From Library Journal

This welcome addition to the well-respected “Travel Survival Kit” series offers more up-to-date, practical information for arrange-it-yourself travelers than any other guidebook presently available. The work is broken into chapters covering Switzerland’s 12 tourist regions and Liechtenstein. In Joe Friday-style factual prose, Honan adequately covers places to stay and eat, but the value of his guide lies in its coverage of Swiss attractions, including their hours of operation, costs, and how to get there. The 52 maps should prove invaluable in planning itineraries and orienting oneself on arrival. This volume offers a short, factual introduction to the country, an amazing three pages on health concerns, sidebars giving interesting historical details, and a unique “dangers and annoyances” section for major cities. Highly recommended for all travel collections.
William R. Smith, Johns Hopkins Univ. Lib., Baltimore, Md.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Switzerland offers beautiful countryside – lakes with endless vistas of mountains and forests are found throughout the country. The cities and towns, such as Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St Gallen and Lucerne, offer ample diversions. For outdoor enthusiasts, the resorts offer a choice of sports away from the snow-fields. This guide shows how to avoid the crowds and the costs while not missing out on the best Switzerland has to offer.

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“Best for curious and independent-minded travelers”
— Wall Street Journal

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Discover Tuscany & Umbria

Find heaven on earth in the buone frescoes of Giotto, Cimabue, Pinturicchio and Lorenzetti

Trade those Manolos and museums for barns and bunnies in our special rundown of rural residences

Break bread with celebrity restaurateur Fabio Picchi at members club Teatro del Sale

Trek, sail or ride around shimmering Lake Trasimeno and enjoy that dolce far niente

In This Guide:

Language, cookery, wine-tasting and jewellery courses – you name it, our authors have checked it out

Book in and bed down at the best-value accommodation in the region

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Sniff out fungus worth its weight in gold with a truffle dog in Avignon’s forests, p. 178. Learn how to choose the sweetest Cavaillon melon from the lively morning market, p. 223. Fill your lungs cycling through lavender fields from Buoux to Saignon, p. 226. Exfoliate like the stars with a diamond-dust massage in Monaco, p. 88.

–Two long-term, France-based authors, more than 1200 hours of on-the-road research, 63 detailed maps. –Get active with extensive outdoor coverage from bird-watching to donkey rambling. –Bursting with local interviews and brimming with insights on Provencal culture. –You asked for it, we researched it – more of the region’s best painting, cooking and French-language courses.

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From Library Journal

This blend of travel adventure and personal history is often more entertaining than informative a la the other entries in the “Journeys” series. Canadian-born Stevenson (Kiwi Tracks) has lived across the globe, including outdoor enthusiasts’ paradise, Norway, which he describes here. He exults in the magnificence of the country’s fjords and mountains but is less enthusiastic about the weather (often rainy, even in summer) and the long winter nights. Unless one is familiar with Norwegian geography, the segments of his walk (with companion Annabel) from Oslo to Bergen may lack a sense of place. Further, although Stevenson frequently mentions taking photographs, they are, unfortunately, not included. There is, however, sufficient information about trekking in Norway to whet the appetite of those seeking a new travel destination. Recommended for larger public libraries with extensive travel collections. Janet Ross, formerly with Sparks Branch Lib., NV
Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

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Endless summer days and vast wilderness: Norway is an outdoor paradise almost too good to be true. Andrew Stevenson’s affectionate, luminous account reveals the magical appeal of this Scandinavian wonderland as he walks and cycles (and gets stuck in the off snowdrift) across the country from Oslo to Bergen. Staying on clifftop farms, climbing the country’s highest mountains or taking a sidetrip for to the north of the Arctic circle, Andrew gets under Scandinavia’s skin as only someone who has lived there can. As he introduces a land he loves to the new love in his life, he comes to peace with a country of light – a darkness.

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DISCOVER BELGIUM & LUXEMBOURG

Taste the difference between good and excellent in Brussels at the world’s finest chocolate shops, p113.

Find your favorite vantage point in fairy-tale Luxembourg City, a town full of spectacular views, p268.

Swathe yourself in the latest Antwerp fashion in hand-picked St. Andries boutiques, p196.

Get pelted with oranges by masked men in Binche, during Belgium’s most bizarre carnival, p223.

IN THIS GUIDE

Co-written by a native Belgian and a chocoholic – over 1300 hours of on-the-road research with two kids in tow.
Our special beer chapter will have you sampling the region’s finest from divine Trappist brews to acidic lambics.
You asked for it, we researched it – more child-friendly activities, cycling information and battleground coverage.

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