Bøger om Atlanterhavsøerne

BOGEN DÆKKER samtlige ni øer i den portugisiske øgruppe i Atlanterhavet. Vi giver indblik i hverdagen på Azorerne og stiller i en række artikler skarpt på øernes spændende historie, kunst og kultur, særlige madtraditioner og den exceptionelle, meget forskelligartede natur, som man kan opleve her. Der er desuden inspiration og forslag til vandreture på øerne samt anbefalinger af spisesteder og steder at shoppe. Bogen er rigt illustreret med fotos og kort.

Oplev Madeira & Porto Santo med TUREN GÅR TIL Vandreture i bjergene til lyden af rislende vand. Frokost i mimosernes skygge – hvidløgsbrød og eksotiske frugter fra det store marked. Langt nede kravler Funchals haver og hvide huse ud mod vandet. Engang piraternes og søfarernes havn. I dag yachternes ogkrydstogtskibenes. Pladserne, sidegaderne eller den travle marina. Man er aldrig langt fraen café og det brusende hav. Turen Går Til Madeira & Porto Santo dækker hele øen med Funchal, kysterne og bjergenesamt nabo-øen Porto Santo. Fold omslagets flapper ud og se alle bogens områder.

Detaljerede folde ud-kort. Skarpt og inspirerende udvalg af attraktioner, spisesteder, butikker, steder at gå ud og steder at bo. Præcise beskrivelser. Praktiske oplysninger og praktisk format. Gør Madeira til en større oplevelse. Kort og godt.

This aviation/travel journal is an account of the author's experiences in 59 years of travelling the globe. His half-Scottish roots may have something to do with his yearning for a desire to visit a number of cold-weather countries that many of us might stay away from, but might like to read about! There are some tropical visits and temperate ones too, but the latest tally has been 21 landings or take-offs within the Arctic Circle, and photos included in the book show Greenland, Iceland, Faroes, Svalbard (sometimes called Spitzbergen), The Falklands and Antarctica amongst others, but there are some in warmer temperature zones! Over those years of travel 124 separate trips have been made involving over 450 different flights. In the early years, many were propeller aircraft and then later jet transport but over that period 64 different types have been flown, and each is supported in the book by brief technical notes and a photo. The author's work in airline operations and then later in the travel agency sector allowed him the opportunity to extensively travel the world and see these sights. Later in retirement, the travel bug has continued. Interspersed into the timeline of the book is the author's autobiography of his time spent in the three countries he has lived in during his working life.

Cet ouvrage à plusieurs voix vise à mettre en lumière l¿intemporalité et le caractère international du surréalisme, non seulement en tant que mouvement artistique, mais aussi comme défenseur de cette essence humaine qui nous pousse à aller au-delà des réalités apparentes. Le surréalisme ne chercherait donc pas tant à comprendre le monde mais à le vivre dans toutes ses dimensions insoupçonnées. Pour démontrer cela, ce livre adopte une approche comparatiste illustrant le dialogue permanent entre le mouvement surréaliste et le monde qui l¿entoure, mais aussi entre les artistes d¿un pays à l¿autre, en Europe et aux Canaries. Il se propose ainsi de mesurer la profondeur et la portée de ce surréalisme qui a su conquérir tant de c¿urs, et sa quête éperdue d¿une beauté qui, pour reprendre les mots d¿Annie Le Brun, « ouvre l¿horizon et permet d¿échapper à ce qui est ». Este libro polifacético pretende destacar la intemporalidad y el carácter internacional del Surrealismo, no sólo como movimiento artístico, sino también como defensor de esa esencia humana que nos impulsa a ir más allá de las realidades aparentes. El surrealismo no buscaría tanto comprender el mundo como experimentarlo en todas sus insospechadas dimensiones. Para demostrarlo, este libro adopta un enfoque comparativo que ilustra el diálogo permanente entre el movimiento surrealista y el mundo que lo rodea, pero también entre artistas de un país a otro, en Europa y en Canarias. Propone así medir la profundidad y el alcance de este surrealismo que ha conquistado tantos corazones, y su frenética búsqueda de una belleza que, en palabras de Annie Le Brun, "abre el horizonte y permite escapar de lo que es".

The definitive work on the European Storm-petrel and its relatives, by one of the world's leading experts on the species.Imagine a bird as small as a sparrow, which lives most of its life on the open ocean yet can survive for decades. It walks on the water, and migrates half way around the world, returning to remote islands to breed underground, often in exactly the same rock crevice each year. To attract a mate it sings like a fairy and smells aromatic, but it vomits oil onto its enemies. It visits its nest by night, lays a single enormous egg, and feeds its chick until the nestling weighs more than both its parents put together. It seems to have little fear of humans, but was itself sometimes feared by ancient seafarers. This might sound like the stuff of legend but is actually the description of a real creature; the European Storm-petrel; walker on water, global wanderer, climate sentinel and open-ocean survivor, and a member of a group of around twenty species that form the Hydrobatidae family. The latest in the Poyser series, with comprehensive text and beautiful illustrations throughout, this follows the remarkable life of the storm-petrel. Focusing on the European species, it tracks their lives from the remote North Atlantic islands, where they breed via the coasts of Africa, to the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean, where they spend the northern winter. There is also some discussion on other members of the storm-petrel family. We learn about their evolution, behaviour, ecology and adaptations to a life in the harsh and unpredictable environment of the open ocean, and discover what these enigmatic seabirds reveal about what humans are doing to our planet.

