Cross-Channel France in the Travel Guide series from Bradt; encompassing a comprehensive range of titles to destinations worldwide, with a particular focus on Africa, Central & South America. Bradt are one of the country’s leading independent publishers & have an ethos that focuses on responsible travel, in alliance with a philosophy of sustainability; both in the destinations the guides cover but also in encouraging tourists to limit the impact they have on the local environment. Bradt guides have a reputation for appealing to more independent travelers & often cover destinations that are not available from other publishers. Each guide opens with two comprehensive chapters on Background & Practical Information, covering details of the country’s geography, culture, natural history, government & politics, economy, people, language, religion, education & culture. Important practical advice

Includes:: when to visit, highlights, suggested itineraries, tour operators, red tape, embassies & consulates, getting there & away, health, safety, what to take, money, budgeting, getting around, accommodation, eating & drinking, public holidays, shopping, arts & entertainment, media & communications, business, travel culture & cultural etiquette. Individual sections are organized geographically by region & typically open with information on practicalities & orientation, before focusing on what to see & where to go. Information on what to see, where to stay, where to eat & how to find your way around is provided, with a range of budgets catered for. Simple black & white maps locate key visitor sites & places of accommodation. Bradt Travel Guides include appendices that provide an in-depth introduction to the language of each country, a glossary of terms & a listing of books & internet resources providing further information on the destination.

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Nature guides to ecologically important regions of Europe from the Crossbill Guides Foundation, with each title combining extensive information about the region’s eco-system with routes to explore the area on foot, by bike or by car. The Crossbill Guides Foundation, based in the Netherlands, is a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing public involvement with nature conservation. Its aim is to produce comprehensive guides & other services for nature enthusiasts & tourist to all major European natural areas. The guides are prepared in consultation with local experts. Each title, produced on high quality paper & illustrated with numerous colour photos, is divided into four sections:* An extensive introduction to the area, including its climate, topography & habitat types (bogs, fens, mires, meadows, forests, etc), history & nature conservation, etc.* Fauna & flora* Recommended routes to explore the region on foot, by bike or by car, each accompanied by a map cross-referenced to the text plus a list of selected important species to be found along the route.* Practical tourist information & observation tips, including a list of local species with names in English, Latin, German & Dutch. ...

A dozen years after his last visit, Jeebleh returns to his beloved Mogadiscio to see old friends. He is accompanied by his son-in-law, Malik, a journalist intent on covering the region`s ongoing turmoil. What greets them at first is not the chaos Jeebleh remembers, however, but an eerie calm enforced by ubiquitous white-robed figures bearing whips. Meanwhile, Malik`s brother, Ahl, has arrived in Puntl&, the region notorious as a pirates` base. Ahl is searching for his stepson, Taxliil, who has vanished from Minneapolis, apparently recruited by an imam allied to Somalia`s rising religious insurgency. The brothers` efforts draw them closer to Taxliil & deeper into the fabric of the country, even as Somalis brace themselves for an Ethiopian invasion. Jeebleh leaves Mogadiscio only a few hours before the borders are breached & raids descend from land & sea. As the uneasy quiet shatters & the city turns into a battle zone, the brothers experience firsthand the derailments of war. Crossbones is a fascinating look at individuals caught in the maw of zealotry, profiteering & political conflict, by one of Africa`s most highly acclaimed international writers. ...

The extremes of the human experience are encapsulated in Jerusalem, & Nicholas Woodsworth’s “ Crossing Jerusalem” is one of the most authoritative & evocative travelogues in existence. From the ultra-orthodox communities of Mea-Shearim, where immodestly dressed women can expect to be spat at or stoned, to the Palestinian communities of East Jerusalem, Woodsworth writes about the city with great precision & wit. ...

Shortlisted for a 2016 Edward Standford Travel Writing Award. In 2013, three friends set off on a journey that they had been told was impossible: the north-south crossing of the Congo River Basin, from Kinshasa, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, to Juba, in South Sudan. Traversing two & a half thousand miles of the toughest terrain on the planet in a twenty-five year old Land Rover, they faced repeated challenges, from kleptocracy & fire ants to non-existent roads & intense suspicion from local people. Through imagination & teamwork
- including building rafts & bridges to cross rivers, conducting makeshift surgery in the jungle & playing tribal politics
- they got through. But the Congo is raw, & the journey took an unexpected psychological toll on them all. Crossing the Congo is a story of friendship, what it takes to complete a great journey against tremendous odds, & an intimate look into one of the world`s least-developed & most fragile states.

