Product Description From the editors of the original active lifestyle magazine, the first where-to guide to outdoor adventure in one of America's greatest metro areas. Denver, with its little brother Boulder, is the mecca of the young, hyperactive, multisport American urbanite. This unique guide to ..
Both casual travelers and dedicated history buffs will relish this visitor's guide to palaces, cathedrals, temples, battlefields, homes of great artists and statesmen--places and monuments that bear witness to thousands of years of human history. Packed with vivid color photos and detailed textual e..
Frommer's 25 Great Drives in Spain gives you everything you need to see the best of Spain by car.Includes: Moorish palaces, medieval cities, and Gothic churches The architectural wonders of Gaudi's Barcelona and Granada's Alhambra Pamplona's wild running of the bulls The ski resorts of the Pyrenees ..
From the Back Cover For weekend travelers, 48 Hours New York City is the ideal pocket reference to one of America’s most vibrant cities. Offering just the information needed to get the most out of a quick visit, it lays out options for the perfect two-day travel plan-allowing a taste of all the esse..
This guide covers the extensive trail networks within the Tucson Mountain and Rincon Mountain units of Saguaro National Park, along with the Pusch Ridge Wilderness and the Santa Catalina Mountains in the Coronado National Forest. Camping, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, rock cli..
Surveys public sculpture in Chicago Author: Gray, Mary L. Publisher: University of Chicago Press Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0226033996 ISBN-13: 9780226033990..
Venice has through the centuries attracted an extraordinary range of writers, drawn to it for inspiration, for consolation, or for the sheer pleasure of is unique setting. That so much of the city remains unchanged gives their words a powerful hold over our imaginations today. In this extravagant th..
A perceptive, often amusing review of more than 100 of the British Isles' best country inns and restaurants. -- The author has his own definition for the word "romantic". A romantic, he says is "...one who is susceptible to charm". And charm plays an important partin the inns which he has chosen for..
Eric Newby describes his travels in the mountains of Afghanistan. He has also written "The Last Grain Race", "Slowly Down the Ganges", "Love and War in the Apennines" and "On the Shores of the Mediterranean". Author: Newby, Eric Publisher: Penguin Books Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: ..
Over 600 full color photographs. Where to taste the best wine, olive oil, cured meat and cheese. How to choose the best produce. Traditional Tuscan recipes. Over 150 hotels and restaurants. Author: Tombesi-Walton, Sylvia Publisher: DK Eyewitness Travel Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0..
Traces the history of tea, and describes the author's experiences visiting the places where the tea industry began Author: Goodwin, Jason Publisher: Knopf Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0394579410 ISBN-13: 9780394579412..
Timing is everything, and in this brilliant travel diary Evelyn Waugh catches Africa and the Levant as it was emerging from the shadow of WW II and into the post- colonial order. He reports on Port Said, Aden, Kenya, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanganyika, Rhodesia, Mozambique, Bechuanaland and South Africa. W..
Product DescriptionThe author who unforgettably captured the experience of starting a new life in Tuscany in bestselling travel memoirs expands her horizons to immerse herself-and her readers-in the sights, aromas, and treasures of twelve new special places.A Year in the World is vintage Frances May..
An anthropologist recounts the two years she lived in a remote village in Nepal, describing the family she lived with and the customs and economics of the village Author: Connell, Monica Publisher: Viking Adult Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0670834637 ISBN-13: 9780670834631..
After seven years as Washington correspondent of The Times, Martin Fletcher set off to explore the raw and untamed land far from cities and national parks. This is his account of a journey which took him to places few tourists would ever visit, to communities largely unknown to outsiders, to the qui..
Alnwick Castle is at the heart of Northumberland, England's most northerly county, a land filled with ancient market towns, golden beaches, moorland, and the remains of Hadrian's Wall. This imposing medieval castle sits by the River Aln on the edge of Alnwick town overlooking a landscape by Capabili..
One of the oldest roads in the country, the Old York Road was the route of the Swift-Sure Stage lines of Colonial days and one of Washington's lifelines in the Revolution. Many of the early landmarks photographed by the Cawleys can be seen by today's traveler. Author: Margaret Cawley Publisher: Rutg..
Product DescriptionA superb anthology of some 50 travel-related essays, journal entries, letters, newspaper reports, and poetry by black authors from around the world. Includes material from the late 18th century to the present. Distributed by Continuum. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, O..
Capture the heart and spirit of the United States on your coffee table with Rand McNally's beautiful hardcover America book. America explores the ways in which history, land, people, and culture give each region of our country its unique character.Features include: More than 300 breath-taking photos..
American Dreaming chronicles in rich detail the struggles of immigrants who have fled troubled homelands in search of a better life in the United States, only to be marginalized by the society that they hoped would embrace them. Sarah Mahler draws from her experiences living among undocumented Salva..
The author describes his cross-country search for the best in such foods as hamburgers, fried chicken, and chili dogs Author: Trillin, Calvin Publisher: Vintage Books Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0394741722 ISBN-13: 9780394741727..
More than one hundred detailed maps depict lands of fantasy, folk-lore, and fiction from Atlantis to Oz as described by novelists, cartoonists, utopians, and story-tellers Author: Post, Jeremiah Benjamin Publisher: Ballantine Books Binding: Paperback Language: English ISBN-10: 0345273990 ISBN-13: 97..
Book by Greene, Graham Author: Greene, Graham Publisher: Viking Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0670128929 ISBN-13: 9780670128921..