A Guide to Popular USA Attractions & Destinations
June 10, 2011 by Destination Guide
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In 2010, more than 60.8 million tourists came to the United States. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the United States is consistently one of the top international tourist destinations. Ranking is based on the number of visitors and the amount of tourism revenue. Lots of people opt to visit the United [...]
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A Guide to Bourbon Street in New Orleans
April 29, 2011 by Destination Guide
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While it’s just one street in a sprawling city with much to offer, Bourbon Street has gained quite a reputation around the world as a must-see-and-do attraction in New Orleans. But any stretch of land that boasts 24 hour drinking should not be approached without a few precautions and good sense guidelines. What You Should [...]
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Natural Attractions: A Guide to the Adirondacks
April 23, 2011 by Destination Guide
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The Adirondacks is a vast protected wilderness area in northeast New York State, part of the Adirondack Park, a state preserve. Of the 6 million acres of mountains, forests, wetlands and lakes, approximately 2.7 million acres are state land. Natural History The Adirondacks are unusual mountains as they form a dome rather than a line [...]
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Germany (DK Eyewitness Travel Guide) (Hardcover)
September 4, 2009 by Destination Guide
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This volume in the award-winning Eyewitness series shows Germany at its best, from the Baltic Sea to the Romantic Rhine to the Black Forest. Visit the world-class cities of Berlin and Munich with the help of 3-D aerial maps, floorplans of the best museums, cutaways of historic buildings. Make the most of the beautiful countryside with the help of pictorial maps and tours. Learn more about German culture with special features on music, art and literature or gear up for outdoor activities, from skiing to hiking in the Alps.
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Walking in the Valais (Cicerone Guide) (Paperback)
August 23, 2009 by Destination Guide
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‘The great affection which is penned so effectively into this walking guide to one mountain district … reveals the work of a specialist.’ (Van Greaves, High) ‘Another Cicerone Press walking guide from the tried and trusted Kev Reynolds stable. The format is familiar, user friendly and crammed with useful and essential information about the geography, places to stay, how to get there and of course 120 route descriptions in the eleven areas that make up the Valais region of Switzerland. … Mouth watering colour photos illustrate the descriptions.’ (Richard Ayres, The Leader)
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The Matterhorn, Monte Rosa, Zinarothorn, Ober Gabelhorn, Dent Blanche, Weisshorn, Bietschhorn, Grand Combin – these are some of the most dramatic mountains in Europe. Here, they form a backdrop to a series of routes that should answer the dreams of any keen mountain walker. Best known, perhaps, for the resorts of Zermatt and Saas Fee, the Valais district of Switzerland is also the location of the Lotschental and Turtmanntal, the Vals d’Anniviers, Herens, Bagnes and Ferret – valleys in which there are numerous alp hamlets nestling among the pastures. There are also dozens of small lakes, the longest glacier in the Alps, pristine snowfields, meadows full of flowers, marmots that will eat out of your hand, and no shortage of accommodation, ranging from low-cost dormitories and campsites to the grandest of hotels. In this, the third edition of his popular guide, Kev Reynolds has selected and described 120 routes that represent the very best of this magical region. Rewritten and with a new design, fresh maps and colour photos throughout, “Walking in the Valais” is your passport to some memorable walking holidays in this Alpine wonderland.
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Traveler’s Guide to Jewish Germany (Paperback)
August 23, 2009 by Destination Guide
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Jews don’t always put Germany on the top of their travel destination list, but the fact is that outside of Israel, no country contains more important and beautiful Jewish historical sites than does Germany. Weissensee, the largest Jewish cemetery in Europe, is in Berlin, there’s a lovely ritual bath (mikveh) in Friedberg dating back to the 13th century, and there’s a rare, surviving Jugendstil synagogue in Ausburg. From Aachen to Würzburg, nearly 200 sites left out of most guide books are described and detailed, including what there is to see (often with color pictures), what the history is, and most importantly, how to get there.
