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Welcome to the Chateau de  Limelette, whose magical atmosphere will enchant you as soon as you arrive. This "Zen" programme includes a one-day access to the Thalgo Centre where you can enjoy the relaxing properties of water in the swimming pool with aquajets, the Turkish bath, the sauna, the jacuzzi, the cardio-fitness room  and the sunbeds.  How delightful! From the range of treatments offered at the centre, we have choosen a hydro-massage bath with essential oils, to ensure a period of perfect bliss with energising perfumes On the day before or after your visit, you really should explore the surrounding area: The Folon Foundation at the La Hulpe will delight art lovers, with its exhibition of 300 of Folon's paintings, Or there are the ruins of the Cistercian Abbey at Villars-La-Ville or the invigorating climb to the top of the Lion mound at Waterloo or the historic centre of Brussels, which is only a half-hour drive away Chateau de Llimelette Rue Charles Dubois,...

It is difficult to find a b&b where you feel more at home than at the Downtown.  At the ground floor entrance, the breakfast room resembles a cosy bistrot, complete with bar and kitchen that guests can use throughout the day.  French author, Theo Linder, has completely renovated this nineteenth century house, where each floor has its own spacious guestroom. the decor features shimmering glass chandeliers, bright  Warhol prints of  Marilyn Monroe, while one room has a fabulously kitsch circular bed. Downtown BXL rue du Marche' au Charbon 118, tel:   0475 290721 Web:   www.downtownbxl.com

This motel, built and opened in 2000 is both pleasant and quiet in a relaxing environment 1.5km from the centre of Hofleur, 16 en-suite rooms for 2,3 or 4 people plus interconnecting rooms for 5. All have TV, hairdryer and individual terrace, Free secure private parking. Bar area. Disabled facilities. Motel les Bleuts *** "Le Poudreaux" - 11 rue Dessaux 14600 La Riviere-St-Sauveur Tel:   02 31 81 63 90 Fax:  02 31 89 92 12 Email:   contact@motel-lesbleuts.com Web:    www.motel-les-bleuts.com

Hotel St. Pierre ** 12 Place de la  Republique 50800 Villedieu les Poeles A charming hotel in the centre of the "town of copper" A2 chimney Logis de france with 25 en-suite rooms with TV and telephones, garage and car park 2 minutes from the Copper museum, the bell fpundry and the swimming pool 30 minutes from the Mont St. Michel and the beaches. Tel:   02 33 61 00 11 Fax:   02 33 61 06 b52 Email:   info@st-Pierre-hotel.com Web:    www.stpierre-hotel.com

Artchalet Restaurant/Hotel Hirschen Stefan & Ling Li Lanz, Haupstrasse, 3855 Ebligen?Brienz Tel:   033 951 05 45 Fax:  033 951 05 46 Email:  info@artchalet.ch Web:   www.artchalet.ch

Schloss Salavaux Hotel Route de Villars 12 1585 Salavaux Tel:   +41 (0)26 677 89 20 Email:   info@schloss-salavaux.ch Web:   www.schloss-salavaux.ch

Hotel-Rest, Bahnhof Bahnhofstrasse 14 3280 Murten Dora Murri Tel:   +41(0)26 670 22 56 Fax:  +41 (0)26 672 13 36          www.murten.ch

Our pleasure to serve you Multipurpose  /Wedding Halls Sunday Lunches & Weekend Breaks Triq Rofolfu, Sliema Tel:   21 344 093/4 Fax:  21 326 471 email:   info@imperialhotelmalta.com Web:   www.imperialhotelmalta.com

Escape to Gozo Hotel Xlendi, Resort & Spa The Hotel for all seasons Relax in Our Heated Indoor Pool & Jacuzzi Or At The Rooftop Swimming Pool With stunning views Private Parking Space Available Triq San Xmun, Xlendi, Gozo Tel:   21 553 719, 21 564 614/5 Fax:  21 557 452 Email:   info@hotelxlendi.com Web:   www.hotelxlendi.com

Hotel du Petit Paris * 33, rue du TopisVert Tel:   33(0)4 91 90 89 94

Etap Hotel 149, Traverse de la Martine Tel:   08 92 70 75 83

Saint-Louis ** 2, rue des  Recolettes Tel:   33(0)4 91 54 02 74          info@hotel-stlouis.com         www.hotel-st-louis.com

Le Petit Nice Passedat Relais et Chateaux **** Anse de Maldorne' Corince John Fitzgerald Kennedy (7) Tel:  33 (0)4 91 592 592          contact@passedat.com          www.passedat.fr

Piazza Duomo 19/a corner via Silvio Pellico, floor:1 (M1 M3 Duomo) Tel:   +39 02 7740343 Fax:   +39 02 7740333 Central Railway Station departure gallery (M2 M3 Centrale) Both are open Monday to Sunday        www.visitmilano.it        lat.info@provincia.milano.it

Camping "Salavaux Plage" Versleau noire CH- 1585 Salavaux Tel:   +41 (0)26 677 14 76 Fax:  +41 (0)26 677 37 44 Email:   campingsalavaux@tcs.ch Web:    www.campingtcs.ch

Camping Fanel Reckholdern CH-3236 Gampelen Tel:   +41 (0)32 313 23 33 Fax:   +41 (0)32 313 14 07 Email:   camping.gampelen@tcs.ch Web:   www.campingtcs.ch            www.murten.ch

