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Books: Travel: Acadian
Nova Scotia Colourguide: Sixth Edition (Colourguide Travel Series)by Stephen Poole, Colleen Abdullah, and Keith Vaughan List Price: $16.95 Available from Amazon $11.86 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page Product Review Michelle Gurney Edmonton Journal : "from the Halifax explosion to its shipbuilding history; it's covered throughout the book. There are also informative sections on arts and crafts, theatre, music and dining.This book has lots of helpful information" Toronto Sun : "Chock-full of meaty facts that range from the historical to where to bike, eat and shop." Book Description Nova Scotia is one of Canada's most exciting and picturesque holiday destinations. This guidebook puts its best and most beautiful attractions at your fingertips. The sixth edition of this popular guide, published in August 2004, features updated and revised listings on all of the province's best restaurants, hotels and exciting attractions. Written by more than a dozen local experts, the Nova Scotia Colourguide is a reliable, independent guide to the province's best attractions. It offers suggested tours of the most interesting areas, and offers recommendations about museums, galleries, restaurants and hotels on each route. There are also chapters on a wide range of activities including hiking, golf, canoeing, sea kayaking, arts and crafts, music and theatre. This full-colour book is a handy-sized companion for a trip and a wonderful souvenir of a beautiful destination. |
Travels With A kayakby Whit Deschner Available from Amazon $19.95 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page Product Review Although it's not advisable to judge a book by its cover, the photographs gracing the cover of Travels with a Kayak make it hard not to be intrigued, even without reading a word. A cowboy, a Buddhist monk, an English bobby, and an Indian holy man stare out from separate photos, each holding a well-used kayak paddle. Even if you've never remotely considered whitewater kayaking, Whit Deschner sure makes it clear that you are missing an awful lot of fun if you don't give it a try. Travels with a Kayak follows the death-defying author around the world as he drags his kayak from country to country in search of life. Readers won't be disappointed as they join Deschner for a humorous ride through New Zealand, Turkey, Indonesia, Pakistan, the U.S., India, Japan, and all over the rest of the world. Heather Gunn, Playboating (Great Britain - spring 98 Whit Deschner, possibly canoeings most entertaining writer, has written a book about his `Travels with a Kayak. Its packed full of hiiarious and sometimes horrific paddling stories, many of which seem way too far fetched to be true, even though we have it on good authority that such unbelievable things did really happen. If you think youve got great stories to tell. dont open your mouth until youve read this book. You might well find your little escapades pale into insignificance compared to this mans. There are some great old school photos in the book and plenty of useful information it you fancy doing a bit of travelling yourself. Travels with a Kayak had us laughing out loud all the way through. Its superb. |
Louisiana Voyages: The Travel Writings of Catharine Coleby Martha R. Field, Joan B. Mclaughlin, and Jack McLaughlin List Price: $20.00 Available from Amazon $14.00 On 7-21-2006
See Item's Page From Publishers Weekly Writing under the pseudonym Catharine Cole, newspaper reporter Field undertook a series of trips through Louisiana parishes in the late 19th century for the New Orleans Daily Picayune. Her travels to remote areas frequently included unsafe modes of transportation, emergency farmhouse stayovers and strange foodstuffs; one essay relates an 1891 ferry ride across the Atchafalaya River aboard an unstable flatboat: "One of the horses screamed. I could see his white eyeball glaring. I said, almost involuntarily, an abject, cowardly kind of prayer, and wished I hadn't my best black dress on." But even when Cole's buggy is stuck in mud, her love for Louisiana shines through. Cole's affection for Louisiana's landscape and back roads is especially poignant post-Katrina. Although the areas hardest hit by that storm aren't depicted, Cole's writing demonstrates how Louisianians felt then about their homes, and there's a sense that little of that passion has waned in the past century. In the introduction, the editors (both retired Clemson University professors) note that Cole became a celebrity journalist through these literary sketches; it's easy to see why, given her ability to illuminate the "soil, scenery, and life" of each parish. (Mar.) Copyright © Reed