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The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World (Lonely Planet Pictorial S.) Top Destinations. The Travel Book inspirational images and text will make travel from your armchair a delight and inspire your future travel plans A-to-Z coverage of 218 countries, captures every country on the planet in photographs and atmospheric text features more than 1300 stunning images with double-page spreads of every country entertaining, informative text that captures the essence of being there includes cultural insights, key facts and maps content created and produced by Lonely Planet's expert staff and authors breathtaking photographs that capture the soul of each destination from Lonely Planet's comprehensive image library, Images Images and text will make travel from your armchair a delight and who knows perhaps this book will inspire more exciting trips in the future?

Wonders of the World: 25 Ultimate Experiences (Rough Guide 25s) Make the most of your time on earth! Whether you're planning the trip of a lifetime, dreaming about going, or have already booked a trip, check out Rough Guides selection of the 25 Ultimate Wonders of the World, not to see what you could be doing but to see what you should be doing, from the Giza Pyramids and Grand Canyon to the Sahara Desert and Northern Lights. Covering well known and off-the-beaten track experiences, this book gives you 25 reasons to grab your passport, stop what you are doing and go.

Travel: Where to Go When. Travel: Where to go When is the ultimate holiday planner, highlighting the world's most spectacular places and the best time to visit each one. Consultant editor Craig Doyle and a team of travel experts have combined inspirational narrative with sumptuous photography to bring over 130 global destinations to life. From exploring the Great Barrier Reef and cruising the Galapagos Islands to swimming in the crystalline waters of Croatia or heli-skiing in Whistler, this book has something for everyone. With a simple month-by-month format, Travel: Where to go When makes finding that ideal getaway easier than ever. Search by time of year, type of holiday, or simply flick through the pages and be inspired. Take an inspiring tour of the world with Travel: Where to go When.

Lonely Planet Bluelist (Lonely Planet Pictorial S.) This is pure inspiration for all those places you should go and see. Including travel ideas, this book captures the world's trends, destinations and experiences, and sets the travel agenda. Top Destinations. Lonely Planet.

Inside Himalaya: The Journey Top Destinations. Inside Himalaya features over 300 breathtaking photographs taken by Basil Pao during his adventure with Michael Palin through some of the world's most inhospitable terrain, from the deserts of Afghanistan to the sheer slopes of Mount Everest. Covering seven countries, Pao's photographs expertly capture the magical appeal of the region, and the extraordinarily diverse range of landscapes, cultures and peoples it is home to. Intimate shots of Michael and his film crew at work and relaxing 'off-air' give a fascinating insight into the making of this TV series.

Zanzibar Concentrating exclusively on Zanzibar and Pemba, this fifth edition brings every aspect of travel on the islands up-to-date, from sourcing hotels to creating an individual itinerary from the selection of landmarks, markets and activities detailed in the guide. It includes background on the history and culture of the islands, with coverage of festivals, markets, arts and crafts, a thorough section on land and marine wildlife and a guide to the architectural treasures of Stone Town. The guide includes practical information on getting to Zanzibar and island transport links, and hotels, guesthouses and restaurants for all budgets, as well as a comprehensive range of essential information including health, watersports and the Swahili language.

The Call of the Weird Louis Theroux's hilarious and thought-provoking journey through weird America. For ten years Louis Theroux has been making programmes about off-beat characters on the fringes of US society. Now he revisits America and the people who have most fascinated him to try to discover what motivates them, why they believe the things they believe, and to find out what has happened to them since he last saw them.

The "Times" Atlas of the World: Comprehensive Edition Top Destinations. The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World is universally recognised as the world's most prestigious and authoritative reference atlas. Since it's first edition it has sold over 1 million copies. Its detailed and beautifully created mapping represent the perfect blend of tradition, and style which set this atlas apart.

First Time Around the World: A Rough Guide Special (Rough Guide Travel Guides S.) Top Destinations. A pre-trip guide for travellers planning their first trip around the world. Written by an experienced traveller, it covers everything from budgeting, packing and avoiding scams to staying healthy and working abroad. The guide contains area profiles, giving the lowdown on where to go and the best way of getting around. Colour photographs provide evocative images of some of the most alluring destinations and there are anecdotes throughout from other travellers.

Weather to Travel: The Traveller's Guide to the World's Weather Top Destinations. Provides a country-by-country review of the world's weather, guiding you through local seasons and advising you on what clothes to take, when best to go, and when you should definitely stay away.

Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die Top Destinations. Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die is the first in a new series of books that will help you search out some of these essential places and experiences. These books are not travel guides and they're certainly not definitive, but they will introduce you to a host of spectacular places that can all be visited in a regular two-week holiday or less. Compiled by the people who really know, each book will be written by an expert writer and photographer who will visit each location in person.

