A hidden corner of eastern Europe Montenegro lies across the Adriatic Sea from Italy its stark mountains rising up from the coast. It offers superb year-round eco-adventure & sports facilities. Medieval architectural gems vie for attention with more recent Venetian fortresses & churches reflecting the diversity of Montenegrin culture. Along the eastern border lies Lake Skadar a nature lover's dream with national park status. Updated throughout this edition has all the practical information the independent traveller needs including new hotels & restaurants on the coast & in the mountains. Outdoor & cultural enthusiasts will enthuse over the extended coverage on national parks fishing opportunities & archaeological finds. ...

Experience the best of Montenegro with Lonely Planet. With our 1st edition you'll seek out a quiet Adriatic cove raft your way through plunging canyons on the Tara River & knock back shots of rakija" with the locals. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This edition is packed with accurate practical & honest advice designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Comprehensive practical information including public transport details Unique color chapter showcases Montenegro's rich culture & natural attractions Local tour guides & experts reveal their must-see Montenegrin sights" ...

Montenegro Crna Gora Black Mountain: the name alone conjures up poetry & drama. But wait till you get there! Picturesque beaches charming seaside villages wild peaks & ancient towns how can such a little country pack so much in? Peter Dragicevic Lonely Planet Writer Getting you to the heart of a place" Amazing experiences Inspirational images author recommendations & the best of local knowledge. Plan the perfect trip Planning features & top itineraries give you the freedom to create your ideal trip. Find hidden gems Our authors uncover local secrets that will make your trip unique. Special features Dubrovnik city guide Outdoor activities planner Local interviews Tales of pirates & severed heads We tell it like it is Our job is to make amazing travel experiences happen. We visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never take freebies for positive coverage so you can always rely on us to tell it like it is." ...

Bombed & cut-off from normal contact with the rest of the world life in Gaza is beset with structural medical & mental health problems yet it is also bursting with political engagement & underwritten by an intense enjoyment of family life. During her Month By The Sea" Dervla develops an acute eye for the way in which isolation has shaped this society. Time & again she meets men who have returned to the Strip as an act of presence. Yet the mosque is often their only daily activity as difficulties obtaining supplies mean few opportunities for creative work. This acts as a recruiting sergeant for the Islamist Qassam brigades & a pressure cooker for the creation of domestic tyrants. In this situation Dervla becomes a shameless supporter of womens rights
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A Month in Marrakesh is a celebration of the wonderful tastes & sensational allure of Morocco. Inspired by the diversity of his culturally rich visits to Marrakesh Andy Harris scoured the maze-like souks for the best flavours & has produced a wealth of exotic-tasting recipes with fresh ingredients & minimum fuss. You'll be enticed by the delicate sweet pastries such as Khab el ghzal Muhallabia (milk pudding) the savoury Chicken bistilla or one of the many delicious tagines. Impress your guests with modern Moroccan dishes such as Roast lamb with orange & honey syrup Spicy squid with harissa yoghurt or Orange flower donuts. Part cookbook part travelogue Andy leads you through a spectacular pageant of flavour & colours of the Medina from the pulsating Djemaa el Fna to timeless winding alleys & tranquil gardens. David Loftus illustrates the recipes with stunning location photography that will have you smelling the fragrant aromas of the spice market with every turn of the page. ...

Life is not a bowl of cherries. Suck it up. On April-Mays first day at Trinity College she has the wrong colour bag too-bright socks & she gets her favourite novel confiscated for reading it during class. She makes total enemies with the evil Mrs Ho but she makes total friends with mouth-breather Melly. Then she meets the gorgeous Seb loses her entire wardrobe to a hobo & gets branded a sockless trouble-maker. A MONTH WITH APRIL-MAY is a one-eyebrow-raised account of a teenagers trials & tribulations as she navigates a new school a new family situation & a whole new way of life. ...

The ninth edition of Ian Ridpath & Wil Tirions famous guide to the night sky is updated with planet positions & forthcoming eclipses to the end of the year 2017. It contains twelve chapters describing the main sights visible in each month of the year providing an easy-to-use companion for anyone wanting to identify prominent stars constellations star clusters nebulae & galaxies; to watch out for meteor showers (shooting stars); or to follow the movements of the four brightest planets Venus Mars Jupiter & Saturn. Most of the sights described are visible to the naked eye & all are within reach of binoculars or a small telescope. This revised & updated edition

Includes:: sections on observing the Moon & the planets with a comprehensive Moon map. The Monthly Sky Guide offers a clear & simple introduction to the skies of the northern hemisphere for beginners of all ages.

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Compiled by the magazines travel experts & by the extraordinary network of international correspondents the guides are truly the insiders guide to each featured city. Both people who live there as well as the well-travelled editorial team of Wallpaper*" have put their heads together to come up with a fascinating efficient guide that keeps the hip urban traveler with his/her finger on the pulse. " The Wallpaper* City Guides" are especially useful for the weekend tourist & the business traveller. If you only have 24 hours to discover a city each guide offers an exact hour-to-hour plan of what to see eat & purchase. For those travelling for a weekend the guides even go as far as to tell you what you could see for a day-trip outside the city. " The City Guides" are being published as Wallpaper* magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary. For a decade " Wallpaper*" has been the first to uncover & present enticingly the best in new design & urban travel spots from across the globe. " The City Guides" are the perfect way to present a decade of experience in one precisely edited guide to each of the 20 new cities to be published in Fall 2007 bringing the total number of guides available to 60." ...

Make the most of your city break with the handy Montreal City Map". Highly practical & easy to use one side contains a map of Montreal with places of interest marked on it while comprehensive tourist & transport information including top sights shopping where to eat & drink ticketing information a transport map & how to get around can be found on the reverse. Printed on durable plasticised paper the " Montreal City Map" is perfect for guiding you around the city." ...

Colin Montgomerie is a golfing legend. Ranked Europes number one golfer for an unparalleled seven years in a row he is equally renowned as a player of great passion. The son of a keen Scottish golfing family Colin was already showing his prodigious talent as a small boy. After completing his education in America where he benefited from a golf scholarship Colin turned professional in 1987 beginning a truly remarkable career. Even with over forty international tournament victories & eight European Order of Merit titles Monty is best known for his amazing contributions to the European Ryder Cup team; eight times as a player & undefeated in singles & most recently as the victorious 2010 European Ryder Cup Captain. Montgomeries autobiography is the story of both a prodigious talent & complex personality who at forty-seven remains determined to add to his already impressive achievements. It is a book about one of the greatest golfing characters in the world trying to achieve the necessary personal & professional balance. & it is about the hero of the Ryder Cup
- five times a winner culminating in victory as team captain & the unforgettable scenes at Celtic Manor in October 2010.
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