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“Normal publishers use a distributor to sell their books. We used Greyhound buses and a Eurail pass.”
In this second instalment of Bradt's potted history, Hilary reminisces on the early days of becoming a 'Real Publisher' – back when a book cost £1.50 and we were known as 'Bradt Enterprises'. After sketching a logo and creating the first-ever catalogue (albeit just an A4 sheet) she hit the road, trailing from bookshop to bookshop across Europe and the US with boxes of guides to sell.
Read the full article here. And if you missed the first chapter, you can read it here.

The end of the road
After two continents, 17 countries and 54 days of twists, turns and tears, the teams finally reached Ushuaia. But the big question is – who was first to Race Across the World?

A is for...
Inspired by his wildlife photos, author and nature writer Mike Unwin has been making the most of his lockdown time by creating some alphabet poems.

“I went for the heroic. I chose to eat the salmon.”
To celebrate the release of his new guide to the Outer Hebrides, author Mark Rowe looks back on the time he was nearly left stranded on Barra because of something fishy in his luggage.

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Our round-up of some of the great flexible offers available from our friends in the travel world this week.

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