Stanfords welcomed authors and guests on Tuesday night as we played host to the Wainwright Prize shortlist party. In its fourth year, the Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize celebrates the best books about nature, the outdoors and UK travel.
Here are the seven shortlisted books: Continue reading The Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize Shortlist Announced
We’ve been described as a ‘Dad Mecca’ here at Stanfords; a ‘Dadtopia’ if you will. Some days, walking through the store, all we see is a sea of Dads with their heads in maps and their glasses balanced on the ends of their noses, intent on mapping out their adventures entirely alone, lest they be forced to stop and ask for directions. Continue reading 5 Last Minute Father’s Day Gifts
We asked the authors of Wild Guide Scotland to give us five reasons why Scotland is the best holiday destination this summer. Continue reading 5 reasons why Scotland is the best holiday destination this summer
Continue reading Edwina Pitcher chooses her favourite wild places of Portugal.
And by that we mean turn off your lights on Saturday at 8.30pm for Earth Hour, and on Sunday, tune in to Simon Reeve on BBC2 as the first episode of his new series on Turkey airs. Continue reading Turn off and tune in
If you’ve ever set off of on a solo adventure you’ll be no stranger to the hoards of advice, warnings and cautionary tales that get thrown at you. In Amy Baker’s debut book Miss Adventures: A Tale of Ignoring Life Advice While Backpacking Around South America she shares her often hilarious experiences of solo travel and sifts through what advice is actually worth listening to. We managed to pin her down long enough to tell us what advice you should ignore to ensure you get the most from your trip. Continue reading 5 types of advice to ignore when you travel solo by Amy Baker
At the Stanfords Travel Writers Festival, Phoebe Smith featured on an expert panel sharing travellers’ wisdom and offering advise on safe travel (listen to the podcast here). Phoebe’s writing and personal experiences have her firmly established as the oracle of wild camping so you’ve probably heard her on the radio recently defending it as two national parks have introduced by-laws restricting camping .
We are so happy that she has written this blog post for us. Phoebe, over to you: Continue reading 5 Reasons Wild Camping is better than staying in a campsite By Phoebe Smith
Flowers? Chocolates? A card? A 7,000 mile bike ride?
PK cycled from New Deli, India to Boras, Sweden to be with the woman he loved. On the way he had many adventures and rode in eight different countries until he was reunited with Lotta. The Amazing Story of the Man who Cycled from India to Europe for Love is by Per J Andersson and it’s a wonderful story about different cultures and classes and how love conquers all. The couple have been married since 1979. Continue reading The Amazing Story of the Man who Cycled from India to Europe for Love
Andrew Wilson interviews the world’s only heavy metal marine biologist, The Blowfish. The pair talk about Fishing Impossible the hit new ITV and BBC Worldwide series that takes fishing and conservation to extremes. From shark tagging off the coast of South Africa to diving under Arctic ice, The Blowfish shares his passion for the sea and tales of his boys’ own adventures from the series. Continue reading The Blowfish, Fishing Impossible // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
Do we really understand the northern lights? Speaking about her new book and describing Arctic journeys culminating in a spectacular solar eclipse, Melanie Windridge brings together space, place and science in style. With Julia Wheeler.
Continue reading Melanie Windridge, In Search of the Northern Lights // Stanfords Travel Writers Festival
