Bøger af Graham Mitchell

Explore the magical, mystical, fragile, and poetic landscape of the Florida Everglades in South Florida. Feel the heat, soak in the water, cleanse in the mud, scratch at the mosquito bites, all from the comfort of your own armchair. Never Safe, Always Fun!, is an armchair travel guide, companion guide, and anecdotal memoir of the Florida Everglades. Walk through swamps with alligators, snapping turtles, venomous snakes and hysterical tourists. Paddle in the moonlight through mangrove tunnels, with boat bumping crocodiles, and get rained down on by jumping fish. Never Safe, Always Fun guides you through a virtual tour of the Florida Everglades with a seasoned wilderness guide. Whether you plan to visit, have already been to, or just want to take a virtual tour of the Everglades, this book is for you. Learn some of the science behind the Everglades, experience its unique habitats, and awe at the wonderful wildlife that make up this fragile landscape. Lightened with comedic tales from the author's vast experience, and time spent conducting wilderness tours of the Everglades National Park for adventure seekers the world over. The tours were written about in a plethora of articles, both online and hardcopy across the globe, including The Sunday Times and the Boston Globe. "Graham Mitchell leads tours for Everglades International Hostel, where "Never safe, always fun'' is the motto...The thrill of our day: an 8-foot Eastern diamondback coiled and rattling within snapshot distance. The pathos: an obscure plaque remembering Guy Bradley, an Audubon game warden killed in 1905 by plume hunters when great egret feathers sold for $30 an ounce." - Patricia Borns, 'Ways to the Glades', The Boston Globe. "Believe me, ' said Graham, my strapping swamp guide, 'it's scared of you.' He looked down at my white-knuckle grip on his upper arm, a limb that Popeye would envy. At 5ft 2in (or perhaps 5ft 4in with my hair standing on end from the shock), and carrying no weapon more ferocious than a pencil, I had managed to frighten a five-metre alligator." - Joanna Walters, 'The really wild show', The Sunday Times Travel Magazine

Presented in large format, and featuring nearly 100 snapshots, many that have never been seen before, Fast & Loose is an inside look at a one-of-a-kind group that is essential for any diehard fan.

Do you want to know the difference between a Gamay and a Malbec, and what pairs best with a roast lamb or seafood pasta?Do you want to impress your friends with a little-known and affordable gem from the Mendoza region? Then this book, by an expert whose family has been in the wine trade since 1879, is for you.Graham Mitchell takes a look behind the label to uncork the mysteries of wine, taking the reader on a tour of vineyards from France, Argentina, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. On this journey of discovery, he explains the varieties and differences of the wines produced, examining the historical and geological factors, and introduces the people who run the vineyards ΓÇô some of whom are larger-than-life characters.A very personal account of the adventures that befell a wine merchant in pursuit of the finest wines and extraordinary stories from vineyards off the beaten track, this unique book is an intoxicating blend of humour, experience, anecdote and authority.''A perfect holiday read. Even if the only holiday weΓÇÖre having this year is on the sun lounger in the garden!'' Laura Hadland, The Extreme Housewife