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Lonely Planet Route 66 Road Trips by Andrew BenderFeaturing three amazing road trips through Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona and California, from three day escapes to week-long adventures, with expert advice and inspirational suggestions. Discover the freedom of the open road with Route 66 Road Trips.
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. Paris Vu Du Ciel \ Paris from Above by Yann Arthus-BertrandYann Arthus-Bertrand shares over 200 aerial photographs of the City of Light. Impossible from street level, you can see the old neighbourhoods of Montmartre, Montparnasse and Menilmontant; iconic historical monuments like the Eiffel Tower, Notre-Dame or the Invalides; or perhaps modern Paris like La Defense and the new neighbourhoods around the Bibliotheque nationale.
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Overlander : bikepacking coast to coast across the heart of the Highlands by Alan BrownSeeking a temporary escape from city life and a mad modern world, Alan Brown plots out a personal challenge: an epic coast-to-coast trip through the wild and lonely interior of the Highlands. He traverses paths historic and new, and discovers more about nature, history, people, his country, the concept of risk, and himself, than he ever thought possible.
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The world's great river journeys : 50 scenic voyages along the waterways of 6 continents by Nick DaltonPresented here are 50 remarkable and memorable trips chosen because of the stunning scenery they pass through as well as the historic and cultural sites that can be visited from side excursions. Some cover lengthy trips such as a cruise on the Danube that passes through ten countries from its source before emptying into the Black Sea; others are shorter but have a strong, unifying theme, such as Portugal’s Douro River that was built on viticulture.
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Journey Through Indonesia by Tim HanniganTim Hannigan takes readers on a tour of the world's greatest archipelago. For both Indonesian history enthusiasts, armchair travelers, and those planning their own explorations and adventures in Indonesia.This comprehensive Indonesian travel guide features over 400 stunning photographs, nine detailed maps, and insightful descriptions of the country's geography, culture, history, arts, crafts, and wildlife species.
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Cicerone Trekking the Gr10 Trail : Through the French Pyrenees by Brian JohnsonA guidebook to walking the GR10, the Sentier des Pyrenees, a 955km trek across the French Pyrenees from Hendaye on the Atlantic Coast to the Mediterranean coast at Banyuls-sur-Mer. The book describes 55 stages, with information on planning, transport, accommodation and facilities. Walk the entire GR10 in around 45 days or in shorter trips.
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To Venice with love : a midlife adventure by Philip Gwynne JonesPhilip and Caroline Jones, a middle-aged couple living in Edinburgh, found themselves facing redundancy and an uncertain future. Their response was to sell everything in order to move to Venice, in search of a better, simpler life. They recount how they arrived in Venice with ten pieces of luggage, no job, no friends and no long-term place to stay. This is a love-letter to a city that changed their lives. The story is told through the history, music, art, architecture and the food.
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This book portrays the high country region unique to the Alpine areas of New South Wales and Victoria; the areas which are often snow covered for a number of months each winter. This coffee table book features over 150 stunning images.
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Photographing the Snowdonia mountains : a photo-location and hill walking guidebook by Nick Livesey Nick Livesey shares his knowledge guiding us around the best mountain walks, short walks and roadside locations for mountain photography. Fifteen of the best mountain walks for photography in Snowdonia are described by route descriptions and detailed contoured maps, as well as ten roadside locations and short walks that have the best mountain views.
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The staff at Lonely Planet combine their destination knowledge and mapping expertise to help readers locate the highlights locations around the world. You'll find places of interest, itineraries, and city maps to help you explore the top sights and activities for each location, whether your stay is three days or three weeks.
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Around the World in 80 Trains : A 45,000-Mile Adventure by Monisha RajeshWhen Monisha Rajesh announced plans to circumnavigate the globe in eighty train journeys, she was met with wide-eyed disbelief. She carefully plotted a route that would cover 45,000 miles, almost twice the circumference of the earth, coasting along the world's most remarkable railways; from the cloud-skimming heights of Tibet's Qinghai railway to silk-sheeted splendour on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. .
