London #2

I was a little apprehensive putting down Stanfords Map & Book Store in Covent Garden at London #2, given that I had already put Daunt Books on the list. Two specialist travel bookstores would be a bit obsessive. However, Stanfords is the exact antithesis of Daunt - while Daunt represents the easy ability to find a cosy niche in a busy city like London, Stanfords illustrates why so may people come to London and find it incredibly diffcult to be bored by it - Stanfords specializes in highly detailed, pocket sized maps from different countries, made specially for hikers.