Bournemouth (UK): Future Publishing Limited, 2019. — 148 p. Bringing some of the world’s most incredible places to life, this book is the ultimate travel companion for anyone who loves to explore the world. From bucket-list favourites to places you didn’t even know existed, your line-up of must-visit destinations is about to get a whole lot bigger! Whether you’re looking to...
10th edition. — Bath (UK): Future Publishing, 2024. — 148 p. Discover the world’s most awe-inspiring wonders with Lifestyle Bookazine’s latest issue. From the stunning Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany to the majestic wonders of Bavaria, this bookazine takes you on a journey to the most unforgettable places on Earth. Get ready to be inspired and start planning your next adventure!
Thunder Bay Press, 2016. — 400 p. From geologic upheavals and mad kings to trade routes and saints' ways, this book relates the tales behind the top 500 walks that have shaped our society. It's easy to imagine traveling back in time as you read about convicts and conquistadores, silk traders and Buddhists who have hiked along routes for purposes as varied as the terrain they...
Thunder Bay Press, 2016. — 400 p. From geologic upheavals and mad kings to trade routes and saints' ways, this book relates the tales behind the top 500 walks that have shaped our society. It's easy to imagine traveling back in time as you read about convicts and conquistadores, silk traders and Buddhists who have hiked along routes for purposes as varied as the terrain they...
Tourist brochure. - Minsk: National Tourism Agency, 2009. - 25 p. — ISBN: 978-985-6871-38-5. Boldyrev V.V., concept, 2009; Zmitrovich E.V., original layout, 2009; Borchenko V.P., translation into English, 2009; Reznikova S.I., photographic material. Belarus is the heart of the Eastern-European cultures. There were the Belarusian lands that once became the cradle of many Slavic...
RodaleBooks, 2012. — 320 p. — ISBN: 1605294454. For most of us, traveling means visiting the most beautiful places on Earth — Paris, the Taj Mahal, the Grand Canyon. It’s rare to book a plane ticket to visit the lifeless moonscape of Canada’s oil sand strip mines, or to seek out the Chinese city of Linfen, legendary as the most polluted in the world. But in Visit Sunny...
Sourcebooks, 2017. — 346 p. — ISBN: 978-1492635383. Plagued by anxiety and a persistent feeling that there was more to life than paychecks and mortgages, Kim and her husband decide to uproot their lives and travel around the world. Just before their departure, they're given an unexpected gift that will shape their adventures: a yellow envelope containing a check and...
White Lion Publishing, 2021. — 210 p. — ISBN: 0711263302. Explore the places that time forgot. Abandoned, mysterious, sleeping monuments around the world have been relegated to the margins of history, pushed off the map and out of sight. From ancient ruins and crumbling castles to more recent relics – an art deco New York subway station, a Soviet ghost town in the Arctic...
White Lion, 2018. — 208 p. In 45 beautiful, unique maps and with evocative photography, Atlas of the Unexpected is a journey to far-off lands, obscure discoveries and unimaginable locations. From the fortuitous discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls by a stray goat, to the wonderfully bizarre beginnings that led to the aptly named Just Enough Room Island and even the royal romance...
White Lion, 2018. — 208 p. In 45 beautiful, unique maps and with evocative photography, Atlas of the Unexpected is a journey to far-off lands, obscure discoveries and unimaginable locations. From the fortuitous discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls by a stray goat, to the wonderfully bizarre beginnings that led to the aptly named Just Enough Room Island and even the royal romance...
Thames & Hudson, 2019. — 408 p. — ISBN: 978-0-500021-65-1. A wide-ranging anthology of travelers' accounts in thirty-eight of the world's most fascinating cities, from ancient times through the twentieth century. This entertaining new anthology includes travelers' tales from thirty-eight cities spread over six continents, ranging from Beijing to Berlin, Cairo to Chicago, and...
Hamlyn, 1968. — 264 p. The ancients acknowledged seven wonders of the world, and the Greeks described them in detail: The Pyramids, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Colossus of Rhodes, the Temple of Artemis, the Pharos of Alexandria, the Mausoleum of Halicarnass and the statue of Zeus at Olympia. Of these only the Pyramids remain, and this surviving marvel of the ancient...
National Geographic, 2008. — 287 p. — ISBN: 1426202792, 9781426202797. Travelers are showing a huge interest in the fast-growing sector known as "experiential" tourism--vacations that encompass heritage, culture, nature, ecology, and soft adventure. In the footsteps of the briskly selling The 100 Best Vacations to Enrich Your Life featuring North American destinations, our new...
Austin Macauley Publishers, 2019. — 176 p. — ISBN: 978-1528905244 (paperback), ISBN: 978-1528957939 (EPUB). An exciting adventure starting in the bizarre capital of Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, then crossing the Caspian Sea to Baku in Azerbaijan. This is the lowest point in Europe. Then the journey heads inland up the Kura River to stay in a caravanserai before crossing into...
