Havana. Just saying the name evokes images of bright Caribbean colors, American cars with fins from the 50s, and once-glorious buildings fallen into ruin. Now that this socialist island country is open once more, this picture will soon change. Now is the time to pause for a moment and take a closer look at Cuba’s capital city. Bernhard Hartmann starts on the streets, showing us cafes, shops, and boxing clubs, but he also takes us behind the facades of the mansions, whose well-worn charms immediately captivate the viewer. Crumbling plaster, cracked walls, worn stair treads―we see all of this in the pictures, and yet these places are vibrant and alive. Traces of bourgeois life, dignified and stylish, survive despite the adversity, masterfully captured in brilliant photographs.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 176

Dimensions: 250 x 320 mm

Publication Date: 25-08-2016

The Eighty Four Rooms Collection invites you to enjoy 84 of the world’s most beautiful and unique boutique hotels. Regardless of your budget, it should always be possible to travel with an eye for style and comfort. This is the philosophy behind the hotel platform of the same name, eightyfourrooms.com. Along with recommending the best rooms and suites, the book provides tips about the restaurants and bars you should visit to make your trip a truly unforgettable experience. Thanks to detailed guides on each property and local highlights, the book provides everything you need to be an insider. Each of our hand-picked choices undergoes a rigorous check of every facet of its operation. This is the only way to ensure that each hotel presented is truly best-in-class in terms of its surroundings and its fabulous signature style. We offer a wide variety of choices: places for rock stars to remain anonymous, romantic getaways, and luxurious ski resorts, as well as properties offering amazing views of the sea or big-city skyscapes. Bon voyage!

Bind: hardback

Pages: 208

Dimensions: 246 x 320 mm

Publication Date: 19-07-2016

This book is a marvelous guide to 30 of the world's most famous or truly fascinating marathons. Sorted by month, you find the important venues in America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia, from classics such as the New York City Marathon to the extraordinary courses like the Run Iceland in Iceland or the Two Oceans Marathon in South Africa. This lavishly illustrated volume provides the maps of all routes with their breathtaking views and architectural highlights as well as background information and valuable advice on what to eat and which clothes to wear for the event. In addition, one also fi nds travel tips and sightseeing locations in the area to enjoy once the marathon is over. With its wealth of substantial information and its gorgeous layout, this book is an outstanding gift for passionate runners, marathon fans, and those who aspire to become such.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 224

Dimensions: 182 x 250 mm

Trains have always been the only truly cultivated way to travel. The slower rhythm from departure to arrival, the relaxed glide through the landscape, and the shift between city and country fill rail enthusiasts with great joy and are pleasures waiting to be discovered by the uninitiated. The Journey presents a varied selection of extraordinary travel opportunities by train from around the world. Featuring historic luxury wagons, spectacular panoramic railways, and timeless itineraries, it takes the reader for a ride through breathtaking canyons and romantic scenery. Striking images, informative geographical material, and personal experiences bring these train adventures, which range from the quick three-hour trip to the transcontinental journey lasting several days, to life.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 272

Dimensions: 240 x 300 mm

Publication Date: 30-05-2015

Nowadays, in some of the most visited cities in the world, and also in other places with a great touristic attractive, some hotels have been built which due to their original design and their especial characteristics had become one more of the monuments of the city and spots of touristic interest. They are hotels that are photographed and visited daily, many reaching the point where they are seen as a badge of the city. we present a selection of singular and unique hotels, both by their architecture and their interior design.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 144

Dimensions: 180 x 230 mm

Publication Date: 20-03-2016

In Violence in the Skies, aviation security expert Philip Baum delves into the history of flying to reveal the stories behind the most astonishing and shocking crimes in our skies, calling on testimony from hijackers, crew members, passengers and politicians. Beginning with a guerrilla attack on a 1931 flight from Peru and taking us right up to theories surrounding the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370, Baum explores the details and motivations behind plane sabotage in an account that is as authoritatively comprehensive as it is unforgettably thrilling. Whether you’re interested in terrorism, travel or psychology, and whether you’re an aviation industry professional or an infrequent flyer, you will be utterly gripped by this page-turning history of hijacking.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 288

Dimensions: 129 x 198 mm

Publication Date: 07-03-2016

When Jennifer moves into the Honey Factory on the tiny Greek island of Tilos, bringing a laptop, her hiking boots and one slightly broken heart, she has no idea what surprises life holds in store for her. From the joy of gardening her own little piece of paradise to the thrill of joining in with the Greek dancing at local festivals, Jennifer learns something new every day – and discovers love again along the way. Dive into this exquisite, honest and deeply moving tale and taste the sweetness of living life to the full on a small island.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 320

Dimensions: 129 x 198 mm

Publication Date: 04-04-2016

Tom Chesshyre has made it his mission to experience the world through train travel – on both epic and everyday rail routes, aboard every type of train, from colonial steam locomotives to high-tech bullet trains. Join him on the rails and off the beaten track as he takes us on a whistle-stop tour of some of the most exhilarating journeys around the globe, from Sri Lanka to Tehran and beyond. With his trademark wit and humour, Tom takes us on fascinating adventures through diverse landscapes and cultures and introduces us to an ever-changing cast of memorable characters, all of whom share a passion for train travel. Whether you're an armchair traveller, a daily commuter or a seasoned train adventurer, this platform-hopping odyssey will open your eyes to the joys of life on two rails.

Bind: paperback

Pages: 320

Dimensions: 129 x 198 mm

Publication Date: 04-04-2016

The bleak, volcanic island of Ascension, 800 miles from its nearest neighbour St Helena, was described by a Victorian naval officer as ‘one of the strangest places on the face of the earth’. It is still exceedingly odd. Uninhabited when it was taken over by the British in 1815, it was an almost perfect natural vacuum – a triangular heap of lava and ash. When the Royal Marines brought in plants and animals, some flourished, others died. Tropical forest now clothes the peak of Green Mountain, and feral donkeys haunt the plains. As sea birds swarm around the coast, radar stations monitor space from the tops of rust-red cinder cones, and primeval, giant green turtles lumber up the beaches to nest. The island’s history is short but extraordinary.

Bind: hardback

Pages: 256

Dimensions: 138 x 216 mm

Publication Date: 05-09-2016

The ultimate travel guide for hip parents on the go, CITIXFamily complements the bestselling CITIX60 series by providing city specific supplements tailor-made for families with young children. Tour some of the worlds great cities with expert advice from local creative parents for making the most of your trip and introducing younger ones to the joys of traveling. Each colorful and charmingly illustrated volume includes a folded city guide with map of kid friendly attractions, a memory card game, postcards, and a journal for young travelers. Viction:ary launches the series with Barcelona, Copenhagen, London, New York, Paris and San Francisco, all carefully designed to help create unforgettable experiences for you and your children.

Bind: paperback

Dimensions: 127 x 197 mm

Publication Date: 15-11-2016