business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From Booklist Under the pseudonym Catharine Cole, Field wrote articles in the late nineteenth century for the New Orleans Daily Picayune. She was well known for her travel pieces, especially her chronicles of a series of trips she made around Louisiana in 1891 and 1892. Now a selection of these pieces has been culled from the yellowed pages of that newspaper and collected here, and for contemporary readers, they present a graphic and often lovely evocation of the state of the state back then. Modes of travel lacked the comfort and convenience we know today, and Field traveled alone--unusual for the time and for her gender. From the elegant, socially conscious town of Natchitoches to the beautiful Grand Isle in the Gulf to her hometown of New Orleans, where "every house suggests a romance, every shop a carnival," she paints vibrant pictures of life as it once was and, in many ways, still is. With hurricane destruction on our minds these days, it is good to see preservation of such timeless prose. Brad Hooper Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. |
From Migrant To Acadian: A North American Border People, 1604-1755by N. E. S. Griffiths List Price: $49.95 Available from Amazon $43.38 On 7-21-2006
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Travels in an American Imagination: The Spiritual Geography of Our Timeby Lee Foster List Price: $14.95 Available from Amazon $9.72 On 7-21-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description Travel journalist and novelist Lee Foster's new literary book explores his conviction that our time is both the most wondrous and also the most horrific time ever to be alive. Looking at his own life as a typical modern person, Foster considers the polar positive and negative aspects of modern life, both from a mundane and global perspective. With sufficient imagination and balance, Foster believes, a modern person can cope and flourish. About The Author Lee Foster is an award-winning travel journalist whose work has won seven Lowell Thomas Awards, including his being named Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year (Silver Winner). His most recent award was for his travel guidebook Northern California history Weekends (Globe Pequot). As a travel photographer, he has images in more than 225 Lonely Planet books. Lee Foster lives in Berkeley, CA when he is not on the road. |
Michelin Quebec Atlas and Travel Guide (Michelin Quebec Atlas and Travel Guide)by Michelin Travel Publications Available from Amazon $9.95 On 7-21-2006
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Travel Smart: Eastern Canadaby Felicity Munn Available from Amazon $0.86 On 7-21-2006
See Item's Page Book Description Eastern Canada Travel-Smart covers Niagara Falls, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, the Gaspe, Bay of Fundy, Prince Edward Island, Halifax, the Nova Scotia Coast, St. John's, and Western Newfoundland. This third edition has been completely reorganized with new itineraries and lots of new sidebars, planning maps, and scenic routes. |
Prince Edward Island Colourguide: Fourth Edition (Colourguide Travel Series)by Laurie Brinklow and Keith Vaughan List Price: $16.95 Available from Amazon $11.02 On 7-21-2006
See Item's Page Book Description The complete visitors' guide to Canada's favourite vacation island Prince Edward Island is a travel destination loved by visitors for its gentle country landscapes, beautiful beaches and relaxed cottage life. This extensively illustrated guide offers complete coverage of all the Island's attractions. This completely revised and updated edition features a new section on museums, a walking tour of downtown Charlottetown, and outdoor activities -- golfing, hiking and cycling. Also featured are cottage life and the best of what the Island has to offer in family fun. Contributors to the guide bring their expert insider knowledge and love of Prince Edward Island. Full colour photographs and maps accompany the text, followed by extensive listings, including website information, best choices in accommodation, restaurants, shopping and entertainment. Sections include: * Best Beaches * golf * Cottage Life * Lobster Suppers * Anne of the Island * Cycling Prince Edward Island Colourguide is the most comprehensive, up-to-date and colourful guide to this appealing maritime vacation destination. About The Author LAURIE BRINKLOW is an editor, book publisher and writer who lives in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Photographer KEITH VAUGHAN combines prize-winning photography published in many books with a career as a chemistry professor at St. Mary’s University. |
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