Something Different for the Weekend
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Something
Different
FOR THE
Weekend
52 SEASONAL BREAKS FOR THE DISCERNING TRAVELLER
Something Different for the Weekend is also something different for Bradt, a guide focussing on a style of travel rather than a destination. Appealing to those overlooked by the glossies’ aspirational travel features, and whose lives exist outside the bubble of celeb-inspired unreality, Eames explores 52 short breaks for imaginative travellers. As he says, ‘Destinations with big PR machines get more than enough coverage already in the national press to need any help from me. On the contrary, this book is my personal PR for those places which don’t have the marketing muscle to elbow their way into the mainstream, places that are nevertheless aesthetically , physically and intellectually up my alley, and hopefully your alley too.’
Ordered by season and distance, Eames’s getaway suggestions chronicle a year’s worth of short journeys, ranging from Winter wanders along Lyme Regis’s UNESCO-listed Jurassic Coast to Spring conquests of the coastal castles and bracing beaches in Northumberland. Beyond the home front, Summer weekends hitting the hay, literally, in the barns of Niedersachsen, northern Germany cannot fail to intrigue, whilst Autumn sees bacchic breaks on France’s Champagne route holding forth obvious allure. Exotically achievable short breaks include Syria’s unsurprisingly tranquil ‘dead cities’, contrasted with its maniacally lively covered souks. Elsewhere, the Celtic chords of Cape Breton’s Summer music festivals compete with Arctic excursions to catch a cod with a rod under the midnight sun of Norway’s Lofoten Islands. For those in search of a refreshing sojourn out of the office, Eames’s book supplies inspiration in spades, and as with all Bradt authors, he succeeds in seeing beyond the obvious and seeking out the exceptional – what are you waiting for?
Andrew Eames started his career in journalism out in the Far East, later working his way up through UK business publications onto The Times. He returned to travel to become managing editor of a major travel publisher. Since then he has penned several travel titles, including The 8.55 to Baghdad serialised on BBC Radio 4.
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Title: Something Different for the Weekend
Author: Andrew Eames Publisher: Bradt Travel Guides
Publication: 30 November 2007 Price: £9.99
ISBN: 978 1 84162 209 5