Trekking in the Indian Himalaya in the Walking Guide series from Lonely Planet; profiling in comprehensive detail the walking opportunities, from day walks to long distance hikes, available in a range of international destinations. Frank & informal in style, the guides introduce readers to a selection of walks in each country & are designed to be practical for use while travelling on the road. Each walk has been researched by a team of independent experts & is fully independent in its recommendations & suggestions, often offering individual takes on particular walks or treks. Widely recognised for their reliability, each Lonely Planet walking guide has the same layout, covering an extensive list of walks geographically by region. Introductory chapters provide facts about the country, including history, geography, geology & climate, as well as important facts for the walker such as suggested itineraries, when to walk, responsible walking, accommodation, food & drink, maps & weather information. There is also a dedicated clothing & equipment section, providing practical advice on what take, including relevant navigation equipment. A Health & safety section advises on pre-departure planning, staying healthy & safety on the walk or trek. Each guide is organised geographically by region, with further sub-regions also considered in each chapter. There is a selection of local stories, history & fact boxes about particular features of some of the routes throughout each guide. Each regional section gives general advice on relevant books & maps, climate, accommodation, places to eat & getting there & away. Individual walks or treks are described in extensive detail & fact boxes gives practical information on duration, distance, difficulty rating, start & finish points, the nearest town, local transport & a short summary of the route. Black & white sketch maps also provide an overview of the location of the walks in the region. A Travel Facts section at the back of each guide provides useful guidance & practical information on tourist offices, visas & documents, embassies, customs, money, post & communication, time, electricity, business hours, public holidays, getting there & away as well as getting around between each walk or trek. ...

Trekking in the Nepal Himalaya in the Walking Guide series from Lonely Planet; profiling in comprehensive detail the walking opportunities, from day walks to long distance hikes, available in a range of international destinations. Frank & informal in style, the guides introduce readers to a selection of walks in each country & are designed to be practical for use while travelling on the road. Each walk has been researched by a team of independent experts & is fully independent in its recommendations & suggestions, often offering individual takes on particular walks or treks. Widely recognised for their reliability, each Lonely Planet walking guide has the same layout, covering an extensive list of walks geographically by region. Introductory chapters provide facts about the country, including history, geography, geology & climate, as well as important facts for the walker such as suggested itineraries, when to walk, responsible walking, accommodation, food & drink, maps & weather information. There is also a dedicated clothing & equipment section, providing practical advice on what take, including relevant navigation equipment. A Health & safety section advises on pre-departure planning, staying healthy & safety on the walk or trek. Each guide is organised geographically by region, with further sub-regions also considered in each chapter. There is a selection of local stories, history & fact boxes about particular features of some of the routes throughout each guide. Each regional section gives general advice on relevant books & maps, climate, accommodation, places to eat & getting there & away. Individual walks or treks are described in extensive detail & fact boxes gives practical information on duration, distance, difficulty rating, start & finish points, the nearest town, local transport & a short summary of the route. Black & white sketch maps also provide an overview of the location of the walks in the region. A Travel Facts section at the back of each guide provides useful guidance & practical information on tourist offices, visas & documents, embassies, customs, money, post & communication, time, electricity, business hours, public holidays, getting there & away as well as getting around between each walk or trek. ...

Trekking in the Patagonian Andes in the Walking Guide series from Lonely Planet; profiling in comprehensive detail the walking opportunities, from day walks to long distance hikes, available in a range of international destinations. Frank & informal in style, the guides introduce readers to a selection of walks in each country & are designed to be practical for use while travelling on the road. Each walk has been researched by a team of independent experts & is fully independent in its recommendations & suggestions, often offering individual takes on particular walks or treks. Widely recognised for their reliability, each Lonely Planet walking guide has the same layout, covering an extensive list of walks geographically by region. Introductory chapters provide facts about the country, including history, geography, geology & climate, as well as important facts for the walker such as suggested itineraries, when to walk, responsible walking, accommodation, food & drink, maps & weather information. There is also a dedicated clothing & equipment section, providing practical advice on what take, including relevant navigation equipment. A Health & safety section advises on pre-departure planning, staying healthy & safety on the walk or trek. Each guide is organised geographically by region, with further sub-regions also considered in each chapter. There is a selection of local stories, history & fact boxes about particular features of some of the routes throughout each guide. Each regional section gives general advice on relevant books & maps, climate, accommodation, places to eat & getting there & away. Individual walks or treks are described in extensive detail & fact boxes gives practical information on duration, distance, difficulty rating, start & finish points, the nearest town, local transport & a short summary of the route. Black & white sketch maps also provide an overview of the location of the walks in the region. A Travel Facts section at the back of each guide provides useful guidance & practical information on tourist offices, visas & documents, embassies, customs, money, post & communication, time, electricity, business hours, public holidays, getting there & away as well as getting around between each walk or trek. ...

