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Pocket Atlas of Remote Islands: Fifty Islands I Have Not Visited and Never Will

Judith Schalansky · Penguin Books; Poc edition
Format: Hardcover

A lovely small-trim edition of the award-winning Atlas of Remote IslandsThe Atlas of Remote Islands, Judith Schalansky’s beautiful and deeply personal account of the islands that have held a place in her heart throughout her lifelong love of cartography, has captured the imaginations...
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Rick Steves Paris 2017

Rick Steves · Avalon Travel
Pages: 780
Format: Print book

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in the City of Light - Paris.With the self-guided tours in this book, you'll explore the grand Champs-Elysées, the eye-popping Eiffel Tower, and the radiant cathedral of Notre-Dame. Learn how to save...
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Rick Steves London 2017

Rick Steves · Avalon Travel
Pages: 613
Format: Print book

You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in London.With the self-guided tours in this book, you'll explore historic Big Ben, bustling Trafalgar Square, and the Tower of London - home of the crown jewels. Learn how to save time and money on the Tube,...
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Central America

Richard Arghiris · Footprint Handbooks
Pages: 1096
Format: Print book

The Central America isthmus is home to exuberant swathes of rainforest and a tapestry of cultures. Footprint's 20th edition Central America handbook will guide you from jungle-shrouded Mayan ruins, through ethereal cloud forests, to pristine, sun-soaked islands. Great coverage of the activities...
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Madrid

Michael Leapman · DK Travel
Format: Book

DK Eyewitness Travel's full-color guidebooks to hundreds of destinations around the world truly show you what others only tell you. They have become renowned for their visual excellence, which includes unparalleled photography, 3-D mapping, and specially commissioned cutaway illustrations....
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Tea & Antipathy: An American Family in Swinging London

Anita Miller · Chicago Review Press
Format: Print book

Tea & Antipathy is a delightfully hilarious and true account of one American family's summer in the posh London neighborhood of Knightsbridge in 1965. Capturing the helpless feeling that living in a foreign city often brings, the book recounts how the Millers met a wide variety of memorable...
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Moon Morocco

Lucas Peters · Avalon Travel
Pages: 488
Format: Print book

This full-color guide includes vibrant photos and detailed maps to help with trip planning. Travel writer and Morocco resident Lucas Peters illuminates the majesty of Morocco, from the ancient streets of Fez to the nightclubs of Casablanca and beyond. Peters shares advice for climbing the winding...
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The Unofficial Guide to New York City

Eve Zibart · Wiley; 7 edition
Format: Paperback

New York City reached record levels of tourists and tourism in 2008 hosting 47 million visitors, including 9.8 million visitors traveling from abroad, also a record.  (nbcnewyork.com)Forbes Traveler includes New York City with high honors on so many of its travel ranking...
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Moon North Carolina

Jason Frye · Avalon Travel
Pages: 504
Format: Print book

North Carolina resident and local writer Jason Frye provides an insider's look at the Tar Heel State, from the Outer Banks to Charlotte to the Blue Ridge Mountains. Frye includes unique trip ideas like Garden Weekends and offers activities for all interests. Packed with information...
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Moon Dominican Republic

Lebawit Lily Girma · Avalon Travel
Pages: 408
Format: Print book

Frequent resident and world traveler Lebawit Lily Girma offers her best insider's tips along with a tourist perspective in "Moon Dominican Republic. " Girma covers the best of the Dominican Republic, including coverage of Puerto Plata, the Samana Peninsula, Constanza, and Santo...
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Lonely Planet Dublin Encounter

Fionn Davenport · Lonely Planet; 2 Pap/Map edition
Format: Paperback

What Will Your Dublin Encounter Be?Perusing the rare and exquisite manuscripts of the Chester Beatty LibraryDancing up a storm at a ceilidhStrolling through the lofty Elizabethan academe of Trinity CollegePaying homage to Dublin's theatrical geniuses - Beckett, Wilde, Shaw and YeatsSipping...
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Russia

Dk Publishing. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Russia will lead you straight to the best attractions this diverse country has to offer.From the majestic cities of Moscow and St. Petersburg to the sandy beaches of the Baltic Coast and from the lush Volga Delta to the snowcapped Caucasus Mountains, explore...
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Frommer's New Orleans day by day

Diana K Schwam · Frommermedia Llc
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Packed with color photos, this bestselling guide offers itineraries that show you how to see the best of the New Orleans in a short time - with bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Featuring a full range of area and thematic tours, plus dining, lodging, shopping, nightlife,...
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