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A Travel Junkie's Diary: Searching for Mare's Milk and Other Far-Flung Pursuits

Dina Bennett · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback

Dina Bennett's on the road again -- and she can't stop! Having completed the 7,800-mile Peking to Paris Classic Car Challenge while braving carsickness and patching rocky marital relations, she's once more in over her head, enduring 100,000 miles of road trips through the world's...
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The Modern House Bus: Mobile Tiny House Inspirations

KIMBERLEY MOK · Countryman Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Reborn as cozy homes, these retired school buses are ready to hit the road.For homeowners seeking a simpler life and apartment dwellers dreaming of their own space, tiny houses represent an inspiring, attainable ideal. For those fueled by wanderlust, converted buses -- they call them "skoolies"...
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Open Mic Night in Moscow: And Other Stories from My Search for Black Markets, Soviet Architecture, and Emotionally Unavailable Russian Men

AUDREY MURRAY · William Morrow
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The raucous and surprisingly poignant story of a young, Russia-obsessed American writer and comedian who embarked on a solo tour of the former Soviet Republics, never imagining that it would involve kidnappers, garbage bags of money, and encounters with the weird and wonderful from Mongolia...
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Lonely Planet Thailand

LONELY PLANET. · Lonely Planet
Pages: 800
Format: Paperback

Complemented by reliable maps, helpful recommendations and up-to-date coverage of things to see and do, these popular travel guides are designed for travelers of every budget and include extensive itineraries, maps with cross-referencing to the text and much more. Original.
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Lonely Planet Dominican Republic

Lonely Planet · Lonely Planet
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Dominican Republic is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Walk the cobblestone streets, past beautifully restored mansions, churches...
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Lighthouse: An Illuminating History of the World's Coastal Sentinels

R. G. Grant · Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

The world's most innovative and beautiful lighthouses built during seafaring's golden age, from 1700-1900.LIGHTHOUSE captures the romance in words and contemporary images of these isolated, life-saving towers, along with the incredible feats of engineering and inventiveness it took...
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Wild Together: My Adventures with Loki the Wolfdog

KELLY LUND · Pegasus Books
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

For all lovers of dogs and adventure, come experience Kelly and Loki the Wolfdog's world together, as they explore the country and inspire those around them, revealing the endless possibilities between a man and his four-legged companion. During a blizzard in 2012, Kelly brought Loki...
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Northland: A 4,000-Mile Journey Along America's Forgotten Border

Porter Fox · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A quest to rediscover America's other border -- the fascinating but little-known northern one.America's northern border is the world's longest international boundary, yet it remains obscure even to Americans. The northern border was America's primary border for centuries...
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Moon Iceland

Jenna Gottlieb · Moon Travel
Pages: 281
Format: Paperback

Explore Your World, Your Way with Moon Travel Guides! In Iceland, fire and ice meet at the top of the world. Explore it all with Moon Iceland. Strategic itineraries in an easy-to-navigate format, such as "Winter Wonders," "Get Yourself in Hot Water," "4-Day Iceland...
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Hemingway's Havana: A Reflection of the Writer's Life in Cuba

Robert Wheeler · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

Ernest Hemingway lived in Cuba for more than two decades, longer than anywhere else. He bought a home -- naming it the Finca Vigia -- with his third wife, Martha Gellhorn and wrote his masterpiece The Old Man and the Sea there. In Cuba, Papa Hemingway found a sense of serenity and enrichment...
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