A practical guide to some of Britain's most peculiar and unexpected monuments, gardens and museums. It reveals Norfolk's fascinating Mustard Museum; Devon's Gnome Reserve, home to over 1,000 of Britain's beloved garden characters; and, the fourth Earl of Dunmore's eccentric home, The Pineapple.

A guide to Iceland. It helps you learn when to use each one of the eight Icelandic words for sheep, how to avoid injury from dive-bombing Arctic terns, or the connections between present-day sites and Iceland's rich literary tradition of sagas. It covers biking, trekking, deep-sea and river fishing, horse-riding, glacier exploration, and more.

Britain is packed with places to visit that can be called 'sacred'. Many are tourist sites, such as Iona, Lindisfarne and Stonehenge. This book journeys from pilgrimage sites with tombs of martyrs and scenes of medieval miracles to the remote islands of Iona, Bardsey and Lindisfarne, as well as to modern Buddhist, Hindu and Islamic shrines.

Spanning the northernmost fringes of Norway, Sweden and Finland, this title offers winter and summer adventures.

Allows visitors to plan their stay in London, from arrival to departure, and gives them planning for and enjoying the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. This guide selects the best Sightseeing, Walks, Shops, Nightlife and Activities, with full transport details and divided by location.

Now updated to include newer maps and photos--and lighter in weight to support carefree traveling--this comprehensive guidebook to the Camino de Santiago and its offshoots contains all the information needed by modern-day pilgrims wishing to walk the sacred Way of St. James. Overview route planners plus daily stage maps and detailed town plans help sojourners with all the advance preparation they ...