*** Hotel- Rest, Hippel Krone Bernstr 2 3210 Kerzers Reto Notz Tel:   +41 (0)31 750 18 18 Fax:  +41 (0)31 750 18 19 Web:   www.hotel-hippel-krone.ch Email:   info@hotel-kippel-krone.ch               www.murten.ch

Family Hotel on the lakeside, Casino and swimming-pool nearby. Paying parkhouse at 50 m. Menus for groups of max. 50 persons Hostellerie Du Lac  ** R & I Falconnier Rue du Quai 12 1820 Montreux Tel:   021 963 18 35 Fax:  021 963 18 35

Kinder & Familienhotel Handeck *** Grimselhotels, 3864 Guttannen Tel:   033 982 46 05 Fax:  033 975 13 61 email:   welcome@grimselhotels.ch Web:   www.grimselwelt.ch

Rooms, studios, apartments and chalets to rent for your holidays. Complete list T:   021 801 32 33 Web:   www.morges.ch/bnb

Tamarisk Restaurant & Pizzeria Triq Fortunato Mizzi Victoria, Gozo Tel:   +356 21 551 382

Little China at The Xaghra Lodge Triq Dun Gorg Preca, Xaghra, Gozo Tel:   +356 21 562 362

 

Delphia Group offer Resorts with Spa, Villas and Apartment accomodation in superb beach location in the North of Sardegna Weekly departures from May to October Enrico Travel Ltd Sir Ugo Mifsud Street Ta' Xbiex, Malta Tel:   21 344 134 / 21 344 324 Email;   enrico@enrico.travel.com.mt

Family run Hotel on Xlendi Seafront 5 Star Service at 3 Star Prices Xlendi Promenade, Xlendi Gozo Tel:   21 565 555 email:   info@hotelandrea.com

Family run Hotel on Xlendi Seafront 5star at 3star Prices Xlendi Promenade, Xlendi, Gozo Tel:   21 565 555 Email:   info@hotelandrea.com

Sliema Chalet Hotel 117, Tower Road, Sliema Tel:   21 335 575 Fax:  21 333 249 email:   info@sliemachalet.com Web:   www.sliemachalet.com

Family run *** Star Hotel - Picturesque Location Overlooking the popular sandy beach - Pretty Bay Provides single/twin en-suite rooms - cable TV direct dial phone, lounge & sunbathing terrace Il-Bajja s-Sabiha, B'Bugia Tel:   21 651 256 Email:   seahotel@maltanet Web:   www.seabreezehotelmalta.com

Fun for both beginners & experienced riders - Cross  Country  Rides - Insurance Cover - Riding Hats Provided - Qualified Instructors Also Horse-Drawn Carriages For Weddings and other Occasions "John Mary Horse" Triq il- Bdiewa, Bidnija, Mosta Tel:   21 414 010 Mob: 79 992 326 Web:   www.bidnijahorseriding.com

Spectacular views... with sunset rides Rides for all beginners To Experienced Cross Country Trekking Individual Lessons Hats Provided Bus Route                  No Sliema- St Julian's      652 Valletta- Golden Bay  47 Last Bus Stop Tel:   21 573 360 Mob: 99 856 862 Web:   www.goldenbayhorseriding.com

Grange De La Herde Catherine et Richard Devisse 34, rue Emile Debrie - 80450 Camon Tel:  03 22 46 07 01 Web:   www.grangedelaherde.com

Hotel -  45 rooms Restaurant  - 70 persons Zac de L'Arc - 80330 Longueau Tel:   03 22 53 90 70 Fax:  03 22 46 90 29 email:   amiens.confort@balladins.com

A touch of french charm Bantigerstasse 18             3006 Bern Tel:   031 352 04 40 Web:   www.brasserie.ch

Bar, lounge and club in one, on three floors with altogether five bars and two dance floors. Changing programme for dance-crazy young people Genfergasse 10 Offnungszeiten:siehe Homepage Linien 11/20/21 Bollwerk Tel:   031 951 98 26 Web:   www.liquid-bern.ch

Surrounded by historic sandstone walls, guests can enjoy single malta and Bourbon whiskies, cocktails and draft beer.   With jazz music in the background, this is the perfect ambience for a relaxed chat. Tel:   031 312 50 00 Open Mon - Sat  21 - 2.30h Web:   www.kreissaal.be Brunngasshalde 63

Tours for 2 - 6 persons for 2 - 10 Days Airportshuttle Zurich/Genf/Basel Tel:   +41 (0)79 222 58 58 Web:   www.swiss-luxury-tours.ch

Nautical Licence Training (two day courses) Tel: Michael  7943 2526       Phil         7901 3357 Email:   info@maltasailingacademy.com

Hotel Hof und Post M und Ch Steinacher, 3862 Innertkirchen Tel:   033 971 19 51 Fax:  033 971 44 17 Web:   www.hotel-hof-post.ch Email:  hof.post@bluewin.ch

Klaus Burgi Campingstrasse 1 6078 Lungern Tel:   041 678 14 63 Fax:  041 678 21 63 Web:   www.obsee.ch Email:   camping@obsee.ch

Eveline von Weissenfluh Neiger and Simon Neiger Camping Hofstatt- Derfli 6085 Hasliberg Goldern Tel:   033 971 37 07 Fax:  033 971 37 05 Web:   www.derfli.ch Email:   welcome@derfli.ch

