Travelling? Check this out!

Although I have mostly been supporting and encouraging local stores until now, I found it impossible not to mention one of the best bookshops entirely dedicated to travelling.

Located in the historical Corn Street, there is a store you must visit if you are travelling in the near future. The store is called Stanfords and for those who don't know, the Bristol branch was the first store to be opened outside London back in 1997. 

It's a two-floor shop where you can find anything you can imagine related to travelling: travel guides, maps from all over the world, travel-themed board games, Bristol merchandise, cycle-routes, kayaking routes, inflatable or decorative globes, books, stationary, sweets, travel diaries... even decorated canes!

Upstairs, there is a section where you can find sweets and candy with globe shape, stationary to keep track of your trips, beautiful journals and diaries... and also Bristol merchandise: magnets, mugs, coasters, calendars and many more stuff. There is a promotion now on selected travel guides: if you buy one, you get the second one half price. 

Next to the stairs, you will find books for children, board games related to travel and whole collection of "Mr." books to choose from. Even inflatable globes!

There are books about birds, best areas for kayaking, best bike routes, thousands of maps...

Downstairs, I found a great selection of high-definition maps from every single country I can imagine. I found a laminated flexi-map from Sri Lanka, where I will be travelling in a couple of months. Very good map which allows to mark the route with a non-permanent marker pen and then easily erase it. I think it is a very good idea so I bought it (5.99 pounds).

 

I also found my country downstairs: The Basque Country. The guide-book, which by the way doesn't have many pictures, was located next to the Spanish guides. It is written by Paddy Woodworth and gives a good idea of the most important areas and events in the Basque Country. I couldn't resist to take a picture! :)

Website: http://www.stanfords.co.uk/