In Ansbach there’s a synagogue from the 18th century that escaped destruction during the “Reichskristallnacht” of 1938. Its Torah was burned, but the building itself was left unhurt. Annual memorial services are held on November 9 (the date of kristallnacht) in this Baroque synagogue, attended by Catholics, Protestants, and Jews from throughout Bavaria. In Hofgeismar there’s a fine Judaica museum that tells the story, through its archive of texts and pictures, of a Jewish community that dates back to 1470, and there’s a cemetery that was started in 1695. The last burial of a Hofgeismar Jew was in 1935, but the cemetery contains Jewish displaced persons who died in 1946 and 1947, plus a memorial of a gravestone and a buried piece of soap, erected in 1945 by Jewish concentration camp survivors.
Documenting the history of individual settlements throughout Germany, as well as what remains to be seen of them, this unique guide keeps the history alive and makes possible an unusual German tour. –Stephanie Gold
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Whether travellers are searching for history, religion, or their roots, they will not be disappointed by the countless discoveries to be made with the help of this key to the open doors of Jewish Germany.
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The Rough Guide Map to Germany (Rough Guide Country/Region Map) [FOLDED MAP] (Map)
August 19, 2009 by Destination Guide
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“The Rough Guide Map Germany” combines clear modern mapping and bang-up-to-date research, and is the essential companion to anyone travelling around this fascinating and varied country. Whether you’re exploring the snow-capped peaks of the Bavarian Alps or the valleys of the Rhine, the “Rough Guide Map” provides invaluable information to help you find your way. It is printed on waterproof and rip-proof Polyart paper, and includes detail on everything from road numbers and railways to National parks and airport locations.
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Tour of the Jungfrau Region (Cicerone Guide) (Paperback)
August 19, 2009 by Destination Guide
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‘An interesting long circular walk for those who have done the Tour of Mont Blanc and want to find a route that is less crowded. There are bad-weather alternatives, and shortside walks. As always with Kev Reynolds, the introduction is comprehensive. This route (or part of it) could, I think, be used for an Alpine debut.’ Irish Mountain Log Magazine, Summer 2006
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Making a horsehoe loop among some of the most spectacular mountain scenery in all the Swiss Alps, the brand new “Tour of the Jungfrau Region” is destined to become one of the classic walks of Europe. In a journey of 9-10 days the walker visits pastures, ridges, summits and passes, skirts exquisite mountain lakes, and gazes on waterfalls, gorges and glaciers – all in the shadow of such iconic peaks as Wetterhorn, Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau. Accommodation is both plentiful and atmospheric, and the route has lots of bad-weather alternatives. Despite the nearby presence of popular resorts like Grindelwald, Wengen, Lauterbrunnen and Murren, “The Tour of the Jungfrau Region” explores some suprisingly remote landscapes, including part of a World Natural Heritage site.
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Drive Around Languedoc & Southwest France, 3rd: Your guide to great drives. Top 25 Tours. (Drive Around – Thomas Cook) (Paperback)
August 15, 2009 by Destination Guide
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Thomas Cook Drive Around Guides are designed to provide you with a comprehensive but flexible reference source to guide you as you tour a country or region by car. This guide divides Languedoc and Southwest France into touring areas – one per chapter. Major cultural centers or cities form chapters in their own right. Each chapter provides at least a day’s worth of activities – often more.
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Michelin The Green Guide Germany (Michelin Green Guides) (Paperback)
August 11, 2009 by Destination Guide
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Michelin the Green Guide Languedoc Roussillon Tarn Gorges (Michelin Green Guide: Languedoc, Roussillon, Tarn Gorges English Edition) (Paperback)
August 9, 2009 by Destination Guide
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The long-standing Michelin Travel Guides are an ideal travel companion for travelers who really want to connect with the world. Get to know the local way of life through detailed background information on the country, people, and culture. Quickly identify the best places to visit using Michelin’s star rating system. The best sites are highlighted on the sites map or you can follow a pre-planned driving tour. With the Michelin Travel Guide to Languedoc, fly a kite in Le Cap d’Agde or ramble through the largest fortress in Europe in Carcassonne. Take a canoe for a close-up view of the cliffs that line the beautiful Tarn Gorges or golf in the Mediterranean light of Toulouse.