Hotel Du Havre** 2 rue Guy de Maupassant (opposite the Post Office, Yvetot T:   00 33 (0)2 35 95 16 77 F:   00 33 (0)2  35 95 21 18 Email:   Hotel-du-havre@tiscali.fr

On Foot: There  is a vast network of trails on both the  Marseilleveyre and Mont Puget massifs.  The  Calanques can be crossed using the GR 98 hiking path (laid out in 1973) It connects Marseille to Cassis via 28 kilometers of paths between crests and coastline. This walk takes approximately 11 hours (for experienced walkers, not recommended for beginners)

By boat: From the Old Port you will be offered several boat trips (between 2 and 4 hours)  More information:        www.marseille-tourisme.com

By Car Access is open to Callelongue, Sormiou and Morgiou calanques, except during the period when the massif is closed.

The access of the Calanques massif is run by ruled all year round and particularly  from from June to September which imposes certain bans Should you wish to get informed about these bans please contact "Info Calanques" tel:   0811 20 13 13 How to get there Access to the Calanques from Marseille By Public Transport - From  Les Goudes or Callongue:  Castellane metro, Line 1 + N 19 bus, then No 20 Bus - From La Cayollevallon (vallon (to Sorimiou) Rond Point du Prado metro, Line 2 + N 23 bus to Beauvallon (+1hour on foot) - From les baumettes (to Morgiou) Rond Point du Prado metro   

Bouillabaisse Poissons Frais Fruits De Mer 14, Quai Du Port 1e3002 Marseille Tel:   04 91 90 88 38

Family business, close to railway station, creatively adapted cuisine, smart service at restaurant and function room. Shakira disco Tram 3/5/9 stop"Hirschengaben" Hirschengraben 24, 3011 Bern T:   +41 (0)31 381 19 88 F:   +41 (0)31 381 68 78 Web:   www.nationalbern.ch Email:  info@nationalbern.ch

Comfortable midrange hotel in Bern's Old town. 13 rooms. Near Bearpark and "Munster" Renovated in 2002 Bus 12, Stop "Nydeck" Gerechtigkeitsgasse 1, 3011 Bern T:   +41(0)31 311 86 86 F:    +41(0)31 312 20 54 Web:   www.hotelnydeck.ch Email:   info@hoteldeck.ch

Napoleonsberg 132, 52076 Aachen-Kornelim Tel:   0 24 08 925 50 -0 Fax:  0 24 08 /41 51

Wittemer Allee 3, NL-6286 AA Wittem Tel:   00 31 (0) 43/450 12 08 Fax:  00 31 (0) 43/450 12 60 Web:   www.kasteelwitten.nl

 

This place of worship dates back to 1214, when Master Peter came to live as a hermit on the hill of the Guard. In 1218 he built a chapel which he dedicated to "Our Lady of the Guard". Over the years it was enlarged and rebuilt as the number of pilgrims increased. A Few ompressive figures: Altitude of the hill                  147.85m Height of the ramparts             13.15m Height of the Tower                 33.80m Height of the pedestal               12.50m Height of the statue                     9.72m Weight of the statue                  9,796kg etc...... Basilique Notre-Dame De La Garde - 13281 Marseille Cedex 06 Tel:   04 91 13 40 80 Fax:  04 91 37 28 99          http//www.notredamedelagar...

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Product Description Photographs of the City of Light taken by a master photographer in the early part of the twentieth century. The photographer Pierre Yves-Petit, who called himself “Yvon,” wandered the streets of Paris between the world wars looking for the moment when the shifting light and clouds would perfectly reveal the city’s ephemeral, iconic beauty. The dramatic images of the city and its people that he made during those years would become the most popular postcards in France. They can still be bought today on Parisian quais and are eagerly sought by collectors. With an eye for startling viewpoints and unusual weather conditions, Yvon photographed the city awakening at dawn, in the shimmering afterglow of rain, or seen over the shoulder of a gargoyle high atop a cathedral. Yvon’s Paris reproduces more than one hundred of his loveliest images, many made from recently discovered glass negatives. This elegant and poetic collection captures the magic of Paris at its most photo...

Review "The world is a book; those who do not travel read only a page." - St. Augustine" Product Description The metabolism of travel changed more in the last century than in the previous half-millennium, a stunning transformation triggered by American wanderlust. In less than 100 years, the U.S. mass-produced the automobile, invented airplanes, freeways, motels, even sent men to the Moon. Travel grew ever faster and easier. Above all, it was democratized — enabling millions to explore distant lands, or see their own more fully. At the start of the 20th century, only people with extensive disposable income and time to spare could enjoy leisure travel. By the century’s end, journeys took hours, not days, and mass travel — especially brief air flights — became the new normal. Along the way, ocean liners broke speed records, aerodynamic trains roared down the tracks, stylish boat-plane clippers evolved into jumbo jets. Whether aboard high-speed locomotives or ships, j...

