The Bradt guide to the Seychelles has been fully updated throughout & offers a comprehensive scientific account of the biodiversity of Seychelles in an easy to read format (over 40% of the Seychelles land is under environmental protection). All maps have been updated, new flight schedules are shown, & there is up-to-date coverage of where to stay & eat, as well as practical details about getting around. With plants & animals historically linked to Africa, Madagascar & Asia, & marine life native to the tropical Indo-Pacific region, the Seychelles is a haven for those interested in natural history & this is the only travel guide to the Seychelles with a comprehensive account of the flora & fauna. The authors provide fascinating coverage of the islands` biodiversity, from mangroves, turtles & birds to nature reserves. Updated throughout, they reveal the islands many secrets from coco de mer palm forests & bird sanctuaries to local markets & Creole cuisine. ...

Most travellers want to have fun & feel relaxed from the moment they arrive at their holiday destination
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Seychelles 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. ...

This guide explores the Seychelles, a group of 115 islands which lie 1600km off the east coast of Africa. Focusing on the main island of Mahe, home to the international airport & the capital, Victoria, & its satellites Praslin & La Digue this guide also features Silhouette Isl&, Bird Island & Denis Isl&. Berlitz Pocket Guide Seychelles is a concise, full-colour travel guide that combines lively text with vivid photography to highlight the best that the country has to offer. Inside Seychelles Pocket Guide:· Where To Go details all the key sights in the country, while handy maps on the cover flaps help you find your way around, & are cross-referenced to the text.· Top 10 Attractions gives a run-down of the best sights to take in on your trip.· A Perfect Tour provides an itinerary of the country.· What To Do is a snapshot of ways to spend your spare time, from chartering a boat around the islands & scuba diving, to walking in national parks, catching a folk performance or working your way around stylish bars.· Essential information on the islands` culture, including a brief history.· Eating Out covers the island`s best cuisine.· Curated listings of the best hotels & restaurants.· A-Z of all the practical information you`ll need. ...

The handy pocket-size guide is packed with useful information, tips & recommendations, accompanied by color photographs, charts & maps for the first-time traveler who wants to experience the major highlights that the Seychelles has to offer. The fold-out map of the Seychelles is ideal for tourists & visitors. ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...

One of the titles in a series of topographic maps covering much of north-west Africa, produced as part of the IMW* project in 1960’s. Each map covers an area spanning 6° in longitude & 4° in latitude. There is some variation in colouring & the depiction of terrain, but hill-shading, spot heights & contours are used to show the general relief. Additional graphics show features such as dunes, rock outcrops, cliffs, sand areas, escarpments, marshes, seasonal lakes & watercourses, & areas liable to flooding. Bathymetric contours are also included. Communications detail

Includes:: roads, major trails & railways, although there is some inconsistency in colouring & the extent of classification, e.g. not all maps distinguish seasonal roads. On most maps intermediate road distances are indicated on main routes. Symbols show airports, mosques, mines, oil & gas fields, lighthouses, ruins & significant isolated buildings. Administrative boundaries are marked & latitude & longitude lines are drawn at 1° intervals, with further margin ticks at 1’ intervals. The map legend is in French only on some sheets, & in English & French on others.* The International Map of the World was a project conceived in the early 20th century to compile a world map series at 1:1, 000, 000 through the efforts of participating nations. The value of the program has declined since 1970 & the IMW is no longer regarded as an active international series.

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This book follows the adventures of anthropoligst Florinda Donner as she experiences, firsth&, the wild mystery & slow destruction of an indigenous tribe in the endangered rainforest. Her rich images of daily life as she lives with the Yanomama in their shabonos, or palm-thatched dwellings, & the magic of ritual in this native village portray a world threatened by extinction. Florinda Donner is the author of Being in Dreaming & The Witch's Dream. ...

Women mountaineers were largely overlooked or if considered tended to be drawn into a debate about women`s rights rather than them being acknowledged purely for their achievements as pioneers of mountain climbing by women or as mountaineers. The achievements of women pioneers & mountaineers deserve greater recognition, primarily because all mountaineers are in debt to those who have gone before. ...

Shackleton is Roland Huntford’s biography of Sir Ernest Shackleton; Anglo-Irish polar adventurer extraordinaire. Whilst in many ways an embodiment of the new type of Edwardian hero, Shackleton was by turns both a colleague & an adversary of Captain Scott, who undertook four Antarctic expeditions, three under his own leadership. Shackleton was a social adventurer: the appeal of the frozen wastes held no sway for him per se, but the pursuit of wealth, fame & power did. At his height he was feted as a national hero, knighted by Edward VII & granted £20, 000 by government. His expeditions, particularly the sensational Endurance expedition of 1914-1917, became the stuff of legend, yet Shackleton was poverty stricken at the end of the Second World War & died a somewhat haunted & lonely, if apt, death in the Southern Ocean at the age of 47. It’s Shackleton’s ‘flame of leadership’ & sense of going out & forcing life to give you what you crave from it that resonates with the present day. Huntford’s biography is a great adventure story, suffused with the spirit of an Edwardian giant. ...