The Rough Guide to Switzerland 2 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)
August 7, 2009 by Destination Guide
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INTRODUCTION
“In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love; they had 500 years of democracy and peace. And what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.”
Orson Welles as Harry Lime, in The Third Man (1949)
Never has one throwaway movie line done so much to damage the reputation of a whole country. Even now, despite being one of the most visited countries in Europe, Switzerland remains one of the least understood. The facts are that until national reconciliation in 1848, Switzerland was the most consistently turbulent, war-torn area of Europe (so much for brotherly love), and yet, both before and after it found stability, it brought forth such literary and artistic pioneers as Hans Holbein, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Paul Klee, Hermann Hesse and Alberto Giacometti (so much for the cuckoo clock ? a Bavarian invention, anyway).
But two centuries of tourism have left their mark: faced by an ever-increasing onslaught of visitors, these days the Swiss are content to abide by a quaint stereotype of Switzerland that?s easily packaged and sold ? the familiar Alpine idyll of cheese and chocolate, Heidi and the Matterhorn ? while keeping the best bits for themselves. Come for a “Lakes and Mountains” package, or a week of skiing, or a short city-break, and you?ll get all the pristine beauty, genteel calm and well-oiled efficiency of the Switzerland that the locals deem suitable for public consumption. The other Switzerland ? the one the Swiss inhabit ? needs time and patience to winkle out of its shell, but can be an infinitely more rewarding place to explore.
Within this rugged environment, community spirit is perhaps stronger than anywhere else in Europe. Since the country is not an ethnic, linguistic or religious unity, it has survived ? so the Swiss are fond of saying ? simply through the will of its people to resolve their differences. Today, a unique style of “bottom-up” democracy ensures real power still rests with the people, who seem to vote almost monthly on a series of referenda affecting all aspects of life from local recycling projects to national economic policy. The constitution devolves power upwards from the people to municipal governments and up again to the regions (known as cantons), only as a last resort granting certain powers to the federal government.
This kind of decentralized structure means that the cantons ? which are, in essence, tiny self-governing republics who have volunteered to join together ? have mostly held onto their own, unique flavours. Although Swiss people value their shared Swissness above all, they also cherish their own home-town identity and their differences from their neighbours.
Tensions exist between the four language communities, as they do between Catholic and Protestant, or between urban and rural areas, while regional characteristics remain sharply defined and diverse. Local pride is fuelled by a range of traditional folkloric customs, most of which stem from pagan or medieval Christian festivals. Most prominent of these is carnival, held around the country on or around Mardi Gras, the last day before Lent. The most exuberant celebrations, held in Luzern, Bern and Basel, feature bands, masked parades, street dancing and spontaneous partying that belie the stereotype of a placid, unadventurous Switzerland. A host of smaller events fills out the calendar and it?s still easily possible to stumble on village festivals that have been staged by local people for centuries past.
This sense of cultural continuity sits oddly with the fact that Switzerland has grown into one of the world?s richest countries. Its economy is small-scale but thoroughly modern: traditional industries such as watchmaking and textiles now thrive by focusing closely on the luxury end of the market and have ceded prime position to engineering, pharmaceuticals and service industries galore. Tourism has been a high earner since the mid-nineteenth century, when the Alps became both a fashionable destination for wealthy travellers and a prescribed retreat for sufferers from respiratory diseases needing curative sunshine and fresh mountain air. And yet the country, seized by an increasingly anachronistic national Kantönligeist, still stands alone. In the 1940s, Switzerland was surrounded by hostile Axis powers; these days, it?s encircled by the “friendly” EU. With the end of the Cold War, recent damaging revelations of Swiss collaboration with the Nazi Third Reich, and increasingly close ties amongst Western European nations, Swiss neutrality rings ever more hollow ? and yet, far from embracing a wider perspective, the country has collectively taken a step into conservatism. Commentators are noting sadly that Switzerland is only now embarking on the kind of multiethnic social integration that its neighbours began in the 1950s.