Review "Dreaming in Hindi is the verbally and emotionally dazzling story of Rich's passage to India, where she tried to master an intricate foreign tongue—and became fluent in the language of human possibility." —O, The Oprah Magazine, "Ten Terrific Reads of 2009" "Riveting and sharply observed." —Wall Street Journal "A work that will inevitably be compared to Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love . . . [Dreaming in Hindi] traces the far-flung adventures of a thoughtful, soul-searching, single woman from New York." —New York Times "Rich is a charming raconteur." —San Francisco Chronicle "In her deftly written memoir, Dreaming in Hindi, Rich makes us wish we too could come alive in a foreign world, fearless of mistakes, misperceptions and mishaps, and enlivened by the unfamiliar . . . a natural journalist, [she] gracefully sprinkles reportage about neuroscience and linguistics, as well as her own poignant insig...

Review "No single account of life inside Hitler's Germany paints a more vivid landscape than Travels in the Reich. From Samuel Beckett to Virginia Woolf, the three dozen writers collected in this volume take us on a journey that is as compelling as it is disturbing. An important addition to the history of World War II." -Rick Atkinson, author of The Day of Battle" Product Description “Even now,” wrote Christopher Isherwood in his Berlin Diary of 1933, “I can’t altogether believe that any of this has really happened.” Three years later, W. E. B. DuBois described Germany as “silent, nervous, suppressed; it speaks in whispers.” In contrast, a young John F. Kennedy, in the journal he kept on a German tour in 1937, wrote, “The Germans really are too good—it makes people gang against them for protection.” Drawing on such published and unpublished accounts from writers and public figures visiting Germany, Travels in the Reich creates a chilling composite portrait of t...

Amazon.com Review Amazon Best Books of the Month, June 2010: Set in impenetrable darkness, James M. Tabor's Blind Descent is as awe-inspiring as any adventure story above ground. Tabor's claustrophobic and pulse-pounding narrative follows two of the world's premier cavers--American Bill Stone and Ukrainian Alexander Klimchouk--as they race to explore Earth's deepest caves, swimming through steering wheel-sized tunnels and scaling rock walls slick with spring runoff. Caving is dirty and dangerous work, and Tabor pulls no punches in describing the many terrifying hazards that cavers face underground, including falling rocks, hypothermia, starvation, nitrogen narcosis, hallucinations, hypoxia, and deadly anxiety attacks. He captures the eerie mixture of excitement and horror that accompanies life in extreme environments, while shedding light on the ineffable and complex moral code that governs men and women in places where survival is hoped for, but never guaranteed. Blin...

Product Description Jasper Conran's Country is unlike any lifestyle book you've ever seen. It's neither a catalog of perfectly decorated spaces nor a how-to compendium of design problems and solutions. Rather, it is a deeply moving vision of the pleasures of country life and an intensely felt celebration, in pictures and text, of all things rural-the landscapes, the people, the houses, the traditions. Country's captivating photographs delight the eye as Conran uses the landscape and homes that are familiar to him to explore universal themes as he travels through the seasons, moving from indoors to outdoors while lovingly documenting country life as it is lived today. It's not a book to "refer to" for help or advice this project or that. It is a book to spend a good long time with as you weave your own dreams for that universally desired life-one lived well, and in the country. About the Author Jasper Conran is an internationally successful designer w...

Product Description Because bad places make good stories The Testicle Festival • Garbage City • Rush Hour on a Samoan Bus • Y our Boss's Bedroom • Ibiza on a Family Vacation • Stonehenge • The Road of Death • A North Korean Gulag • Fucking, Austria • And 92 More! From the Grover Cleveland Service Area to the Beijing Museum of Tap Water to, of course, Euro Disney, 101 Places Not to See Before You Die brings you lively tales of the most ill-conceived museums, worst theme parks, and grossest Superfund sites that you'll ever have the pleasure of not visiting. Journalist Catherine Price travels the globe for stories of misadventure to which any seasoned traveler can relate—including guest entries from writers such as Nicholas Kristof, Mary Roach, Michael Pollan, Rebecca Solnit, and A. J. Jacobs—and along the way she discovers that the worst experiences are often the ones we'll never forget. About the Author Catherine Price is an avid traveler and writer who hopes...

Set in Mellieha's most amazing panorama Mediterranean Cuisine serving fresh fish daily Open daily from 7.30pm onwards Tel:  +356 2152 1020 Email:   reservations@viewpointmalta.com Web:    www.viewpointmalta.com Panorama Hotel Dun Belin Azzopardi Street, Mellieha

From Publishers Weekly English novelist Cusk (Arlington Park) delivers a relatively humorless account of traveling with her husband and two children over three warm months in Italy, from Tuscany to Naples and Rome. She was in search of beauty, because she felt afflicted by England's bland obtuseness nurtured by a cold climate and unappetizing food, and felt Italy's pull through the characters in Tintoretto's painting The Last Supper. Driving through Italy, the family (her husband is mentioned only once; thereafter he is only part of the collective we) stayed longest in Arezzo, a pastoral spot in eastern Tuscany, where Cusk found herself on a trail named after the 15th-century painter Piero della Francesca; she felt herself on the edge of an ocean of knowledge that required complete immersion. Armed with Vasari's Lives of the Artists, she trekked to find these early Renaissance works of art, many reproduced here (as well as the family's own picturesque snapshots) an...