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Photographing the Dolomites by James RushforthThis book is a photography-location and visitor guidebook. The Dolomites in northeastern Italy is one of the world's most photogenic mountain ranges and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Italy's Pale Alps are internationally renowned for their beautiful landscapes, warm alpenglow light and rich photographic opportunity.
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| Off the Rails: A Train Trip through Life by Beppe SevergniniA delightful, often wryly humorous journey with Italian journalist Beppe Severgnini (author of Ciao, America!), who shares a collection of travel stories focused on railway trips, including his 1986 honeymoon on the Trans-Siberian railway, a trip across the Untied States with his teenage son, and a railway journey across Australia. |
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Globetrotting on a shoestring : an intrepid traveller's delightful odyssey by Lynley SmithTravelling mainly alone, author Lynley Smith takes you with her on a journey to Israel, Hungary, Colombia, Kenya, China, United Kingdom, Australia and the USA. Travelling on buses, planes, trains, a 'bungbung' (a 3-wheeled motorbike converted into a taxi) and, of course, by foot, Lynley finds herself in some very strange and scary places. The stories are all undergirded by the feeling that there was always someone 'watching out for her', wherever she went.
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Stranger country by Monica TanA riveting account of the six months Monica Tan drove and camped her way through some of Australia's most beautiful and remote landscapes. She shared meals, beers and conversations with miners, greynomads, artists, farmers, community workers and small business owners from across the nation. The result is an enthralling and entertaining celebration of the spirit of adventure, a thoughtful quest for understanding and a unique portrait of Australia and all it means to those who live here.
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The Bucket List : Places to Find Peace & Quiet by Victoria WardThis inspiring guide is full of ideas and inspirations for travel destinations around the world that invite you to renew yourself physically and spiritually. Featuring a range of escapes that include everything from momentary getaways in the heart of New York or Paris to longer contemplative visits to places. From the magic of watching the sun rise over the desert at the top of Mt. Sinai, to the perfect quiet of an antiquarian book dealer in London or a Buddhist temple in Tokyo, each destination offers the chance for space, a time to think, and provides a moment to savor the world around us in a new light.
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Literary Places by Sarah BaxterTravel journalist Sarah Baxter provides comprehensive and atmospheric outlines of the history and culture of 25 literary places around the globe, as well as how they intersect with the lives of the authors and the works that make them significant.Travel to the sun-scorched plains of Don Quixote’s La Mancha, roam the wild Yorkshire moors with Cathy and Heathcliff, or view Central Park through the eyes of J.D. Salinger’s antihero. Explore the lush and languid backwaters of Arundhati Roy’s Kerala, the imposing precipice of Joan Lindsay’s Hanging Rock, and the labyrinthine streets and sewers of Victor Hugo’s Paris.
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| Imagined London: A Tour of the World's Greatest Fictional City by Anna QuindlenPulitzer Prize–winning, bestselling author Anna Quindlen takes readers on an entertaining tour of London, following in the footsteps of favorite fictional characters and their creators. Reviewers say Quindlen presents a smart, bookish, wry, and stimulating portrait of the most literary of cities. |
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| Schadenfreude, A Love Story: Me, the Germans, and 20 Years of Attempted... by Rebecca SchumanA candid, hilarious debut memoir organized around nine particularly German words. When she was a Jewish teen in 1990s Oregon, Rebecca Schuman fell in love with a boy who liked Kafka. The teen romance didn't last but she developed a lifelong love of Germany, its language, and its culture, causing her to study abroad and travel there as often as she could. |
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| Bleaker House: Chasing My Novel to the End of the World by Nell StevensAfter finishing her MFA, British writer Nell Stevens won a fellowship allowing her to go anywhere for several months to write. She went to Bleaker Island, a part of the Falkland Islands, located off the Patagonian coast of South America, that features inhospitable wind, lots of snow, and not many people. She wanted distraction-free writing -- but discovered that three months of solitude on an isolated place provides its own challenges. |
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