Having taken centuries to bolt their country together from diverse elements, the Swiss seem instinctively to return to their sense of community spirit, expressed most tangibly in the order and cleanliness you?ll see on show everywhere. Yet the sterility so decried by Graham Greene (who wrote Harry Lime?s jibe about brotherly love), if it characterizes any part of the country, applies only to the glossy, neatly packaged tourist idyll of lakes and mountains. The three great Swiss cities of Geneva, Zürich and Basel are crammed with world-class museums and galleries. In Zürich and Lausanne, there?s a humming arts scene and underground club culture that feeds nightlife as vibrant as anything you?ll find in much larger European cities.
The landscapes are dominated by the Alps and their foothills, but mountains aren?t the only story. In the north and centre are lush, rolling grasslands epitomized by the velvety green hills of the Emmental, traditional dairy-farming country. Vineyards rise tiered above Lake Geneva, the Rhône valley and the Rhine. The fairytale southeast is cut through by wild, high-sided valleys, lonely, dark and thickly forested. Most surprisingly of all, bordering Italy in the south you?ll find subtropical Mediterranean-style flower gardens, sugarloaf hills and sunny, palm-fringed lakes. For a small, little-regarded mid-continental country with a profound image problem, Switzerland has plenty more to offer than most visitors suspect.
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Travel Hamburg, Germany – illustrated guide, phrasebook and maps. FREE general info and a map in the trial version. (Kindle Edition)
August 7, 2009 by Destination Guide
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Everybody’s Pocket Travel Guide to Holland, Belgium and Luxembourg (Hardcover)
August 5, 2009 by Destination Guide
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France (Rough Guide 25s) (Paperback)
August 5, 2009 by Destination Guide
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August 3, 2009 by Destination Guide
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Your holiday starts the moment you open the guide…”The best guide available. Packed to the brim with colour photos, maps and essential information” – Reader review. Capture the essence of Poland, from the Tatra mountains in the South to the stunning Slow’inski National Parks sand dunes. Photos, illustrations, unique 3D models and birds-eye-view maps of all the major sites ensure you don’t miss a thing. Clue up on the basics, from the most comfortable places to stay (whatever your budget) to the best bars and restaurants. Discover where the locals go, enjoy relaxing entertainment, amazing sites and retail therapy, exciting sports, scenic walks or drives, thematic tours and colourful festivals. This guide offers all you need for an unforgettable trip. It is a winner of the “Guardian & Observer” ‘Best Guide Books’ and “Wanderlust Magazine” Silver Award for ‘Top Guidebook’.
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The Rough Guide to Switzerland 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Paperback)
July 30, 2009 by Destination Guide
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The Rough Guide to Switzerland tells you all there is to know about this beautiful and varied country. The 36-page, full-colour section introduces all of Switzerland”s highlights, from snowboarding in the Alps and sampling swiss wine to the country”s Gothic cathedrals and medieval castles. The guide includes extensive listings of the all the top places to eat, drink and stay, whatever your budget, plus brand-new ”author picks” to highlight the very best. There is plenty of practical advice on outdoor pursuits, including where to find the best mountain walks and most scenic ski resorts. The guide takes a detailed look at Switzerland”s history, wildlife and culture and comes complete with maps and plans for every region.
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PLAN?…DISCOVER?..EXPLORE?.with the newly updated Michelin Green Guide Series. Reorganized and reformatted, Michelin?s Green Guide Series helps travelers find the best local and regional travel information.