From Booklist Travel writer Fraser enchanted readers with her tale of her postdivorce romance with a sophisticated French professor in An Italian Affair (2001). She continues the story here, beginning with the end of the affair after the professor finds someone he wants to settle down with. Fraser wants the same thing, but she still finds herself most drawn to free-spirited men looking for flings, not relationships. An assault in Samoa leaves her shaken—and afraid to travel alone. Fraser turns her focus inward, trying to find peace through meditation and to temper her impulsiveness. Her forty-fifth birthday brings the end of a relationship and the beginning of something new when Fraser travels to the Mexican city of San Miguel de Allende and finds herself contemplating buying a house. The title is an apt description of both Fraser’s travels—which include jaunts to Italy, Provence, and Rwanda described in evocative, lush prose—and her frame of mind over the course of the eight years th...

From Booklist Travel writer Fraser enchanted readers with her tale of her postdivorce romance with a sophisticated French professor in An Italian Affair (2001). She continues the story here, beginning with the end of the affair after the professor finds someone he wants to settle down with. Fraser wants the same thing, but she still finds herself most drawn to free-spirited men looking for flings, not relationships. An assault in Samoa leaves her shaken—and afraid to travel alone. Fraser turns her focus inward, trying to find peace through meditation and to temper her impulsiveness. Her forty-fifth birthday brings the end of a relationship and the beginning of something new when Fraser travels to the Mexican city of San Miguel de Allende and finds herself contemplating buying a house. The title is an apt description of both Fraser’s travels—which include jaunts to Italy, Provence, and Rwanda described in evocative, lush prose—and her frame of mind over the course of the eight years th...

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Review "Mr. Lansky's new book, The Titanic Awards: Celebrating the Worst of Travel (Perigee Trade) is dedicated 'to all the travelers who overcame annoyances and obstacles to make it to their destinations, and then willingly decided to set out traveling again.' Hey, that's us! And as business travel begins to rebound after a long slump, it's perhaps useful to be reminded that on the road, 'something invariably goes wrong,' as Mr. Lansky says. 'At times, very wrong.'." -The New York Times "...Doug Lansky has an innate knack for zeroing in on the strangely humorous... When you think your trip isn't going, just remember: You could be checking into the Resist Bacteria Hotel in Singapore." -TravelandLeisure.com "...Details some of the misadventures that make your recent misadventure (and you know you have one) seem like a walk inn the park." -LosAngelesTimes.com "So out of respect for all those who wouldn...

Amazon.com Review Product Description While sailing around the Caribbean, Ann Vanderhoof and her husband Steve track wild oregano-eating goats in the cactus-covered hills of the Dominican Republic, gather nutmegs on an old estate in Grenada, make searing-hot pepper sauce in a Trinidadian kitchen, cram for a chocolate-tasting test at the University of the West Indies, and sip moonshine straight out of hidden back-country stills. Along the way, they are befriended by a collection of unforgettable island characters: Dwight, the skin-diving fisherman who always brings them something from his catch and critiques her efforts to cook it; Greta, who harvests seamoss on St. Lucia and turns it into potent Island-Viagra; sweet-hand Pat, who dispenses hugs and impromptu dance lessons along with cooking tips in her Port of Spain kitchen. Back in her galley, Ann practices making curry like a Trini, dog sauce like a Martiniquais, and coo-coo like a Carriacouan. And for those who want to take th...

From Booklist The author of titles concerning preservation of Brazilian forests (The Greatest Gift: The Courageous Life and Martyrdom of Sister Dorothy Stang, 2008), Le Breton, prior to her writing career, lived as a global itinerant with a husband on call to his occupation as an international economist. In 1989 they chucked everything and moved to a dilapidated farm in Brazil, and this is Le Breton�s candid account of adapting to country living, tropical style. Ambivalent about the project, which was more her husband�s brainchild than her own, Le Breton indicates there was an emotional toll in dispensing with electricity, plumbing, telephones, and passable roads, and in trying to connect with her new neighbors. Establishing infrastructure and friendships becomes the narrative, concentrated on Le Breton�s initial years in Brazil. This is ultimately a triumphant story, as restoring the farm emboldens Le Breton and her reform-minded husband to shake the local Brazilians out of a perceiv...

From Publishers Weekly At its core, the idea of traveling 1,200 miles around the coast of Florida in a kayak sounds grueling--the organizers of the Ultimate Florida Challenge warn wouldbe entrants that "even if you are a wellprepared expert, you may die." But Richey, who writes for the Christian Science Monitor, shows in this fast-paced memoir that a persevering spirit can overcome all physical and mental exhaustion. Still feeling the effects of a divorce that threw his world into upheaval, Richey finds solace in his sea kayak and enters the competition, despite the objections of family and friends. Nearly every day and night, he encounters all possible obstacles: physical ailments (blisters, sore muscles, sleep deprivation), the threat of predators like alligators and pythons, and solitude while paddling through the night. On a diet consisting largely of bagels and Snickers bars, Richey travels on, battling himself and the biggest enemy of all: the clock, as the rules manda...

From Publishers Weekly A sweet, disarming story finds a young New York editor venturing to Italy to pursue romance with a sexy gardener and ending up falling for a neglected dog instead. In her straightforward, unembellished prose, Van der Leun recounts how she shucked her job editing the Letters page for an unidentified lifestyle magazine because she wasn't good at getting along with the other grasping workers, broke up with a perfect modern man who was also Mr. Boring, and spent a summer month at an acquaintance's house in Collelungo, a sheep-farming village of 200 souls in Umbria. There she met one of the town's sons, the handsome, earnest gardener Emanuele, whose entire hard-working, ample-eating, non-English-speaking family she grew to know and love over the year she returned to live in the town. But she was appalled by the younger brother's treatment of his animals, specifically the dogs he used for hunting, and nursed to health a sadly starving young English poi...

