JAMES PROCTOR

Located within the Arctic Circles Lapland spans the outermost fringes of Scandinavia and is a booming arena for adventure holidays and activities.This Bradt guide covers places and activities in the remote outposts of Norway, Sweden and Finland, together with background information to help travelers understand the Lap cultures including the indigenous Sami. Visitors on both short organized tours and those traveling independently are catered for; making this an all-round essential source book on everything the region has to offer.

This guide to Iceland gives information on hotels, farmstays, hostels and camping, providing coverage of sites and stories of Viking sagas. There is advice on swimming in hot springs, climbing volcanoes, and tackling the icefields of Europe's largest glacier. It also details nightlife in Reykjavik.

The Rough Guide to Sweden is an insider''s guide to one of Europe''s least known countries. This fully revised and updated third edition includes a 24pp full-colour section introducing the country''s highlights. Following chapters give the inside track on where to stay, eat and drink and exhaustive accounts of how to get around and see the best this beautiful country has to offer.

This new thoroughly updated sixth edition of Bradt s Faroe Islands remains the only English language guide to this isolated unspoiled Nordic archipelago home to Tórshavn the world s smallest capital and where there are twice as many sheep as people meaning that it s still possible to discover a way of life that is fast disappearing elsewhere in Europe a place where sheep were fitted with cameras to help film for Google Streetview locally dubbed Google Sheepview Visiting the Faroes is a chance to experience nature in the raw Its breathtaking landscapes never fail to inspire from the highest sea cliffs in Europe at Enniberg on the island of Vioy to the dramatic seascapes at Akraberg the southernmost point of the Faroes Also included are details of how to reach even the remotest corners by bus using a travel card information on changing seabird numbers in the North Atlantic and details of where to go birdwatching and hiking Written by expert author James Proctor who has been visiting the Faroes since 1992 this guidebook offers detailed information about all 18 islands including Mykines whose year round population is barely in double figures Within the islands themselves Bradt s Faroe Islands is recognised as the definitive source of info