Our goal is to provide travelers with practical, accurate and cultural destination information to a city, region or country with emphasis on: ? Prioritizing your trip via Michelin?s star ratings for major sights ? Time-saving practical information with detailed itineraries, excursions and walking tours ? Navigating effectively thru the area, destination and sight using maps and floor plans throughout the guide. ? Enhancing knowledge of destination and sights with detailed historical and cultural information ? Learning the best hotels, restaurants, shopping, entertainment and recreation sights to visit during trip.
New and improved features: ? Writing Style-The writing style offers friendly guidance, but still retains the intellectual substance of the traditional Green Guide ? Cover- New graphically vibrant covers highlight exciting information inside. ? Colors- Contemporary colors have been added for page banner and headers to help readers easily identify the guide?s major sections-making important information to you easier to spot. ? Sidebars- Touring Tips, Sidebars and other practical information have been placed throughout the guide. ? Double Columns- have been placed introduced in two sections, “Planning Your Trip” and “Understanding the Regions,” for ease of reading. ? Maps- Colorful, legible Michelin maps have been retained throughout the new layout along with many helpful waling or driving tour maps. Some guides include a metro or subway map on the inside front cover.
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From the Publisher
One Team: A Devotion to Quality There?s just one reason our team is dedicated to producing quality travel publications?you, our reader. We want you to get the maximum benefit from your trip?and from your money. In today?s multiple-choice world of travel, the options are many, perhaps overwhelming. In our guidebooks, we try to minimize the guesswork involved with travel. We scout out the attractions, prioritize them with star ratings, and describe what you?ll discover when you visit them. To help you orient yourself, we provide colorful and detailed, but easy-to-follow maps. Floor plans of some of the major museums help you plan your tour. Throughout the guides, we offer practical information, touring tips and suggestions for finding the best views of the city, a good place for a break or where to make that special purchase. Lodging and dining are always a big part of travel, so we compile a selection of hotels and restaurants that we think convey the feel of the city, and organize them by geographic area and price. We also highlight shopping, recreational and entertainment venues, especially the hot spots. If you?re short on time, two- and four-day itineraries are included so you can hit the highlights and quickly absorb the best of the destination. For those of you who love to experience a destination on foot, we add walking tours, complete with a map. And we list other companies who offer boat, bus or guided walking tours of the city, some with culinary, historical or other themes. In short, we test and retest, check and recheck to make sure that our guidebooks are truly just that: a personalized guide to help you make the most of your visit. After all, we want you to enjoy traveling as much as we do.
The Michelin Green Guide Team
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Poland Insight Guide (Insight Guides) (Paperback)
July 26, 2009 by Destination Guide
Filed under Travel Poland Guides
Product Description
From cultural tours of Krak?w to hillwalking in the High Tatra Mountains, from the beaches of Baltie to the grandeur of Gda?sk, it’s all here in this brand new edition Insight Guide to Poland, featuring a wealth of inspiring full-colour photography and detailed street maps. Expert local writers ensure this guide is an inspiring background read, serves as an invaluable, on-the-spot companion and is a superb, visual souvenir of your visit. Poland’s top attractions are identified to help you plan your trip and a ‘Best of’ section highlights the most unique experiences Poland has to offer, along with personal recommendations on what to see and do whilst there. Editor’s top tips reveal lesser-known sights, best cathedrals and churches, best of picturesque Poland, best of the outdoors plus money-saving hints. A comprehensive ‘Travel Tips’ section details transport, accommodation for all budgets and other activities to ensure you make the most of your time in Poland. A dedicated ‘Eating Out’ section identifies the best eateries to suit all budgets within each area, giving the address, phone number, opening times and price range, followed by a useful review. The guide also features a useful A-Z of other practical information, detailing useful contact numbers to ensure your trip goes smoothly. An in-depth ‘Places’ section covers the country region-by-region, with all the principal sites cross-referenced by number to the accompanying full-colour maps. An additional Warsaw street map enables instant orientation and easy navigation around the Capital. This guide also features dedicated sections which explore Poland’s history and include interesting features on everything from Art, Food and Drink, National Parks to the Environment. Overall, the unique combination of insightful exploration alongside practical advice means that this guide truly is a pleasure to read before, during and after your visit.
