Worth watching out for.
 - John Cleare

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Welcome to Trailblazer

We believe in the joy of travel and we aim to provide readers with the inspiration to make their travelling experience enriching not only for themselves but also for the people whose community or country they are visiting.

We think travel should be more than lying on a beach or ticking off sights in a travel brochure; we also believe it should be more than following a herd of jaded backpackers from one backpacker dive to the next.

In our guides we try to give readers information that will help them interact positively with local people and the local environment.

Look at our booklist and be inspired!  You can buy the books direct from this website and from all good booksellers. 

DUE OUT END AUGUST 2010

Trans-Canada Rail Guide 5th edition

The world's most scenic rail ride – a journey on Canada's transcontinental railroad ranks as one of the greatest rail experiences in the world. Read more.

 

OUT NOW!

The Silk Roads 3rd edition

The Silk Roads tie together some of the most fantastic and romantic attractions in Asia and nearly all the sights which made the routes famous have been preserved. From the mosques of Damascus and the archaeological wonders of Palmyra, via the Golden Road to Samarkand and on to the Great Wall of China. To plan your own route read here.

 

OUT NOW!

The Trans-Siberian Railway: a traveller's anthology

An historic collection of travellers' accounts brings together emotions, descriptions and humour from a century of travel. Read more.

 

 

Scottish Highlands: the hillwalking guide

Jim Manthorpe, author of Scottish Highlands: the hillwalking guide, selects his top 25 greatest adventures in the Highlands and Islands in August/September issue of Wanderlust magazine.  To benefit from more of Jim's expert knowledge read Scottish Highlands.