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National Geographic Guide to State Parks of the United States, 5th Edition

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. · National Geographic
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback

Discover more than 950 of the best parks in all 50 states in this completely updated guide from National Geographic.Bask in the spectacular beauty, thrilling terrain, and quiet peacefulness of the country's finest state parks, hand-picked by park directors and National Geographic editors....
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Insight Guides: Iceland

INSIGHT GUIDES. · LANGENSCHEIDT
Pages: 252
Format: Print book

To say that Iceland is a country bristling with natural beauty is something of an understatement. Volcanoes, lagoons, glaciers, waterfalls, black-sand beaches and geysers densely populate its landscape. The lively capital city of Reykjavik also has a lot to offer visitors, from the stunning...
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Oregon Trail

Rinker Buck · Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Pages: 450
Format: Print book

The #1 New York Times bestseller: Rinker Buck's "awe-inspiring ... charming, big-hearted, impassioned ... fun to read" (The Boston Globe) account of traveling the length of the Oregon Trail the old-fashioned way - in a covered wagon with a team of mules.Acclaimed in hardcover...
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Wide-Open World: How Volunteering Around the Globe Changed One Family's Lives Forever

John Marshall · Ballantine Books; First Printing edition
Format: Hardcover

For readers of Three Cups of Tea; Eat, Pray, Love; and Wild comes the inspiring story of an ordinary American family that embarks on an extraordinary journey. Wide-Open World follows the Marshall family as they volunteer their way around the globe, living in a monkey sanctuary in Costa...
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A Fifty-Year Silence: Love, War, and a Ruined House in France

Miranda Richmond Mouillot · Crown
Format: Hardcover

A young woman moves across an ocean to uncover the truth about her grandparents' mysterious estrangement and pieces together the extraordinary story of their wartime experiences In 1948, after surviving World War II by escaping Nazi-occupied France for refugee camps in Switzerland,...
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Travel with Children: The Essential Guide for Travelling Families

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

This updated version of Travel With Children offers you the most comprehensive advice for taking your family on the road, and now adds hundreds of destination ideas backed up by great photography and practical itineraries. Assembled by Lonely Planet's team of travel-savvy parent experts,...
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Abroad at Home: The 600 Best International Travel Experiences in North America

National Geographic · National Geographic Society
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Take a trip around the globe - without ever leaving North America. Ideal for those who don't want to spend the time or money to travel the world, this book presents a potpourri of international experiences in the United States and Canada. Discover the villages, neighborhoods, and regions...
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Around the world in 50 years : my adventure to every country on earth

Albert Podell · Thomas Dunne Books, 2015.
Pages: 354
Format: Print book

"This is the inspiring story of an ordinary guy who achieved two great goals that others had told him were impossible - first by setting a record for the longest automobile journey ever made around the world -- in the course of which he blasted his way out of minefields, survived a breakdown...
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A Year of Living Prayerfully: How A Curious Traveler Met the Pope, Walked on Coals, Danced with Rabbis, and Revived His Prayer Life

Jared Brock
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

Follow Jared on a 37,000-mile trip around the world as he...* Dances with Hasidic Jews in Brooklyn* Discovers the 330-year-old home of Brother Lawrence* Burns his clothes at the end of the Camino de Santiago* Attends the world's largest church in Seoul* Visits Westboro Baptist Church* Tries...
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A Year Off: A story about traveling the world - and how to make it happen for you

Alexandra Brown · Chronicle Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Wait for me... Who knew these three words said to a near stranger would start an international travel adventure?A Year Off is one part travel guide, one part travel essays and photos, and one part memoir documenting the story of Alexandra and David Brown, a couple who decided to take a year...
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Insight Guides USA Southwest

INSIGHT GUIDES · Insight Guides
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

Insight Guides: all you need to inspire every step of your journey.An in-depth book, now with free app and eBook.From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this is all you need to plan your trip and experience the best of the American Southwest, with in-depth insider...
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Meet Me in Atlantis: My Obsessive Quest to Find the Sunken City

Mark Adams · Dutton Books
Format: Hardcover

"Adventurous, inquisitive and mirthful, Mark Adams gamely sifts through the eons of rumor, science, and lore to find a place that, in the end, seems startlingly real indeed." -Hampton Sides "Infused with humor and pop culture references, Adams makes what could have been a tedious...
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The Best Place to be Today: 365 Things to do & the Perfect Day to do Them

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet; 1 edition

Find the best thing to do every day of the year, from one-day events like India's Holi festival or the cheese-rolling race at Cooper's Hill in England, to seasonal events like Alaska's caribou migration and weather-dependent adventures like completing the Tour de Mont Blanc....
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1001 Restaurants You Must Experience Before You Die

Jenny Linford · Barron's Educational Series
Format: Hardcover

The world is full of wonderful places to eat, and this mouthwatering, globe-trotting guide features 1001 of the very best. Gourmets with an appetite for good food in gorgeous settings will find their taste buds tingling with anticipation as they flip through this book. The featured eateries...
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Tasting Italy: A Culinary Journey

America's Test Kitchen (Firm) · National Geographic
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The experts at America's Test Kitchen and National Geographic bring Italy's magnificent cuisine, culture, and landscapes--and 100 authentic regional recipes--right to your kitchen.Featuring 100 innovative, kitchen-tested recipes, 300 gorgeous color photographs, and 30 maps, this illustrated...
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