Gullible’s Travels

Gullible’s Travels – behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes from John Carter, presenter of BBC’s Holiday and ITV’s Wish You Were Here.? programmes, from shopping in Macy’s and travelling on Concorde to accidentally encountering Sophia Loren. True stories set down in print for the first time after almost 30 years on British TV screens.

Bradt Britain’s Best Small Hills Guidebook

Britain’s Best Small Hills guide – travel information and expert advice from award-winning writer Phoebe Smith on the best small hills (609 metres or less) in Britain to climb, plus maps, practical and safety advice, and tips on walking with children. Features 60 walks, 20 each in England, Wales and Scotland, from Cornwall to the Highlands.

Bradt Taiwan Guidebook

Taiwan Travel Guide – Holiday tips and expert advice on everything from Taipei hotels and restaurants to temples and religious sites, birdwatching, local food and folk culture. Also covers homestays and camping, activities, trekking and cycling, Taroko Gorge, Mount Jade, national parks and wildlife, Penghu Islands and Lukang’s architecture.

Bradt USA by Rail Guidebook

USA by Rail Travel Guide – Travel information and holiday tips on everything from US and Canadian routes to rail transport history and important stops. Also covering accommodation suggestions, practical advice and activities, steam trains, national parks such as Yosemite, Yellowstone, Bryce and the Grand Canyon and coastal routes.

Bradt Venezuela Guidebook

Venezuela Travel Guide – Travel holiday tips including Caracas cultural highlights and music, local cuisine, the Andes, Angel Falls and UNESCO World Heritage Sites. This guide also covers national parks and reserves, wildlife, Amazonas, Los Llanos, Margarita Island, Central Coast, salsa bars and fiestas, activities such as trekking and paragliding.

Bradt Sudan Guidebook

Sudan Travel Guide – Expert advice and holiday travel tips on everything from Khartoum historical sites and accommodation to Nile cruises and nomadic traditions. This guide also covers safety, visas, political history, Meroë pyramids, Jebel Barkal, whirling dervishes at Hamed al-Nil tomb, Omdurman, Nuba Mountains, Kassala, Suakin and Aba Islands.

Bradt Haiti Guidebook

Haiti Travel Guide – Holiday tips and expert advice including Port-au-Prince highlights, beaches, hiking routes, Jacmel Carnival, music, art and local cuisine. Also covered are wildlife, safety, visas, historical sites such as the Citadelle Henry and colonial outposts, cruises, Parc National la Visite, Jacmel, Port Salut and Grotte Marie Jeanne.

Bradt Minarets in the Mountains (Travel Literature)

Travel writing about Muslim Europe. A journey around Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans, home to the largest indigenous Muslim population in Europe, following the footsteps of Evliya Celebi through Serbia, Bosnia, Albania, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro. A book that begins to decolonise European history.

Bradt Estonia Guidebook

Estonia Travel Guide – Expert travel advice and tips on everything from Tallinn accommodation and restaurants to day trips, medieval history, culture and music. Also featuring suggested routes and island trips, local food and drink, UNESCO sites, Lahemaa National Park, Tartu, Pärnu, Valga, Kuressaare castle, Hiiumaa, walking and hiking.

Bradt Galapagos Crusoes Travel Literature

The Galapagos Crusoes: a year alone with the birds travel and wildlife narrative – an account of a year spent living on two waterless Galapagos islands in 1964, Tower Island (Genovesa) and Hood (Española), including groundbreaking descriptions of Galapagos wildlife, all the adventure of life on a deserted island and a visit from HRH Prince Philip.

On Being from Nowhere

On Being from Nowhere – travel narrative about a 23,000-km road trip from Venice to Beijing. Three friends drive east, retracing the ancient Silk Roads and their modern parallel in China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative. Along a route followed by great travel writers from Marco Polo to Nicholas Bouvier, and populated by a varied cast of characters, their journey becomes as much one of self-exploration.

Bradt Jordan Highlights Guidebook

Jordan Highlights travel guide. Holiday advice and practical information for visitors. Features Jerash, Amman, Wadi Rum, Petra, Little Petra, the Gulf of Aqaba, Dead Sea, Mount Nebo and Madaba. Includes easy-to-follow maps, up-to-date listings of accommodation and places to eat, plus information for travelling to and around Jordan.

North Shropshire sleeps

Here is just a selection of accommodation options in north Shropshire: welcoming, heartwarming and occasionally quirky places to base yourself for a Slow adventure.

Restaurants in Lille: the end of an era

Laurence Phillips bids farewell to two Lillois dining institutions.

Interview with Jan Leeming

We chat to newsreader and TV presenter Jan Leeming about her experiences of solo travel.