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Mark Steel is back with two more series of his award-winning show, in which he explores nine weird and wonderful places around the UK and beyond. After thoroughly researching each town's history, people and idiosyncrasies, he goes on to write and perform a tailor-made evening of stand-up for the residents.

Brought to you by Penguin. Never was the sadness of the end of an affair so poignantly expressed than in Flanders and Swann's elegy The Slow Train: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6OHD2uCpfU This audiobook will take the reader on the slow train to another era when travel meant more than hurrying...

Any travel guide to Rome will urge visitors to go the Colosseum, but none answers a simple question: Why is it called the Colosseum? The History of Rome in 12 Buildings: A Travel Companion to the Hidden Secrets of the Eternal City is compelling, concise, and fun, and takes you behind the iconic buildings to reveal the hidden stories of the people that forged the Roman Empire.

A unique hill-walking guide to 20 of Britain’s peaks, adding up to the exact height of Everest. This audiobook allows you to embark on your own personal "Everest" without leaving England’s green and pleasant land. Ascending hills of varying sizes whose ascents add up to the same height as Everest, around 29,000 feet, celebrity vicar and countryman Peter Owen Jones guides the you on a road trip covering over 20 hill-climbs in different parts of England.

12 Diamonds and a Path Full of Stones is a heartfelt and transformative journey along the Camino de Santiago. With raw honesty and deep reflection, Veronique Ziehaus takes us through the highs and lows of her pilgrimage — moments of struggle, unexpected kindness, and life-changing insights. Through each challenge, she uncovers a "diamond" — a lesson about resilience, trust, and the beauty of embracing the unknown. More than just a travel memoir, this book is an invitation to reflect on your own path and the meaningful encounters that shape who we become.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want an edible experience? Would you like some culinary guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Eat Like a Local book is for you. Eat Like a Local–Ljubljana by Catherine Landenberg. Catherina offers the inside scoop on food in Ljubljana. Culinary tourism is an important aspect of any travel experience. Food has the ability to tell you a story of a destination, its landscapes, and culture on a single plate.

Beim Anblick des Großen Stechlin in der Ruppiner Schweiz mag man leicht wie Fontane empfinden: geheimnisvoll, einem Stummen gleich, den es zu sprechen drängt; einer von den Vornehmen, die große Beziehungen unterhalten. Tief und klar ist dieser See. "Und Launen hat er, und man muß ihn ausstudieren wie eine Frau." Also nicht nur für Taucher sollte der Besuch des Großen Stechlin reizvoll sein.