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Travel Berlin, Germany – Illustrated Guide, Phrasebook and Maps. FREE general info, phrasebook, and a map in the trial version (Kindle Edition)
July 26, 2009 by Destination Guide
Filed under Travel Germany Guides
Review
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An illustrated city guide, phrasebook, and maps. Indulge Yourself with a personal tour guide on Your PDA. FREE General Information chapter and a map in the trial version.
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- Fully illustrated.
- Historical overviews.
- Interesting facts.
- Street Map, Transportation Maps, and more.
- Museums hours and tickets info.
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- Access the guide anytime, anywhere – at home, on the train, in the subway, during a flight.
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Chapters | A-Z Index
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- Maps
- Phrasebook
- Transport
- Attractions
- Culture
- Landmarks
- By Area
- Parks
- Eat & Drink
- Units Conversion
- About and Navigation
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Phrasebooks: About | Pronunciation | Phrase List
Transport:Get in | Get around | Stra?enbahn | S-Bahn | U-Bahn | Airports | Routes | Rail
Attractions: Tours | Zoo | Pfaueninsel | Shopping | Festivals & Parades
Culture: About | Theatre, Opera, Concerts, Cinema | Museum Island | Museums | Architecture
Landmarks: Buildings & Structures | Places of worship | Berlin Wall | Memorials
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Travels with Baby: The Ultimate Guide for Planning Trips with Babies, Toddlers, and Preschool-Age Children (Paperback)
July 22, 2009 by Destination Guide
Filed under Travel Switzerland Guides
Review
“… what differentiates Rivoli’s book are the extra details, like comparison charts of different airlines and cruise lines.” — The Oakland Tribune
“This guide is chock full of useful tips for traveling with babies and toddlers, what gear to bring (including specifics about car seats and a travel kit for carry-on), childproofing your accommodations, healthy travels, managing baggage on trains, and more.” — Travel for Kids
“Travels with Baby by Shelly Rivoli… is a valuable book for families.” — The Mercury News
“Travels with Baby by Shelly Rivoli… is a valuable book for families.” — The San Jose Mercury News
“Travels with Baby is an indispensable guide for parents wandering the world with kids, from infants to preschoolers. Its comprehensive advice on useful gear and different modes of transportation (car, taxi, train, plane, ship) will smooth the way on any trip, and I especially liked the insightful advice on matching your travel plans to your child’s individual temperament.” — Cynthia Harriman, author of Take Your Kids to Europe
From the Publisher
Winner of the NAPPA Gold Award for Parenting Resources from the National Parenting Publications Awards
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Insight Pocket Guide Warsaw (Insight Pocket Guides) (Paperback)
July 21, 2009 by Destination Guide
Filed under Travel Poland Guides
Product Description
“Warsaw Insight Pocket Guide” is an itinerary-based guide, focusing on the best things to see and do, picked by our local correspondents. It is ideal for first-time visitors and perhaps pressed for time. To help you follow the routes easily, the 96-page book includes a full size pull-out map. Detailed routes have been designed to cover Warsaw’s highlights. Ten tours link the highlights of Poland’s capital city and four excursions explore interesting towns and villages within easy reach of Warsaw. To aid your understanding of Warsaw, its history and culture are described in an introductory feature. There is also full coverage of shopping, eating out and nightlife plus a listings section covering hotels, climate, money, getting around and useful addresses.
