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Book Review: Berlin – City Guide for Children
We found Berlin – City Guide for Children by Joscha Remus late during our recent stay in Berlin, in the rather good Berlin Story, which has a decent selection of English language books about Berlin and Germany generally, most of … Continue reading
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Book Review – Germany Guides
While the internet is continually predicted to surpass the ‘old-fashioned’ hard copy guide book, and as an iPhone owner I plan to use a range of apps* for our trip through Switzerland and Germany, I am still a fan of … Continue reading
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Vegan Travel – Joi Cafe, London
How does this sound for a budget, travelling vegan – a cheap buffet (all you can eat), in the centre of London, with a huge range of vegan dishes? And what’s more, it is tasty to the point of very … Continue reading
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Book Review: Frommer’s Germany
Frommer’s guide books are aimed at a certain market – North American, potentially travelling overseas for the first time, as interested in shopping as they are sight-seeing, not really wanting to get off the beaten track. Which is fine if … Continue reading
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Book Review – The Buddhism for Mothers ‘series’ by Sarah Napthali
These books are not travel guides, nor are they travel writing, but I wanted to include reviews of them on this, a travel blog with a family focus. Why? Well, while there are many great blogs out there dedicated to … Continue reading
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Book Review: Bicycle Diaries by David Byrne
If you started reading David Byrne’s Bicycle Diaries thinking that it would be a guide to taking a cycling trip around the cities mentioned, you probably were a little confused to start with. And then you would have rapidly found … Continue reading
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Book Review – The Man in Seat 61 by Mark Smith
It once was that the Thomas Cook European Train Timetable was the bible for anyone from the UK planning on travelling Europe by train (we had one for both of our major backpacking trips around Europe). But now there is … Continue reading
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Book Review – Flight-Free Europe: Great Breaks by Rail, Road & Sea by Time Out
Flight-Free Europe is yet another fantastic travel guide from Time Out. Just as the title says, this guide gives you the low-down on how to get about Europe without setting foot in an airport. Whether you choose train, coach or … Continue reading
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Book Review: The Naked Guide to Bristol by Gil Gillespie
This book could be considered the ‘anti-Frommers‘ of travel guides – it is definitely aimed at someone who is interested in the alternative, the ‘real’ and the slightly off-beat rather than the usual tourist information. While the anti-establishment commentary starts … Continue reading
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Book Review – The Great Railway Bazaar
It is no secret that Paul Theroux is one of my favourite travel writers. He is unafraid to be honest in how he feels about his surroundings, which means that his descriptions of the places and people he encounters is … Continue reading →