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Rooms with a View: The Secret Life of Great Hotels

Adrian Mourby · Icon Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

Salvador Dalí once asked room service at Hôtel Le Meurice in Paris to send him up a flock of sheep. When they were duly brought to his room he got out a gun and fired blanks at them. George Bernard Shaw tried to learn the tango at Reid's Palace in Madeira, and the details of India's...
 
 
Explore Venice: The best routes around the city

Insight Guides · Insight Guides; Fol Pap/Ma edition
Format: Book

More like a stage than a city, Venice is the only city in the world built entirely on water. Its glorious palaces, historic churches and stunning art galleries have captivated visitors for centuries. Explore Venice is part of a brand-new series and is the perfect pocket companion for your...
 
 
The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh: A Walk Through the Forest that Inspired the Hundred Acre Wood

Kathryn Aalto · Timber Press, 2015.
Pages: 308
Format: eBook

Featured on NPR's All Things Considered A People Magazine Best New Book Pick Delve into the home of the world's most beloved bear!The Natural World of Winnie-the-Pooh explores the magical landscapes where Pooh, Christopher Robin, and their friends live and play. The Hundred Acre Wood - the setting...
 
 
France pocket guide

· Apa Publications (UK) Ltd.

 
 
Bird Odyssey

Barbara Hamby · University of Pittsburgh Press
Pages: 83
Format: Paperback

Travel has always been Barbara Hamby's muse, and in Bird Odyssey she hits the road hard, riding a train across Siberia, taking a car trip from Memphis to New Orleans on Highway 61, and following The Odyssey from Troy to Ithaka. The concatenation of images released include Elvis and Tolstoy...
 
 
Gnarr! How I Became the Mayor of a Large City in Iceland and Changed the World

Jón Gnarr · Melville House
Format: Hardcover

In the epicenter of the world financial crisis, a comedian launched a joke campaign that didn’t seem so funny to the country’s leading politicians . . .It all started when Jón Gnarr founded the Best Party in 2009 to satirize his country’s political...
 
 
Moon Vancouver: Including Victoria, Vancouver Island & Whistler

Carolyn B. Heller · Moon Travel
Pages: 350
Format: Paperback

Experience the Life of the City Travel writer and Vancouver transplant Carolyn B. Heller shares her expert perspective on Vancouver and Victoria, guiding you on a memorable and unique experience. Whether you're looking to enjoy the lush beauty of British Columbia, explore First Nations...
 
 
100 Things to Do in America Before You Die

Bill Clevlen · Reedy Press, LLC
Pages: 173
Format: Paperback

100 Things to Do in America Before You Die is a fun guide to understanding the complex fabric of the United States and the people that call it home. This book isn't simply a listing of places to visit but a catalogue of uniquely American experiences. From sipping on southern sweet tea to standing...
 
 
Hungry for Paris

Alexander Lobrano · Random House Trade Paperbacks; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

If you’re passionate about eating well, you couldn’t ask for a better travel companion than Alexander Lobrano’s charming, friendly, and authoritative Hungry for Paris, the fully revised and updated guide to this renowned culinary scene. Having written about Paris for almost...
 
 
The Monocle Travel Guide to Munich: The Monocle Travel Guide Series

Tyler Brule · Gestalten
Pages: 148
Format: Hardcover

Hike up your lederhosen and get a move on in München. Munich is the capital of one of the oldest states in Europe so naturally its affinity with tradition runs deep. Yet, as well as having one foot in the old world, this southern German city has another firmly planted in the new - and that's...
 
 
Copenhagen & the best of Denmark

Avalon Travel (Firm) · Avalon Travel

This slim guide has just the information you need to get your time and money's worth on your trip to Copenhagen. The top sights, good-value hotels and affordable restaurants-- it's all in this pocket guide to Denmark.
 
 
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...
 
 
Down and Out in Patagonia, Kamchatka, and Timbuktu: Greg Frazier's Round and Round and Round the World Motorcycle Journey

Gregory W Frazier · Motorbooks, 2014.
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

The first-ever, first-hand chronicle of Dr. Gregory W. Frazier's never-ending motorcycle ride. A little over 40 years ago, a man named Gregory W. Frazier got on his motorcycle, went for a ride, and never returned. He's still out there, circumnavigating the globe: exploring the jungles...