About the Author
Since 2000. Hammond, American Map, Langenscheidt Dictionaries, Insight Travel Guides, Delorme – the famous names in the Langenscheidt family. These represent the most authoritative, up-to-date, and extensive travel and reference products available. In January 2003, the renowned Berlitz Publishing became part of the Langenscheidt Group. The Langenscheidt Publishing Group, the premier group of map and travel companies, offers over 4,000 North American and international street maps, road maps, atlases, language-learning, bilingual dictionaries, and travel-related products covering countries, cities, and languages in every continent.
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Belgium Insight Guide (Insight Guides) (Paperback)
July 21, 2009 by Destination Guide
Filed under Travel Belgium Guides
Product Description
“Insight Guides” provide the complete picture through expert and informative text and remarkable photography. Each book is an inspiring background read, serving as an invaluable, on-the-spot companion. They can also be kept as a superb, visual souvenir of a visit. Expert local writers bring to life a destination’s history, culture, arts and people. The guides contain detailed, cross-reference maps which means that areas and sites mentioned can be quickly pin pointed. They also incorporate all the travel details and contact numbers visitors will need.
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The Little Black Book of Paris 2009 (Travel Guide) (Little Black Books (Peter Pauper Hardcover)) (Spiral-bound)
July 20, 2009 by Destination Guide
Filed under Travel France Guides
Review
Travel Roundup: Best Travel Series of the Year, 2008. Hooper, Brad (author). FEATURE. First published September 15, 2008 (Booklist). We select the Little Black Travel Books as our travel guide series of the year. The main reasons for designating these guides as best of the year are their portability and user friendliness. (The spiral binding allows the reader to keep the book open to a certain page.) Individual volumes are small enough to fit into a pocket, but in terms of helpfulness, they are twice their physical dimensions. The other reason these guides are so worthy of praise is the fact that each volume has a neat, tidy, and nicely detailed foldout map to the particular area under discussion. The chapters in each volume correspond to the geographical areas into which the authors divide the city for the tourist. Each chapter gives basics on places to see, available art, and entertainment venues, places to eat and drink, where to shop, and where to stay. You can study a range of guides before your actual trip, but this is definitely a commendable candidate for carrying with you on site. Little Black Travel Books (Peter Pauper Press). –Booklist (American Library Association) –Booklist (American Library Association)
When I buy a guidebook, I usually look for the Frommer’s $ a Day budget guides — Washington D.C. from $80 a Day, Paris from $95 a Day, etc. Why? Well, mostly because I’m a creature of habit. I started buying the Frommer’s and Let’s Go guides years ago because they focus on budget travel. Let’s Go is great for backpackers and those on a really tight budget. Frommer’s is a bit more mature but still budget-minded (think hotels rather than hostels), and I like their ”Suggested Itineraries” section and their maps (Frommer’s maps are among the best). But now that there are so many other guidebooks to choose from, I buy Frommer’s mostly because I can be in and out of the store in minutes rather than hours and I know I’ll come home with a reliable guide. Then, just this past month, everything changed… I discovered something new… You see, when I went to the bookstore to pick up guidebooks for my upcoming honeymoon, I got an idea… Since we’re going around the world with stops in Milan, Lake Como, Dubai, Shanghai, and Tokyo, and I needed to buy a guidebook for each destination. Why not, I thought, buy five different guidebooks (from five different publishers) and compare them to find my favorite. So that’s what I did. I bought one brand for each stop and then, on my way out, I saw a little Paris guide I’d never seen (or heard of) before. So I picked that up too. (I go to Paris at least once a year so I can never have enough Paris guidebooks.) Here’s what I found… and it surprised me: My favorite book of all — for both pre-trip planning and on-the-ground support — is The Little Black Book of Paris. The other guides I bought are all divided into sections this way: Where to Stay, Where to Eat, What to Do. But The Little Black Book of Paris is divided