Working in a travel bookshop provides you with an endless reading list. If you are looking for some book recommendations, this is what Georgia has read recently. Continue reading What we are reading: Georgia’s Picks
Get outdoors with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Now is the perfect time to see Britain in bloom and the world around us being reborn. Discovering Britain, the Society’s series of geographically-themed walks, trails and viewpoints, includes plenty of routes that show off the best of the season.
This month, why not try one of the following Discovering Britain walks: Continue reading Get outdoors with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Events this summer at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
This summer, come along to the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) and find out about, Slavery in the 21st century, Antarctica’s ice shelves, the making of Planet Earth II and much, much more. Continue reading Events this summer at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Enhancing your Eurovision experience with Stanfords
Eurovision is here again! Europhiles and people with questionable musical tastes rejoice! Whether you’re going out or staying in we have some excellent ways to help enhance your Eurovision experience and make it that much more euphoric. Continue reading Enhancing your Eurovision experience with Stanfords
Our 7 Favourite Bridges in Great Britain
Bridges are amazing. They get you from one side to another and keep your feet dry. At Stanfords we’ve spent many a lunch break weighing up the merits of a footbridge against those of a toll. So after much deliberation, allow us to present our favourite British bridges and where to find them.
By Greg Cotton Continue reading Our 7 Favourite Bridges in Great Britain
Travels in Transylvania
We asked Lucy Abel Smith, the founder and organiser of the Transylvanian Book Festival and the author of Blue Guide Travels in Transylvania: The Greater Târnava Valley to tell us a bit about this region. Continue reading Travels in Transylvania
5 reasons why Scotland is the best holiday destination this summer
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
7 Things You May Not Know About Ecuador
You may know Ecuador for its volcanoes or the Galapagos islands, but there’s so much more to the small South American nation than that! A spectacular cycle path, rival cities, Inca words mixed in with Spanish, popcorn with everything and a new president called Lenin are just a handful of other reasons to put this compact Latin American nation on your travel bucket list… Continue reading 7 Things You May Not Know About Ecuador
Three minutes through the History of Britain by Mary-Ann Ochota
Mary-Ann Ochota, the author of Hidden Histories: A Spotter’s Guide to the British Landscape tells us the history behind some things we might see while out exploring:
Most people have had the experience – peering out of a train or car window, walking across a field, or gazing at a hillside – of seeing something manmade and possibly ancient, but not knowing what it is they’re looking at. Continue reading Three minutes through the History of Britain by Mary-Ann Ochota
Happy Easter Island
Easter Island (also known as Rapa Nui and Isla de Pascua) is one of the most remote inhabited islands in the world. The nearest continental land mass is over 3,700 kilometres away.
The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen landed on the Island on Easter Sunday in 1722 and gave it its European name. Continue reading Happy Easter Island