Strange Tales of Scotland
Strange Tales of Scotland all deal with a particular aspect of Scottish mysteries.You'll learn of the ghost that appeared at the wedding of King Alexander II, and of monsters such as the Shellycoat and Water-horse that were thought to inhabit Scotland's lochs.Another part deals exclusively with Loch Ness, and the strange happenings at that mysterious body of water. Later, we have a look at the odd deaths at the Flannan Islands Lighthouse, and at the strange creatures that were once believed to infest the hills and glens of Scotland, including the terrifying brollachan and the slaugh.Tales of Mermaids and Fin-men are unearthed, as are terrible stories of Scotland's caves, including human sacrifice at Moray's Sculptor's Cave. The legends of Roslin Chapel and its nearby castle are examined, with the possible connection to the Knights Templar.Finally, we have a look at the legend of the phantom armies of Scotland; soldiers who refuse to fade away even centuries after their wars have been fought, and their causes faded in history.Welcome to the Strange Tales of Scotland.
The Strangeness That Is Wales
Discover the strange legends, tales and history of Wales.Did the Welsh sail across the Atlantic in the 12th century?Was King Arthur Welsh?Included are stories on ghosts - both real and fake - and the legend of King Arthur. Welsh animal lore, customs, monsters and music are also examined. One of the strangest villages in the world gets a chapter to itself, as do witches, miners and druids.The book is written in a personal, light-hearted style, with geographical references to help identify the places. Although the stories are intended to entertain as much as educate, the historical facts are accurate.Hopefully, you will come away with a different view on Wales - and a smile on your face.
The Strangeness That Is Wales
Discover the strange legends, tales and history of Wales.Did the Welsh sail across the Atlantic in the 12th century?Was King Arthur Welsh?Included are stories on ghosts - both real and fake - and the legend of King Arthur. Welsh animal lore, customs, monsters and music are also examined. One of the strangest villages in the world gets a chapter to itself, as do witches, miners and druids.The book is written in a personal, light-hearted style, with geographical references to help identify the places. Although the stories are intended to entertain as much as educate, the historical facts are accurate.Hopefully, you will come away with a different view on Wales - and a smile on your face.
The Strangeness That Is Wales
Discover the strange legends, tales and history of Wales.Did the Welsh sail across the Atlantic in the 12th century?Was King Arthur Welsh?Included are stories on ghosts - both real and fake - and the legend of King Arthur. Welsh animal lore, customs, monsters and music are also examined. One of the strangest villages in the world gets a chapter to itself, as do witches, miners and druids.The book is written in a personal, light-hearted style, with geographical references to help identify the places. Although the stories are intended to entertain as much as educate, the historical facts are accurate.Hopefully, you will come away with a different view on Wales - and a smile on your face.
The Cambridge, Ely, And King’S Lynn Road
A journey along the Great Fenland Highway, told with the sure gaze of a Victorian observer and the curiosity of a modern reader. Charles G. Harper's The Cambridge, Ely, And King's Lynn Road opens a window onto fenland landscapes that shaped an English road network and a nation's sense of travel. This complete travelogue blends travel writing with a historical travelogue's eye for detail, turning a coach road into a living map of Cambridgeshire England and Norfolk England. It reads as both a regional guidebook and a vivid portrait of everyday travel in a rapidly changing era, enriched by an illustrated edition that invites the eye as well as the mind. A note on significance: Harper's work stands among the classic records of Victorian travel writers, offering rare social and topographical observations that still resonate with readers today. It is not merely nostalgia; it is a carefully preserved record of routes, landscapes, and the rhythms of journeying that informed historic travel guides and the broader English travel imagination. For casual readers and classic-literature collectors alike, this edition is a treasure. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions, it has been restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint, it is a collector's item and a cultural treasure-a durable, luminous testament to a grand, moving road and the lives it carried.
The UK Travel Quiz
With its history, heritage, and breathtaking beauty, the United Kingdom is a delight for domestic and international tourists alike. Now both sets of travellers can test their knowledge of the country with this simple, pocket-sized quiz book. Cultural gems and travel hotspots are included in its multiple choice, question-and-answer format, perfect for any social gathering, family journey or holiday break.