by area. And each area has its own fold-out map (which, to be honest, blows the Frommer’s maps out of the water). While the guide doesn’t have an entire history or culture section like most of the others do — Lonely Planet, TimeOut, Fodor’s, etc — it’s well written and there’s an overview of each area at the beginning of each section. I liked the guide so much I went back to the bookstore to buy more. Unfortunately, they don’t have guides for my other destinations as they’re a fairly new series. They do, however, have one for Washington D.C., where I live, so I bought that. After reading both guides — Paris and D.C. — cover to cover, I got so excited about these guidebooks I called the publisher to see what other books they have in the works. Turns out, Paris, D.C., New York, and Rome are the only guides on shelves to date. But San Francisco and London are due out later this year (July and September respectively). And they hope to publish four a year from now on, with Boston and Disney World on their 2008 list. These books are a real find, and I’m glad I stumbled on them. I encourage you to check them out. –Lori Appling – The Travel Writer’s Life –Lori Appling – The Travel Writer’s Life
Product Description
Newly revised and updated! This ”Essential Guide to the City of Light” is eminently portable and offers the very best of things to see and do in Paris. Targeted foldout area maps guide your explorations through the sights and neighborhoods of Paris, both on and off the beaten path. Insider tips accompany this compilation of must-not-miss landmarks; arts and entertainment venues; and places to eat, drink, shop, and stay. You can’t do without it! 216 pages; 4-1/4 wide x 5-3/4 high; 10 foldout maps; concealed wire-o binding; book lies flat for ease of use; elastic band place holder.
Michelin Green Guide Switzerland (Paperback)
July 18, 2009 by Destination Guide
Filed under Travel Switzerland Guides
Product Description
This title in the acclaimed Michelin Green Guide series is your indispensable guide to the cultural and natural highlights of Switzerland: cosmopolitan cities with their international institutions, famous museums brimming with art treasures, elegant ski resorts, charming villages, spectacular mountain scenery, snowy peaks, sparkling blue lakes, breathtaking views and the delicate beauty of rare alpine flowers.
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Text: French
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Travel Zurich, Switzerland – illustrated city guide, phrasebook, and maps. FREE General Info chapter and a map in the trial version. (Kindle Edition)
July 14, 2009 by Destination Guide
Filed under Travel Switzerland Guides
Review
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- Historical overviews.
- Interesting facts.
- Street Map and more.
- Museums hours and ticket info.
- Navigate from Table of Contents or search for the words or phrases.
- Access the guide anytime, anywhere – at home, on the train, in the subway.
- Plan the trip during airplane flight.
- Add Bookmarks
- Text annotation and mark-up
- Automatic synchronization between the handheld and the desktop PC. You could read half of the book on the handheld, then finish reading on the desktop. Annotations and drawings are also synchronized.
Table of Contents
General: About | Coat of Arms | Climate | History | Business | Demographics | Hotels | Cope | Stay Safe
Maps: Streets & Attractions | Switzerland | Cities | Lake Z?rich | Canton | Autobahn A1 | S-Bahn
Phrasebooks: German: About | Intro | Phraselist | Swiss-German | French: About | Intro | Phraselist | Italian: About | Intro | Phraselist
Transport: Overview | Get in | Get around | Trains | S-Bahn | Motorways | Zurich Main Station | Airport | ZVV | Trams
By Area: Canton of Z?rich | Geography | Rivers | Districts
Culture: Overview | Theaters | Museums | Education | Events | Sports
Landmarks: Sites | Gardens | Buildings | Churches
Attractions: Nightlife & Clubbing | Do | Buy | Cabaret Voltaire | Ristorante Cooperativo
Eat & Drink: Swiss Cuisine | Eat | Cheeses | Drink
Switzerland: General | Geography | History | Culture | Religion | Transportation | Buy | Talk | Contact | Respect | Stay Safe | Other Destinations?
Dresden (Bradt Mini Guide) (Paperback)
July 14, 2009 by Destination Guide
Filed under Travel Germany Guides
Product Description
In Bradt’s new guide, the author delves into the city’s musical heritage (many of Richard Strauss’s operas were premiered here) and its art treasures (including some of the greatest works of the Italian Renaissance).
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