SMART TRAVELLER


THE WORD WINTER WARMERS


These bright new books offer some itinerant inspiration for those dark winter nights. Words: Sarah Barrell


Fiſty Words for Snow, by Nancy Campbell Award-winning author Nancy Campbell takes 50 words for snow from around the globe and uses them to reveal what snow means to different cultures. Snow isn’t silent and isn’t always white, she observes — and this is just a starting point for her exploration of the language that describes myriad snowscapes, from mountain peaks and glaciers to boreal cities and Baltic landscapes. (Elliott & Thomson, £12.99)


The Ordnance Survey Great British Treasure Hunt Can you solve more than 350 clues on a puzzle adventure from your own sofa? Test your mettle against the Ordnance Survey, the world’s leading producer of maps since its establishment in 1791. The cartographic hunt focuses on 40 new British maps, taking in the likes of Loch Ness and the cloisters of Cambridge, to crack codes and anagrams on the trail of mythical treasure. (Trapeze, £14.99)


The Stubborn Light of Things, by Melissa Harrison If you haven’t heard Harrison’s soul- soothing podcast then this eponymous nature diary, following her move from south London to the Suffolk countryside, should be a joyful reason to do so. It’s the perfect companion piece to this chronicle of her journey to uncover the nature on our doorsteps wherever we live, and celebrate its way of signalling the seasons. (Faber & Faber, £14.99) melissaharrison.co.uk


While the Earth Sleeps We Travel, by Ahmed M. Badr In 2018, Iraqi- American poet and former refugee Badr travelled to Greece, Trinidad & Tobago, and New York, holding storytelling workshops with displaced youth living in and outside of camps. Combining Badr’s poetry with the personal narratives and artistic offerings of young refugees, this collection offers unheard perspectives of those travelling in search of home. (Andrews McMeel, £14.99)


Best American Travel Writing 2020 As chosen by series editor Jason Wilson and guest editor Robert Macfarlane: the best travel writing essays published within the last year. Taking in an existential reckoning at an avalanche school, an act of kindness at the Mexican American border, and a moral dilemma at a Kenyan orphanage, these are tales that inspire. Or, in Macfarlane’s words, ‘transport readers to other worlds’. (Mariner Books, £12.99)


Spirited: Cocktails from around the world ’Tis the season to be jolly, but if you need a little help, try this glossy compendium of exotic libations from around the globe. Cocktail doyenne Adrienne Stillman spotlights hundreds of cocktail recipes from the past 500 years, ranging from classics to lesser-known regional favourites. Try the Jägerita, a Jägermeister margarita created in London but popularised in Portland, Oregon. (Phaidon, £35)


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