Travel and Holiday
It starts with a football match but it’s not a football story. On emerging from a period of delirium, Steve finds himself in hospital with his father at his bedside but absolutely no idea of what has happened. Nevertheless, what begins is a worldwide journey through the memories of a man from the first generation [...]
Travel and Holiday
Flung off the corporate hamster wheel by impending redundancy, Alice decided to carpe that diem and sign up for the longest bike race on earth, 8000 miles from Cairo to Cape Town. Under-trained and over-optimistic she set off with 62 fellow lycra-clad racers to tackle the adventure of a lifetime.Having imagined a leisurely ride across [...]
FITNESS & EXERCISE
Yoga for Travellers: Sequences, postures and guidance for every journey
How do I keep my yoga practice going while I travel? What are the best postures for jet-lag? What stretches should I do after scuba-diving? Or cycling? Or the morning after a big night out? Is there a good yoga sequence for when I’m feeling tired and lonely? What do I do if there’s not [...]
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Virgin on Insanity: Coming of age on the world’s toughest mountains
Outwardly, ‘Britain’s most experienced teenage Alpinist’ is a brave young mountaineer. But he’s not experienced at all, at least not in the way he really wants to be. Behind his death-defying climbs there lurks a great deal of fear – fear of the opposite sex, fear of failure, fear of not being ‘man enough’. He [...]
Travel and Holiday
In Some Lost Place: The first ascent of Nanga Parbats Mazeno Ridge
In the summer of 2012, a team of six climbers set out to attempt the first ascent of one of the great unclimbed lines of the Himalaya – the giant Mazeno Ridge on Nanga Parbat, the world’s ninth highest mountain. At ten kilometres in length, the Mazeno is the longest route to the summit of [...]
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A Brit’s Guide to Orlando Florida and Walt Disney World 2000
A Brit’s Guide to Orlando, Florida and Walt Disney World 2000 is no “fish and chips and a decent bacon sandwich” approach to Orlando. It’s a well-written, informative and concise guide that deserves a wider audience than “Brits” alone. The level of detail, the genuinely helpful tips and the money-saving recommendations the author has included, [...]
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Small Town Dreams: A tale of love, life, travel and football
SMALL TOWN DREAMSA tale of love, life, travel and footballby J.F. Cumming A humorous tale following a football fanatic and his long-suffering girlfriend as they travel around the world, spending an unexpected redundancy payment in Thailand, Hong Kong, China, Australia, Easter Island, Chile and America. Growing up in the small English town of High Wycombe [...]
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Long Standing Ambition: the first round Britain windsurf: The first solo round Britain windsurf
