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1) Barbados
Author
Publisher
Hunter Publishing Incorporated
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Surrounded by miles of magnificent white sand beaches, protected by coral reefs and brushed by the constant breeze of the trade winds, Barbados is a swimmer's paradise. The west coast beaches are calm and lapped by the Caribbean. The south coast has small to medium waves that are great for windsurfing and boogie boarding, while the southeast coast has big waves, and is only suitable for strong swimmers. Because of its location, tropical storms and...
Author
Series
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
12th edition.
Language
English
Description
Lonely Planet's Nepal is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Explore the temples of Kathmandu, search for tigers in Chitwan National Park, and trek in the shadow of some of the highest mountains; all with your trusted travel companion.
3) Vietnam
Author
Publisher
Hunter Publishing Incorporated
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Janet Arrowood is a long-time and frequent visitor to Southeast Asia. Huge lakes, tremendous waterfalls, elephant rides, jungles, wonderful people, fabulous food. The sense of the new and unknown will amaze you. Prices? Phenomenally low. And the scenery is spectacular. Canoe on Vietnam's historic lakes, kayak the South China Sea, see some of the largest waterfalls in the world, visit the islands, trek to hill-tribe areas, visit former royal palaces,...
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Whether you're seeking your next adrenaline-fix, the best place to taste traditional Maori cuisine, or the perfect geothermal pool to unwind in, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that New Zealand has to offer. An explosion of dramatic scenery, this far-flung Pacific island has it all- mammoth mountains, icy-blue glacial lakes, unspoiled coastlines, idyllic vineyards and cool, cultural cities. From the subtropical kauri...
6) Yucatan
Author
Publisher
Hunter Publishing Incorporated
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
This book is based on one special section of our much larger Adventure Guide to the Yucatan. Adventure Guides show you how to experience the places you visit more directly, freshly, intensely than you would otherwise - sometimes best done on foot, in a canoe or through cultural adventures like art courses, cooking classes, learning the language, meeting the people and joining in the festivals and celebrations. This can make your trip life-changing,...
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Camouflaged images of Mickey Mouse are concealed all around the Disneyland Resort-in the theme parks, hotels, shops, restaurants, and even a parking structure. Author Steve Barrett (aka Hidden Mickey Guy) adds to the fun of finding them by turning the search for these "hidden Mickeys" into three scavenger hunts, complete with clues, hints, and points to be scored. There's a hunt for Disneyland Park, one for Disney California Adventure, and one for...
8) Kaua`i
Author
Publisher
Hunter Publishing Incorporated
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Color photos fill this guide. The author lives in Kauai, one of the most beautiful places on earth. Here we focus on the southern coast of Kauai. This is the most thorough guide to this area available, with candid hotel and restaurant reviews based on detailed personal inspections. You'll find lavish beachfront resorts, intimate rain-forest B. and B.s, family-friendly condos and much, much more. Our dining reviews range from Asian-fusion cuisine to...
9) Cool Japan
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Written by local expert Sumiko Kajiyama, Cool Japan is a three-part travel guide that explores the heart of Japanese culture and must-see places from a uniquely Japanese perspective. First, visit Kyoto, where you will discover 1,000 years of history from the ancient love story the Tale of Genji to the traditional tea ceremony. Then head to Tokyo to experience Japan's cutting-edge capital, where the 21st-century kawaii culture collides with landmarks...
Author
Publisher
Hunter Publishing Incorporated
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Based on the 506-page full guide to the great American national parks, how to avoid the crowds, walking tours, facilities and how to get there, this edition focuses on the major parks of California: Death Valley, Lassen Volcanic National Park, Sequoia, King's Canyon and Yosemite. It includes information on accommodations and dining, camping and tours. Unlike other guides, this explains in detail how to tour the parks: how much time to allow, how to...
