Download or read book Footloose Scot written by Jim Glendinning and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2012-10 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Footloose Scot is a historical record over 50 years of the travel experiences of Scots-born Jim Glendinning. It is part travel adventure memoir and part travel trade recollections. Glendinning's travel adventures include hitchhiking around post -war Europe in the 1950s, driving with his wife to India, joining a truck-load of adventuers driving through Africa, hiking 600 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail as well as through Panama's Darien Gap. In all, he visited 136 countries and he isn't finished yet.
Download or read book Footloose in the West of Ireland written by Mike Harding and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his fourth walking book, the author returns to the country of his ancestors to experience the countryside, the music and the legends of the west coast of Ireland.
Download or read book Adventure Guide to Ireland written by Tina Neylon and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2004 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aiming at making the visitor a participant rather than just a spectator, The author succeeds admirably in her descriptions, from Ireland's pub life to its prehistoric sites, The spectacular Cliffs of Moher and kissing the Blarney Stone. Neylon takes us on a fabulous and thorough journey throughout this beautiful country. Where to stay is thoroughly researched, with choices from rentals to government-approved hostels, B&Bs and RV parks. The Irish author's book is a compilation of how best to enjoy the delights her country holds for visitors. --Edyth Shepard, Anton Community Newspapers. "Excellent choice. This travel series is one of the best . The book is very well detailed and user-friendly. It's well priced, too, and a great bargain. I consider a good guidebook essential when visiting a new place and I was thrilled with this one. The writer is from Ireland And The book is filled with her insider knowledge. The photos and maps are great, As are the driving instructions. If you buy one guidebook to Ireland, then get this one - it has everything you need to know!!!!" --A reader. "I had the chance to take a look at the sample chapter (Dublin) that's available on your website and I have to say I am very impressed with layout and detailed information. I have long been a fan of the Lonely Planet Guides, but I compared your Dublin chapter To The one in Lonely Planet and am far more impressed with your guide. I look forward to reading through the rest of the guide when it arrives!" --Ireland Tour Operator. Ireland is steeped in history, tradition and culture, making it one of the most popular vacation destinations worldwide. Its story is told in centuries-old castles (some of which now welcome overnight guests); stone circles strategically placed to shine in the winter solstice moon; and, Of course, In its pubs, where local residents gladly share a pint and a tale. Its cities are a treat to explore, with winding streets packed with tiny antique stores. Trips along the coast take you to traditional fishing villages and past some of the world s best golf courses. This book, written by an Ireland native, tells it all.
Download or read book Ireland written by Tina Neylon and published by Hunter Publishing, Inc. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to be used while you're on the go, Hunter's Pocket Adventures fit in your pocket with ease and make the perfect take-along reference. They contain all the practical travel information you need - places to stay and eat, tourist information resources, travel advice, emergency contacts and more - plus condensed sections on history and geography that give you good background knowledge of the destination. The authors are fascinated with the destination and their passion comes across in the text, which is lively, revealing and a pleasure to read.
Download or read book The Height of Nonsense written by Paul Clements and published by Gill & Macmillan Ltd. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paul Clements took to the road in search of the county tops, armed with his own rules of the road, 'Forsake all 21st century Celtic superhighways in favour of boreens'. Faced with leave he couldn't afford, Paul travelled the GMRs (Great Mountain Roads), exploring remote corners of little known counties, some very flat, and spent time with the eccentric and the quaint. Meet Cathy Rea who can see, and even smell, fairies! Listen to tales of druids, banshees, highwaymen and loose women. And learn how a poet stops Errigal's ego from deflating. P.S. Paul found only 28 tops!
Download or read book Foot loose in the West written by Charles Joseph Finger and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ireland of the Welcomes written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 714 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Foot loose in the British Isles written by Harry Alverson Franck and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Walk in Ireland written by Michael Fewer and published by Atrium Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging selection of accounts of pedestrian travel throughout Ireland during the past two hundred years.Through these selections of articles, excerpts, letters and journal entries you can experience the beauty of the high moors and mountains, see the conditions of the peasantry improve from poverty to wealth, mark the evolution of politics and society, and most of all, enjoy the pleasures of exploring Ireland on foot in the countryside. -- Publisher description
Download or read book Bright Star of the West written by Sean Williams and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-14 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the life and performance practices of the Irish sean-nØs singer Joe Heaney (1919-1984). Born in Connemara, Heaney grew up speaking the Irish language on a windswept coastal landscape, where he absorbed a rich oral heritage in Irish and in his second language, English.
