Cadogan Guides Tuscany, Umbria and the Marches is a good example of these always-reliable guides friendly format. The book acknowledges that the travellers have moved beyond the golden hills of Tuscany west to the Bolgheri and Maremma seasides and east into the regions of equally stunning Umbria and the Marches. Its insider focus on food and wine based on a healthy appreciation of the culture gives it a mix that other guidebooks can miss.

The drawback to this approach, when coupled wi..

First, the good features of Disneys Peter Pan: Adventures in Neverland: its fun to fly around as Peter Pan, collecting feathers and stuff, tangling with various baddies, and exploring colourful 2-D environments. The physics, while rudimentary, give you a vivid sense of Peter Pans weight, and the controls make moving him around a very intuitive affair. The missions are pretty simple, just right for younger gamers.

But elements from the Disney movie sequel on which the game is supposedly..

The AA Where to Stay in Britain & Ireland CD-ROM is a comprehensive accommodation guide covering all types of places to stay from bed and breakfast to the most expensive of hotels.

The AA has been publishing this guide for several years now and this time around the interface has had an overhaul. There are more than 7,000 establishments covered and it is still easy to find precisely what you want. First choose a location. Then point-and-click at the screen to indicate the maximum you ar..

Jules Verne may have been on his 80-day journey around the world a lot sooner if hed used Handmarks Travel Assistant . A combination of several unique applications, Travel Assistant helps to arrange and organise your travel plans, make sense of foreign lands, and communicate with the natives.

Planning your trip is a straightforward process with the itinerary application, albeit using somewhat confusing language (for example, a vendor is never defined, and were still not sure wha..

Street Skater 2 is the follow-up to the popular Street Skater from Electronic Arts. Talking all the best elements from the original, the game manages to grow without losing site of the much-loved original format.

Growing from the experience learnt on the first version, the programmers have managed to develop their ideas further. The game now boasts a skate park editor, allowing you to devise skate parks for practice or to set up challenges with friends.

The courses have not onl..

Action heroine Lara Croft struts her Tomb Raider stuff in this impressive action adventure game from Eidos. Once again, the worlds most famous "grrrl gamer" must jump, swim, climb, and shoot her way through numerous challenges.

There are five locations and 15 massive levels to explore, including the South Pacific, India, London, Antarctica, and Area 51. Unlike previous games in the series, this version lets you visit any of the gaming areas in any order that you prefer. This change en..