徒步东京 英文原版 Tokyo on Foot: Travels in the City's Most Colorful Neighborhoods 内容简介 This prize-winning book is both an illustrated tour of a Tokyo rarely seen in Japan travel guides and an artist's warm, funny, visually rich, and always entertaining graphic memoir. Florent Chavouet, a young graphic artist, spent six months exploring Tokyo while his girlfriend interned at a company there. Each day he would set forth with a pouch full of color pencils and a sketchpad, and visit different neighborhoods. This stunning book records the city that he got to know during his adventures. It isn't the Tokyo of packaged tours and glossy guidebooks, but a grittier, vibrant place, full of ordinary people going about their daily lives and the scenes and activities that unfold on the streets of a bustling metropolis. Here you find business men and women, hipsters, students, grandmothers, shopkeepers, policemen, and other urban types and tribes in all manner of dress and hairstyles. A
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Nobody knows Venezuela like Lonely Planet, and our 6th editionhelps you explore its astounding natural beauty and safely navigateits chaotic cities. Laze on a white-sand Caribbean beach, climb tothe top of otherworldly Roraima, admire the world’s highestwaterfall or party with Caracas’ in-crowd – we’ll show youhow. Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart ofevery destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packedwith accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give youthe information you need to make the most of your trip. In This Guide: Full color highlights chapter features author and travelerfavorites Green Index helps make your travels ecofriendly Unmatched outdoor activity coverage includes trekking, diving andwildlife-watching
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Includes all the essential words and phrases, in Mandarincharacters and pinyin (latin alphabet). Features helpful advice onetiquette.
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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 constitute the life of a city, every single day.
Best-selling Tolkien expert Brian Sibley (The Lord of theRings: The Making of the Movie Trilogy and The Lord of the RingsOfficial Movie Guide) presents a slipcased collection of fourfull-color, large-format maps of Tolkien's imaginary realmillustrated by John Howe, a conceptual designer for the blockbusterfilms directed by Peter Jackson. The set includes a hardcover bookdescribing in detail the importance and evolution of geographywithin Tolkien's epic fiction and four color maps presented withminimal folds, including two (Beleriand and Numenor) never beforepublished in this country.
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The voracious energy of Cairo, the grandeur of Luxor's monuments, the laid-back vibe of Dahab and the remote beauty of the Western Desert oases: Lonely Planet's bestselling guide to Egypt packs in more treasures than Tutankhamun's tomb. MEET THE PHARAOHS - an illustrated Pharaonic Egypt chapter by world-renowned Egyptologist Dr Joann Fletcher brings the ancient rulers to life CRUISE THE NILE - for felucca fun, Agatha Christie-style nostalgia or kid-friendly cruising, our expert tips make finding the right trip a breeze DIVE IN - the definitive Red Sea diving guide will get you underwater and feeling on top of the world SLEEP IN STYLE - whatever your style, opinionated reviews bring you the best city hotels, Nile flotels, budget hostels and sunny resorts GET ORGANISED, STAY CONNECTED - tap into authoritative advice on transport, safety, Internet access and digital photography.
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The USA Book combines arresting photography with sharp andcompelling content, organized by state with additional sections onpopular themes, regional identities, road trips and US territories.More than 400 photographs illustrate the unique qualities anddiversity of the 50 states. The book contains informative andengaging details on each state, including history, culture andtraditions, politics, myths and legends, trademarks and essentialexperiences. The Best Road Trips chapter and maps highlight theUSA's top six road trips, from Route 66 to the Blue Ridge Parkway.Special spreads highlight key themes and issues, from arts andarchitecture, to innovation and exploration, and oddballAmerica.
Morocco is sensory overload at its most intoxicating, from thescents and sounds of the medinas of Fes and Marrakesh to theastonishing Saharan landscapes. Roam its labyrinthine souqs,scrunch your toes into the sunset sand and let our guide take youto the cafes and hammams only the locals know. This newly revised guide has an extended planning informationsection featuring recommendations by month, region, and interestand a pull-out sheet map. This guidebook has been fully updated! * Intuitive layout and new text styles make it easier to read,scan and find information at a glance * New visual design and structure improves navigation withoutsacrificing depth or quality * Expanded planning section helps travellers plan by time,season, interest or region * New map design improves map legibility for easy navigation