Download or read book West of Dungannon written by Richard Edward Devlin and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-07-01 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a caravan set on a hillside amidst the tumbled ruins of an ancient British cavalry barracks in the old land of Tir Eoghain, the author has lived out the dream of Irish America, to return to the land of his ancestors after generations of separation. Welcomed there as if he was a native son returning to see that his fields and animals were being well-tended in his absence, what impressed Devlin most was the seemingly endless reservoir of stories and tales of days gone by which his newly-discovered relatives and friends told to each other, over and over. As the older generations die away. the author senses that these stories may never be heard again. "The Irish today," warns the author, "Especially the young Irish, are rushing towards modern life at such a rapid pace that within another generation, memories of the old ways and those sweetest of people, the Old Irish, will disappear forever." With a keen ear and the instinct of the old Celts for oral history, Devlin has spent the last ten years writing many of these down and now passes them along to you.
Download or read book The Peripatetic Perambulations of a Fiddlefoot written by Bryce Babcock and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nameless drifters and aimless riders who traveled the back roads and trails of the American West have been described as "fiddlefooted." In this illustrated autobiography, I characterize myself as a modern day Fiddlefoot, applying the term to my own wanderings as I searched for meaning, satisfaction, happiness and fulfillment in life. My search takes me to a series of locales, from my boyhood home in Wisconsin westward through several stops in California, Oregon, British Columbia, Utah, New Mexico, and Arizona; and occupations ranging from student to farmer, logger, surveyor, factory worker, ranch hand, college and university instructor, social worker, and State and National Park Ranger. My search includes living and working in cities, towns, on farms, in cooperative communities, and my experiences and explorations involving religion, politics, marriages, parenthood and travels in the U.S., Canada, Guatemala, the British Isles and continental Western Europe. I wrote it as a way in which my wives, children, grandchildren, friends, acquaintances, and perhaps total strangers, could know and understand 'who is that man, and why is he like he is?' -- Bryce Babcock, January 2013.
Download or read book Walking in Ireland written by Sandra Bardwell and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gentle mountains, rugged ridges, wild moorlands, spectacular sea cliffs, remote islands, warm hospitality and the infamous Irish weather - all are part of the wonderful experience Chat is walking in Ireland. So pack your boots, grab this guide and go ! 85 detailed walk descriptions in the Republic and Northern Ireland ; comprehensive coverage of the Wicklow Way and highlights of Ireland's 38 other Waymarked Ways ; two-colour contour maps for all described walks ; special sections on wildüfe, climate and Gaelic place names ; practical information about equipment, transport, accommodation, restaurants and pubs.
Download or read book British Travel Writers 1940 1997 written by Barbara Brothers and published by Dictionary of Literary Biograp. This book was released on 1999 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays on British travel writers explores the political and social changes that occurred after World War II. Technology such as color television, home video, the Internet and CD-ROM's brought people pictures from around the world broadened their interest in travel. Includes discussion of the various types of travel literature, including political, scientific, historical, and adventurous as well as the role of women travel writers.
Download or read book Words on Cassette written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 1804 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Broons written by Rob Drummond and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pit the kettle oan mither, this is braw news! Scotland's most famous family, The Broons, are brought to life in this new stage adaptation by award-winning playwright Rob Dummond. Beloved of readers since their first appearance in the Sunday Post in 1936, The Broons are a family of infamous characters including Granpaw, Paw and Maw Broon, Hen and Joe, Daphne, Maggie, Horace, the Twins and the Bairn. Living in each other's pockets in 10 Glebe Street, today they're getting together for a commemorative photograph. But change is afoot at 10 Glebe Street when Maggie announces she's getting married, Hen and Daphne are heading out on dates, Joe is off to London and Horace is off to Mars. With Paw trying to save his pennies for the wedding and Grandpaw out to settle old scores, what will Maw do to keep her family together? Filled with laughs, love and comic-strip visuals, all set to a Scottish soundtrack, The Broons is a fast-paced, fun and fantastic adaptation of a much-loved institution. It was first performed at Perth Concert Hall in September 2016 as part of a Scotland-wide tour.
Download or read book How the Irish Became White written by Noel Ignatiev and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: '...from time to time a study comes along that truly can be called ‘path breaking,’ ‘seminal,’ ‘essential,’ a ‘must read.’ How the Irish Became White is such a study.' John Bracey, W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies, University of Massachussetts, Amherst The Irish came to America in the eighteenth century, fleeing a homeland under foreign occupation and a caste system that regarded them as the lowest form of humanity. In the new country – a land of opportunity – they found a very different form of social hierarchy, one that was based on the color of a person’s skin. Noel Ignatiev’s 1995 book – the first published work of one of America’s leading and most controversial historians – tells the story of how the oppressed became the oppressors; how the new Irish immigrants achieved acceptance among an initially hostile population only by proving that they could be more brutal in their oppression of African Americans than the nativists. This is the story of How the Irish Became White.
