Wallpaper* City Guides are an exciting， stylish new concept in travel guides published by Phaidon Press and Wallpaper* magazine。 Glamorous， global and affordable， the new travel guides can be acquired for only $8。95 and feature the world’s greatest cities， from Barcelona to Buenos Aires， Istanbul to Sydney， London to Los Angeles。 Aimed at the design conscious traveller， the guides offer just the right amount of insider knowledge on the world’s most popular cities， from where to stay and what to visit， to where you should eat， shop and be seen。 Ideal for a weekend break or business travel， their discreet， pocket sized format tells you everything you need to know， giving you the inside track on what can not be found anywhere else。 The guides have been compiled by Wallpaper* magazine’s international editors and travel writers who have lived in the featured cities。 They provide up-to-the-minute information and authoritative advice on the hottest of venues in the coolest

Completely updated, Las Vegas Day by Day offers gorgeouscolor photographs, in-depth tours detailing the highlights of theStrip, special chapters on gambling and the area casinos, and aside trips chapter that includes a tour of Hoover Dam and LakeMead, and the Valley of Fire Our authors, both longtime Vegas experts offer up specializedtours catering to families, newlyweds elopers, and those whowant to sample Sin City's famous temptations (in one day!) Detailed walking tours of some of Las Vegas's most famousneighborhoods, including the South Strip and Downtown

Wallpaper* City Guides are an exciting， stylish new concept in travel guides published by Phaidon Press and Wallpaper* magazine。 Glamorous， global and affordable， the new travel guides can be acquired for only $8。95 and feature the world’s greatest cities， from Barcelona to Buenos Aires， Istanbul to Sydney， London to Los Angeles。 Aimed at the design conscious traveller， the guides offer just the right amount of insider knowledge on the world’s most popular cities， from where to stay and what to visit， to where you should eat， shop and be seen。 Ideal for a weekend break or business travel， their discreet， pocket sized format tells you everything you need to know， giving you the inside track on what can not be found anywhere else。 The guides have been compiled by Wallpaper* magazine’s international editors and travel writers who have lived in the featured cities。 They provide up-to-the-minute information and authoritative advice on the hottest of venues in the coolest

DID YOU KNOW? Despite numerous attempts by linguistic researchers, Japanese has not been proven yet to be related to any other living language. One theory links it to the group of Altaic languages (such as Mongolian), another one singles out a Ryukyuan-Japanese language family which according to some is a sub branch of the Altaic family, but according to others the result of a cross-over between an Altaic language (like Mongolian) and an Austronesian language (like Malay). THE JAPANESE WRITING SYSTEM Written Japanese is actually a combination of three different *s. The first, kanji, consists of ideographs (symbols that each represent a concept, idea or thing as well as pronunciation, rather than a word or set of words) borrowed from Chinese, eg 本 (hon) for ‘book’, 娘 (mu·su·me) for ‘daughter’ and 日本語 (ni·hon·go) for ‘Japanese language’. The other two *s, hiragana and katakana, are syllabic, that is, each character represents a syllable. Hiragana is used to represen

Andalucia is the southernmost territory of Spain and the part of the Iberian peninsula that is most quintessentially Spanish. The popular image of Spain as a land of bull-fights, flamenco, sherry and ruined castles derives from this spectacularly beautiful region. The influences that have washed over Andalucia since the first paintings were etched on cave walls here more than twenty-five thousand years ago are many - Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Visigoths and Vandals all came and left their mark. And the most influential invaders of all, the Moors, who ruled the region for seven centuries and named it al-Andalus, have left an enduring imprint on Andalucian cul- ture and customs.

Wallpaper* City Guides are an exciting, stylish new concept in travel guides published by Phaidon Press and Wallpaper* magazine. Glamorous, global and affordable, the new travel guides can be acquired for only $8.95 and feature the world's greatest cities, from Barcelona to Buenos Aires, Istanbul to Sydney, London to Los Angeles. Aimed at the design conscious traveller, the guides offer just the right amount of insider knowledge on the world's most popular cities, from where to stay and what to visit, to where you should eat, shop and be seen. Ideal for a weekend break or business travel, their discreet, pocket sized format tells you everything you need to know, giving you the inside track on what can not be found anywhere else. The guides have been compiled by Wallpaper* magazine's international editors and travel writers who have lived in the featured cities. They provide up-to-the-minute information and authoritative advice on the hottest of venues in the coolest of cities. Each guide will be updated annua

Perfect for the short-term traveler who insists on value and doesn't want to wade through or carry a full-size guidebook, Frommer's Portable Portland gives you candid reviews of the best hotels, restaurants, shopping, and nightlife, as well as the author's picks for the best travel experiences, including: strolling the grounds at the Japanese Garden; beer sampling at Brewpubs; kayaking around Ross Island; mountain biking the Leif Ericson Trail; hanging out at Powell's bookstore; people-watching at Pioneer Courthouse Square; spending an afternoon at the Portland Saturday Market; and more. Frommer's Portable Guides offer all the detailed information and insider advice of a Frommer's Complete Guide—but in a concise, pocket-sized format.

