Bestsellers - September 2010

All sorts of maps have been popular over the summer holidays – walking maps of the Dolomites and Spain, road maps of France, and maps of national parks and of Europe’s railways. While guidebooks to destinations such as Tuscany and Umbria are ever-popular, we’ve also seen some new products barely hit the shelves before they’re swiped straight off again – see the green world map trek towel for a great example!

Map No. 158, Gap - Briançon, part of the TOP100 series of road maps of France from the Institut Géographique National (IGN); exceptionally detailed, contoured road maps, ideal for exploring the French countryside by car, by bike, or even on foot. Used by millions of locals and tourists alike, this series provides an excellent balance between coverage of a sufficiently wide area and detailed road presentation.

Gap - Briançon
£6.50 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Lifeventure’s giant trek towel comes in this special edition in green with a map of the world print. The towel itself is ultra soft, highly absorbent and compact, and comes with its own rip-stop carry case. Lifeventure trek towels absorb nine times their own weight in water and dry eight times quicker than a standard beach towel.

Trek Towel (Soft Fibre, Giant, Green with World Map Print)
£32.00 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Val Senales/Schnalstal - Naturno/Naturns area in a series of Tabacco maps at 1:25,000 covering the Dolomites and the mountains of north-eastern Italy - Stanfords’ most popular maps for this region, with excellent cartography and extensive overprint for hiking routes. Most titles are now GPS compatible.

Val Senales/Schnalstal - Naturno/Naturns
£8.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Europe’s rail passenger network on a map from Thomas Cook, publishers of the European Rail Timetable, indicating high speed lines, rack railways, scenic routes, passenger and rail ferries, major tunnels, frontier stations, etc. On one side the whole of Europe is presented at 1:4,000,000, extending east to Moscow/the Crimea/Ankara, with Scandinavia shown as an inset at 1:6,000,000.

Europe Rail Map
£8.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Valle de Tena, including Sierra de Tendeñera and Peña Telera, in an extensive and very popular series of walking maps from Editorial Alpina covering the Pyrenees, Catalonia and other selected hiking areas in Spain, including Picos de Europa, Sierra Nevada and parts of Andalucía, Majorca, etc.

Sierra de Tendeñera - Valle de Tena
£13.95 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Tuscany & Umbria from Rough Guides; comprehensively detailed guidebooks specifically designed for independent travellers and serving a range of worldwide destinations. Widely recognised for their free editorial style, Rough Guide authors are allowed to express their personal opinions on a range of subjects. Although sometimes controversial, this editorial stance allows readers to experience more detailed and personal takes on each destination.

Tuscany & Umbria
£13.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Map No. 206, Yosemite National Park, CA, in an extensive series of GPS compatible, contoured hiking maps of USA’s national and state parks or forests and other popular recreational areas. Cartography based on the national topographic survey, with additional tourist information.

Yosemite National Park, CA
£9.50 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

The 2010-2011 weekly diary & notebook (soft cover) is an 18-month weekly diary and notebook in a practical size format, encased in a sleek, classic black soft cover, with bookmark strap and elastic closing band. The diary is the ideal place for people who travel to keep information and news over its 208 pages. Each page spread covers one week, with the days listed on the left-hand page and a plain ruled page for notes on the right.

Moleskine 18 Month 2010-2011 Weekly Diary & Notebook - large, soft cover
£12.50 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours

Mountain Bike Routes UK’s cycling guide to the Coast to Coast route covers St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay. The guide comes in a clear plastic wallet with removable route cards; each card breaks the route down into smaller sections, with distances, detailed directions and national grid references given regularly for GPS users.

Coast to Coast
£7.99 Temporarily out of stock: expected back within 2 weeks

Body Wallet (Waist) is a discreet, soft backed, slimline wallet that can be easily kept under clothes to protect your valuables. Designed to hold passports, cards and money, and travel documents, with several small pockets inside, the Body Wallet has an adjustable, elasticated waist belt and slimline clip.

Body Wallet (Waist)
£9.99 In stock: usually dispatched within 48 hours