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. ...

Travellers Seychelles is perfectly designed for mainstream travellers who want to access the best of the world's premier beach location. Features of this title include: expert advice that guides you straight to the best sights & experiences; Suggested Itineraries & Highlights sections to help you make the most out of your trip; detailed background on people, geography, culture & history; clear & accurate mapping including suggested walks & tours; full colour photography throughout; impartial & dependable sleeping, eating & entertainment listings; comprehensive coverage of the country's best, including: Mahe & Inner Islands, Beau Vallon & the north (inc Morne Seychellois National Park, Baie Ternay & Port Launay Marine parks), Praslin & satellite islands, La Digue & satellite islands. ...

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. ...

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. ...

Polar explorer Ben Saunders draws on his own experience of the Antarctic to bring to life the history, dangers & challenges of Shackleton`s Endurance expedition. Inside, you`ll discover how Shackleton, by successfully bringing all his men home in the face of near insurmountable odds, earned his reputation as one of the greatest leaders in history. Written by the leading lights & most outstanding communicators in their fields, the Ladybird Expert books provide clear, accessible & authoritative introductions to subjects drawn from science, history & culture. Other books currently available in the Ladybird Expert series include:· Climate Change· Quantum Mechanics· Evolution· Battle of Britain For an adult readership, the Ladybird Expert series is produced in the same iconic small hardback format pioneered by the original Ladybirds. Each beautifully illustrated book features the first new illustrations produced in the original Ladybird style for nearly forty years. ...

Ernest Shackleton was one of the last great Antarctic explorers, & he led one of the most ambitious Antarctic expeditions ever undertaken. In this graphic biography, Nick Bertozzi tells his story & the story of the dozens of men who threw in their lot with him
- many of whom nearly died in the unimaginably harsh conditions of the journey. It`s an astonishing feat
- & was unprecedented at the time-that all the men in the expedition survived. In Shackleton, Bertozzi has documented this remarkable journey with such wit & fiendish attention to detail that it`s impossible not to get caught up in the drama of the voyage. Shackleton is a phenomenal accompaniment to Bertozzi`s earlier graphic novel about great explorers, Lewis & Clark.

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