Travel & Leisure

ISBN: 9781912476879
Published by : Origin
In this hugely enlightening book, Carol Foreman investigates the origins of many of Glasgow's street names, examining the influences and inspirations for many of the city's most famous thoroughfares, from local association and sentimentality to th... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788856302622
Published by : Edizioni Polistampa
The Tuscan countryside, full of medieval villages, preserves a precious heritage of Romanesque parish churches. These sacred buildings, testimony of an ancient era, were built to represent the path traveled by man on Earth to reach Heaven. This gu... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781912476008
Published by : Origin
Thomas Pennant's first tour of Scotland started at Chester in 1769. Passing through Yorkshire and Durham he paid a brief visit to the Farne Islands in a coble - 'a hazardous species of boat' - entering Scotland at Berwick. Proceeding via Edinburgh... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781912476015
Published by : Origin
In the summer of 1772, Thomas Pennant, together with three traveling companions, set out on a five month journey through the north of England, mainland Scotland and the Western Isles. Pennant's subsequent account of the tour, publishing in 1774 an... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781847012227
Published by : James Currey
Series: African Articulations
Volume: Volume 7
Throughout the twentieth century, Nigerians have been writing about their travels within Nigeria using a variety of media and forms, from serialised newspaper travelogues to personal diaries, autobiographies and online narratives. These works offe... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781789692402
Published by : Archaeopress Archaeology
Series: Publications of the Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East
Members of the Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East (ASTENE), founded in 1997, continue to research, hold international conferences, and publish books and essays in order to reveal the lives, journeys and achievements of ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781912476473
Published by : Origin
As one of the most remote corners of the British Isles, the island archipelago of St Kilda has long held a fascination for travelers from mainland Britain and beyond. The unique way of life and customs of its inhabitants has generated an enormous ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781912476428
Published by : Origin
In July 1935, Robert Atkinson and John Ainslie set out on an ornithological search for the rare Leach's Fork-tailed Petrel. Their quest was to last for twelve years and took them from their Oxford base to many of the remote and often deserted isla... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781912476466
Published by : Origin
The small island archipelago of St Kilda, which rises majestically from the stormy waters of the North Atlantic, has a magic and allure which is both enduring and inexplicable. For centuries, St Kilda’s remoteness (it lies sixty miles west o... .... Learn More