Travel

A spellbinding travel book, exploring the psychology of pilgrimage, wilderness and walking. Drawing widely on landscape and the cultures of the places he passes, as well as the writers who inspired his journey, Martineau discovers how a walking pilgrimage can change a person.

One September, the author set out with a field biologist to journey 250 miles through the Himalayas to the Crystal Mountain on the Tibetan plateau. They wanted to study the wild blue sheep, the bharal, but also hoped to see the snow leopard, a creature so rarely spotted as to be nearly mythical. This book gives an account of an inner journey.

Peter Mayle and his wife did what most of us only imagine doing when they made their long-cherished dream of a life abroad a reality: throwing caution to the wind, they bought a glorious two hundred year-old farmhouse in the Luberon Valley and began a new life. This work lets you discover the joys of French rural living.

Discover fifty of West Cork's landmarks and special places, which reflect the essence, character and beauty of this south-western corner of Ireland.

Number One in Ireland! Number Two in Australia! Number Ten in Britain!

Discover Northern Ireland's wild mountains, epic cliffs, spectacular beaches and stunning moorland in this, the definitive guidebook for walking in Northern Ireland, It contains 35 epic walks, hand-picked by a Country Down local, including the Causeway Coast, the Glens of Antrim, the Mourne Mountains, the Sperrin Mountains and much more.

These 30 epic walks in Northern Ireland's highest mountains have been handpicked and clearly written by a local walker with decades of experience. This is the only guidebook for the Mourne Mountains with REAL OSNI 1:25000 maps.

Author and photographer Gareth McCormack shares his passion, knowledge and stunning pictures of the High Mournes and the towns and villages, forests and estates that surround these magnificent peaks.

Get away from the hoards on supervised beaches and in crowded pools to discover a paradise of secret lakes, meandering rivers, deserted coves and forgotten waterfalls. This introductory guide to Ireland's wild swims will inspire readers to get off the beaten track to the most amazing locations for skinny-dipping, diving, surfing and snorkelling.

Sally and John McKenna, travel and food writers and authors of IRELAND THE BEST, have selected 100 extraordinary places that epitomise what is truly great about Ireland. This personal and diverse compendium is illustrated with beautiful and evocative images.