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Bradt Travel Guides er et engelsk forlag med over 200 titler som i hovedsak er skrevet for turister som bruker offentlige transportmidler og egne ben. Bradt har vunnet mange priser for reisehåndbøkene sine som er kjent for å være sterke på mindre kjente reisemål som ikke er overfylt av turister. Forfatterne sørger gjerne for å gi bøkene en personlig ”touch”, og er ikke redde for å være subjektive. Dette gjør dem både til tider morsomme, i tillegg til å være informative og enkle å lese.

Bradt Travel Guides var svært tidlig ute med fokus på viktige emner som økoturisme og den reisendes ansvar som gjest I et fremmed land. Reisehåndbøkene gir råd til hvordan man best kan nyte en eventyrlig reise borte fra turisthordene samtidig som man gjør det mulig for lokale samfunn og natur å dra nytte av besøket. Bradt er guidebøkene til mindre kjente reisemål du ikke vil finne hos andre utgivere. De er gode følgesvenner for eventyrlystne med ryggsekk på et gjennomsnittlig budsjett. 

• Forfatter: Laurence Mitchell
• Publisert: April 2019
  
• Utgave: 4. utgave
• Antall sider: 328
  
• Innbinding: Heftet
• Språk: Engelsk
• ISBN: 9781784776268

Tysk kartserie med flotte kart på slitesterkt plastpapir.

• Publisert: 2024
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Plastpapir
• Målestokk: 1:2 000 000

Finally, our ITMB map of Uzbekistan is back in print! Tourism to the ‘Stans’ is increasing as these former parts of the Soviet Empire find their way in a changing world. This time, we have combined the country with the two other Stans on one side, which makes sense given their shape; then, on the reverse side, we have expanded the artwork to show Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to good advantage.

The map also includes excellent inset maps of Samarkand, Tashkent, Dushanbe, and Bishkek, which I’m sure all are familiar names. Needless to say, all three countries count as ‘adventure’ travel. Facilities are good in major cities, but roads are of an uncertain quality, and accommodations sparse. Still, this is an exceptionally interesting part of the world. The traditional Great Silk Road passed through this region, and to this day Tashkent is a major trading transfer point. Nine points of major interest are included, including the Ark-Citadel dating from 400BC, the Minaret of Kalta-Minor, and the great Caravanserai from the Middle Ages.

• Publisert: 2019
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Vanntett papir
• Målestokk: 1:1 100 000, 1: 1 600 000

The countries of Central Asia: Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, plus the southernmost part of Kazakhstan between Almaty and Qyzylorda presented by Reise-Know-How at 1:1,700,000 on a waterproof and tear-resistant, indexed road map with topographic and tourist information. The map, part of the publishers’ highly acclaimed World Mapping Project, is double-sided (with a very generous overlap) to provide the best balance between a good scale and a convenient size sheet. 

Road and rail networks are easy to see on a clear base which shows the area’s topography by altitude colouring with contours, spot heights, mountain passes and names of its numerous mountain ranges. Internal administrative boundaries are shown with names of the provinces. Road network includes unsurfaced roads and seasonal tracks. A wide range of symbols highlights various places of interest, including UNESCO heritage sites, the route of the Silk Road, museums and archaeological remains, selected hotels, beaches, winter sports areas, etc. National parks and protected areas are prominently shown. Also marked are oil and gas pipelines. The map has a latitude and longitude grid at intervals of 1° and an index of place names with a separate list of national parks. Map legend includes English.

• Publisert: 2020
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Plastpapir
• Målestokk: 1:1 700 000

Gizi Map er en serie presise kart med detaljer og opplysninger over både populære og mindre populære reisemål. Dekker ofte områder der få andre kartprodusenter dekker.

• Publisert: 2020
• Innbinding: Falset
• Materiale: Papir
• Målestokk: 1:3 000 000

"A mesmerising trip across Central Asia . . . A fascinating travelogue" Financial Times SHORTLISTED FOR EDWARD STANFORD/LONELY PLANET DEBUT TRAVEL WRITER OF THE YEAR 2020 Erika Fatland takes the reader on a journey that is unknown to even the most seasoned globetrotter. The five former Soviet Republics' Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan all became independent when the Soviet Union fell apart in 1991. How have these countries developed since then? In the Kyrgyzstani villages Erika Fatland meets victims of the widely known tradition of bride snatching; she visits the huge and desolate Polygon in Kazakhstan where the Soviet Union tested explosions of nuclear bombs; she meets Chinese shrimp gatherers on the banks of the dried out Aral Sea and she witnesses the fall of a dictator. She travels incognito through Turkmenistan, a country that is closed to journalists. She meets exhausted human rights activists in Kazakhstan, survivors from the massacre in Osh in 2010, German Menonites that found paradise on the Kyrgyzstani plains 200 years ago. During her travels, she observes how ancient customs clash with gas production and she witnesses the underlying conflicts between ethnic Russians and the majority in a country that is slowly building its future in Nationalist colours. In these countries, that used to be the furthest border of the Soviet Union, life follows another pace of time. Amidst the treasures of Samarkand and the bleakness of Soviet architecture, Erika Fatland moves with her openness towards the people and the landscapes around her. A rare and unforgettable travelogue.

Forfatter: Erika Fatland
Språk: Englask
Antall sider: 477
publisert: 2014