Zanzibar in New Holland’s Globetrotter Travel Guide series, comprising a range of practical & accessible guides to a number of cities, regions & countries worldwide. Globetrotter guides incorporate essential information in an easy-to-carry & easy-to-reference format. They provide visitors with an introduction highlighting the country’s ‘must see’ areas, allowing readers to make the most of their time away. Presented in a paperback PVC format, each guide in the series provides vital tips for visitors &

Includes:: information on the best places to stay, eat & shop, star-rated top attractions, detailed regional profiles & recommendations of the best tours & excursions. Individual titles also have a separate, pull-out overview map in the rear pocket of the guide that serves as a companion to the book itself. An introductory section profiles the destination with details of the l&, a brief history, government & economy & the people. Every chapter is summarised in the ‘ At-a-Glance’ sections at the end of each chapter. There is also a Travel Tips section at the back of each guide providing practical guidance & information on tourist information services, entry requirements, customs, health requirements, getting there, what to pack, money matters, accommodation, transport, business hours, time difference, electricity, health precautions, useful phrases, personal safety, emergencies, etiquette & tipping.

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Zanzibar & the surrounding islands in the publisher’s characteristic h&-drawn style
- more of a guide than just a map! Zanzibar
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Street plan of Zanzibar Stone Town in the publisher’s characteristic h&-drawn style, with extensive tourist information & descriptions, more of a guide than just a map. The plan is annotated with various facilities & places of interest, with brief descriptions and/or photos provided for many sights. The whole of the reverse side is filled with panels providing information on the history of the Stone Town & of Zanzibar itself, slave trade on the isl&, David Livingstone & other explorers, characteristic doors & portals, etc., illustrated with many beautiful drawings. ...

Zanzibar, Pemba & Mafia in the Travel Guide series from Bradt; encompassing a comprehensive range of titles to destinations worldwide, with a particular focus on Africa, Central & South America. Bradt are one of the country’s leading independent publishers & have an ethos that focuses on responsible travel, in alliance with a philosophy of sustainability; both in the destinations the guides cover but also in encouraging tourists to limit the impact they have on the local environment. Bradt guides have a reputation for appealing to more independent travelers & often cover destinations that are not available from other publishers. Each guide opens with two comprehensive chapters on Background & Practical Information, covering details of the country’s geography, culture, natural history, government & politics, economy, people, language, religion, education & culture. Important practical advice

Includes:: when to visit, highlights, suggested itineraries, tour operators, red tape, embassies & consulates, getting there & away, health, safety, what to take, money, budgeting, getting around, accommodation, eating & drinking, public holidays, shopping, arts & entertainment, media & communications, business, travel culture & cultural etiquette. Individual sections are organized geographically by region & typically open with information on practicalities & orientation, before focusing on what to see & where to go. Information on what to see, where to stay, where to eat & how to find your way around is provided, with a range of budgets catered for. Simple black & white maps locate key visitor sites & places of accommodation. Bradt Travel Guides include appendices that provide an in-depth introduction to the language of each country, a glossary of terms & a listing of books & internet resources providing further information on the destination.

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Administrative provinces of the Ukraine on indexed road maps at 1:250, 000, each with a town centre street plan of its capital city. All place names are in Cyrillic only, but the map legend

Includes:: English. Coverage of the larger provinces is divided between the two sides of the map. Road network is presented in great detail, from international roads, shown with their E numbers, to dirt roads & country paths. Driving distances are marked on main, secondary & selected local roads; the maps also show border crossings, fuel stations, car service stations, & traffic patrol service points. Railway lines are shown with stations & local airports are marked. The maps also show boundaries of districts into which each region (oblast) is subdivided, & indicate their administrative headquarters. Topography is indicated by spot height, plus boundaries of national parks & other protected areas, & colouring and/or graphics for forests, orchards, vineyards, swamps & salt marshes. The maps have latitude & longitude lines at 10’ & 15’ respectively, & are indexed. Map legend

Includes:: English. Each title also

Includes:: a local table of driving distances & a street plan of the region’s administrative capital annotated with locations of selected hotels, car parks & petrol stations, museums & monuments, etc. In some titles more street plans are included.IMPORTANT
- PLEASE NOTE: supplies of all maps published by the Kartografija in Kiev are irregular & we cannot guarantee a definite delivery time for titles currently not in stock. To see the list of other titles in this series please click on the series link.






