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Off the Tourist Trail: 1,000 Unexpected Travel Alternatives
Off the Tourist Trail is a guide to the world’s unspoiled sights and experiences. It takes a hundred clichéd tourist destinations – everything from over-visited national parks to overrated museums – and reveal 1,000 fresh and fascinating alternative options. Written...
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This book certainly lives up to its name, appearing on the Publisher’s Weekly list of bestselling children’s travel books. There are hours of fun in this big book of puzzles, mazes, connect-the-dots, and color-by-number activities. –This text refers to an...
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From Booklist Invoking Hunter S. Thompson is a risky proposition for young writers, who can be gulled into thinking that chemical intake and sketchy reporting are substitutes for the gonzo great’s keen insight and lacerating wit. Fortunately, although Kohnstamm plays...
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From Publishers Weekly Of the plethora of adjectives suitable for the tone of this witty reference book, the most relevant is proud; from the outset, Schultz declares her own personal connection to the places visited, titling the introduction, “Rediscovering My...
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Budget Travel magazine isn’t just about the best travel experience at the lowest price it’s also about traveling “the right way.” Their philosophy, “Vacations for real people,” has led them to their readership for guidance, and this collection of their...
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From Booklist Veteran vagabond Potts regales readers with his mantra: anyone with an adventurous spirit can achieve the feat of taking extended time off from work to experience the world. In 11 short chapters that follow the same structure, Potts...
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From Library Journal An experienced traveler and the author of five books, including How Proust Can Change Your Life, De Botton here offers nine essays concerning the art of travel. Divided into five sections “Departure,” “Motives,” “Landscape,” “Art,” and “Return”...
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Review Thirty destinations are presented for each month, with 11 covered in depth. Tuscany, Italy, is recommended for October, when the grape and olive harvests take place, and when porcini mushrooms, prized truffles and other specialties appear on regional menus....
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Make the Most of Your Time on Earth: A Rough Guide to the World with 1000 must-do experiences from around the world, Make the Most of Your Time on Earth is a book that will inspire everyone. Perfect for both...
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No one knows the world like National Geographicand in this lavish volume, we reveal our picks for the world’s most fabulous journeys, along with helpful information for readers who want to try them out. Compiled from the favorite trips of...
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