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To Belém & Back: Backroads Brazil with my Black Lab

Ben Batchelder · Earthdog Press
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback

Have you ever wondered how to travel with your favorite pet in a huge tropical country where footloose foreigners are suspect? Budding author Ben Batchelder abandons a cozy corporate life and, instead of returning to the U. S. , moves deep into the interior of Brazil. Here he drives his two-wheel...
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Los Angeles : pocket guide.

Insight Guides · APA Publications ; La Vergne
Format:  Print book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats

Insight Guides: Inspiring your next adventure Los Angeles with its sprawling city limits is the entertainment capital of the world, but there's more to it than mega movie stars and mansions, it's also home to dramatic vistas, glorious beaches and great galleries. Be inspired to visit by the brand...
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Frommer's EasyGuide to River Cruising

Frommer Media · Frommermedia Llc
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

No segment of the travel industry is growing faster than river cruising. But how can you pick the right boat or itinerary? This book answers those questions and more, giving detailed, opinionated advice on the varying characters of the boat companies; why one river or itinerary will likely...
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Rhythm of the Wild: A Life Inspired by Alaska's Denali National Park

Kim Heacox · Lyons Press
Format: Hardcover

From Kim Heacox, the acclaimed author of The Only Kayak and John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire, comes Rhythm of the Wild, an Alaska memoir focused on Denali National Park. Music runs through every page of this book, as do stories, rivers and wolves. At its heart, Rhythm of the Wild...
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Moonshine Nation: The Art of Creating Cornbread in a Bottle

Mark Spivak · Lyons Press
Format: Paperback

Moonshine is corn whiskey, traditionally made in improvised stills throughout the Appalachian South. While quality varied from one producer to another, the whiskey had one thing in common: It was illegal because the distiller refused to pay taxes to the US government. Many moonshiners were...
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Caribbean ports of call pocket guide

· Apa Publications

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Why The Dutch Are Different: A Journey into the Hidden Heart of the Netherlands

Ben Coates · Nicholas Brealey
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

*A SCOTSMAN TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR* Stranded at Schiphol airport, Ben Coates called up a friendly Dutch girl he'd met some months earlier. He stayed for dinner. Actually, he stayed for good. In the first book to consider the hidden heart and history of the Netherlands from a modern...
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World's Best Cities: Celebrating 220 Great Destinations

National Geographic · National Geographic Soc
Format: Hardcover

Delving into the heart and soul of more than 225 cities around the globe, World's Best Cities is a glossy, glorious tribute to cosmopolitan life. In photos and words, this irresistible volume showcases long-established great cities like Paris, Rome, New York, London, and Tokyo, as well...
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Fun Days in Pittsburgh

Pat McGrath Avery · Red Engine Press
Format: Paperback

Whether you are a visitor or a resident, Pittsburgh celebrates families. You can take boat rides on the three rivers -- or tour the city on a trolley or duck. You can take the Duquesne Incline to see the Golden Triangle from atop Mt. Washington. There's North and South Park and all kinds...
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Lonely Planet France

LONELY PLANET. · LONELY PLANET PUBNS
Pages: 1000
Format: Print book

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet France is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Grab a cafe creme at a Parisian sidewalk cafe, take in glacial panoramas above Chamonix...
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Frommer's Athens and the Greek Islands

Frommer Media LLC · Frommer Media LLC

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Great Lakes Island Escapes: Ferries and Bridges to Adventure

Maureen Dunphy · Painted Turtle
Pages: 427
Format: Print book

The Great Lakes Basin is the largest surface freshwater system on Earth. The more than 30,000 islands dotted throughout the basin provide some of the best ways to enjoy the Great Lakes. While the vast majority of these islands can only be reached by private boat or plane, a surprising...
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Historical Tours Fredericksburg: Trace the Path of America's Heritage

Randi Minetor · Globe Pequot Press
Format: Print book

This one-of-a-kind guide brings you face-to-face with the people and events that shaped the Battle of Fredericksburg.
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Almost Home: Cities and Other Places from Kashmir to New York

Githa Hariharan · Restless Books, 2016.
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

"In essays that bespeak a thoroughly cosmopolitan sensibility, Githa Hariharan not only takes us on illuminating tours through cities rich in history, but gives a voice to urban people from all over the world - Kashmir, Palestine, Delhi - trying to live with basic human dignity under...
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