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Blue Ridge Parkway Vistas: A Comprehensive Identification Guide to What You See from the Many Overlooks

Tim Barnwell · Numinous Editions
Format: Print book

Have you ever wondered what mountain peaks you were actually seeing as you enjoy the view from one of the many beautiful overlooks along the Blue Ridge Parkway? Are you curious how high those mountains are and how faraway one is from the other? This book is designed to answer those questions...
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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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New York City Haiku

James Gulliver Hancock · Universe
Pages: 127
Format: Hardcover

One hundred fifty haiku on New York City in just three lines each. New York City Haiku collects 150 of the best haiku inspired by the Big Apple. These succinct three-line poems express not only the personal experiences of every New Yorker (or New Yorker at heart) , but also the universal...
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Moon Jerusalem & the Holy Land: Including Tel Aviv & Petra

Genevieve Belmaker · Avalon Travel
Pages: 378
Format: Paperback

This full-color guide to Jerusalem includes vibrant photos and helpful planning maps.Calls to prayer echo out over valleys and rooftops. The wailing siren for Shabbat and the ringing of church bells are omnipresent. This is a city of religious pilgrimages and a land of ancient stories,...
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The Bronx: The Ultimate Guide to New York City's Beautiful Borough

Lloyd Ultan · Rutgers University Press
Format: Print book

Often overlooked by most tourists and locals alike, the Bronx—one of five boroughs that comprise the city of New York—is rich in cultural and historical attractions. From the Bronx Zoo the largest urban zoo in the United States to the New York Botanical Garden one of the most visited...
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Cruise Ports Caribbean

LONELY PLANET. · Lonely Planet
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

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Moon Glacier National Park: Including Waterton Lakes National Park

Becky Lomax · Avalon Travel Publishing
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

Writer, editor, and avid outdoorswoman Becky Lomax offers an insider's perspective on Glacier National Park, where she once worked shredding lettuce in the kitchen so she could hike the park's nearly 300 miles of park trails during her free time. From hiking through multi-color...
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Rising Ground: A Search for the Spirit of Place

Philip Marsden · The University of Chicago Press
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

In 2010, Philip Marsden, whom Giles Foden has called "one of our most thoughtful travel writers," moved with his family to a rundown farmhouse in the countryside in Cornwall. From the moment he arrived, Marsden found himself fascinated by the landscape around him, and, in particular,...
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Amsterdam the Guide

Marcel Bergen · Mokumbooks
Pages: 222
Format: Paperback

Amsterdam The Guide is written by native Amsterdammers and therefore offers you insiders knowledge with a wide range of features to get you to know the city well during your visit to our beautiful city.In Amsterdam The Guide, you find an extensive overview of the architectural styles, architects,...
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National Geographic London Book of Lists: The City's Best, Worst, Oldest, Greatest, and Quirkiest

Tim Jepson · National Geographic; annotated edition edition
Format: Hardcover

For London lovers of all stripes, National Geographic London Book of Lists chronicles this ever-changing city from its ancient Roman origins to the present day. Organized with a minimum of organization, the 140 lists in this eclectic and hugely entertaining illustrated compendium cover...
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Cotswolds

Insight Guides · Insight Guides; Second Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Enjoy a pint of beer in classic pub in Bourton-on-the-Water, drive through the gorgeous rolling hills of Evesham or sample scones and tea in Painswick with Great Breaks Cotswolds – the perfect guide to finding your way around one of the most picturesque regions of England. Eight tours...
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LUXE New York

LUXE City Guides · Luxe Limited; 6 edition
Format: Print book

Iconic, majestic, grand, kitsch, the tops, the bottoms, the kit and the kaboodle, NY is one huge and mercurial melting pot. Fashion forward, status conscious, food and culture epicentric, exasperating, exhilarating and never out of vogue; welcome to the fabulous Wintour Wonderland. •Want...
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Amsterdam pocket guide