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Draws upon Paris's literary, cultural, and artistic history to paint an affecting portrait of the city in each season, highlighting the unique tastes, sights, and changing personality of the city. Touching upon the various ghosts of Paris past, from Hemingway and Zelda Fitzgerald, to Claude Debussy to MFK Fisher to Francois Mitterrand, Baxter evokes the rhythms of the seasons and the sense of wonder they can arouse for all who visit and live there.
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Travel with purpose : a field guide to voluntourism by Jeff BlumenfeldTravel is now more open to a greater number of people than ever, and travelers are often looking for new adventures and experiences. Yet with crises developing constantly around the planet, many travelers want to explore the world and do good at the same time. This book shows them how.
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Travel Anywhere (and Avoid Being a Tourist) : Travel Trends and Destination Inspiration for the Modern Adventurer by Jeralyn GerbaThe travel editors at Fathom have spent years gathering a treasure trove of recommendations and stories from a network of interesting people who travel well in places both well-known and off the beaten path. Along with compelling anecdotes, suggestions, interviews and imagery, you'll find a clever approach to being a better traveler and global citizen; everything from how to go off-grid and where to go for a once-in-a-lifetime meal, to cool ways to give back and learn more about other cultures.
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Go Your Own Way by Ben GroundwaterThis book will help you take your first bold steps into solo travel, with tips on preparation, planning and safety, as well as funny and useful stories from travel writer Ben Groundwater's own experiences. You'll find details on all the best travel destinations for solo travellers, including the 10 best cities to visit, the 5 most amazing journeys, and also a few places that you may want to avoid on your own.
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From elegant floral boutiques to lively flower markets to glorious blooming trees and expansive public gardens, flowers are the essential ingredient to the lush sensory bouquet that is Parisian life. With beautiful photography, Paris in Bloom transports readers on a stunning floral tour of the city, and provides recommendations to the best flower markets and a detailed guide to spring blooms.
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A house at the end of the track : travels among the English in the Ariège Pyrenees by Michelle LawsonIntrigued by the endless accounts of English incomers 'living the dream' in France, Michelle Lawson travels around the Ariege Pyrenees capturing stories and observing the online interactions of a scattered English community, as well as frank conversations with new arrivals, old-timers and those packing up to return to England.
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| Horizon by Barry LopezTaking us nearly from pole to pole; from modern megacities to some of the earth’s most remote regions, and across decades of lived experience, Barry Lopez gives us his most far-ranging yet personal work to date, in a book that describes his travels to six regions of the world: from Western Oregon to the High Arctic; from the Galápagos to the Kenyan desert; from Botany Bay in Australia to the ice shelves of Antarctica. |
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See You in the Piazza: New Places to Discover in Italy by Frances MayesAn evocative, recipe-complemented travelogue through 13 regions of Italy by the bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun, who's often joined by her husband and her teenage grandson as she eats sumptuous meals in lovely locales. For more books that detail the good eats and fascinating sights in the off-the-beaten-path parts of Italy, pick up Elizabeth Helman Minchilli's Eating My Way Through Italy (also with recipes) or Matt Goulding's Pasta, Pane, Vino
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Under the camelthorn tree : raising a family among lions by Kate NichollsKate Nicholls left England to raise her five children in Botswana: an experience that would change each of their lives. Living on a shoestring in a lion conservation camp, Kate home-schools her family while they also learn first hand about the individual lives of wild lions. The setting is exotic but it is also precarious. When the author is subjected to a brutal attack by three men, it threatens to destroy her and her family.
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100 parks, 5,000 ideas : where to go, when to go, what to see, what to do by Joseph R YogerstFilled with helpful travel tips and beautiful National Geographic photography, this expert guide showcases the best experiences in the top national, state, and city parks throughout North America. Each entry in this robust guide provides an overview of the park, detailed travel advice, fascinating facts, insider knowledge about wildlife, and expert tips for hiking, biking, camping, and exploring.
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| The famed Fenice Opera House in Venice dramatically burned just days before author John Berendt's arrival in 1996. Wondering if it could have been arson, Berendt talked to a variety of Venetians. This book is for those who love Venice or enjoy atmospheric travelogues with fascinating people, politics, and city lore.
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| Notes From a Small Island by Bill Bryson A laugh-out-loud tour of the sceptred isle, led by witty American travel writer extraordinaire Bill Bryson. In 1995, Bryson, who was planning on returning home to the United States, traveled by foot and public transport, over hill and dale, throughout his beloved adopted home of the last 20 years. |
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Pagan light : dreams of freedom and beauty in Capri by Jamie James Grounded in a deep intimacy with Capri and full of captivating anecdotes, Jamie James tells how a tiny island became a magnet for artist renegades and a place of erotic refuge throughout history—from Antony and Cleopatra to the Marquis de Sade, Goethe, Mark Twain and others to the 1960s where Truman Capote spent some time in this wildly permissive haven.
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