Step-by-step guide to three great Alpine treks in the Silvretta & Ratikon ranges on the borders of Switzerl&, Austria & Liechtenstein, each roughly a week long & starting from, or near, the popular & accessible base of Klosters. The three routes, all challenging but requiring no specialist equipment, are the Tour of the Silvretta, the Prattigauer Hohenweg & the Ratikon Hohenweg, two of which can be combined to provide a fortnight of high-altitude hiking among such peaks as Piz Buin, Piz Linard, Dreilanderspitz, Schesaplana, Sulzfluh & Drusenfluh & over some classic Alpine passes. also included are descriptions of nearby climable peaks for those with excess energy & favourable conditions. Accompanying the trek descriptions are 12 half-day hut-to-hut routes for those who prefer to plan their own tours & a directory of all the mountain huts in the area, providing all the information you could possibly need. Written by Alpine expert Kev Reynolds, this book

Includes:: all the information novice & experienced trekkers will need, including tips on gear, planning, language & further reading, to enjoy their time in the Alps.

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Hike longer & deeper into a wilderness of rich history an striking beauty. 25 treks (multi-day outings averaging 30-50 miles long) in the Carolinas, Tennessee, & Georgia Three itineraries with camp options for each trek--you choose the miles-per-day distance you travel All in
Colour: photography, 3-D real image topographic maps, trek summary charts, & elevation profiles for each route Whether it's a 70-mile hike that traverses the crest of the Great Smokies from end to end or a trail in Pisgah National Forest dedicated to a local hiking pioneer, each trek in this guide was chosen for its unique natural features or cultural or historical legacy. Moderate treks stitch together established trails in new ways. More challenging journeys require some cross-country travel & route finding to link one trail with another. This guide is chock-full of features including a Trail Summary & Mileage Estimates chart.
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Tremadog in 1913 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the village of Tremadog (or Tremadoc), extending southward to Portmadoc station & eastward to Portreuddyn Castle (on north margin of map). Features include Market Square, Madoc Tannery, Tan-yr-allt Mill, Craig Pant-Ifan, Craig Bwlch-y-moch, Pen-syflog, stretch of Cambrian Railway with Portmadoc station, stretch of Croesor Tramway with Beddgelert Siding, County Intermediate School, etc. On the reverse is a short directory of Tremadoc, plus railway timetables for the Cambrian & Welsh Highland railways in 1929. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

A beautiful Cornish village, a shocking turn of events... Tremarnock is a classic Cornish seaside village. Houses painted in yellow, pink & white, cluster around the harbour, where fishermen still unload their daily catch. It has a pub & a sought-after little restaurant, whitewashed, with bright blue shutters. Here, Liz has found sanctuary for herself & young daughter, Rosie
- far away from Rosie`s cheating father. From early in the morning with her job as a cleaner, till late at night waitressing in the restaurant, Liz works hard to provide for them both. But trouble is waiting just around the corner. As with all villages, there are tensions, secrets
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Topographic survey of Catalonia at 1:25, 000 from the Institut Cartogràfic i Geològic de Catalunya, an attractive alternative to Spain’s national topographic survey at this scale, offering a much larger area per sheet with extensive tourist information & vivid presentation of vegetation & land use. These large, detailed maps have contours at 10m intervals enhanced by hill shading & fine colouring and/or graphics to portray of vegetation or land use (different types of woodlands, marshl&, vineyards, crops, etc). An overprint highlights waymarked local & long-distance GR footpaths plus CT cycling routes. Also highlighted are picturesque locations such as villages, isolated buildings or natural features. A very wide range of symbols indicate various facilities, places of interest & recreational sites: tourist information centres, campsites & other rural accommodation, cultural heritage, vineries, wildlife observation areas, viewpoints & beauty spots, sites for recreational pursuits including horse riding, water sports, paragliding, etc The maps are divided by the publishers into three types: Administrative Units, Natural Protected Areas, & Geographical Areas, as shown on our grid for this series. Coverage by each sheet varies; most maps present an area of 30 x 23km (19 x 14km approx). The maps have a 1km UTM grid, with latitude & longitude values shown for the map corners. Excellently presented topographic map legend is in Catalan only but the legend for the tourist information & the road network

Includes:: English. To see the list of all the titles in this series please click on the series link.

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Trench in 1901 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the area from Trench Crossing & Station in the west, through to Donnington Terrace in the east of the map. Features include the Shropshire Union Line, Donnington Wood Farm, St Matthew`s Church, Trinity Church, Old Shaw Birch Public House, Stonyhill & part of Wrockwardine Wood. On the reverse are an extract from a commercial directory & a train timetable for Stafford, Shrewsbury & Welshpool. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

The story of the great battles of the First World War has been told by historians, journalists & others. The shock & slaughter of the Somme, Verdun & Passchendaele are a major theme of most books. Large scale battles, however, comprised the smaller part of soldiers` total time in combat. For 90% of that time soldiers fought small scale battles. These small conflicts were violent, continual & involved complex weaponry & specialised tactics. Yet, during small battles, soldiers could & often did, make choices not possible during large ones. From these choices, there evolved between enemies a curious culture of live & let live which constrained the war culture of kill or be killed in fundamental ways. ...