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The once-mighty region of Aragon is now one of the peninsula's less known areas. From lively Zaragoza to the rugged extremes of the Pyrenees, Aragon remains sparsely populated yet there is much for visitors to enjoy. Footprint Focus provides invaluable information on transport, accommodation, eating & entertainment to ensure that your trip

Includes:: the best of this remote region of Spain. Essentials section with useful advice on getting to & around Aragon. Comprehensive, up-to-date listings of where to eat, sleep & play.

Includes:: information on tour operators & activities, from visiting Roman ruins in Zaragoza to hiking in the Pyrenees. Detailed maps for Aragon's key destinations. Slim enough to fit in your pocket. With detailed information on all the main sights, plus many lesser-known attractions, Footprint Focus Zaragoza & Aragon provides concise & comprehensive coverage of one of Spain's most far-flung regions. The content of the Footprintfocus Zaragoza & Aragon guide has been extracted from Footprint's Spain Guide.



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Contoured, GPS-compatible, indexed road map at 1:200, 000 from CNIG
- Spain’s civilian survey organization, with exceptionally
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Zurich’s central districts on an indexed street plan from Swiss publishers Orell Füssli, excellent for exploring the city by public transport & highlighting locations of 40 best sights, illustrated on the reverse with photos. Coverage extends north to the In Klösterli district, east just beyond the Zürichhorn & the China Garten, south to Alt-Wiedikon & west to the Schiffbau theatres. Tram & bus routes are shown with stops & line numbers. Interesting buildings are highlighted by small drawings & the map indicates locations of the city’s best sights which are illustrated on the reverse by colour photos. The index is next to the map. Also included are notes on the city’s history & its places of interest, plus a small panorama map showing Lake Zurich with the Alps in the background & highlighting sights outside the street plan. Map legend & the text include English. ...

Züricher Oberland at 1:50, 000 in a series of waterproof & tear-resistant, contoured mountain biking maps from Hallwag, each highlighting several circuits & providing route profiles, guidance on the difficulty & overall experience, etc. PLEASE NOTE: the map covers an area east of the city, between the south-eastern part of Lake Zurich & Gossau. Zurich itself & its immediate environs are not on the map. Each map in this series is printed on sturdy, waterproof & tear-resistant plastic, & uses the same detailed base as other hiking & cycling map series from the Hallwag – Kümmerly + Frey publishing house. Contours are at 25m intervals, enhanced by shading & excellent graphic relief to provide a very clear picture of the topography. An overprint highlights several mountain bike circuits from main towns & holiday resorts on the map, indicating the direction of the route. The routes are graded by colour-coding into five degrees of difficulty. Additional information provided on the map

Includes:: youth hostels, Friends of Nature houses or isolated countryside hotels, viewpoints, interesting sites, etc. The maps have a 1-km gird, although no Swiss national survey coordinates are provided for it. On the reverse each of the highlighted circuits is presented on a route-profile which also indicates “beauty & experience value” (changes in landscape, viewpoints, etc); difficulty; overall severity (length + difference in elevation + difficulty); distance; difference in altitude; time required; & the highest point. The legend for the main map & for the route profiles

Includes:: English. Brief descriptions of each circuit are in German only.



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Lukas Zbinden leans on the arm of Kazim, as they walk slowly down the stairway towards the door of his old people`s home. Step by step, the irrepressible Lukas recounts the life he shared with his wife Emilie & his son. She loved to walk in the countryside; he loved towns & meeting strangers. Different in so many ways, what was the secret of their life-long love? & why is it now so hard for him to talk to his son? Gradually we get to know a man with a twinkle in his eye & learn the captivating story of this man, his late wife, their son & the many people he has met along the way. Zbinden`s Progress is heart-rending, heart-warming & hilarious. --- Winner of the Bern Literature Prize 2010 ...