This Cicerone guidebook by Italian walking expert Gillian Price offers readers 48 day routes on little-known but well waymarked paths in the picturesque Lakes region of Northern Italy. Hemmed in by awesome cliffs the glittering expanses of Maggiore Como Iseo & Garda have been visited by English-speaking holidaymakers since the days of the Grand Tour for their exquisite villas & lush gardens. Some visitors come for outdoor activities such as windsurfing & sailing. Yet just a few steps beyond the popular lakefronts lies wonderful network of footpaths offering delightful walking for all levels of experience & ability from a leisurely waterfront stroll to a demanding 5-hour hike into the Alps. Well-marked straightforward routes can be enjoyed on short or longer walks easily fitted into the space of a day. & every one of them can be accessed by the excellent local public transport network
- ferry train bus cable car chair lift or funicular. All routes are illustrated with the authors own clear maps & inspirational colour photographs with full information provided about accommodation & public transport options around each of the four lakes for easy planning.
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A guide to walking in southern Scotlands Lowther Hills & also the Carsphairn Hills the hills of the Solway coast Tinto & Cauldcleuch Head. The Lowther Hills offer high rounded ridges: windswept sheep-nibbled & solitary. However the tops are only part of the story. Careful exploration discovers the small hidden valleys the ?cleuchs & ?linns that give this range its particular character. Here you may meet a wild goat or find yourself involved with a small waterfall & a couple of feet of rockclimbing. Along the Solway coast are granite hills with all the ruggedness of the Cairngorms but hardly any of the height. Rocky-topped Criffel Screel & Cairnsmore of Fleet contrast nicely with the steep-sided grassy hills inland & with the gorse & beaches of the Solway coast. These 50 walks cover all the hills west of the M74 except the Merrick & Rhinns of Kells. In case of bad weather there are also a few woodland & coastal walks. ...

This guidebook is Volume 1 of a two-part set detailing 69 exciting & challenging routes to climb 139 Munro mountains covering the southern central & western highlands. Bound in a hard-wearing waterproof PVC cover it

Includes:: all the popular routes in these areas such as in Glencoe Lochaber & on Mull. The guide is ideal for Munro bagging or for walking information on such hills as Ben Nevis Cairn Gorm Craig Meagaidh or Ben More. The guide now features custom-drawn 1:100 000 maps alongside its outstanding colour photography & its comprehensive information on tackling this famous collection of mountains

Includes:: useful details on Gaelic names accommodation access & advice for making the most out of a readers time in the mountains. Volume 2 covers the Munros of the northern highlands & Cairngorms & explores the other 145 Munros.



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A comprehensive introduction provides the history of the Munros &

Includes:: vital practical information to

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This new edition of Paul Reed's classic book Walking the Somme is an essential travelling companion for anyone visiting the Somme battlefields of 1916. His book first published over ten years ago is the result of a lifetime's research into the battle & the landscape over which it was fought. From Gommecourt Serre Beaumont-Hamel & Thiepval to Montauban High Wood Delville Wood & Flers he guides the walker across the major sites associated with the fighting. These are now features of the peaceful Somme countryside. In total there are 16 walks including a new one tracing the operations around Mametz Wood & all the original walks have been fully revised & brought up to date. Walking the Somme brings the visitor not only to the places where the armies clashed but to the landscape of monuments cemeteries & villages that make the Somme battlefield so moving to explore. ...

A small child is making his way through the jungle first walking then creeping running leaping swinging & finally wading. As he goes he hears various noises
- ssssss grrrrrrr trump trump roarrrrr chitter chatter snap snap
- after each of which the page is turned to reveal the animal responsible. Text & artwork combine to encourage audience participation on the levels of both sound & movement
- & to create a guessing game. Julie Lacome has illustrated Sing a Song of Sixpence"; "A was Once an Apple Pie"; " Im a Jolly Farmer"; " Noisy Noises on the Farm" & " The Shape of Things"."


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A small child creeps runs leaps swings & finally wades through the jungle. As he goes he hears various animal noises the perpetrators of which are revealed on the following page. The torn-paper collage illustrations offer an accompaniment to this traditional rhyme. ...

Walking to Hollywood is a dazzling triptych
- obsessive satirical elegiac
- in which Will Self burrows down through the intersections

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Keeping pets is a lovely idea. When building a family they complement the kids. But what happens when things get out of hand? For writer & house husband Matt Whyman its a case of catastrophe management in coping with four children & all the ill-advised animals amassed by his career wife Emma. Just as Matt gets to grips with managing her two maxed out minipigs she falls for a miniature Dachshund
- the kind of dog he wouldnt be seen dead with. Hercules isnt big or clever but Emma is determined. Shell do everything she promises... From the author of Pig in the Middle.
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Keeping pets is a lovely idea. When building a family they complement the kids. But what happens when things get out of hand? For writer & house husband Matt Whyman it's a case of catastrophe management in coping with four children & all the ill-advised animals amassed by his career wife Emma. Just as Matt gets to grips with managing her two maxed out minipigs she falls for a miniature Dachshund
- the kind of dog he wouldn't be seen dead with. Hercules isn't big or clever but Emma is determined. She'll do everything she promises... From the author of Pig in the Middle
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