & Reefing Lines * Chapter 8 -- Standing Rigging * Chapter 9 -- Spreaders & Mast Tuning * Chapter 10 -- Winches ...

A Jeeves & Wooster novel Gussie Fink-Nottle`s knowledge of the common newt is unparalleled. Drop him in a pond of newts & his behaviour will be exemplary, but introduce him to a girl & watch him turn pink, yammer, & suddenly stampede for great open spaces. Even with Madeline Bassett, who feels that the stars are God`s daisy chain, his tongue is tied in reef-knots. & his chum Tuppy Glossop isn`t getting on much better with Madeline`s delectable friend Angela. With so many broken hearts lying about him, Bertie Wooster can`t sit idly by. The happiness of a pal
- two pals, in fact
- is at stake. But somehow Bertie`s best-laid plans land everyone in the soup, & so it`s just as well that Jeeves is ever at hand to apply his bulging brains to the problems of young love. Along with The Code of the Woosters, Right Ho, Jeeves is considered by many his finest comic novel
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Reeling from his wife`s slow, painful death, cardiologist Charles Anderson volunteers to work as the doctor in a refugee camp, in the aftermath of an earthquake in a poverty-stricken Islamic country. But when the refugees never arrive & tensions rise to dangerous proportions as bombs fall, he finds that even his altruistic intentions don`t follow their planned course. A vivid & compassionate account of the limits of benevolence, ” Right of Thirst” offers a subtle exploration of the clash between East & West, rich & poor, & the profound conflicts that divide the world, as well as the fundamental human qualities that unite us. ...

Charley Boorman is back in the saddle for a br&-new, adrenaline-fuelled adventure! He begins his journey racing north from Sydney up the Gold Coast, where he hitches a ride in a Spitfire. In Papua New Guinea he takes a h&-made canoe through tropical rainforest to stay in a remote tribal village almost untouched by the outside world. He drives a tuk-tuk made from bamboo in the Philippines, rides with the Mad Dog biker gang in Manila & eats deep-fried crickets in Taiwan before reaching his final destination in Tokyo. From active volcanoes to coffee plantations to hilltop monasteries, Charley takes an exhilarating ride through some of the most spectacular countries in the world. Fast paced & fascinating, Right to the Edge is a gripping read from one of our very best travel-adventure writers. ...