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AAA Europe TravelBook: The Guide to Premier Destinations

Sally Roy · Amer Automobile Assoc
Pages: 576
Format: Print book

Explore the best of 41 cities across 19 countries with the AAA Europe TravelBook. Detailed descriptions, colorful photos and easy-to-use maps make planning easy and enjoyable:
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The Edge of Extinction: Travels with Enduring People in Vanishing Lands

Jules Pretty · Comstock Publishing Associates; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In The Edge of Extinction, Jules Pretty explores life and change in a dozen environments and cultures across the world, taking us on a series of remarkable journeys through deserts, coasts, mountains, steppes, snowscapes, marshes, and farms to show that there are many different ways to live...
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Don't Make Me Pull Over!: An Informal History of the Family Road Trip

Richard Ratay · Scribner
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Part pop history and part whimsical memoir in the spirit of National Lampoon's Vacation - Don't Make Me Pull Over! is a nostalgic look at the golden age of family road trips - a halcyon era that culminated in the latter part of the twentieth century, before portable DVD players, iPods,...
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In the Land of Giants: A Journey Through the Dark Ages

Max Adams · Pegasus Books
Pages: 416
Format: Print book

A cultural exploration of the Dark Age landscapes of Britain that poses a significant question: Is the modern world simply the realization of our ancient past? The five centuries between the end of Roman Britain and the death of Alfred the Great have left few voices save a handful of chroniclers,...
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Family Guide New York City

Dk Publishing. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

A family-focused guidebook to New York City for traveling with children ages 4 to 12.DK Eyewitness Travel: Family Guide New York City gives parents with children ages 4 to 12 the specific, family-friendly information they need to plan a vacation to a city with an abundance of history, outstanding...
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Lonely Planet Discover Canada

Karla Zimmerman · Lonely Planet; 2 edition
Format: Book

Lonely Planet The worlds leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planets Discover Canada is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hit the ski slopes at Whistler, wander Quebecs stunning Old Town, marvel at Niagara...
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The Nile: A Journey Downriver Through Egypt's Past and Present

Toby Wilkinson · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover

A hypnotic journey in the company of one of the world's most acclaimed Egyptologists over the fabled river telling how the Nile continually brought life to an ancient civilization now dead and how it sustained its successors, now in tumult.Renowned Egyptologist Toby Wilkinson leads...
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Uganda Be Kidding Me

Chelsea Handler · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

Wherever Chelsea Handler travels, one thing is certain: she always ends up in the land of the ridiculous. Now, in this uproarious collection, she sneaks her sharp wit through airport security and delivers her most absurd and hilarious stories ever. On safari in Africa, it's anyone's...
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This Is My South: The Essential Travel Guide to the Southern States

Caroline Eubanks · Globe Pequot Press
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

You may think you know the South for its food, its people, its past, and its stories, but if there's one thing that's certain, it's that the region tells far more than one tale. It is ever-evolving, open to interpretation, steeped in history and tradition, yet defined differently...
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100 Things to Do in San Antonio Before You Die

Denise Richter · Reedy Pr
Pages: 146
Format: Print book

Romance. History. Arts. Culture. Nature. Food and drinks. San Antonio, Texas, has it all and más! The Alamo City - the seventh-largest municipality in the United States - conveys a small-town vibe. It's filled with friendly locals who are happy to share what they love most about their...
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Explorer's Guide Charleston, Savannah & Coastal Islands: A Great Destination

Cecily McMillan · Countryman Press; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Book

"By all odds the best all-purpose guide to one of the most magical regions." -- John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Charleston has become the most compelling destination in the coastal south for people who are serious about food and cooking, and this...
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The Grand Circle Tour: A travel and reference guide to the American Southwest and the ancient peoples of the Colorado Plateau

Michael Royea · Countryman Press; 1 edition
Format: Book

The Grand Circle Tour is a circuit around a ring of National Parks and Native American sites in the Four Corners Region of the Southwest. It encompasses some of the most significant ancient history in North America remanants of the Anasazi civilization. From the well-known sites like Zion...
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The Louisiana Field Guide: Understanding Life in the Pelican State

Ryan Orgera · Louisiana State University Press
Format: Hardcover

In Louisiana, every bite of food and each turn of phrase is an expression of cultural literacy. Correctly pronouncing Tchoupitoulas or Atchafalaya, knowing the difference between the first Governor Long and the second one, being able to spot the artwork of Caroline Durieux, and honoring...
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Minnesota Off the Beaten Path®: Discover Your Fun

Mark Weinberger · Globe Pequot Press
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback

Tired of the same old tourist traps? Whether you're a visitor or a local looking for something different, let Minnesota Off the Beaten Path show you the North Star State you never knew existed. Ski, hike, or just relax at the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center; visit a three-billion-year-old...
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Frommer's EasyGuide to London 2017

Jason Cochran · Frommermedia Llc
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Named "Best Guidebook of the Year" by the Society of American Travel Writers in a previous edition, this fiercely opinionated guide not only tells travelers what to see and do, but also what's not worth their time. In a city with an overwhelming number of attractions, lodgings,...
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