West Cornwall Reflections
West Cornwall Reflections tells the story of the places and people on the Land's End and Penwith Peninsula, and along the Mounts Bay coastline.As a starting point the book covers the authors revisit to a holiday farm on Tregonning Hill in West Cornwall fifty years on. On the extended hill ridge are the remains of Castle Pencair an ancient fortress, the remains of Celtic settlements and the farmhouse, which was once a lookout post during the Napoleonic Wars. Also on the hill is a marker celebrating the discovery of China Clay by William Cookworthy in 1746, and a sign for the preacher's pit, which retold the visits of the John and Charles Wesley to the area.The author, who now lives in nearby Marazion, used these discoveries on Tregonning Hill as a theme for the book. In developing the ancient sites maps were commissioned to show the fourteen other Promontory/Hill Forts within the area, together with ancient monuments that date from the Neolithic period through to the Iron Ages. Using materials from Dr William Borlase and other antiquarians the book considers this forgotten society that lived on the peninsula, trading tin and copper internationally. The book ties places with time and shows the movement of the population from the ancient sites to the towns, and the building of the parish churches, which were at their centers. This migration is narrated against the backdrop of the Roman Invasion, Saxon rule and the Norman Conquest. The discovery of how town and church names are linked to the Irish Missionary Saints that visited Cornwall in the fifth and sixth centuries, and how many of these missionaries were martyred near the shores they landed upon is explained.The books narrates the effect of the English Civil War on the country of Cornwall and how it divided established landowners such as the Godolphin and the St Aubyn families. The escape of the young Prince of Wales, from Cornwall who after being exiled on the continent, returned to be crowned King Charles II, and the rewards he subsequently bestowed on the Godolphin family.The contrast of the heavy mining industry of the eighteenth and nineteenth century and the beautiful landscape is highlighted, and the book brings to life why the area is both an Area of Outstanding National Beauty and a UNESCO world heritage site. In and amongst this are the visits of the Wesley brothers and the influence their ministry had on the people of Cornwall. The towns and natural features of Mounts Bay are detailed with fascinating facts of the people and features within each location. The decline of the mining industry and the migration of Cornish miners to other parts of the world is also reviewed, with a detailed account of one Cornish family from the Tregonning Hill area. In summary the book reflects on West Cornwall past and present, of those forgotten things that played such a major part of the development of the area. The craggy granite tors and the picturesque towns and places along the bay and the influence of the geology and landscape are a feature of the book.
Ramblers in Cornwall
"The Cornish call it the singing of the shores. When fishermen needed to find their way home and land was obscured by a blanket of fog or intense darkness, they listened intently to the sound of the waves breaking upon shore. The shores sang to them, much like the setting sun beckons the wild geese to fly home before it disappears for the day."Somewhere in Cornwall, the bolthole at the western extremity of Britain, a couple of Indian ex-pats take to the coastal paths to explore a land as old as the hills. When author Arundhati Basu crosses the River Tamar with her husband in the summer of 2012, little does she know that they are stepping into a different world order. Vanity and pretensions are useless commodities in the old country where everything comes to a screeching halt for a cream tea or a well-earned box of fish & chips. The couple, newly married and relocated to the Midlands, find the contours of their relationship changing with every tramping holiday in Cornwall, as they get immersed in the relaxed rhythm of the countryside. Overarching their experience is the salt-laden air from the sea, washing over the senses and reminding us that we are at the mercy of nature. In a world wholly caught up in the bog of social isolation, a narrative of slow travels through the West Country is a reminder that somewhere on the horizon, a place like Cornwall awaits. Told in a 'loiterly' fashion, along with illustrations by the author in charcoal, the book is an anti-travel guide, a cure for the anaesthetic impact of a city existence, far from the lightning-fast pace of modernity.
England Revisited
'This is not a memoir, exactly.' It is 'a declaration of love for a country.' So begins England Revisited. With exuberance, honesty and quick-witted charm, Helle Libenholt embarks on a personal and cultural exploration of Englishness from her Danish perspective. From pubs, Shakespeare, Freddy Mercury and P's and Q's to afternoon tea, The Tube, Stephen Fry, football, Jane Austen, Pimm's, the unrivalled British sense of humour and much more. Through it all threads her one true love: English literature. But she considers also Kierkegaard, the Viking presence in the UK, the mysterious lack of a word for 'please' in Danish, and wonders if Danes are actually a kind of hobbit. Part memoir, part travelogue, part essays - the Bill Bryson for bibliophiles - England Revisited is an engaging, entertaining tribute to the quirks and eccentricities of a country with which the author has had a quiet (if one-sided) love affair all her life. Libenholt provides new insights into familiar topics that will captivate and educate Britons, fellow Danes and Anglophiles anywhere.
101 Budget Britain Travel Tips - 2nd Edition
It's no secret that Britain is an expensive place. We certainly know. After making nearly 20 trips to the UK over the last two decades we've seen the best and the worst that Britain has to offer in the budget travel realm. Britain may be expensive but with careful planning and thought, you can travel there on a budget and still enjoy yourself. So, that's why we decided to write this guide - to help anyone planning or thinking of planning a trip to Britain to save money so they can make it happen. WHAT'S INCLUDED? Find out the cheapest ways to travel around Britain. Find out the tourist attractions you can avoid. Find free things to do in Britain's major cities Travel planning tips to plan with a budget in mind from day one. Find out how to visit Britain's stately homes practically for free. Shopping tips to save money on souvenirs. Lodging tips so your hotel stay doesn't break the bank. How to eat in Britain cheaply. And so much more! Even savvy travellers will learn something new from this book where we've distilled 20 years of travel experience down to 101 tips to save you money on your trip to Britain. In the post-COVID travel world, get Britain Travel Ready with 101 Budget Britain Travel Tips by Anglotopia.
Records Of The Manor, Parish, And Borough Of Hampstead, In The County Of London, To December 31St, 1889
Records Of The Manor, Parish, And Borough Of Hampstead, In The County Of London, To December 31St, 1889, has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.