Tour Scotland. Of all the places in the world, few can capture the hearts as Scotland can. It is a timeless place, soft and green, yet wild and beautiful, where narrow roads meander along the banks of sparkling rivers, and sheep have the right of way. Quaint rows of cottages hug the seashore, or sit bunched shoulder to shoulder in village after historic village, and every churchyard, and castle, and palace has a story to tell of the folks whose spirits still haunt the ruined crofts and live in the misty moors of Scotland.

On the Road: Your Complete Guide to Travelling Around Australia On The Road is your complete guide to travelling around Australia. This atlas features both the best short day trips and long day trips to take throughout Australia and includes detailed regional maps of the whole of the country, as well as capital city CBD and through - road maps. There's also a 4WD section, which contains comprehensive details on some of Australia's most popular off-road touring destinations, as well as a section on the places that welcome pets. Top Destinations.

Traveller's Atlas From snowboarding to whale watching, find inspiration for your next trip abroad. Packed with informative maps, sumptuous photography and details on the major attractions of the region this is your one-stop guide to the best the world has to offer. Perfect for the experienced backpacker or armchair adventurer.

Literary Traveller in Edinburgh: A Bookworm's Sightseeing Guide to the World's First City of Literature The Literary Traveller in Edinburgh is the first comprehensive, fully illustrated, literary sightseeing guide for natives and visitors alike. Easy to use and easy to read in its attractive format, it is the essential guide for all bookworms and literary pilgrims. For centuries, Edinburgh has been home, inspiration and muse to writers. Robert Louis Stevenson, Muriel Spark, Sir Walter Scott and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle were born in the city. John Buchan, J.M. Barrie and Robert Burns lived there. Visiting literati who praised and condemned it include Dickens, Defoe, Tennyson, Thackeray, Dr Johnson and George Eliot, while poets Robert Garioch, Sorley Maclean, Norman MacCaig, Alan Bold and Hugh MacDiarmid drank Edinburgh pubs dry in the 1950s, '60s and '70s. The city has inspired classic and controversial works of literature such as The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, Regeneration and the novels of Irvine Welsh and Ian Rankin. Edinburgh's main railway terminus, Waverley, was named after the novel by Sir Walter Scott, and how many other cities can boast a memorial to a native author that dominates its skyline as does the Scott Monument on Princes Street?

Lonely Planet Guide to Travel Writing (Lonely Planet General Reference S.) Essential reading for anyone who has ever dreamed of making a living out of their passion for travel. Covers writing for newspapers, magazines, travel guidebooks, and travel literature. Includes vital resources in the US, UK and Australasia.

The Blessings of a Good Thick Skirt: Women Travellers and Their World What drew Annie Taylor and Alexandra David-Neal to Tibet, when it was still cut off from the world and so hostile to foreigners, and particularly female ones, that they had to wear male Tibetan dress for protection? What did Hester Stanhope and Gertrude Bell, two such different women, find so compelling about the desert life of the East? What possessed Mary, Duchess of Bedford, to take up flying at the age of 60 - or Naomi James to sail around the world, or Arlene Blum to climb Annapurna? These, and other, accounts of women travellers experiences around the world are included in this book.

The World's Top Photographers: Wildlife Experience the incredible energy and vibrancy of birds, mammals, fish, reptiles and insects in their natural habitats and their ability to both inspire and bring us joy. With glossy colour images of species as diverse as the polar bear, elephant, iguana, rhino, weedy sea dragon, Alaskan moose, snowshoe hare and spike headed katydid, the book provides the reader with an opportunity to be transported to the most remote corners of the globe to discover species you never knew existed and landscapes you only dream of.

Dive in Style This brilliantly illustrated book combines the best of travel, lifestyle and nature photography in order to bring to life the exhilarating adventure that is diving around the world. Spanning the globe from Australia to Zanzibar, the Mediterranean to the Maldives, the book's twenty-five destinations - including four luxury dive boats - offer something for everyone, pairing each region's most spectacular dive sites with the ultimate places to stay.

Scotland Touring Guide (Visit Scotland S.) Guide to Scotland, published in association with Scotland's national tourist authority, Visit Scotland. A comprehensive guide listing over 1700 places to visit and things to do. Easy-to-use: tourist attractions listed by area and category; locator maps and index. Features all categories of tourist attraction, from castles, country parks and cathedrals, to gardens, boat trips, museums and distilleries, scenery and wildlife. Essential information on each attraction includes: how to get there by road and public transport, opening hours, telephone numbers, websites, facilities, admission charges and disabled access, a description of what the attraction has to offer Practical touring information and useful contacts are listed in the introduction.