See the world through the eyes of real travellers with over 300 photographs from across the globe. From the quirky & the curious to the simply stunning, the sheer variety of images in Rough Guides` unique & exciting new photobook is a joyous celebration of travel today. It is also a beautiful testament to modern photography. With the rise of Instagram, a million travel images a day float into digital space
- but few make it into print. That`s why we invited our readers to submit their travel snaps &
- maybe
- see them reproduced in a gorgeously designed photobook. The response was inspiring. We received some 5000 submissions, showcasing a world of travel experiences, from Rainbow Mountain in Peru to sunset in Goa, busy city scenes to wild seascapes, Korean street cooks to Edinburgh bagpipers & Mongolian hunters. In mood, tone & execution
- never mind location
- each image is as unique as the person who took it. To top things off, we drafted in some expert assistance to help us whittle the entries down
- not least the eagle eye of legendary Magnum photographer Martin Parr. Seals of approval don`t get much better than that. And so here it is. You Are Here
- because you were there.






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First published in 1990, ” Rough Ride” is one of the greatest books ever written about the life of a professional athlete. Almost twenty years later, Yellow Jersey is publishing an updated edition of this cycling classic, with a new foreword by the author which reflects on his life both inside & outside the sport. Paul Kimmage`s boyhood dreams were of cycling glory: wearing the yellow jersey, cycling the Tour de France, becoming a national hero. He knew it wouldn`t come easy, but he was prepared to put in the graft: he spent his teenage years cycling an average of 400 miles per week. The dedication began to pay off. As an amateur, he represented his country & finished sixth in the World Championships. In 1986, he turned professional. That`s when reality hit. He soon discovered it wasn`t about glory & courage, & it wasn`t about how much training you put in or how much you wanted to win. It was about gruelling defeats, complete & utter exhaustion, & it was about drugs. Not drugs that would ensure victory, but drugs that would allow you to finish the race & start another day. Paul Kimmage left the sport to write this book. It is a powerful & frank account that breaks the law of silence surrounding the issue of drugs in sport. An eye-opening expose & a heartbreaking lament, it is a book that anyone interested in any sport should read. ...

The tavern, the inn, the coffee house, the tea shop: these are places where, throughout history, we have met & socialised & where the issues of the day could be discussed over a drink. Rough Spirits & High Society shows the surprising, often subversive ways in which drinking has changed the world, & the ways in which society has struggled to control the places where people drink. Postal services developed between networks of inns & enabled modern communication. The first insurance companies were created in the coffee houses. Gin palaces prompted moral outrage. The suffragette movement found its birthplace in tea shops which allowed women to meet across social classes. This generously illustrated book unveils the little-known ways that drinks, whether alcoholic or caffeinated, have found their place at the centre of our social & political lives. ...

Sailors confront storms, rough waves, icebergs, sharks, starvation & their own fear & suffering. This collection contains the stories of the men & women who go to sea & battle against the elements to stay alive. It contains prose writings from authors such as Herman Wouk, John Mc Phee, & Sebastian Junger, & also

Includes:: true stories of drama & heroism on the high seas. In the collection, Patrick O' Brien's Jack Aubrey is pursued through the roaring 40s by a heavy Dutch frigate, explorer David Lewis contemplates impending death when his boat is demasted by 60-ft waves in the Antarctic Ocean, Steven Callahan struggles to survive 76 days aboard a flimsy infatable life raft, & five young sailors lose their boat & are attacked by sharks. Together, the writers whose work is collected here show why men & women go to sea, & what they find there.

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” Rough Water Handling” by Doug Cooper is a practical guide that will help you to master the skills needed to manoeuvre a sea kayak efficiently in rough water & advanced conditions. For intermediate & advanced paddlers, Doug draws on his personal & coaching experience to help the reader master sea kayak handling skills & techniques. Accurate sequential photos & simple concise language make the descriptions easy to follow & underst&. The technical, tactical, physiological & psychological aspects of these skills are covered in the areas of: high wind paddling, moving water, surf, rock hopping, tide races, open crossings & rolling. ” Rough Water Handling” is recommended as support material for the British Canoe Union 4 & 5 Star (Sea) awards. (The 1 star is a novice `encouragement` award, the 2 star covers basic generic kayak skills, the 3 star basic/intermediate sea specific skills & experience, & the 4 star covers intermediate sea specific skills & leadership in moderate conditions). ...