Author
Publisher
Hunter Publishing Incorporated
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Mineral springs and cooler climes have drawn vacationers to the resorts of the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge for more than a century. Civil War campaigns raged up and down the valley, leaving nearly every small town with a tale to tell and a battlefield nearby. Today's visitors come searching for antique treasures, to explore deep caverns, and view the waterfalls and vistas of Shenandoah National Park. Front Royal is known as the Canoe Capital...
12) New Caledonia
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
New Caledonia consists of a large island, Grande Terre, and a group of small islands called dependencies - the Loyalty Group, Ouen, the Isle of Pines, Huon Islands and the Chesterfields. Grande Terre is as big in land mass as the whole state of Hawaii. Its capital Nouméa, with 70,000 people, looks big, too. There are imposing buildings, freeways, traffic lights, escalators and, in the center of town, a large bowered park called the Place des...
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
A young reader's edition of Candacy Taylor’s acclaimed book about the history of the Green Book, the guide for Black travelers
Overground Railroad chronicles the history of the Green Book, which was published from 1936 to 1966 and was the “Black travel guide to America.” For years, it was dangerous for African Americans to travel in the United States. Because of segregation, Black travelers couldn’t
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English
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"Poet and journalist Shayla Lawson follows their National Book Critics Circle finalist. This Is Major with these daring and exquisitely crafted essays, where Lawson journeys across the globe, finds beauty in tumultuous times, and powerfully disrupts the constraints of race, gender, and disability. With their signature prose, at turns bold, muscular, and luminous, Shayla Lawson travels the world to explore deeper meanings held within love, time, and...
Author
Language
English
Description
"Lucy Young is twenty-six and tired. Tired of fetching coffees for senior TV producers, sick of going on disastrous dates, and done with living in a damp flat with roommates who never buy toilet roll. After another disappointing date, Lucy stumbles upon a wishing machine. Pushing a coin into the slot, Lucy closes her eyes and wishes with all her might: Please, let me skip to the good part of my life. When she wakes the next morning to a handsome man,...
Author
Series
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The French writer Albert Camus is best known for his novels and philosophical works, which are among the most influential of the twentieth century. But his journals, which he kept from 1935 to 1959, offer an intimate glimpse into his thinking at its most personal. Beautifully retranslated by Ryan Bloom and supplemented by an introduction by Alice Kaplan, Travels in the Americas presents the journals that Camus wrote during his eventful visits to...
17) Jamaica
Publisher
Lonely Planet Global Limited
Pub. Date
2023-
Edition
9th edition.
Language
English
Description
Lonely Planet's Jamaica is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Dance to the island's reggae soundtrack, go snorkelling at delicate Lime Cay, or swim in the cool mountain pools of Reach Falls; all with your trusted travel companion.
18) Vietnam
Author
Series
Publisher
Dorling Kindersley Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Whether you want to sample steaming bowls of pho at street food stalls in Hanoi, marvel at colonial architecture in Ho Chi Minh City or take a cruise in picture-perfect Halong Bay, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that Vietnamhas to offer. From dramatic mountain landscapes in Sapa to long stretches of pristine, palm-fringed sands on the east coast, Vietnam is strikingly beautiful. And with the country's rich history, delicious...
19) Denmark
Author
Publisher
Hunter Publishing Incorporated
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
Denmark is primarily made up of one peninsula, Jutland (Jylland in Danish), and two islands, Sealand (SjAElland) and Funen (Fyn). Sealand is the bigger of the two islands and also where Copenhagen, the capital and biggest city, is located. Denmark is the smallest of the three Scandinavian countries, with only 43,000 square km. There are over 400 islands in total but only 100 of them are inhabited. The country has 4.500 miles of coast line and you...
Author
Publisher
Hunter Publishing Incorporated
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
These little islands are a rare, undiscovered, unspoiled paradise. The Turks and Caicos comprise two groups. A half-dozen small islands to the south and east of the Bahamian archipelago make up the Turks, of which Grand Turk and Salt Cay are the ports of entry. To the west and north are the larger islands of the Caicos group, for which Providenciales (locally known as Provo) is the port of entry and the islands' center of tourism. Comprised of about...
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