WHAT WILL YOUR NEW YORK ENCOUNTER BE? ...escaping to the top of the Empire State Building for a romantic rendezvous (p22) ...exploring hip boutiques and old-school arcade bars in Brooklyn, the `new' downtown (p218) ...chomping lamb's brain francobolli or pig's foot milanese at Babbo, chef Mario Batali's crown jewel (p116) ...pondering Picasso's Three Musicians or Pollock's One at the stunning new Museum of Modern Art (p11) ...accessorizing with oversized Chanel eyewear, Dior handbags or Burberry suits (p161) ...catching live indie bands at Arlene's Grocery, or starring in Rock-n-Roll Karaoke yourself (p77)

What Will Your Singapore Encounter Be?Soaring over the city on the world s largest observation wheel, the Singapore FlyerSweating over a platter of crab bee hoon (rice noodles) in the red-light districtInhaling the scent of joss sticks and incense burning at the Thien Hock Keng TempleRomancing your partner as you wine and dine in the lush Singapore Botanic GardensTipping the doorman at the Raffles Hotel as you seek out a Singapore SlingSkipping from mall to mall until your feet (and credit card) give outDiscover Twice the City in Half the TimeFull-color pull-out map and quality neighborhood maps for easy navigationOur local author has chronicled the best sights, bars, clubs, food and shoppingHighlights, itineraries, walking tours and snapshots help you make the mos

Features: Rome's Best Piazzas, Underground Rome, The best museums, and more. Features neighborhood walks through Campo de' Fiori, Testaccio, Aventine, and Piazza Navona. Includes excursions to destinations outside Rome, including Pompeii and Tivoli. Specialized tours include Underground Rome, Romantic Rome, and Rome's Best Piazzas. Download a free companion podcast at Frommers.com and learn more about Rome.

Des Moines, Iowa born writer Bryson's first success was the travel book "The Lost Continent". After living in England for several years, he wanted to go back to the USA to find the perfect little US town of his past, he lovingly called Amalgam. More travel books followed, in the form of "Neither Here Nor There" (where he travels through Europe), "Notes From A Small Island" (where he travels around the United Kingdom, before returning back with his to the USA to live there for good) and "A Walk In The Woods" (where he walks the Appalachian trail). After moving back to the States, Bryson started to write a column for "The Mail on Sunday Night and Day" magazine. This is a collection of these column entries. Bryson writes about everything from everyday chores, to sueing people, the beach, TV, movies, air conditioners, college, Americana, injury dangers, wasting resources and holiday seasons.

The Potala Palace is regarded as an outstanding work of human imagination and creativity for its design, decoration and harmonious setting within a dramatic landscape, truly a potent and exceptional symbol of the integration of secular and religious authority into a single entity. The Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple in Lhasa for spiritualatic double act of spiritual and power, architectural splendor and faith enduring against all odds.

After tales from the USA and Britain, Bill Bryson turns his roving eye to Australia, the only island that is also a continent and the only continent that is also a country. It is the driest, flattest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents. It has more things that can kill you in a very nasty way that anywhere else. Yet when Bill Bryson travelled to Australia he promptly fell in love with the country. And who can blame him? The people are cheerful, the cities safe and clean, the food is excellent, the beer is cold and the sun nearly always shines. He tries to find out why Aussies are so cool, digging up a past that reveals convicts, explorers, gold diggers and outlaws.

These attractively priced, four-color guides offer dozens of neighborhood and thematic tours, complete with hundreds of photos and bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Day by Days are the only guides that help travelers organize their time to get the most out of a trip. Full-color package at an affordable price Star ratings for all hotels, restaurants, and attractions Foldout front covers with maps and quick-reference information Tear-resistant map in a handy, reclosable plastic wallet Handy pocket-sized trim Honolulu and Oahu Day by Day is the perfect answer for travelers who want to know the best places to visit and the best way to see the island. This attractively priced, four-color guide offers dozens of itineraries that show you how to see the best of Honolulu and Oahu in a short time--with bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Featuring a full range of thematic and neighborhood tours, plus dining, lodging, shopping, nightlife, and

A dazzling novel in the most untraditional fashion, this is the remarkable story of Henry DeTamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who travels involuntarily through time, and Clare Abshire, an artist whose life takes a natural sequential course. Henry and Clare's passionate love affair endures across a sea of time and captures the two lovers in an impossibly romantic trap, and it is Audrey Niffenegger's cinematic storytelling that makes the novel's unconventional chronology so vibrantly triumphant. An enchanting debut and a spellbinding tale of fate and belief in the bonds of love, The Time Traveler's Wife is destined to captivate readers for years to come. 《时间旅行者的妻子》是一个新颖的故事，它涉及到三个层面的连动：引人入胜的科幻概念、栩栩如生的人物刻画，以及感人至深的爱情。全书交织贯穿了亨利和克莱尔不同角度的视野和叙述，传神地表达出克莱尔那种总是被丢下后的思念，那种不寻常的生活方

