One steamy morning in the summer of 1950, Mary and Frank Littell-with their two young sons in tow-left America for a small working-class town in the South of France, where they spent one hilarious, unforgettable year. Filled with fascinating details of expatriate life, French Impressions is a riveting account of their (mis)adventures abroad.
Matchless essays on wine, food, and travel by "our prize chronicler of sensuous experience." --Times Literary Supplement Sybille Bedford once wrote that "travel writing is inseparable from the writer's tastes, idiosyncrasies, and general temperament--it is what happens to him when he is confronted with a column, a bird, a sage, a cheat, a riot; wine, fruit, dirt; the delay in the dirt, the failing airplane." Pleasures and Landscapes is what happened to Mrs. Bedford when, at the peak of her literary powers, she traveled through France, Italy, and the rest of Europe for Vogue, Esquire, and other magazines --eight classic essays that secure her a place at the table with A. J. Liebling and M. F. K. Fisher.
Get More From Your Trip with easy-to-find phrases for everytravel situation: Basics Practical Social Food Safe Travel Sustainable Travel Plus: Never get stuck for words with our 3500-word two-waydictionary Order the right meal with our menu decoder Avoid embarrassing situations with essential tips on culture andmanners 25+ Years Lonely Planet Phrasebooks have been connecting travelers andlocals for over a quarter of a century. 120+ Languages Our phrasebooks and mobile apps cover more than any otherpublisher
Take a road-trip through the U.S.A! This a-maze-ingly detailed maze book will delight puzzle fans of all ages as they travel through each twisting turn. With one-of-a-kind mazes depicting all 50 states, this is a perfect gift for any puzzle nut. Maddeningly addictive, whether in the shapes of New York, South Dakota, or California, these intricate mazes will have you hooked in no time!
This book includes a chapter detailing Shanghai's history and culture, 11 tours and excursions taking in sights ranging from the Bund promenade to lush Hangzhou, leisure-time suggestions, and a comprehensive information section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. Plus top-notch photographs and maps.
When time is short, Fast Talk Italian gives you the essentiallanguage to: do the sights shop till you drop...book a room order a meal...get from A to B fast...clinch that crucialdeal...get your message across. Includes easy pronunciation of allwords and phrases plus a mini dictionary of key words. LonelyPlanet's Fast Talk series provides you with all the basics for ashort trip or weekend away in a practical pocket-sized format,making sure your stay is fun, easy and hassle free.
The Itty Bitty Guide to Business Travel is a pocket-sized travel agent, personal organizer, and stress-reliever all in one. Perfect for the young professional, the advice in these pages covers everything a business traveler needs to know, from getting a handle on trip goals and preparing colleagues for an extended absence, to finding the best deals and making efficient use of travel time. Lists of helpful questions assist readers in determining their trip needs, and handy checklists make it easy to get out the door on time, with no last-minute panic. The perfect on-the-road companion, The Itty Bitty Guide to Business Travel gets travelers there and back again -- job well done.
Culture tips to help you avoid social faux pas in Japan; Newkey-phrases section at the start of each chapter to help you findthe phrases you need fast ; 3500 word two-way dictionary
A dark continent glittering with riches in gold, ivory, and dusky flesh, populated with fabulous beasts, and ruled by cannibal kings who sat on thrones of human skulls. What really lay beyond the horizon? Princes and pirates,commoners and convicts, they gambled their fortunes--and their lives--on a journey from which many would never return. 1453. As Constantinople falls to the mighty armies of Mohammed II, cutting off the trade routes to the east, a bold and enterprising few hope to open a new route to wealth and discovery. Among those who dare to chart a course into the unlmown are young Aldo Cavalli, scion of a vast shipping fortune, htmgry for adventure and fame.Sir Robert Denbigh, a nobleman unjustly sentenced to death for treason, who sails the seas as a pirate with the strong-willed woman he loves. And Giovanni Ruggi, a soldier whose desire for revenge will drive him from the bloody ruins of Constantinople to the ends of the earth itself.