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From Publishers Weekly Weaving a poignant personal love story within a larger cultural tapestry of Myanmar circa 1996, Canadian poet, memoirist, and novelist Connelly (The Lizard Cage) delivers a lyrical look at a country in the throes of a deeply pernicious military dictatorship. Although she is based in Greece, Connelly's various trips to Burma and Thailand are sponsored by PEN Canada in order to gather information on Burmese political prisoners such as short story author Ma Thida; consequently, Connelly, then in her late 20s, is easily accepted within Burmese artistic circles, gets caught up in violent street demonstrations, and even interviews the revered opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, now under strict house arrest. At a Christmas party, she meets and falls for Maung, a sexy Burmese revolutionary leader who shares his not uncommon story of becoming politicized after the unrest of 1988 and being forced underground. However, she comes to the wrenching realization that her l...

From Publishers Weekly Weaving a poignant personal love story within a larger cultural tapestry of Myanmar circa 1996, Canadian poet, memoirist, and novelist Connelly (The Lizard Cage) delivers a lyrical look at a country in the throes of a deeply pernicious military dictatorship. Although she is based in Greece, Connelly's various trips to Burma and Thailand are sponsored by PEN Canada in order to gather information on Burmese political prisoners such as short story author Ma Thida; consequently, Connelly, then in her late 20s, is easily accepted within Burmese artistic circles, gets caught up in violent street demonstrations, and even interviews the revered opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, now under strict house arrest. At a Christmas party, she meets and falls for Maung, a sexy Burmese revolutionary leader who shares his not uncommon story of becoming politicized after the unrest of 1988 and being forced underground. However, she comes to the wrenching realization that her l...

From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Historian-travel writer Dalrymple (The Last Mughal) knows his Asian subcontinent, having moved to New Delhi in 1989. The engine of Indian economic development is bringing rapid change, and Dalrymple spotlights changes and constancies brought about in IndiaÖs dizzyingly diverse religious practices. The titular nine lives are those of a variety of religious adherents: a Jain nun, a sacred dancer, a Sufi mystic, a Tantric practitioner, among others. His subjects, for the most part, do their own show-and-tell in explaining their religious paths, which differ but share the passionate devotion (bhakti) that characterizes popular religion in India. Dalrymple has a good eye, a better ear, and the humility to get out of the way of his subjects. It helps to know a bit about the subject coming in, as it saves endless flipping to a very helpful appended glossary. The author also notes in his introduction he has made a special effort to avoid exoticizing £mys...

Amazon.com Review Amazon Best Books of the Month, June 2010: Set in impenetrable darkness, James M. Tabor's Blind Descent is as awe-inspiring as any adventure story above ground. Tabor's claustrophobic and pulse-pounding narrative follows two of the world's premier cavers--American Bill Stone and Ukrainian Alexander Klimchouk--as they race to explore Earth's deepest caves, swimming through steering wheel-sized tunnels and scaling rock walls slick with spring runoff. Caving is dirty and dangerous work, and Tabor pulls no punches in describing the many terrifying hazards that cavers face underground, including falling rocks, hypothermia, starvation, nitrogen narcosis, hallucinations, hypoxia, and deadly anxiety attacks. He captures the eerie mixture of excitement and horror that accompanies life in extreme environments, while shedding light on the ineffable and complex moral code that governs men and women in places where survival is hoped for, but never guaranteed. Blin...

Review No other guide whets your appetite quite like this one The Independent --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Product Description An inspiring guide to the best of Norway: from the stunning fjords and solitary mountains, to wooden stave churches and small fishing villages. Contains features on Vikings, wildlife and Sami culture, as well as practical information on local transport, outdoor activities and entertainment. Recognized the world over by frequent flyers and armchair travelers alike, Eyewitness Travel Guides are the most colorful and comprehensive guides on the market. With beautifully commissioned photographs and spectacular 3-D aerial views revealing the charm of each destination, these amazing travel guides show what others only tell. Includes beautiful new full-color photos, illustrations, and enhanced maps Extensive information on local customs, currency, medical services, and transportation New "Discovering" fea...

Amazon.com Review Amazon Best Books of the Month, June 2010: Set in impenetrable darkness, James M. Tabor's Blind Descent is as awe-inspiring as any adventure story above ground. Tabor's claustrophobic and pulse-pounding narrative follows two of the world's premier cavers--American Bill Stone and Ukrainian Alexander Klimchouk--as they race to explore Earth's deepest caves, swimming through steering wheel-sized tunnels and scaling rock walls slick with spring runoff. Caving is dirty and dangerous work, and Tabor pulls no punches in describing the many terrifying hazards that cavers face underground, including falling rocks, hypothermia, starvation, nitrogen narcosis, hallucinations, hypoxia, and deadly anxiety attacks. He captures the eerie mixture of excitement and horror that accompanies life in extreme environments, while shedding light on the ineffable and complex moral code that governs men and women in places where survival is hoped for, but never guaranteed. Blin...