Lonely Planet Language Products and editor Emma Koch would like to get up on the table and thank the whole, noisy Bierhalle: Publishing manager Jim 'Goethe' Jenkin whose great vision saw the new series develop from the ground up and who generously offered his German language expertise. Editor Francesca 'Dietrich' Coles for her invaluable assistance on the project and in-house native German speaker Birgit 'Bauhaus'Jordan for answering queries. Language expert Gunter Muehl for the German translations, the pronunciation guides, for proofing and for excellent advice on all things German. Freelance proofer Adrienne 'Baroque' Costanzo for her sharp eyes and language awareness and the Swiss family Robinson for survival tactics. Layout designer Daniel 'Love Parade' New for the great illustrations and cover, freelance layout designer Patrick 'Vee Dub' Marris for contributing his layout prowess to the German project, layout designer Sally 'Wunderkind' Morgan for support in layout and series des

These attractively priced, four-color guides offer dozens of neighborhood and thematic tours, complete with hundreds of photos and bulleted maps that lead the way from sight to sight. Day by Days are the only guides that help travelers organize their time to get the most out of a trip. Full-color package at an affordable price Star ratings for all hotels, restaurants, and attractions Foldout front covers with maps and quick-reference information Tear-resistant map in a handy, reclosable plastic wallet Handy pocket-sized trim 17 Self-guided Tours. 36 Maps. One Great Trip. At last, a travel guide that tells you how to see the best of everything-in the smartest, most time-efficient way. The best of San Diego in one, two, or three days Thematic tours for every interest, schedule, and taste Walking Tours of the city's best-loved neighborhoods Hundreds of evocative color photos Bulleted maps that show you how to get

Today, Sicily is an island with some of Italy's most beautifultowns and cities, stunning scenery and unique history. Citrusgroves, opulent architecture and Mount Etna make Sicily - thelargest island in the Mediterranean - a gem of an island perfectfor hiking, biking or driving tours. Enjoy the best of this regionwith this practical guide which lets visitors choose a trip thatwill suit them before exploring their own interests on theisland.

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Montréal Day by Day is the perfect answer for travelers whowant to know the best places to visit and the best way to see thecity. This attractively priced, four-color guide offers dozens ofitineraries that show you how to see the best of Montréal in ashort time--with bulleted maps that lead the way from sight tosight. Featuring a full range of thematic and neighborhood tours,plus dining, lodging, shopping, nightlife, and practical visitorinfo, Montréal Day by Day is the only guide that helps travelersorganize their time to get the most out of a trip. Inside this bookyou'll find: Full color throughout with hundreds of photos and dozens ofmaps Sample one- to three-day itineraries, as well as themeditineraries that include tours of Montréal's popular culturalsights, hippest neighborhood hotspots, best places to eat, and evenactivities that will appeal to kids of all ages Day trips to Quebec City, the Laurentians, andCantons-de-l'Est. Star ratings for all hotels, restaurants, and at

"I come from Des Moines. Somebody had to". And, as soon as Bill Bryson was old enough, he left. Des Moines couldn't hold him, but it did lure him back. After ten years in England he returned to the land of his youth, and drove almost 14,000 miles in search of a mythical town called Amalgam, the kind of smiling village where the films of his youth were set. Instead he drove through a series of horrific burgs which he renamed Smellville, Fartville, Coleslaw, Dead Squaw, Coma, Doldrum. At best his search led him to Anywhere, USA; a lookalike strip of gas stations, motels and hamburger outlets populated by obese and slow-witted hicks with a partiality for synthetic fibres. He found a continent that was doubly lost;lost to itself because blighted by greed, pollution, mobile homes and television; lost to him because he had become a foreigner in his own country.

Annyong haseyo! you say, and gently nod a greeting to your new, han-guk ch’in-gu, who comments on how well you speak Korean. You modestly reply chal mot’aeyo… With this phrasebook, you can chat with your hosts in the minbak, let your hair down and sing along in a noraebang, or enjoy the stories of friendly farmers and mysterious monks as they guide you around. With a few words in the local language, you’ll be savouring Korea’s disarming hospitality at its best. all the words and phrases for a great stay in Korea a heaped serving of food terms ensures confident menu ordering buy knick-knacks at the market in the local language all there is to know about Korean etiquette and body language easy to use phonetic transliterations of the Hangul * throughout plenty of phrases to join in the friendly fun at soccer games

Sonoma Day by Dayfeatures 30 smart itinerary ideasfor yourtrip, all with gorgeous color photos and maps. We've included an itinerary to meet almost every need, from"Wine Country for Romance" to "Wine Country on a Budget" to even"Wine Country for Nondrinkers," plus Napa Sonoma itinerariesin 1, 2, or 3 days. You'll find lists of the best dining,accommodations, and wineries, details on the area's "most charmingtowns," outdoor hiking itineraries -- plus a chapter devoted to SanFrancisco itineraries. Our author is a California native to the core; she waseducated at Stanford and UCLA, and was associate editor at the LosAngeles Times. She'sdone all thenitty-gritty updates needed forthis second edition, aswell as the not-as-difficult frequenttastings of these wines on site. Frommer'sNapa Sonoma Day by Dayalso includes a colorfold-out map.