Midlife Misadventures in Margate
Their love life is failing. Will an adventurous vacation explode into chaos, or bring them closer together? London, England. Kevin Kelly is desperate to save his waning relationship with his girlfriend. Disheartened by numerous splits and reconciliations, he convinces her a Christmas jaunt abroad will fix all their problems. So despite his friends' warnings, he jets off to Cuba on a mission of romantic salvation. Unable to speak the language, the couple suffers a string of calamitous mishaps that only increase their already fraught tension. But just when Kevin finally believes things are improving, he catches her dancing flirtatiously with a nightclub singer. Can their future survive a hectic holiday as Kevin discovers the truth to happiness? Written as both a travel book and a trek to self-realization, this intriguing tale takes you on an extraordinary journey of love and heartbreak that will make you cry and laugh out loud. Set among the backdrop of fascinating locations like Marrakesh, Trinidad, and Cuba, Kevin shares a daring and humorous ride toward his own enlightenment. Midlife Misadventures in Cuba is the first book in the poignant Trips, Travels and Tales series. If you like raw emotional expeditions, light and dark humor, and excursions to exotic locales, then you'll adore Kevin Kelly's engaging story. Buy Midlife Misadventures in Cuba to roam the world for meaning today!
Scotland’s Story
'I wish you would write Scotland's Story for littler children like me, ' asked a young friend of H.E. Marshall, causing the celebrated author to give Scotland the same treatment as previously dedicated to the England in Our Island Story.Starting with the legend of Prince Gathelus and ending with King George the IV this book features many tales, including those of Macbeth, William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and the Stewart kings.This edition features all the original images.
Island Collecting - 111 Ways to Downcarbon
In how many ways could we visit islands in the sea? Can we travel with low eco impact-or even none? George writes for un-privileged travellers like him, for whom any sort of island visit counts as an adventure. Which Scottish or British island visit might lead you to cross a bridge or even a footbridge over an ocean, follow a prince, saint or writer, meet a King, require two ferries, change your calendar, or hum an overture? Have you ever visited one island from another, or slept or camped on an island? Or landed on an uninhabited one? Did you take children, go there for charity, fall in love, or get stranded? Did you carbon-offset your journey? Not a traveller? Can you collect stamps, read or write about islands, or even invent your OWN island?-although: 'A few invented islands are so daft that, frankly, they would have been better submerged at birth.' George has visited over 120 islands, 50 of them Scottish ones about which he tells dozens of tales including historic wildlife ones. He includes many unusual colour images. He surveys island life worldwide, from trivia to tragedy. And he adds hundreds of fascinating island facts from geography, history and natural history. However: 'I do not advise collecting islands; an island plucked from its home would be a mere lump of rock, perhaps with some very annoyed islanders on it.' Rather, George describes 100 ways of visiting islands - but for environmental reasons only recommends 86 of these sorts of 'Visit' - and he offers NO island bucket list of ones you absolutely must travel to; his visits might apply (in principle) to ANY islands. Or you can try 25 home 'Projects', and in listing these he surveys island literature and culture globally . 86 plus 25 = 111. Enjoy!
Another Journey through Britain
After a forty-year career spent travelling across the globe as a mapmaker, Mark Probert finally found his way home. Mission accomplished, he retired, but still needed to scratch that travel itch. The 1960s book Journey through Britain inspired Mark to embark on further adventures. He meanders by motorcycle from one end of Britain to the other to see how things have changed after half a century. The adventure starts at Land's End in south-west England and ends up on the wild north-east coast of Scotland at John o'Groats.
The Glorious M5
The M5 is glorious! People often assume that motorways are concrete carbuncles that merely take motorists from A to B, yet they are so much more. They are conduits between communities, different landscapes and points in time.From Roman roads to supersonic aircraft, this uniquely informative book has something for every traveller, adding intrigue and enjoyment to their journey.The reader is taken on a southbound journey through the 31 junctions of the M5, from the West Midlands to the West Country. The route hides many interesting stories and leads to some beautiful scenery and extraordinary villages, towns and cities. After reading this book, travelling on the M5 will be a glorious journey.
Living London
A vivid, affectionate portrait of Victorian London - its work, its play, its humour and its pathos. London breathes on every page. In Volume II (Section II) of Living London, R. Sims assembles a sequence of sketches that turn nineteenth century urban life into immediate, human scenes. The prose sits between reportage and performance: brisk vignettes, keen character notes and small moral surprises. This British non-fiction anthology moves effortlessly between wry comedy and stern observation, a humour and pathos collection that reads as both anecdote and social record. As social portraiture, these pages are a modest treasury for Victorian London social history and for anyone curious about London daily life scenes and city sights and society. Sims writes with the streetwise eye of a journalist and the theatrical sensibility of a dramatist; readers attuned to Charles Dickens contemporaries will find familiar concerns handled with immediacy and occasional wry sentiment. The book sits among the tradition of London illustrated volumes and surveys of nineteenth century England, offering granular glimpses of urban change and the routines that shaped modern life. Historically significant, the collection complements canonical narratives by preserving the small rhythms of everyday life that otherwise fade from formal histories. For anyone fascinated by Victorian era London and the sweep of nineteenth century urban life, Sims's voice remains a vivid guide. It is both a readable introduction for casual readers and a worthwhile acquisition for collectors and classic-literature aficionados. Equally at home as a resource for history enthusiasts or a lively book-club non-fiction pick, it rewards repeat reading and close discussion. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. A fine addition to the shelves of anyone interested in London's past.
