Advantages: Lots of ideas for all places and budgets Disadvantages: Only the briefest of introductions - you'll have to do more research elsewhere.
Keep it Clean
Clean Breaks by Richard Hammond and Jeremy Smith is a guide to 500 things you could do around the world without a high environmental impact. The green aspirations of the book make it pretty clear that it's not going to be the Richard Ha ...
Advantages: beautiful, informative, inspiring Disadvantages: not clearly a travel book, expects a basic knowledge from the reader
...The garden of this book is Italy and France; those places dear to the heart of every poet, writer and cultural snob from the parochial fringes of Europe. The barbarian of the title is a young Polish poet, Zbigniew Herbert. Be careful, though. The garden i ...
Advantages: Witty writing, interesting to find out more about Moldova Disadvantages: Over the top at times
INTRODUCTION Having read all of Danny Wallace's books and been amused if slightly appalled at his childish challenges, I was recommended the works of Tony Hawks by Ms Larsbaby. It seems that Mr Hawks is also famed for his silly challenges and co ...
Advantages: Well written and heartwarming Disadvantages: Quite a slow pace
Tony Hawks is a funny guy. After all, he is a comedian, and comedians tend to have to be funny. But in recent years, he’s progressed from being “funny ha-ha” to being possibly a little bit strange. It’s not his fault, I guess. He just can’t resist a c ...
Advantages: Funny, witty, engaging, informative. Disadvantages: Photos are slightly dull.
INTRODUCTION
When hubby borrowed the three Tony Hawks books from the library, I wasn’t very interested. While being mildly impressed that one of the singers of ‘Stutter Rap’ could also write books(!), I classed this kind of subject ma ...