High Horse Books, 2013. — 354 p. — ISBN: 978-1742983707 (EPUB). Plenty of retirees take a holiday. When Brian Rix retired after 36 years as a policeman in Victoria, rather than hitching up the caravan he put his wife, journalist Shirley Hardy-Rix, on the back of his motorcycle and headed off for a ride. For the next 16 months Brian and Shirley rode more than 82,000 kilometres...
Marshall Cavendish, 2008. — 352 p. — ISBN10: 1932603433. This authoritative guide, written by leading expert in accessible travel, Candy Harrington, highlights vacation destinations for disabled travelers. Containing chapters organized by vacation style, this guide allows the traveler to tailor their holiday to their own specifications. Whether the reader desires an exciting...
Prospecta Press, 2012. — 400 p. — ISBN: 978-1935212867, ISBN: 978-1935212997 (ebook). Much more than a travel narrative 360 Degrees Longitude: One Family’s Journey Around the World is a glimpse at what it means to be a “global citizen”—a progressively changing view of the world as seen through the eyes of an American family of four. After more than a decade of planning, John...
St. Martin's Press, 2019. — 240 p. — ISBN: 978-1250190512 (hardcover), ISBN: 978-1250190529 (ebook). New York Times bestselling author of How to Travel the World on $50 a Day, Matthew Kepnes knows what it feels like to get the travel bug. After meeting some travelers on a trip to Thailand in 2005, he realized that living life meant more than simply meeting society's traditional...
Voracious, 2020. — 368 p. — ISBN: 978-0316492737 (hardcover), ISBN: 978-0316492720 (ebook). A visual adventure of Wes Anderson proportions, authorized by the legendary filmmaker himself: stunning photographs of real-life places that seem plucked from the just-so world of his films, presented with fascinating human stories behind each façade. Accidentally Wes Anderson began as a...
Oxford University Press, 2017. — 304 p. — ISBN10: 0190638982, ISBN13: 978-0190638986. Travel is one of the most sought-after experiences in life. It has the singular ability to capture our imaginations, serving as a canvas onto which we project our deepest desires and needs: escape, relaxation, transcendence, interpersonal connection, cultural education, and more. Few things...
Rocky Mountain Books, 2014 — 360 p. — ISBN: 978-1771600002, ISBN: 978-1771600019 (ebook). An eclectic collection of 11 global walks and hikes, the book includes destinations on every continent but Antarctica. From one-day saunters to two-week odysseys, readers will find the in-depth story behind each trail, combined with detailed maps and a visual feast of archival and...
Guide touristique. — Paris: Les Nouvelles Editions de l'Université, 2014-2015. — 456 p. Plus grand, plus loin, plus froid. Telle pourrait être la devise de la Sibérie, avec sa surface équivalente au 1/7e de toutes les terres émergées de la planète, son espace de 14 millions de km² liant l’Oural, l’Arctique et la mer du Japon, et ses températures variant entre -60 °C et +40 °C....
Le Petit Futé, 2015. — 144 p. — (Carnets de voyage). Pérou 2014 Carnet de voyage Petit Futé (avec cartes, photos + avis des lecteurs) Destinés à tous les voyageurs qui partent en courts séjours et recherchent un guide complet. Richement illustrés, ils proposent surtout des informations culturelles et de découverte : l’essentiel et plus ! Il est le compagnon idéal pour...
Dog's Eye View Media, 2010. — 538 p. — ISBN: 0982549474, 0982549482. From the creator of The Voluntary Traveler: Adventures from the Road Best Traveled and The Volunteer Before You Die(tm) Network, 700 Places to Volunteer Before You Die: A Traveler's Guide (700) is the definitive guidebook on voluntourism, offering readers the most diverse listings of global volunteer projects...
2nd New Edition. — Lonely Planet Global Limited, 2020 — 296 p. — ASIN: B083Z7HDZW Want to know how to wear a kilt, prevent a hangover, get out of a sinking car, survive when you're lost, deliver a baby, brew a great beer and much, much more? The new and expanded Bigger Book of Everything has it all (well, almost) and is the quintessential guide to travel, to the world and all...
New York: St. Martin's press, 1976. — 369 p. — ISBN: 0-312-15751-7. The purpose of this Guide to the Soviet Union is to cover all those parts of the country which are open to foreigners. There are already a number of books written by those who have some experience of travelling in the country and have used their knowledge in general and usually subjective descriptions of the...
Oxford University Press, 2012. — 224 p. — ISBN 978–0199606498. The remote island has held an enduring place in our collect imaginations, as a spur to our wanderlust and as the inspiration for such classic tales as Robinson Crusoe. Now, in this attractively illustrated volume--filled with numerous photographs and an eight-page color section--Roger Lovegrove has gathered, for the...
Future Publishing Limited, 2019. — 132 p. — (All About History). Everyone loves a castle – how could you not? Centuries of history are packed into one complex, and each is wonderfully unique. Some were owned by counts, others the highest echelons of royalty. Some served as prisons with infamous inmates, while others were stately homes with beautiful banqueting halls and...