Put The Kettle On
Do you love all things British and have a quirky sense of humor?Watch British TV and sometimes find yourself lost in translation?Hope to visit the United Kingdom someday?Have British friends and want to liven up your conversations with the latest slang, swear words and insults?Put the Kettle On is a lighthearted look at life in the UK, it will take you beyond the stereotypes. Take a peek behind the curtains and learn about the language, customs and food of the Brits.Includes information you need to know including: Driving in the UKFood and shoppingPubs, restaurants and drinking cultureHolidays and celebrationsTroubleshooting and what not to sayIncludes a full British to US translation list with the most up to date words and phrases.Though the book includes lots of useful information about the UK it should not be viewed as a serious travel guide.Not suitable for those who take themselves too seriously. With illustrations by Artist Andrew Wilson.
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2020_21 Planner [SEPT-AUG]
Some of our busiest relationships are with our planners and diaries - those trusty places to scribble big plans, little reminders and anything that reminds and inspires you throughout the day. This 12 month planner superbly puts together a year, month and week by week overview, alongside square grid pages for notes. The week-by-week pages combines a daily calendar alongside space for a to-do-list. Choose our softback planner, and let's get things organised!: )
The Beacons Way
The Beacons Way is a 159km (99 mile) high level walking route passing right through the heart of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Beginning at Abergavenny the route takes in the summits of sixteen of the National Park's peaks, including Pen y Fan, Corn Du and the Bannau Sir Gaer / The Carmarthen Fans and also passes through some of the most wild and remote country to be found anywhere in Wales. This guide provides a detailed description of the route taken by the Beacons Way and includes useful background information regarding many of the places of interest seen along its course.
Exploring the Snow Roads
Starting at Blairgowrie and proceeding through Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms National Park, the 90-mile-long Snow Roads Scenic Route ends at Grantown-on-Spey. It features the highest main road in the UK and, along the way, it offers the traveller some of Scotland's most spectacular scenery.What this book seeks to do is to take a look at what lies behind the incredible vistas, to tell the story of the people who once inhabited this ancient landscape, from the Picts to the more recent past. It's a story with a huge cast of disparate characters. Kings and queens; dukes and duchesses; earls and lairds. Criminals and conmen; chieftains and caterans. Road builders and railway builders; radical ministers and rhymers. Saints and smugglers; storytellers and songsmiths. Jacobites and Redcoats. Pioneers and heather priests. As testimony to their times, the landscape is dotted with standing stones and stone circles, castles and churches, old military roads and railways, holy sites and battle sites. And associated with them are myths, legends, and folklore - tales galore of love and death and derring-do, murder and ghostly goings-on. Appreciate the scenery for its own sake, but you will get much more from your trip, see the Snow Roads Scenic Route through more informed eyes, if you read this book first, or take it with you on your travels.And appropriately enough for a route with snow in its title, the author goes off piste as he visits other places of interest which should not be missed - and where he comes across even more astonishing tales to tell.
Dickens' London
This work by M. F. Mansfield was originally published in 1908. It details the society and people of the capital city of England, London, during the time of Charles Dickens, in the 19th century. It aims to give the reader a taste of the sights and sounds of the city during this period, and includes chapters such as 'The Highway of Letters', 'Dickens' Contemporaries', 'Manners and Customs', 'The Locale of the Novels', 'London Topography', and much more. This is an interesting read for fans of Dickens and anyone interested in the history of 19th century London. To compliment the republication of this text, a brand new short introduction on the history of London has been added.
A History Of The Isle of Man
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
How To Make It In London
My book is addressed to immigrants that came to the UK and want to find their first job or change their career path. It is dedicated also to English people if they want to change something in their life.Many people only dream about career satisfaction but doubt in their abilities. They can't find a stimulus to make a first step forward, not knowing an English language enough. But this is not an ordinary guide, it is a key to success and real story of my career in UK. You will not find such a book in bookstores or in the Internet.Most of career guides concentrate around big steps and quick promotion, but this is good for people that have strong career in place and achieved a lot. What about people that are starting from the scratch? With little English knowledge and lack of professional experience on CV?In this book you will learn how to answer interview questions and learn English, how to write an attractive CV despite the lack of professional experience, I will also share list of 50 agencies.I came to London in 2004. I graduated here from University, where I have studied Finance. I work in City of London in a bank as an Analyst and Business Partner. Not only great work and money - it is also my ups and downs. Nobody is perfect, and my story proves that ordinary people also reach the stars, thus motivating their loved ones.