Unknown to many, Niko Pirosmani is revered as a legend in his native Georgia. Conveying a sense of poignant empathy, his portraits, animal paintings, landscapes and scenes from everyday life painted around 1900 in a flourishing Tbilisi draw on medieval iconography and testify to a deeply felt sense of belonging. At the same time, the avant-garde recognised a novel and radically new form of painting in his work. Like Henri Rousseau or Marc Chagall, Pirosmani is one of the exceptional yet difficult to categorize proponents of early modern art. This catalogue demonstrates Pirosmani's qualities in numerous illustrations, showing how his rapid brushstrokes on black oilcloth give the sparsely applied colors a glow as if coming from a dark depth. Pirosmani was a master of concentration¿and a storyteller. As expertly explained in the catalogue by a selection of Georgian art historians, he was a unique artist, a contradictory figure and an important part of the art scene in Tbilisi, then considered the "Paris of the East." Born into a peasant family, NIKO PIROSMANI (1862 - 1918) arrived in Tbilisi in 1870. Painting portraits and tavern signs for room and board, he came to the attention of the Georgian and Russian avant-garde in 1912, who presented him a year later as the "Rousseau of the East" in the Moscow exhibition Mischén alongside works of Natalia Goncharova, Mikhail Larionov, Kazimir Malevich and Marc Chagall. An exhibition in Paris was planned, yet never to happen due to the First World War. Pirosmani died impoverished in 1918. Today he is Georgia's most celebrated artist.

The Canary Islands are an idyllic cruising ground, either as a destination in their own right or for those on their way through the Atlantic. Winter charter is a popular option for Northern European sailors. This authoritative pilot guide offers the sailor a perfect handbook to the nine main islands, all 40 ports and 26 anchorages in this amazing archipelago. Packed with comprehensive pilotage and nautical information as well as suggestions of where to eat and what to do ashore, it is designed to help you make the most of your visit to this fabulous area. It is enhanced with colour charts and detailed photography, including spectacular aerial shots of ports, harbours and anchorages.The Canary Islands are an idyllic cruising ground, either as a destination in their own right or for those on their way through the Atlantic. Winter charter is a popular option for Northern European sailors. This authoritative pilot guide offers the sailor a perfect handbook to the nine main islands, all 40 ports and 26 anchorages in this amazing archipelago. Packed with comprehensive pilotage and nautical information as well as suggestions of where to eat and what to do ashore, it is designed to help you make the most of your visit to this fabulous area. It is enhanced with colour charts and detailed photography, including spectacular aerial shots of ports, harbours and anchorages.

This book examines British and Argentine media output in the prelude to and during the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas Conflict and acknowledges the aftermath and legacies of the media response.

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of 'The Girl of Ink and Stars Illustrated Edition', a masterpiece penned by the renowned author Kiran Millwood Hargrave. This book, a standout in its genre, was published by Scholastic Ltd. in November 2022. The story invites readers into an enchanting universe, beautifully depicted through ink and stars, and is bound to leave you spellbound. This illustrated edition adds a new dimension to the narrative, making it a must-have for every book lover. Don't miss out on this gem from Kiran Millwood Hargrave's collection, a testament to her storytelling prowess.

This fully revised fourth edition of Bradt's St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha remains the only guide to these three British Overseas Territories, tiny volcanic islands that are virtual specks in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and which thanks to the opening of a new airport in 2017 are more accessible than ever before. Rugged, volcanic and very remote, as Napoleon's place of exile following the Battle of Waterloo, St Helena has gained a notoriety that assures its place in the travel lexicon. This fully revised edition includes all the most recent information, from the latest details of how to get there to expanded practical information on the airport, more detail on several of the Post Box walks and the mountain bike trail, and more in-depth information about what to do and where to go in Ascension. Also covered are details of the 2021 Napoleon Bicentenary, plus dedicated sections on what to do in the islands' two gateway cities: 48 hours in Johannesburg and 48 hours in Cape Town. Wildlife enthusiasts, nature lovers, hikers, and travellers interested in history and heritage are all catered for. The endemic flora and fauna is one of the islands' chief attractions, with 1,000 species of birds observed on St Helena alone. Also covered are the inspiring Millennium Forest project, where visitors give something back by planting an endemic tree, and sea safaris for spotting the area's abundant marine life, including whale sharks, dolphins and humpback whales, as well as fish and seabirds. Boat trips, which can include snorkelling and diving, are increasingly popular. How to visit Jonathan the Tortoise is included, too: hatched circa 1832, he is the oldest living land animal on the planet. Despite increased accessibility, these three islands are likely to preserve their reputation amongst the most unspoiled destinations in the world. With Bradt's St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, be one of the intrepid few to visit.

4th edition January 2019. 256 pages, 209 photos, 72 height profiles, 71 maps in 1:50.000, 1 overview map in 1:250.000.This guide presents the walker with a wide range of enjoyable walks incorporating every region on the island: from physically demanding excursions into the rugged barrancos in the north to the romantic scenery of the setting sun on the 2000 metre peaks, not to mention the truly phenomenal volcano route; from gentle walks through bright green pine forests and across dark lava streams to the most spectacular destination on the island: the giant unspoilt landscape of the Caldera de Taburiente, surrounded by thousand metre high precipices, one of the greatest erosion craters in the world.This Rother guide is the most comprehensive and popular walking guide to La Palma and has been the definitive guide for many years. The present edition has been totally revised and now extended to include 69 walks – an all-round successful guide, excellently illustrated with maps (scale 1:50,000), which will arouse your curiosity and can be highly recommended to all mountain lovers on La Palma.