Travel

Tasting Italy

A Culinary Journey
by Alice Vollenweider

Since 1533, when Catherine de Medici was accompanied by numerous cooks when she travelled to France to marry King Henri I, Italian cuisine has been considered the mother of all European fine cooking. 'Tasting Italy - A Coulinary Journey', a mouthwatering travelogue full of recipes, is now available as a paperback!

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Price: £6.39

The Golden Step

A Walk through the Heart of Crete
by Christopher Somerville

The famous walking correspondent undertakes a gruelling hike from the East to the West of Crete, relying entirely on a rather dodgy map, a compass and a walking stick. And, of course, on the famed hospitality of the Cretans. We are pleased to release Christopher Somerville's book as a paperback in September 2008.

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Price: £6.39

Raghu Rai's India

Reflections in Colour
by Raghu Rai

'Raghu Rai's India' is a new photography title from the Magnum photographer. His photographs talk about the simple people, the village people, the rituals and routines that make up their rhythm of their days, their spiritual fervour, their dignity and sense of colour and self-adornment as well as the earthy beauty of their humble homes and and the unconcious artistry of their agricultural labour.

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Price: £28.00

Greenwood Dark

A Traveller's Poems
by Christopher Somerville

Christopher Somerville's new title 'Greenwood Dark - A Traveller's Poem' is out now.

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Price: £7.99

Hidden Bhutan

Entering the Kingdom of the Thunder Dragon
by Martin Uitz

It was only in the middle of the 1960s that the first road between India and Bhutan was opened. And only since 1974 have a small number of tourists been permitted to visit the kingdom every year.

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Price: £10.40