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The Buzz
Check out the most exciting travel books, guides and novels to take with you on the road to your next destination. We'll soon be giving you the low-down on the latest travel gadgets too!
Book Review: the gap-year guidebook
Essential Travel reviews the gap-year guidebook by John Catt Educational. If you're dreaming of a year away, this is the book you should be reading.
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Review: Indie Travel Podcast
This month we review Indie Travel Podcast and introduce our readers to the wonderful world of podcasting.
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App Review: Hugmail
Ever struggled to stay in touch with friends and family whilst away on your travels? Perhaps this could all change shortly with the release of a fantastic new app - Hugmail.
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Book Review: Tea & Cake London
We review Zena Alkayat's search for the quintessential tea and cake offerings of London. Beautifully written and with charmful pictures this is a great read and gift alike.
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Book Review: Schooner To The Southern Oceans
We review Schooner To The Southern Oceans by Gordon Cook. It details his journey with family in tow across the oceans to mark the bicentenary of Captain Cook's final voyage.
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Tuscan Cities: Travels Through The Heart Of Old Italy
We review 'Tuscan Cities: Travels Through The Heart of Old Italy' by William Dean Howells as part of Essential Travel's The Buzz. A must read for those touring Tuscany.
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Swept: Love with a Chance of Drowning
Holiday Book Review: Swept, Love with a Chance of Drowning by Torre DeRoche (Gauguin Media)
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Book Review:The Last Storytellers
The Last Storytellers is a truly unique literary concept that puts ancient stories from the Moroccan tradition of oral storytelling into print. By Richard Hamilton
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In Shackleton's Footsteps: A Return To The Antarctic
Essential Travel's review of In Shackleton's Footsteps by Henry Worsley
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Driving Over Lemons by Chris Stewart
Essential Travel's review of Driving Over Lemons, by Chris Stewart.
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