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Some of the most beautiful views of London are those from the many bridges which span the River Thames. Millions of people cross over the Thames every day but most are too concerned with reaching their destination to notice the structures they use, let alone consider their history or the risks taken in building them. Triumphs of architecture & engineering, London's bridges have inspired artists as diverse as Dickens & Monet. From the elegant Richmond Bridge to the Gothic, quintessentially British Tower Bridge, they have formed the backdrop to battles, rebellions, pageantry & mysteries for two millennia. Crossing the River tells these stories, including the assassination of a dissident with a poisoned umbrella on Waterloo Bridge; the apparent suicide of ' God's banker', an Italian financier with links to the Vatican, the Masons & the Mafia; & the Marchioness tragedy & its controversial aftermath. Featuring illustrations & photographs old & new, this book will undoubtedly increase the reader's knowledge & appreciation of the bridges & the people who built them, & thereby enhance the pleasure of seeing them, whether at leisure or stuck in a traffic jam. ...

Thesiger is first of all a photographer & then a writer. He had to be convinced to write Arabian Sands by someone who had seen these photos. Extracts from this book accompany & comment the pictures. Thesiger has always regarded his five years with the Bedu in Arabia as the most important & rewarding years of his life. His portraits of his companions during the crossings of the Rub al Khali are as impressive as those of the landscape. ...

Award-winning journalist Wolfgang Bauer & photographer Stanislav Krupar were the first undercover reporters to document the journey of Syrian refugees from Egypt to Europe. Posing as English teachers in 2014, they were direct witnesses to the brutality of smuggler gangs, the processes of detainment & deportation, the dangers of sea-crossing on rickety boats, & the final furtive journey through Europe. Combining their own travels with other eyewitness accounts in the first book of reportage of its kind, Crossing the Sea brings to life both the systemic problems & the individual faces behind the crisis, & is a passionate appeal for more humanitarian refugee policies. ...

A new & indispensable companion for planning Thames Estuary passages. This set of tables enables navigators to select the best routes according to tide times. A set of tide tables, Imray charts, East Coast Pilot & now Crossing the Thames Estuary provide all the information that is needed to fully explore the estuary & coasts of Suffolk, Essex & Kent. Designed to help plan your journey across the complex waters of the Thames Estuary quickly, easily & accurately by using the tables provided. These tables are based on 32 routes with alternatives for Springs & Neaps & with a choice of speeds between three & seven knots. The time planning tables will answer questions such as: What is the preferred route? What time do I start to ensure sufficient water through swatchways or over banks? What is the best way to get the most help from the tide & still have sufficient water over the banks? The (South) East Coast of England captured Roger Gaspar's imagination back in 1959. Tiller Girl, built at Leigh-on-Sea in 1964, & now a West Mersea resident like Roger & his wife, has taken them safely & comfortably across the Estuary more than a few times. When you pass them (as surely you will) bear in mind that she was built for these waters & might not need as much water as you do! ...

63 routes with full passage tables An indispensable companion for planning Thames estuary passages, this set of tables enables navigators to select the best routes according to tide times. A set of tide tables, IMRAY charts, East Coast Pilot & Crossing the Thames Estuary provide all the information that is needed to fully explore the estuary & coasts of Suffolk, Essex & Kent. The object is help you plan your journey across the complex waters of the Thames Estuary quickly, safely, easily & accurately. To do this a series of tables is provided based upon a variety of routes with alternative tables for Springs & Neaps & for a choice of average boat speeds of 4, 5, 6 & 7 knots. As with the first edition, the concentration is on the `inside` routes that weave through or across various sands & swatch ways. However, this edition now

Includes:: the `outside` route between the Suffolk Rivers & Ramsgate. The Time Planning tables will enable you to plan departure times to arrive at key points on the crossing at your chosen time. The purpose is to provide the reader with a simple & accurate way to determine the best choices when making the crossing: what is your preferred route? What time do I start to ensure sufficient water through swatch ways or over banks? What is the best compromise to get the most help from the tide & still have sufficient water over the banks? Please visit www.crossingthethamesestuary.com for corrections & changes, an illustrated ` Notices to Mariners` service for the area covered by this book & a range of chart lets of Roger`s surveys.

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