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Visiting Father Christmas this Year?


Why not take a copy of Bradt's Lapland? It's all included: information on the Santa Claus Gift House, the Santa Claus Office, the Santa Claus Post Office and the Christmas Exhibition. But there's more to see than just Santa and his elves, Lapland is a must-have for visitors who want to delve deeper into this mysterious and snowy region lost on the fringes of Europe. Watch a reindeer race or take a puffin tour; stay in the stunning Icehotel or a traditional fisherman’s cottage; go on a hiking trail or find out where to see the Northern Lights – however you'd like to see Lapland's other side it's all detailed in James Proctor's comprehensive guide.

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Lifetime Achievement Award Goes To... Hilary Bradt

 

Hilary Bradt, founder of Bradt Travel Guides, has received the British Guild of Travel Writers’ (BGTW) Lifetime Achievement Award 2009.


The award was presented by Guild Chairman Melissa Shales at the British Guild of Travel Writers’ 13th Annual Gala Awards Dinner, London, on 8 November.


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Mike Stead on Writing Angola

 

I was unprepared when I got off the plane in Luanda.


In 2007 in a moment of enthusiastic madness I emailed Bradt Travel Guides and asked if they would be interested in a travel guide on Angola – one of a few countries without its own dedicated guidebook. To my shock, the answer came back: 'Yes!'.


Research progressed slowly; bookshops had nothing and my local library suggested an academic tome that had been borrowed once since its publication in the 1970s. The internet was bare too: dead links and out-of-date information – much of it inaccurate or plainly wrong and most of it written in Portuguese.


Over the next year I worked in Luanda. Fleeing the traffic-clogged capital as often as I could, I travelled widely (stopping for cold beers and grilled lobster only when absolutely necessary). Whereas I travelled in comfortable 4x4s or flew, my fellow author Sean Rorison shared the back of long-distance buses and collective taxis with chickens and village elders – Sean ably assisted with some of the more challenging provinces. (Sorry Sean!)


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Interested in Angola? Take a look at some of our guides to other west African destinations.

 

 

Win a Copy of Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

 

The perfect present for the child in your life or in you!


To win a copy of the DVD simply answer the following question:


The Malagasy are descendants of which modern day country?


a) Nigeria

b) Indonesia

c) Swaziland


Send your answer with your name, address and daytime telephone number to info@bradtguides.com with the subject line MADAGASCAR competition. (Search for the answer online in our guide to Madagascar).


Closing date: 31 December 2009. The winner will be the sender of the first correct entry drawn at random. The winner's name will be announced in the next Bradtpackers' News.


Congratulations to Andrew Dommett of the UK, winner of the French Vineyards competition.

 

Come and Meet the Bradt Pack in 2010

 

The Bradt Pack will be at several events in the New Year. For details of Laurence Phillips' talk at the France Show, or the Bradt stand at London's Adventure Travel Show visit our Events page.

 

The StuffYourRucksack Spotlight

 

StuffYourRucksack.com enables travellers to give practical help to places they visit by bringing things that are really needed.


It's not about taking sweets and pens to encourage children to beg; nor is it about handing out money to people who might tell a good story but whose scruples are far from good. It is about helping small, legitimate organisations that get little or no help from their government or from local or international NGO's. It's about travellers helping other travellers to give practical assistance to people who have the least, but often give the most.


Remember Bradt are offering an exclusive 30% discount via StuffYourRucksack.com, and we will donate an additional 10% of the value of your order back to this worthwhile charity. Visit their site to learn more.

 

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Abruzzo

Abruzzo

 

This is the first and only English-language guide to Abruzzo, a region that lies just an hour's drive from Rome, yet has never been discovered by mass tourism. Written by an author born and bred in the region, it explores Abruzzo's three national parks, takes visitors to its beaches, and tours ancient hilltop towns, Neolithic caves and Roman ruins.

 

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Alaska

Alaska

 

Bradt's Alaska guides visitors beyond the cruise ship ports and into the real Alaska. Written by a local, the book draws on the author's many years of experience exploring and guiding tourists on kayaking and hiking trips through this vast wilderness little touched by the hand of man.

 

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Botswana: Okavango Delta, Chobe, Northern Kalahari

Botswana: Okavango Delta, Chobe, Northern Kalahari

 

A safari in northern Botswana takes the traveller to a wilderness populated almost exclusively by wildlife: here you’ll find elephants, hippos and the astonishing birdlife of the Okavango Delta. This third edition of the Bradt guide provides unrivalled coverage of the region’s wildlife, environment and history, as well as fully revised practical information.

 

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Greece: The Peloponnese

Greece: The Peloponnese

 

Greece is the cradle of civilisation, and the Peloponnese is the cradle of Greece: Olympia and the mountains of Arcadia are here. But Bradt's Greece: The Peloponnese also embraces the living world, from traditional festivals to idyllic campsites by ancient theatres, from buzzing towns to the best places to kayak and hike. And if you want to dance on the same beach as Zorba the Greek, you'll find information on that here, too.

 

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Lake Baikal: Siberia's Great Lake

Lake Baikal: Siberia's Great Lake

 

Lake Baikal is much more than a body of water. Here, two cultures – Russian and Mongol – meet. The area is steeped in shamanism and Buddhism, while the lake's shores are scored by the tracks of the Trans-Siberian Railway. This is the first English-language guide dedicated to Lake Baikal and its surroundings, and it provides full coverage of activities, wildlife, culture and travel practicalities.

 

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Pantanal Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide to Brazil's Great Wetland

Pantanal Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide to Brazil's Great Wetland

 

The Pantanal of Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay is South America's Serengeti: its wetlands are the largest on Earth and, in the dry season, crocodiles and storks jostle to gobble the last of the dying fish. Beautifully illustrated throughout, Bradt's Pantanal Wildlife is the only portable book to cover all the main wildlife groups while focusing exclusively on the Pantanal.

 

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Uganda

Uganda

 

Whether visitors want to climb to the snows of the fabled Mountains of the Moon, track mountain gorillas and chimps, raft the headwaters of the mighty Nile, or marvel at the legendary tree-climbing lions of Ishasha, this sixth edition of Philip Briggs' much-praised guide is the most comprehensive resource available to Uganda.

 

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Yukon

Yukon

 

This is the only guidebook dedicated to Canada's Yukon, one of the world's last great wildernesses. Offering practical advice on everything from where to pan for gold to the best spots for hiking and paddling, and packed full of historical stories and colourful anecdotes, it's the perfect companion for highway drivers, cruise-ship passengers, and outdoors enthusiasts alike.

 

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