British History in BriefA whistle-stop tour through the history of Britain
Swindon
An illuminating and infectiously enthusiastic guidebook to a town that many imagine is uninteresting and unattractive. Angela Atkinson's popular blog, 'Born Again Swindonian', shows how wrong this impression is, and she has now produced a full colour description and guide to prove it. Her words carry a genuine passion and commitment for her adopted home town, and her book is jam packed with pages explaining why. Her numerous, varied pilgrimages on foot around our town at a time when most people travel anonymously in cars has led her to see things in her own way and to feel drawn to share her thoughts with us all. Her conviction to shine light into sometimes neglected places has revealed surprising facts, helping people to discover more about what had felt like familiar places. Her commitment is exemplary, both to telling stories and for seeking successful outcomes for the places that she cares deeply about. Her observations are timely. From blue plaques to bluebells, computing to copses, sculptures to Swindon secrets, there is something for everyone sandwiched between these pages.
Sacred Sites
Glastonbury, a small town in the English countryside, is renowned as the mystical Isle of Avalon - a place of myth and legend, and the spiritual heart of the country. It was a centre of druidic learning, a place of goddess worship and healing, the site of the first Christian church in Britain, and the reputed location of King Arthur's Camelot. Today it remains sacred to people of all religions and cultures, yet it hides many of its secrets within the mysterious mists of Avalon.Within the pages of Sacred Sites: Glastonbury, you will: * Cross over through the mists and experience the magic of the priestesses of old, reawakened today through new rituals dedicated to the goddess and beautiful celebrations that mark the seasons.* Climb the slopes of the majestic Tor and feel the power of the sun and of the earth, absorb the energy of the leylines that run through the town, and drink the healing waters from sacred Chalice Well.* Visit the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey, walk the ceremonial labyrinth into the heart of the Tor, marvel at ancient oaks, and sit beneath the holy thorn tree said to have grown from Joseph's staff.* Learn the history of a town that has been home to kings and queens, archbishops and saints, priestesses, seers and authors, and continues to draw new pilgrims to walk this magical land.* Read interviews with Colette Baron-Reid and Lucy Cavendish.
The Heart 200 Book
The Heart 200 route is a unique road trip around some of the most beautiful locations in Central Scotland. Two hundred miles running through Stirlingshire and Perthshire, Heart 200 takes its visitors on an epic adventure to suit every taste - whether you are an outdoors enthusiast, an aficionado of history, or simply looking to enjoy yourself in some of the most stunning natural surroundings in the world.Written with the full approval and co-operation of the Heart 200 team, The Heart 200 Book is a guide to the very best that the route has to offer. You will discover the history and culture of this remarkable region, from antiquity to the modern day, with more than a few unexpected insights along the way. Over the millennia, this amazing land has made its mark on world history thanks to famous figures ranging from the ancient Celts and the Roman Empire to King Robert the Bruce and Mary Queen of Scots, by way of Bonnie Prince Charlie, Rob Roy MacGregor, Robert Burns, Sir Walter Scott, Queen Victoria and even The Beatles!So whether you're travelling by foot, car, motorhome or bike, get ready for a journey like no other as the Heart 200 invites you to encounter standing stones and steamships, castles and chocolatiers, watersports and whisky distilleries... and surprising secrets aplenty! Illustrated with full-colour photography and complete with Internet hyperlinks to accompany the attractions, The Heart 200 Book will introduce you to some of the most remarkable places in all of Scotland and encourage you to experience each and every one for yourself. It really will be a tour that you'll never forget.
England - Reiseberichte mit Skizzen aus den Gesellschaften der Hauptstadt
James Fenimore Cooper (1789-1851) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller der Romantik. Cooper ist in vielerlei Hinsicht eine Schl羹sselfigur der amerikanischen Literatur. Neben Washington Irving war er der erste amerikanische Schriftsteller, der von seinen B羹chern leben konnte. Er blieb bis weit in das 20. Jahrhundert hinein auch in Europa der wohl meistgelesene. Aus dem Buch: "Das Packetboot wurde vortrefflich gef羹hrt, wenn gleich wir auch nur mit einer sehr ruhigen See zu thun hatten. Die Ruhe und Ordnung, welche 羹berall herrschte, bewiesen uns hinreichend, da? sich die Schiffsmannschaft auch bei einem schwierigern Fall gut bew瓣hrt haben w羹rde. Mich 羹berraschten jedoch die kleinen Gestalten der Mannschaft, die aus lauter untersetzten unansehnlichen Leuten bestand, welche gewi? in Verlegenheit gerathen w瓣ren, wenn sie auf den untern Segelstangen eines gr繹?ern Schiffes h瓣tten Dienste thun sollen. Ich habe diese Eigenth羹mlichkeit bei mehreren Gelegenheiten bemerkt, und ich bin 羹berzeugt, da? die englischen Seeleute, die wir beide fr羹her in unserer Heimath gesehen haben, alle gr繹?er waren als diese. Ein hohes Gehalt verlangt auch in der Regel eine bessere Qualification zum Dienst, und hierin mag, wie ich glaube, die Erkl瓣rung des angef羹hrten Umstandes liegen. Auf jeden Fall habe ich bei unserer Marine niemals so kleine Leute gesehen, und aus unserm alten Freund Jack Freeman lie?en sich vier von ihnen schnitzen."
