The Kindness of Strangers is a selection of uplifting stories from Bradt’s 2026 New Travel Writer of the Year competition.
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Antananarivo City E-Guide – Expert travel tips and holiday advice including hotels, restaurants, nightlife, shopping, walks, maps and transport. Also covered are Ivato airport area, central Tana sights, markets, handicrafts, practical information, language and day and overnights excursions including Lemurs Park, Imerina sacred hills and Anjozorobe..
To Oldly Go: Tales of Adventurous Travel by the Over-60s – Travel literature collection of tales from ‘Silver Travellers’ defying expectations, with top travel writers and celebrities on the road less travelled. Included are tales by Dervla Murphy, Matthew Parris, Colin Thubron, Hilary Bradt plus other stories of adventurous, off-the-beaten-track travels. Ideal holiday reading and travel inspiration.
Roam Alone: Inspiring Tales of Reluctant Solo Travel – Travel literature collection of tales from travellers who go solo by necessity, and apprehensively, but learn to love it, from top travel writers to new authors. Part literature, part guide, with tips for successful solo travel. Reassuring, entertaining and inspiring.
Beastly Journeys: Unusual Tales of Travel with Animals – Travel literature collection of tales of travelling with animals, both intentional and accidental. Includes stories from a mix of previously unpublished writers and old and modern favourites, from David Attenborough to Dion Leonard, Gerald Durrell, Isabella Bird and Robert Louis Stevenson.
Madagascar Travel Guide – Holiday advice and travel tips including Antananarivo highlights, Malagasy wildlife and endemics, national parks, reserves and activities. Also featuring detailed species identification, the best spots for wildlife tracking, birdwatching, Nosy Be, Nosy Mangabe, Masoala, natural history, baobabs, local cuisine and hotels.
Connemara Mollie – Holiday reads and travel literature by Hilary Bradt about her riding adventures in western Ireland with Mollie, her equine partner. Covering routes in Counties Galway, Mayo, Kerry and Clare, Bradt recounts encounters with local people, beautiful landscapes, wildlife and rural history, and tragic events along the way.
The Irresponsible Traveller – Travel literature collection of travels gone awry including stories by top travel writers and celebrities on the roads less travelled. This guide includes tales by Michael Palin, Ben Fogle and Simon Calder as well as other stories of adventurous, off-the-beaten-track travels, ideal holiday reading, travel inspiration.
Travel writer Hilary Bradt’s journey on horseback through western Ireland – County Kerry, Cork, Waterford, Tipperary and Limerick – combining Connemara Mollie and Dingle Peggy in a single volume.
Travel Write: select entries from 20 years of the Bradt Travel-writing Competition – Travel literature anthology from new and previously published authors, all entrants or winners of Bradt’s prestigious annual travel-writing competition. Wildlife encounters, soothing reflections and exploits in obscure corners of the world all feature.
Slow North and Mid Devon – expert local tips and holiday advice featuring interesting places to stay, the best cream teas and pubs, cycling, walking the South West Coast path, surfing, beaches, hiking, wildlife and outdoor activities. Includes Clovelly, Braunton, Ilfracombe, Lundy Island, Barnstaple, northwest Exmoor, the Tarka Line and Exe Valley.
Taking the Risk – engaging memoir about serendipitous adventures in travel and publishing from a travel industry trail-blazer. Hilary Bradt looks back on 50 years of escapades, surprises, mishaps, disasters. and success. Contains stories from six decades of hitchhiking, tour leading and living in the USA, South America, the Falklands and Africa.
South Devon and Dartmoor (Slow Travel) guide. Holiday tips and insider advice featuring Plymouth highlights, local restaurants, pubs and accommodation, national parks and reserves. Also covers Dartmouth, Torquay and the English Riviera, Dartmoor National Park, South West Coast Path, beaches, cycling, itineraries, boat trips and steam train routes.
Madagascar travel guide. Holiday advice and travel tips including Antananarivo highlights, Malagasy wildlife and endemics, national parks and reserves. Also featuring detailed species identification, the best spots for wildlife watching and birding, Nosy Be, Nosy Mangabe, Masoala, Toliara, baobabs, lemurs, chameleons, local cuisine and hotels.
Anthology of travel writing with global reach: 65th anniversary publication from the British Guild of Travel Writers. An enchanting scrapbook of 101 travellers’ personal narratives covering every decade since 1960 and encompassing every continent. Features exploration, backpacking, cities, nature, safaris, hiking, culture, adventure and misadventure.