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David M. Addison
Blundering about Sorrento and its environs in search of culture, the author unwittingly resists his wife’s never ending attempts to civilise him. From the heights of Vesuvius, to the ruins…
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Tales of sex and violence, mystery, murder and yes, even romance, abound in this sweeping saga as the reader is transported from the late seventeenth century to the mid twentieth…
With a song for every occasion, the author embarks on another adventure, this time to La Palma in the Canary Islands. Having learnt from previous encounters that neighbours are not…
David M. Addison provides a refreshing, alternative perspective in travel writing. A bit like Mr Bean on holiday, picking up the wrong piece of luggage at the airport is just…
David M Addison
In this humorous travelogue round Cuba, the hapless author suffers from both urban myths and his Missus (aka the Drinks Police). The first he debunks as they occur; the crises…
When, in 1978, as a participant in a teacher exchange programme, the author, accompanied by his wife and young family, exchanged his boring existence in Grangemouth in central Scotland for…
Music, music, music. Right from the start of his package holiday to Menorca, music plagues and obsesses the author. But let’s face it, as Iona, his long-suffering wife can testify…
The experiences and humorous adventures of a Scottish schoolteacher and his family during an exchange visit to Missoula in Montana, where they discover many cultural changes between his homeland and…
Further experiences and humorous adventures of a Scottish schoolteacher and his family during a year-long exchange visit to Missoula in Montana, where they continue to discover many cultural differences between…
A lively and entertaining road trip around Scotland’s North Coast 500 Route, exploring the history and cultural heritage of the area with plenty of exciting diversions and anecdotes along the…
A lively and entertaining Grand Tour of Italy, ranging from ancient times to the Renaissance and beyond, this book discusses the country’s vast historical and cultural signficance via an exploration…
A humorous account of travel writer David Addison’s journeys around Italy’s beautiful Amalfi Coast, including Sorrento, Capri, and other areas of cultural and historical interest. On his excursions, he encounters…
A guide to the culture and history of the South-West Coastal 300 Route, Scotland’s newest epic road trip. Discover the entertaining stories which lie behind the route, as well as…
A cultural and historical guide to Scotland’s 90-mile-long Snow Roads Scenic Route, starting at Blairgowrie and proceeding through Royal Deeside and the Cairngorms National Park to end at Grantown-on-Spey. The…
David, M. Addison
The formidable Iona, aka La-Belle-Dame-Sans-Merci, determined to instill some culture into her alcohol-appreciating and apparently sex-starved husband, accompanies him on a tour of the architectural and artistic highlights of Italy…
Joseph Addison