Borders Tales and Trails
Illustrated with color photographs and narrated by authors Kenneth and Norman Turnbull of the Borders Turnbull clan, Borders Tales and Trails guides the reader through the exploration of the most important and exciting heritage sites in the Borders of Scotland.The story of Scotland is that of a brave and defiant people's desire for self-determination. The recorded part of that story covers thousands of years and involves much internal strife and frequent wars with great foreign powers, including the Vikings, Romans, and English. That a nation so small could not only survive under such conditions but also evolve and thrive, influencing the entire world, is a testament to the power of human will and courage.From one site to the next, you will learn what occurred in the past and what exists today. Directions include GPS settings by postal code and coordinates.
Cereal City Guide London
From the leading independent travel and style magazine Cereal comes Cereal City Guide: London: a portrait of the English capital offering a finely curated edit on what to see and do for discerning travelers and locals alike. Rich Stapleton and Rosa Park, Cereal's founders, travel extensively for the magazine and were inspired to create a series of city guides that highlight their favorite places to visit. Now, after building a loyal readership that counts on their unique, considered advice, they are relaunching the books with a fresh design and new content. Rather than a comprehensive directory of all there is to see and do, these Cereal City Guides offer instead an edit of points of interest and venues that reflect Cereal's values, in both quality and aesthetic sensibility. Stapleton and Park have personally visited hundreds of venues in London, distilling their preferred locales down to their firm favorites. From the intimate local shops to the eclectic galleries that evoke London's dual sense of history and modernity, these are the finds that that will offer a more personal take on the city. Meticulously researched and illustrated with original photography, each guide includes: Photo essays of striking images of the cityAn illustrated neighborhood mapInterviews and essays from celebrated locals such as architectural designer John Pawson, fashion designer Margaret Howell, and moreLists of essential architectural points of interest, museums, galleries, day trips outside the city, and unique goods to buyAn itinerary for an ideal day in LondonCereal City Guide: London is a design-focused portrait of an iconic city, offering a distinctive look at the best museums, galleries, hotels, restaurants, and shops. Cereal City Guides: Cereal City Guide: New York Cereal City Guide: London Cereal City Guide: Paris Cereal City Guide: Los Angeles Cereal City Guide: Copenhagen
Buckingham Palace
-A richly illustrated guide to Buckingham Palace, and its role as a symbol, a royal residence, a working palace and an exceptional art collection Buckingham Palace is instantly recognisable as a symbol of the monarchy, of London and of Britain itself. But what goes on behind the famous fa癟ade? Buckingham Palace is much more than a stone backdrop to pomp and pageantry. Since Queen Victoria's time it has been the official London residence for the ruling monarch and it houses a superb collection of works of art, part of the Royal Collection, but this is no rarefied museum. The headquarters of the British monarchy, Buckingham Palace is that rare thing - a working palace. Its state rooms form a magnificent setting for the official and ceremonial duties carried out by Her Majesty The Queen as Head of State of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth. This souvenir guide takes you inside the Palace and highlights the multiple roles Buckingham Palace plays - as a symbol, a royal residence, a working palace and an exceptional art collection - while offering a glimpse into one of the most famous buildings in the world. Contents: Introduction; A Symbol of Monarchy; The Changing of the Guard; A Royal Residence; A Working Palace; Welcoming Visitors: The Grand Entrance and Staircase; Diplomacy: The Green Drawing Room; Royal Splendour: The Throne Room; State Entertaining: The Ballroom; Investitures; Charity: The State Dining Room; Receptions: The White Drawing Room; Politics: The Bow Room; Welcoming the Public: Garden Parties; Behind the Scenes; A Royal Collection: Ten Highlights.
Wallpaper* City Guide London
Wallpaper* City Guides present a tightly edited, discreetly packaged list of the best a location has to offer the design conscious traveller. Here is a precise, informative, insider's checklist of all you need to know about the world's most intoxicating cities.Whether you are staying for 48 hours or five days, visiting for business or a vacation, we've done the hard work for you, from finding the best restaurants, bars and hotels (including which rooms to request) to the most extraordinary stores and sites, and the most enticing architecture and design. Wallpaper* City Guides enable you to come away from your trip, however brief, with a real taste of the city's landscape and the satisfaction you've seen all that you should.In short, these guides act as a passport to the best the world has to offer.
