Live it up in 2008’s European Capital of Culture with this fantastic range of maps, atlases and guidebooks that will help you enjoy all that Liverpool has to offer. And see where else to go in May!
Where to go when - Liverpool
08: Liverpool European Capital of Culture '08
A sumptuous brochure that colourfully welcomes you to Liverpool, European Capital of Culture for 2008. A one-off annual, this will help you see the best of what’s on offer, allowing you to experience the city’s edgy spirit and supreme sense of fun.
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Liverpool 800 - Culture, Character, and History
Marking the 800th anniversary of the founding of modern Liverpool by King John, “Liverpool 800” is the definitive biography of this world city. This elegantly designed and illustrated book explores the life of Liverpool over eight centuries.
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Itchy guides are without a doubt aimed at the traveller looking to have fun, or as the guide puts it, a “24-hour party animal guide to living large”. A guide to bars, restaurants, cafés and clubs, where to sleep...
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Stanfords globe prize at film festival
A campaign to promote geography hosted a film competition and the top prize was no less than a magnificent globe from Stanfords. The 'Our World Film Festival', organised by Give Geography its Place, took place at the Geographical Association's annual conference...
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The Tony Wheeler Interview - Lonely Planet Founder
Tony Wheeler founded Lonely Planet in late 1973 after a six-month overland trip across Asia that resulted in Across Asia on the Cheap. Today the company has become the world's largest independent guidebook publisher...
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Upcoming Events
Barnaby Rogerson: Travellers' Tales: How to become a travel writer: four profiles of classic authors
13 May 7:30pm, London
Come to this Travellers' Tales evening, and hear publisher Barnaby Rogerson reveal how to become a travel writer, with four profiles of classic authors.
Saffia Farr, Rowan Stewart & Susie Weldon: Kyrgyzstan Evening
14 May 7:00pm, Bristol
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT! Join the authors of two great books on Kyrgyzstan and discover more about this stunning country during this atmospheric evening with Kyrgyz costumes, vodka and even a genuine yurt!
Articles
USA - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Our trip started in Toronto, Canada, and it was to be a two day car journey through New York State and Pennsylvania to the town of Gettysburg, just North of the Maryland border. The drive down takes you through some fantastic countryside including the Allegheny National Forest...
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USA - San Francisco, California
San Francisco, like New York, is an un-American city. They’re different from the rest. And while New York is characterised by its hurly-burly and take-no-prisoners population, San Fran has gone completely the other way...
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Kobe is a city most people have heard of because of the devastating earthquake that hit it in 1995. It was rebuilt with astonishing speed and is back to being one of Japan's most pleasant cities. Hemmed in by mountains to the north, it spreads for miles along the shores of the inland sea, joining the...
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