A few words can take you a long way. These pocket-sizedlanguages guides--the most extensive two-way dictionary andculinary reader available in a phrasebook--are perfect fortravellers of all ages and budgets who want to interact with thelocals to maximize their travel experience. Each title in theseries features colour sections, a user-friendly sentence builder,an easy-to-follow pronunciation guide and over 2,500 essentialwords and phrases. Useful sections are divided into key areas,including food, health, accommodations and going out. Here is the most useful phrasebook for intrepid travellers drawnto East Timor's relatively untouched culture and environment. Thereis a new sustainable travel language chapter for the responsibletraveller.
Browsers and young students alike will enjoy these lively question and answer books with their unique mix of realistic illustration and engaging cartoons. The enticing questions will amaze, amuse and inspire, while the highly visual format encourages kids to keep reading. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Ireland (Eire) is Europe's third largest island, lying between the Ilrish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean about 50 miles off the western shores of Britain. Politically, it is divided into the Republic of Ireland, which covers the south, east, west andnorthwest, and Northern Ireland, the northeast part of the island, which is a state within the United Kingdom. Dublin and Belfast are their respective capitals. Not for nothing is Ireland known as the 'Emerald Isle'. Its mild,maritime climate and all-too-frequent gentle rainfall (heaviest in the west) produce lush green vegetation all over the island.Within the mountains that girdle nmch of the coastline lie low,central plains, bisected from north to south by the great River Shannon and its tributaries that form a huge network of navigable inland waterways.
Legs aching and feeling ravenous from the trek, you wonder ifyou'll be pitching your karpa for one more night. Suddenly thetruck stops and it's clear that Iawa and kuka mati are on thecards. Anaychayki you say gratefully with a full belly, and that'swhen your dinner host offers you a bed for the night...You realizeit's true - a few Quechua words can work wonders Our phrasebooksgive you a comprehensive mix of practical and social words andphrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with the locals anddiscover their culture - a guaranteed way to enrich your travelexperience.
This book will transport you to the greatest metropolises and the most beautiful cities around the globe--from Africa to Asia and "Down Under,"and from Europe to North and South America. Experience fascinating insights into the canyon-like streets of modern super-cities, or take a stroll through picturesque lanes all across the continents. These cities have so much to tell--about the greatest events in world history, and also the local stories that make up the life of a city, every single day.
巴塞罗那,地中海沿岸的大都市,已经进入了第三个千禧年,可是她依然生机盎然,充满青春活力。l992-午举办的奥运会使巴塞罗那有机会全面地进行了举世瞩目的城市改造。现在,通过举力-2004年全球_文化论坛,完成了其它剩余和必要的城市改造工程。尽管巴塞罗那城市得到了全面的更新与改造,可是她仍然保留着吸引人的传统特色:开放而热情好吞的人们,充满阳光的舒适气候,年平均气温均保持在摄氏十七度的生活环境,丰富多彩的建筑瑰宝,优美怡人的自然环境。同时,巴塞罗那已经是一座完全现代化的大都市,拥有崭新的国际机场,新颖的住-9区、娱乐区和各项服务设施以及现代化的通讯设施。城市面貌焕然一新,尤其是朝向大海的城区已经由旧变新,清晰迷人。 如果您长久离开巴塞罗那,现在又重新返回来,您会发现她变了,变得更加美丽动人。本
Last year’s Tour de France Companion had a successful sale of over 50,000 copies. Now comes the second annual, poised as the essential guide for the millions of newer American fans who got swept up in Armstrong’s history-making 2004 ride, and discovered something that much of the sports community already knew: the Tour de France is arguably the world’s greatest sporting event, pushing 150 athletes to the edge of human endurance. So what will happen in 2005? Can Lance possibly win a seventh? Will Tyler Hamilton avoid a cycling ban? What about the new kids, Thomas Voeckler and Vladimir Karpets? Written for the novice fan but with enough sophistication and insider’s knowledge to be an essential companion for the aficionado, The Tour de France Companion for 2005 is a fully illustrated pocket primer that covers the 2005 route, the teams and their prospects, strategies, ground rules, history, personalities, techniques, and technology. It’s all here: the colored jerseys explained; how teams work tog