Rick Steves Great Britain
Explore the misty isle of Great Britain, from lively London to the lush fields of Wales and the craggy beauty of the Scottish Highlands. With Rick Steves on your side, Great Britain can be yours!Inside Rick Steves Great Britain you'll find: Comprehensive coverage for spending two weeks or more exploring England, Wales, and ScotlandRick's strategic advice on how to get the most out of your time and money, with rankings of his must-see favoritesTop sights and hidden gems, from Stonehenge and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre to whisky distilleries and corner pubsHow to connect with culture: Try haggis or a Scotch pie, catch a show in SoHo, or chat with locals in a cozy Welsh tavernBeat the crowds, skip the lines, and avoid tourist traps with the help of Rick's candid, humorous insightThe best places to eat, sleep, and relax with a pintSelf-guided walking tours of charming villages and historic sites and museums Detailed maps for exploring on the goUseful resources including a packing list, a historical overview, and recommended reading Over 1,000 bible-thin pages include everything worth seeing without weighing you downComplete, up-to-date information on London, Windsor, Cambridge, Bath, Glastonbury, Wells, Avebury, Stonehenge, Salisbury, South Wales, the Cotswolds, Stratford-upon-Avon, Ironbridge Gorge, Liverpool, the Lake District, York, Durham and Northeast England, Conwy, Caernarfon, Snowdonia National Park, Blaenau Ffestiniog, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stirling, St. Andrews, Oban and the Inner Hebrides, Glencoe and Fort William, Inverness, Loch Ness, and moreMake the most of every day and every dollar with Rick Steves Great Britain.Visiting the UK? Try Rick Steves Best of England!
Let's Take the Kids to London
Not everyone travels the same way. Traveling with children? That definitely requires a unique perspective. Overseas travel presents different challenges than a family trip to the beach, but the experiences can be more rewarding.Let's Take the Kids to London helps readers plan a successful family trip to London. This in-depth guide is full of sightseeing and hands-on experiences for traveling families. More than 130 color photographs let readers imagine themselves in destinations throughout London and the nearby countryside. Concentrating on family-focused adventures, Let's Take the Kids to London shares both fun facts and need-to-know information about classic destinations - the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, the London Zoo, Westminster Abbey, the London Eye, and many more. The book devotes equal attention to lesser-known attractions such as the Florence Nightingale Museum, the Churchill War Rooms, Coram's Fields, and the Postal Museum. Let's Take the Kids to London also guides readers on field trips to nearby Greenwich, Windsor, Hampton Court, Kew, and Oxfordshire. Let's Take the Kids to London shows readers the many ways London loves kids. Culture and colorful history come to life in this expert travel guide with useful planning advice, written by parents, for parents. Fully revised and updated in its sixth edition, this book provides insights that travelers will not easily find on their phones or in a Google search.Let's Take the Kids to London is the travel guidebook that can help turn dreams of a family trip to London into reality.
Londres Insolita Y Secreta / Secret and Unusual London
癒Participe en la reuni籀n mensual de los bigotudos m獺s extravagantes del pa穩s, rec籀jase en el cementerio para perros de Hyde Park, asista a la misa de los payasos, vaya al circo en una antigua central el矇ctrica, rece en una iglesia flotante, haga vela en un antiguo embalse de agua, descubra la roca de donde Arturo retir籀 la espada de Excalibur, qu矇dese de piedra ante el pene sagrado de un fara籀n, juegue en la 繳ltima pista de bolos sobre c矇sped de la City, admire un extra簽o enderezador de pepinos, una sirena disecada o el coraz籀n de una vaca, descubra los bares y los restaurantes m獺s ins籀litos!... De d穩a como de noche, Londres s籀lo desvela sus excentricidades y sus secretos a los habitantes y viajeros que saben salirse de los caminos marcados. Pero, es necesario saber d籀nde ir...Una gu穩a indispensable para los que cre穩an que conoc穩an bien Londres o para los que desean descubrir la otra cara de la ciudad. Where can you find monsters in Trafalgar Square? Whatever happened to Bedlam? Where can you praise God, buy meatballs and have a sauna? What's in the House of Dreams? To which secret society does Prince Charles belong? What's the trick to instant weight loss? Secret London, an unusual guide is the original and still the best of all the many alternative London guides: accept no imitation. Authors Rachel Howard and Bill Nash have prowled the city streets, seeking out the hidden, eccentric and overlooked. Now the definitive insider's guide to London has been fully updated, with over 40 new entries and a brand new look. Far from the crowds and the usual clich矇s, London still reserves any number of hidden treasures for those who know how to wander off the beaten track. "The best guide to alternative London ever. An essential purchase" (The Londonist.com) "A fascinating London guidebook. Simply brilliant" (The travel editor.com) "The most interesting guidebook I have had the chance to pick up in years" (Globalista)"An insider's look at some of London's best-kept little secrets" (MSN Travel) "A wonderful book" (Glen Baxter)
A Fine Romance
A thrilling ocean voyage on the Queen Mary 2 from New York City to Southampton culminating in a two-month ramble through the charming backroads and small villages of the pastoral English countryside in the spring of last year is the subject of this delicious travel journal that Susan has painstakingly hand-lettered and watercolored in the way many of us have grown to love over the years.
I Never Knew That about England’s Country Churches
This charming book takes you through the counties of England, exploring Saxon churches, reflective of simple faith; Norman churches with rugged arches and powerful pillars, stamping their authority; gothic churches with their soaring arches; Decorated and Perpendicular churches made glorious with Early English style and craftsmanship; Victorian churches, resplendent with imperial pomp; and eccentric Arts and Crafts churches. Every one of them has a remarkable tale to tell, that will move you to exclaim, again and again: "I never knew that!"
