Travel & Leisure
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Glasgow Street Names [Paperback]
Carol Foreman(Author)
$18.95ISBN: 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 -
Romania Revisited: On the Trail of English Travellers, 1602-1941 [Paperback]
Alan Ogden(Author)
$24.99ISBN: 9781592111046
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
“A valuable, highly recommended contribution to the study of the perception of Romania by English outsiders down through the centuries, and at the same time does valued, much appreciated service for visitors to Romania today.” – ... .... Learn More -
Romania Revisited: On the Trail of English Travellers, 1602-1941 [Hardback]
Alan Ogden(Author)
$39.99ISBN: 9789739432054
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Romania Revisited is the definitive story of the journeys made by English travellers to Romania between 1602 and 1941. The author, Alan Ogden, interweaves the impressions of previous generations into the witty account of his own journeys ma... .... Learn More -
Pievi romaniche toscane: 12 percorsi di simboli e luce [Paperback]
Simone Bartolini(Author)
$38.00ISBN: 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 -
A Tour in Scotland, 1769 [Paperback]
Thomas Pennant(Author)
$21.95ISBN: 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 -
A Tour in Scotland, 1772: And Voyage to the Hebrides [Paperback]
Thomas Pennant(Author)
$39.95ISBN: 9781912476015
Published by : Origin
In the summer of 1772, Thomas Pennant, together with three travelling 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 a... .... Learn More -
At the Crossroads: Nigerian Travel Writing and Literary Culture in Yoruba and English [Hardback]
Rebecca Jones(Author)
$99.00ISBN: 9781847012227
Published by : James Currey
Series: African Articulations
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 offer... .... Learn More -
The History of St. Kilda [Paperback]
Kenneth Macaulay(Author)
$12.95Click here for ebook buying options
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 travellers from mainland Britain and beyond. The unique way of life and customs of its inhabitants has generated an enormous... .... Learn More -
Island Going [Paperback]
Robert Atkinson(Author); Hamish Haswell-Smith(Introduction)
$18.95ISBN: 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 -
St Kilda [Paperback]
George Seton(Author)
$18.95ISBN: 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