Product Description Immerse yourself in the French language and culture Read & Think French is your ticket to building key French language skills. This book features 100-plus engaging, easy-to-read articles written by native French-speakers. Each article features a bilingual glossary on the same page that allows you to learn without stopping to look up new or unfamiliar words in a dictionary. As the you move through the book, you will gain confidence with the French language and build a vocabulary of key French words and phrases. Each chapter features several written exercises that reinforce new vocabulary and comprehension. The 70-minute companion audio CD features several of the articles read aloud by native-French speakers from various backgrounds giving you valuable practice in French listening skills. Read & Think French brings the culture of French-speaking countries to life! You will enjoy a travel narrative from Provence and a documentary on West Indies folk musi...

Recrealle (Leisure  Centre) Alle-Sur Semois Tel:   +32 (0) 61 50 13 43 Email:   recrealle'recrealle.be Web:   www.recrealle.be

Dinant Citadel Place reine Astrid, 3 - 5 5500 Dinant Tel: +32 (0) 82 22 36 70 email:   info@citadellededinant.be Web:    www.citadellededinant.be

Office du Tourisme de  Beaumont Grand'Palace, 10 6500 Beaumont Tel:   +32(0) 71 58 81 91 email:   officetourismebeaumont@skynet.be web:    www.botteduhainaut.com

The church of St. Thomas Becket at Fairfield is one of thirteen centuries-old churches, landmarks of history and legend, which stand serenely among the water meadows. tel:   01303 258594       www.discoverfolkestone.co.uk

Mile-long stretch of cliff-top lawns; One of Europe's finest marine promenades.   Fanastic views over the Channel to France   Hotels, Restaurants, concert halls. art gallery, exhibition halls. The Leas, Folkestone Tel:   01303 258594       www.discoverfolkstone.co.uk

www.placeauxhuiles.com Olive oils - Mediterranean specialities - Scents of Provence - Soaps of Marseille - gifts, souvenirs....... 2, place daviel - 13002 Marseille - Tel:   04 91 90 05 55 59, rue d'italie - 13100 Aix-en-Provence - Tel:   04 42 38 71 77 14, rue Gaston de Saporta - 13100  Aix-en  Provence - Tel:   04 42 96 21 28 Open every day from June to September from 10am to 1.30pm and from 2.30pm to 7.pm From monday to Saturday till end of the year             -                                                           

Bouillabaisse - Poissons Frais -  Fruits De Mer 14, Quai Du Port 13002 Marseille Tel;   04 91 90 88 38

The convention and Visitors' Bureau organises diving baptisms and hikes in the calanques For information and booking www.resmarseille.com

                              Centre Cultural Hispano Maltes Crash Introductory Courses in Spanish Choose your course Course A -          21st June to 21st July Course B -             1st July to    3rd August Course C -           12th July to   11th August Course D -             5th August to 14th September Course E -            23rd August to 27th September 2 lessons per week, spread over 5 weeks Time: 6.00pm to 8.00pm at our premises 18A/5Mikiel Vassalli Street, Valletta Conversation and revision classes are also available Morning courses for children Tel:   +356 2123 0815 / 2141 6669          chiarafelice@onvol.net                            ...

Join our High-Energy workshops in Acting, Dance & Singing with leading specialist's from the UK! If you want to learn new skills, polish your technique and show your work in a final showcase performance, then reserve your place today!   Now the tenth year, Masquerade's Summer Experience is designed to be great fun and creatively rewarding. A must for anyone with a passion for the performing arts! Open for children to adults. Tel:   +356 21 246619 / 79 793737 Email:   info@masquerademalta.com Web:    www.masquerademalta.com

                                        Learn Chinese at China Cultural Centre Summer Course 2010 - 10 Sessions Time:   6.15 p.m. - 7.45 p.m. Every Wednesday  July 7 to September 8 Tel:   +356 2122 5055 Email:   maltaccc@gmail.com 173, Melita Street, Valletta     

Zest - where east meets west in both dining and decor. The chic restaurant is a point of encounter between Continental and Asian cuisine in a contemporary ambiance oozing relaxed elegance. The menu boasts a selection of dishes from Thai curries, Indonesian noodles, Singaporean seafood Laksas, continental  pan fried lamb to Japanese teppanyaki. Attractive features include an open wine cellar and  sushi bar on the restaurant floor, where patrons can sit around the chef and enjoy the art of preparing Japanese sushi. Located on the first floor at the Hotel Juliani, using the transformed town house's original entrance and external staircase, the restaurant enjoys the added bonus of an-open air terrace bar, overooking romantic Spinola Bay and ideal for pre-dinner drinks. Hotel Juliani, 12, St George's Road, St. Julian's T:   +356 2138 7600 Email:   info@zestflavours.com Web:   www.zestflavours.com

Peperoncino offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere, complemented by a beautiful ambiance set in a quiet part of St. Julian's.   The restaurant provides inside and outside dining with a lovely view of Balluta Bay. Apart  from the wonderful atmosphere and friendly staff you will find Mediterranean cuisine with tantalising  specialities in Peperoncino. The 18th century building is styled in a traditional cosy Maltese atmosphere. With good cooking a wonderful warm atmosphere generous portions and a delightful service, you will surely be satisified at Peperoncino. Besides its delicious home made food Peperoncino also prides itself in providing restauranteurs with freshly done suckling pig on the daily menu 8, Bay Street, Balluta Bay, St. Julian's T:   +356 2138  8872 M:            9944 4046 Email:   igor.peperoncino@gmail.com Web:   www.ivanardonjic.com/Peperoncino