Fifty years ago, ten Britons crossed the Channel & made history. For the first time, a team of British cyclists took part in the Tour de France, the most gruelling event in all of sport. Only two of those riders completed that 1955 race; only one British newspaper bothered to send a correspondent. Today, the recent triumphs of British cycling heroes Bradley Wiggins & Mark Cavendish have brought the Tour to a whole new generation of fans. While men like Tom Simpson, Robert Millar & Chris Boardman have written their names into the record books alongside the sport's acknowledged greats. In Roule Britannia, William Fotheringham, acclaimed biographer of Tom Simson, gives us the definitive account of British cycling's achievements in the Tour, through exclusive interviews with & profiles of all those who have completed the event. From Brian Robinson to Bradley Wiggins, Roule Britannia celebrates a nation's half-century-long affair with the greatest race of all. ...

Fifty years ago, ten Britons crossed the Channel & made history. For the first time, a team of British cyclists took part in the Tour de France, the most gruelling event in all of sport. Only two of those riders completed that 1955 race; only one British newspaper bothered to send a correspondent. Today, the Tour has become part of the British sporting calendar. Men such as Tom Simpson, Robert Millar & Chris Boardman have written their names into the record books alongside the sport's acknowledged greats. In Roule Britannia, William Fotheringham, acclaimed biographer of Tom Simson, gives us the definitive account of British cycling's achievements in the Tour, through exclusive interviews with & profiles of all those who have completed the event. From Brian Robinson to David Millar, Roule Britannia celebrates a nation's half-century-long affair with the greatest race of all... ...

In 2012 Bradley Wiggins made history by becoming the first Briton ever to win the Tour de France. His compatirot Chris Froome came second while fellow Brits, the `fastest man on earth` Mark Cavendish & reformed doper David Millar, made sure that between them Britain accounted for 7 of a possible 21 stage wins. Great Britain had conquered the Tour de France. In ” Roule Britannia”, number one bestselling author William Fotheringham, charts British cycling`s rise to the top. From the early days of Brian Robinson to Bradley Wiggins` dominant ride via Tom Simpson, Robert Millar, Chris Boardman & many others, ” Roule Britannia” celebrates a nation`s love affair with the greatest race of all. ...

` At the first mention of going to Roumania, a great many people, as I did myself, would take down their atlas & open the map. For Roumania, there can be no question, is among the lesser known lands of Europe.` So begins Sir Sacheverell Sitwell`s account of his Roumanian journey, made in the 1930s, when Bucharest was still eight days overland from London. His four-week trip brings him into contact with longhaired gypsies at country fairs as well as the aristocracy in their medieval castles. The natural richness & variety of the landscape-from Transylvania to the Wallachian plains, the Carpathian peaks to the Danube Delta-delight him, as does the diversity of humanity he encounters, while his deep knowledge of European art & architecture makes him the ideal guide to the paintings, frescos, & buildings of Roumania. It is impossible, of course, to read of Roumania in the 1930s without thinking of what lay ahead for that country, but the abiding impression left by the book is of the freshness of Sitwell`s perceptions & his unquenchable curiosity in everything he saw. ...

Patrick Leigh Fermor`s Mani compellingly revealed a hidden world of Southern Greece & its past. Its northern counterpart takes the reader among Sarakatsan shepherds, the monasteries of Meteora & the villages of Krakora, among itinerant pedlars & beggars, & even tracks down at Missolonghi a pair of Byron`s slippers. Roumeli is not on modern maps: it is the ancient name for the lands from the Bosphorus to the Adriatic & from Macedonia to the Gulf of Corinth. But it is the perfect, evocative name for the Greece that Fermor captures in writing that carries throughout his trademark vividness of description. But what is more, the pictures of people, traditions & landscapes that he creates on the page are imbued with an intimate understanding of Greece & its history. ...