Finding the Plot
"The most fun I have ever had with dead bodies."--Bill BrysonIn this riveting and often hilarious book--part travelogue and part social history--Ann Treneman visits the most interesting graves in Britain. You'll meet prime ministers, queens and kings, highwaymen, scientists, mistresses, writers, painters, poets, rakes and rogues, victims, the meek and mild, and the just plain mad.At times absurd, at times poignant, Finding the Plot is an entertaining guide to the Anglo-Saxon underworld. Ann Treneman was born in Iowa City but grew up in McMinnville, Oregon. She now lives in London where she is parliamentary sketchwriter for the Times newspaper.
Watching the English
Updated, with new research and over 100 revisions Ten years later, they're still talking about the weather! Kate Fox, the social anthropologist who put the quirks and hidden conditions of the English under a microscope, is back with more biting insights about the nature of Englishness. This updated and revised edition of Watching the English - which over the last decade has become the unofficial guidebook to the English national character - features new and fresh insights on the unwritten rules and foibles of "squaddies," bikers, horse-riders, and more. Fox revisits a strange and fascinating culture, governed by complex sets of unspoken rules and bizarre codes of behavior. She demystifies the peculiar cultural rules that baffle us: the rules of weather-speak. The ironic-gnome rule. The reflex apology rule. The paranoid pantomime rule. Class anxiety tests. The roots of English self-mockery and many more. An international bestseller, Watching the English is a biting, affectionate, insightful and often hilarious look at the English and their society.
Stonehenge and Avebury
Please note: This product is a map. The Stonehenge and Avebury World Heritage Site is internationally important for its outstanding prehistoric monuments. Stonehenge is the most architecturally sophisticated prehistoric stone circle in the world, while Avebury is the largest. Around them lie numerous other monuments and sites, which demonstrate over 2,000 years of continuous use. Together they form a unique prehistoric landscape.There is no better way to learn about and experience the monuments than to go out and explore the World Heritage Site on foot. This map is ideal for walkers and others wishing to explore the fascinating landscape of the two areas of the World Heritage Site. The map uses an Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 base and draws upon information from the English Heritage Archive and recent archaeological investigations. With Stonehenge on one side and Avebury on the other, the map shows and describes both visible and hidden remains, with information about where you can find out more.The map is divided into two parts on a durable double sided waterproof sheet.
Portobello Voices
Portobello Market has been going since 1860. It boasts the largest antiques street market in the world, is a source of inspiration for fashion designers, song writers and film directors, receives over a million visitors a year ...and is at risk. In Portobello Voices, Blanche Girouard introduces us to the intoxicating mix of characters that make the market buzz - from the antique dealer to rubbish collector, sausage seller to fur coat vendor, Afghan battery seller to public school entrepreneur. Listening to their stories, learn how to spot a fake, store a fur and make a tin pan; find out what lies behind an obsession with collecting, a passion for buttons and the gusset in boxer shorts and hear how experiences of loss, abandonment and estrangement lead to a life as a market trader.Read the book, rediscover the market and become part of the solution to preserving the wonder that is Portobello.
Not a Guide to Bridlington
Did you know? Lawrence of Arabia worked at the marine craft unit at Bridlington in 1933. David Hockney lives in Bridlington and paints trees on Woldgate. Bridlington fisherman landed the largest shellfish catch in England. From the momentous to the outlandish, this book is packed full of fun facts and trivia about everything to do with this gem of Britain's coastline. Much more than a tourist guide, residents too will discover things they never knew about the town. Facts, history, humor; it's all here in this engaging little book.
Londoners
"A rich and exuberant kaleidoscopic portrait of a great, messy, noisy, daunting, inspiring, maddening, enthralling, constantly shifting Rorschach test of a place. . . . Delightful. . . . In Taylor's patient and sympathetic hands, regular people become poets, philosophers, orators." -- New York Times Book ReviewLondoners is a fresh and compulsively readable view of one of the world's most fascinating cities-a vibrant narrative portrait of the London of our own time, featuring unforgettable stories told by the real people who make the city hum.Acclaimed writer and editor Craig Taylor has spent years traversing every corner of the city, getting to know the most interesting Londoners, including the voice of the London Underground, a West End rickshaw driver, an East End nightclub doorperson, a mounted soldier of the Queen's Life Guard at Buckingham Palace, and a couple who fell in love at the Tower of London--and now live there. With candor and humor, this diverse cast--rich and poor, old and young, native and immigrant, men and women (and even a Sarah who used to be a George)--shares indelible tales that capture the city as never before.Together, these voices paint a vivid, epic, and wholly original portrait of twenty-first-century London in all its breadth, from Notting Hill to Brixton, from Piccadilly Circus to Canary Wharf, from an airliner flying into London Heathrow Airport to Big Ben and Tower Bridge, and down to the deepest tunnels of the London Underground. Londoners is the autobiography of one of the world's greatest cities.
