"Slow Escapes" by Clara le Fort explores conscious travel in harmony with nature and rural culture. It features beautiful accommodations like repurposed monasteries and restored windmills, showcasing sustainable travel that respects local traditions and engages communities, enriching both travelers and regions.
Iconic Waves and Surfing Hinterlands
Embark on a thrilling exploration of the world's most unique, unusual, and famous surf destinations. From catching waves under the northern lights in Iceland and trekking across the Arctic tundra in Russia in search of the perfect break, to meeting a new generation of Indigenous board shapers in Australia and hitching a ride on an adventure through Namibia in search of the mythical surf spot, Skeleton Bay, this atlas of stories and surf breaks from around the globe moves beyond sunshine and palm trees to take you to the heart of surf culture.
A guide to the world's most iconic cycling routes that make up a bikepacker's paradise. Providing independence, a sense of reward, and a closeness to nature, bikepacking is among the best ways to explore places. With more people packing their panniers every year, Grand Bicycle Journeys compiles the most iconic routes that any self-respecting long-distance cyclist should aim to complete. In this follow-up to the hugely successful Bikepacking, cyclist extraordinaire Stefan Amato proposes global must-ride itineraries: the Iditarod across Alaska, the Trans-Pyrenees between France and Spain, the Ruta Austral in Patagonia, and many more. Describing the history and geography of each route along with hidden gems, Stefan gives handy tips on planning, equipment, and tackling the unique challenges. This book will inspire readers of all levels to get on their bike, and give obsessed pedallers something to aim for.
Vans and Life in the Great Outdoors
This book is both a visual journey and an invitation to throw off the shackles of modern life and hit the road. In Van Book (working title), explore the culture of van life and discover unique four-wheeled homes and their roadside adventures from around the globe. Learn about traveling in different climates through profiles with those whose vans are built for all seasons--from snow-covered road trips into the Arctic Circle, to circumnavigating the African continent. The open road awaits!
Gluten-Free Seasonal Fare
The first cookbook authored by Our Food Stories celebrates nature in seasonal, gluten-free recipes and gorgeous table settings. Good food speaks to all of our senses, and makes us feel good too. Laura and Nora from Our Food Stories have made it their mission to attain these delights through gluten-free, vegetarian, and healthy food. Trained stylists as well as excellent cooks, for them where we eat matters as much as what. So when Laura and Nora lay out tables, the centerpiece and the dishes come together to reconnect us with nature. Full of delicious recipes that highlight seasonal ingredients, A Year With Our Food Stories is above all a cookbook. But it's more: visuals of kitchens, of tables set up by a cozy fire, of picnic blankets in flowery meadows provide inspiration on how to reflect the flavors of the seasons in the setting. This is a book for food lovers with an appreciation of taste in all its forms.
The Now and How of Built Environments
What's best in architecture today and the most relevant for tomorrow by the world's most visited architecture website. ArchDaily's Guide to Good Architecture is their first-ever book. Curated around their principles of Good Architecture, the book is a curation of what's best today and most relevant for tomorrow. Through a rich variety of projects--both built and planned--the book reflects a global community of world-shapers, explores the most important topics and trends in architectural practice, celebrates the most visionary architects and introduces up-and-coming talent. It marks the forefront of architectural thought and practice. The cover image is Akihisa Hirata's Tree-ness House in Toshima, Japan