Chicago Review Press, 2009. — 465 p. — ISBN: 1556527845, 9781556527845. For those looking for a way to make a difference while on vacation--simultaneously getting away and using their talents to improve the world--this guide shows you how a short-term volunteer stint can transform your life as much as the people, animals, and ecology you choose to help. This fully updated...
Chronicle Books, 2018. — 304 p. — ISBN: 978-1452164229 (hardcover), ISBN: 978-1452164250 (EPUB). From tracking gorillas in Uganda to cliff diving in Brazil, surfing a volcano in Nicaragua, or starting a tomato fight in Spain, this action-packed guide is bursting with inspiring ideas for trying the unfamiliar, taking risks, or pursuing a new experience. Containing in-depth...
Icon Books Ltd., 2018. — 304 p. — ISBN: 978-1785783395, eISBN 978-1785783401. Olympus, the Grand Canyon, Uluru and the Serengeti: national parks are home to the wonders of our natural world. Award-winning travel writer Aaron Millar explores the greatest national parks of the world, giving insider tips on how best to discover their secrets. From the home of the highest waterfall...
W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2003. — 480 p. — ISBN: 978-0-393326-48-9. "The travel book of the season."—Craig Seligman, New York Times Book Review. The first book to distill Jan Morris's entire body of work into one volume, The World is a magnum opus by the most-celebrated travel writer in the world. To read it is to take an epic armchair journey through the last half of...
Dorling Kindersley, 2017. — 442 p. — ISBN: 978-1465464170. Natural Wonders of the World is the most in-depth look at Earth's greatest wonders. Breathtaking landscape photography is combined with 3D terrain models and other explanatory artwork. From South America's Amazon River to Asia's Himalayas and Australia's Ninety Mile Beach, this is a truly unrivalled exploration of...
Lonely Planet, 2017. — 456 p. — ISBN: 9781787012059. Contributors: Alf Alderson, Andrew Bain, Robin Barton, Dominic Bates, Catherine Best, Chelsea Broderick, David Cauldwell, Tarquin Cooper, Damien Gildea, Will Gray, Damian Hall, Paul Harding, James Henderson, Jeff Jackson, Patrick Kinsella, Brendan Leonard, Antz Longman, Simon Madden, Jamie Maddison, Jonathan Manning, Leon...
Springer, 2009. - 249 p. Typical travel guides have sections on architecture, art, literature, music and cinema. Rarely are any science-related sites identified. For example, a current travel guide for Germany contains one tidbit on science: Einstein is identified as the most famous citizen of Ulm. By contrast, this travel guide walks a tourist through Berlin and identifies...
John Wiley & Sons, 2005. — 266 p. — (Volume 25 of Dummies Travel). — ISBN: 0471776041, 9780471776048. There are more than 5,400 timeshare resorts in destinations as diverse as England and Africa, Orlando and Shanghai. More than 3 million North Americans own timeshares around the world. Is timeshare ownership for you? Packed with information for current and prospective owners,...
2nd Edition. — New York: Workman Publishing Company, 2011. — 1200 p. — ISBN: 0761156860, 0761163379. The world’s bestselling travel book is back in a more informative, more experiential, more budget-friendly full-color edition. A #1 New York Times bestseller, 1,000 Places reinvented the idea of travel book as both wish list and practical guide. As Newsweek wrote, it tells you...
2nd revised, updated Ed. — National Geographic, 2018. — 1013 p. — ISBN10: 1426219733, 13 978-1426219733. Featuring 120 new destinations, this best-selling inspirational travel guide reveals 500 celebrated and lesser-known destinations around the globe, from ocean cruises in Antarctica to horse treks in the Andes. Completely revised and updated for its 10th anniversary. Compiled...
2nd revised, updated Ed. — National Geographic, 2018. — 1013 p. — ISBN10: 1426219733, 13 978-1426219733. Featuring 120 new destinations, this best-selling inspirational travel guide reveals 500 celebrated and lesser-known destinations around the globe, from ocean cruises in Antarctica to horse treks in the Andes. Completely revised and updated for its 10th anniversary. Compiled...
2nd Edition. — Motorbooks, 2017. — 192 p. — ISBN: 978-0760352704. There’s more to motorcycling than simply hitting the road. The Essential Guide to Motorcycle Travel gives the lowdown on proper planning, rider preparation, and outfitting the bike. Motorcyclists in record numbers are heading out on ambitious trips across America and around the world. The Essential Guide to...
TURNER Publishing Company, 2005. — 147 p. — ISBN: 1630266388, 9781630266387. Playing with your offspring helps parents to meet their children as equals and to bring fun and laughter into family life. When we laugh and have fun together, tensions are dissolved, and we come fully alive. In this age of electronic media, families are simply forgetting the many wonderful ways of...
National Geographic Books, 2011. — 288 p. — ISBN: 1426207395, 9781426207396. Even in a weakened economy, research shows interest in travel is still strong and this book provides 100 great ways to satisfy your wanderlust without breaking the bank. Like the other books in this popular series, The 100 Best Affordable Vacations to Enrich Your Life features out of the ordinary...
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