Ankara

by Diana Darke

Published 23 April 2014
This edition of the Bradt guide to Ankara by expert author Diana Darke combines what to see and do with maps, historical and cultural highlights, recommendations for hotels, restaurants, cafes and bars and other attractions, as well as detailed information on city transport, shopping and activities in and around Ankara. It is written in an engaging and colourful style that sets out to entertain as well as inform and is drawn from the Bradt country guide to Eastern Turkey, Second Edition.

Muscat

by Diana Darke and Tony Walsh

Published 22 December 2016
Bradt's e-city guide to Muscat by expert authors Diana Darke and Tony Walsh provides all the information you need to visit not just this historic city, but to discover the surrounding coast and villages also. Full practical information is detailed, including hotels, restaurants, nightlife, shopping, walks, maps and transport, as well as the key sights, from the opulent Royal Opera House to the impressive Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque. The city centre is covered in detail, and also included are the areas of Al Qurum, Al Khuwair, Al Athaiba and As Sib, plus the coast southeast of Muscat, including Marina Bandar Al Rowdha.
Museums, galleries, nature reserves and national parks, sandy beaches and secluded bays are all included, as are language and featured aspects of local life and history, from Tim Severin's building of The Sohar, a recreation of Sindbad's ship, to early foreign policy. Muscat and its surrounds offer a wide array of outdoor activities and the Bradt e-city guide includes details of many, from birdwatching and whale and dolphin watching to camping, desert safaris, rock climbing, caving, mountain trekking, wadi bashing, diving, snorkelling, game fishing, sailing and boat trips.
Written in an engaging and colourful style that entertains as much as informs, Bradt's e-City Muscat is drawn from the fourth edition of the larger Bradt guide to Oman.