A flexible 11 week program designed for preschool up to teenage. Children from preschool up to teenage are invited to experience and explore different program of activities such as : Physical activities, Science & Experiments, Drama, Cooking, Gymnastics, Singing & Music, Dance, Swimming, Art & Crafts, Adventure Techniques, Self-defence & much more in fully equipped  facilities and gymnasium.Children are divided into appropriate age groups where professional team have designed a variety of activities specifically for each group. Venue:   Boys Junior Lyceum in Hamrun Dates:   Monday  5th July till Friday 17th September Opening Hours:    7.00 till 17.00 T:   2122 2551 M:  9984 2288 Email:   info@mickeyseducare.com

Situated at the imposing Palazzo Spinola, in St. Julian's, L-Ghonella Restaurant has established itself as one of the best restaurants serving Mediterranean- Maltese contemproary cuisine. The menu offers dishes such as grilled goat's cheese, buccatini pasta cooked with a marriage of fresh shellfish, while the pork fillet dish has become legendary. The restaurant also serves fish dishes including grilled octopus, mixed fish platter as well as king prawns served on a bed of rice. During the winter months dinner is served from the Palace Cellar whilst during the summer months you can opt to dine outside on the terrace. Spinola Palace, Church Street, St Julian's Tel:   +356 2135 1027 Mob:          7970 1877 / 9929 0632 Email:    info@ghonella.com Web:     www.ghonella.com

Situated on Malta's most beautiful promenade, The Kitchen is one of the top restaurants on the island. Owned by the international award-winning Chef Mark Gauci and his partner Nadja, this is the kind of place that make you want to return time and again. Once you enter the inconspicuous front door, you discover a minimalist  yet comforting environment and an atmosphere that only few places on the island can create. Mark has recently won the prestigious Chef of the Year award. The a' la carte menu is versatile, both taste-wise and price-wise. Open for lunch and dinner. Reservations recommended. 210, Tower Road, Sliema Tel:   +356 2131 1112 Mob:         9945 5650 / 60

Ta' Kolina is a quaint, family run restaurant on Tower Road (one of Sliema's most popular spots) and has been opened since 1974.   Ta' Kolina is a typical Maltese restaurant with its traditional Maltese limestone interior and decor. Ta' Kolina offer a variety of fresh fish, rabbit, steak and many more traditional dishes. A wide selection of best Maltese wines are available. All in all this restaurant provides its guests with the true taste of Maltese cuisine at a reasonable price. 151, Tower Road, Sliema Tel:   +356 2133 5106 Mob:         9942 4877 email:   takolina@gmail.com

Relatively new but already popular, Ristorante Del Capo is situated at the roof level of the Sliema Car Park. Dining in a unique ambience - whether indoors or al fresco on the beautiful terraces - you definitely enjoy the Dolce Vita of Sicilian dining.   The focus at Del Capo dishes prepared by locally renowned Chef Elias and Chef Antonio from Catania.   Everything is available from a delicious plate of pasta to mouth-watering antipasti, fresh fish, shellfish, lobsters and freshly grilled steak and meat dishes.   Ristorante Del Capo is ideal for casual / business lunches or any dinner occasion or function and accomodation up to a hundred or more persons, whether seated or standing. The cherry on the cake? Parking is free! Reservations recommended

Chef  Allien Diwan, trained in a Michelin Star Indian Restaurant in London, spices up the restaurant dinning scene of Malta.  The multi course Prestige Menu is a culinary adventure wherein each dish is carefully and thoughtfully put together reflecting Alien's understanding and passion for good food and intense flavours.   The food is based on traditional recipes with contemporary twist on the presentation.   We serve the food in small courses and continuously from the kitchen which allows you to savour individual courses .   Whatever we put on the plate has to be superior quality as we spice the food to enhance its natural flavour and not to overpower it. Tourist  Street, Qawra Tel:   +356 2157 6735 Mob:          7980 3324 email:   allen@allendiwan.com Web:   www.allendiwan.com

Luxury, fully equipped apartments, air-conditioned. Phone owner:   Tel:   00356 7929 2925 email:   gfmproperties@hotmai;l.com

relax in this fantastic spacious farmhouse consisting of four bedrooms, lovely pool and bbq area Tel:   +356 7959 1799 / 7942 0204 Web:   www.sanmartinfarmhouses.com

Rooms to hire Tel:   020 7247 4595 Email:   Kmushtaq57@hotmail.com

With pool, garden and BBQ area Welcomes you to a relaxing break Tel:   +356 2157 4903, 7930 8668 Email:   theumaf@maltanet.net

The soft sound of the sea, a fresh breeze on your face. Dine under the moonlight accompanied by live music and the pleasure of the Company of family & friends. Enjoy a delicious meal at a fair value with Hilton service and Hilton quality                                                  The rest is on us - parking too Tel:   2138 3383 Web:   www.hiltonmaltahotel.com

Ganesha Indian Restaurant Triq l-Imgiebah, Xemxija, Malta Tel:   2157 2202

Fortress Wine & Dine Telghet ix-Xemxija, Xemxija Malta Tel:   2157 9852

Eureka Restaurant 2-3 Telghat ix-Xemxija, Xemxeja T:   2157 6367

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