For more than forty years I have collected & read travel books... I marked passages that enthused me & so gathered a library that was annotated by triangular corner-folds & barely decipherable jottings. This was my own inadvertent wool-gathering... Scraps of Wool is a celebration of travel writing, bringing together in a single volume passages that have enthralled generations of readers, encouraged them to dream of exploration & set off on journeys of their own. Compiled by Bill Colegrave, its excerpts have been selected by today’s travel writers & journalists, who have revealed the books that influenced them: Dervla Murphy, Tony Wheeler, Rory Mac Lean, Pico Iyer, Jan Morris, Colin Thubron, Artemis Cooper, Sara Wheeler, Alexander Frater & many more. Each of these scraps is a document of the writer’s passion for place – thick equatorial jungle, the soft ergs of the Sahara, Patagonian steppe – & each story, each memory will transport you to a different corner of the globe, & maybe even inspire you to plan your own great adventure. ...

Go on a treasure hunt around the world as you scratch to discover animals, famous buildings, people & icons from across the globe. Every spread features a fully-illustrated map with dozens of icons, paired with a search-&-find activity that prompts readers to search for & scratch to reveal ten items on every spread. An appealing, interactive first introduction to the world. ...

The Scratch Globe is a basic card globe, covered in a scratch-off gold foil top layer, designed for you to scratch off places as & when you’ve visited them. As you travel make the world appear beneath your finger-tips. Countries are revealed in full-colour & with geographic details such as capitals & major cities & principal lakes & rivers. This globe is flat packed & ready to be assembled. It is recommended as a novelty item & fun gift for travel lovers who can personalise their world. ...

After the success of Scratch Map® Oceans poster Luckies thought it only fair to design a clear Scratch Map® poster for those who aren’t as keen on the sea/still have nightmares about Jaws. This clear edition Scratch Map® world map poster is printed on transparent acetate & works in the opposite way to all our other Scratch Map® maps. When you’ve visited a country, instead of revealing colours underneath the removable foil, the places you’ve visited disappear, leaving those yet to explore. Still with us? It also comes in a clear tube. Fancy. For best results, use a coin on a flat surface to remove the foil (NB, please press lightly). ...

Whether you’ve got yourself a budding David/ Davina Attenborough on your hands, or you’re all grown up & still in love with the animals, Scratch Map Wild World is the one for you. Not only can you scratch to reveal countries & continents you’ve visited as with a traditional Scratch Map, but under the surface layer you’ll be able to find pictures of animals native to the l&. Complete with an accompanying poster featuring all the animals & a cool fact about each, you’ll be itching to scratch! ...

Scratch Map® Europe is a high quality map featuring a scratchable layer of foil. Scratching away the silver surface reveals a vibrant world of detail below. Scratch off where you have been to create a unique & personal record of your European travels. Also features facts about famous landmarks, clearly marked place names & traditional European customs. ...

This highly detailed Scratch Map® is printed on high quality matt finish paper, with French language text & gold foil print. Featuring mainland France as well as the larger islands of Corsica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, La Reunion & Guiana Whether you are French, or a Francophile who can’t get enough of the most sophisticated nation this is the perfect gift or present to yourself. ...

This Scratch Map® Oceans map poster is printed on clear PVC, & contains bright swathes of rainbow colour under shimmering silver foil. The perfect travel keepsake, it also

Includes:: national & state borders & features in-depth detail of the world’s oceanography, such as key ocean facts & nautical flags to represent the alphabet. For best results display on a plain white or pale coloured wall & use a coin on a flat surface to remove the foil (NB. please press lightly).

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In 1956, Dorian ” Doc” Paskowitz stepped away from a successful medical practice & began a lifelong surfing odyssey that grew to include his wife Juliette, & their nine children. Together, the Paskowitz clan lived a vagabonding bohemian existence, eschewing material possessions in favour of intangible riches like health & good cheer...all the while careening along the world`s coastlines in search of the perfect wave. In Scratching the Horizon, Izzy Paskowitz looks back at his unusual upbringing, & his lifelong passion for the sport that carries his family`s stamp. As the fourth-oldest child in a family of inveterate surfers, rock stars, & beach bums, he is uniquely qualified to shine a light on a childhood that has come to symbolize the surfing credo, a reckless young adulthood that nearly cost him his sanity, & a maturing sense of self & purpose that allows him to lift others on the back of his experience. As the father of a son with autism & the founder of ” Surfers Healing, ” a foundation devoted to expanding the horizons of children with autism through surfing, Paskowitz has found a way to connect the surreal aspects of his childhood to the harsh realities of adulthood, & he shares these discoveries in this wickedly entertaining & transforming memoir. ...

Ever had that all-consuming desire to write on your Scratch Map® poster? Write your travel plans (or lover’s names) on the Scratch Map® Chalk poster whilst keeping track of the places you’ve visited by removing the foil. With a wipe away chalk pen, it allows for a little spontaneity/change of plan when you & your travel buddy decide to go separate ways… ...