In this riveting real-life adventure, Mark and Delia Owenstell the dramatic story of their last years in Africa, fighting tosave elephants, villagers, and -- in the end -- themselves. Theaward-winning zoologists and pioneering conservationists describetheir work in the remote and ruggedly beautiful Luangwa Valley, innortheastern Zambia. There they studied the mysteries of theelephant population's recovery after poaching, discoveringremarkable similarities between humans and elephants. A youngelephant named Gift provided the clue to help them crack theanimals' secret of survival. A stirring portrait of life in Africa,Secrets of the Savanna is a remarkable record of the Owenses'unique passions.

This is a powerfully beautiful country, captivating to theeyes and soul, and as such, the subject of many Jamaican poems,songs and deep wells of nostalgia. Adam Karlin, Lonely PlanetWriter Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planetauthors visit the places we write about, each and every edition. Wenever accept freebies for positive coverage, and you can rely on usto tell it like we see it. Inside This Book 2 authors 52 days of research 63 bottles of Red Stripe Miles of Caribbean coastline Inspirational photos Easy-to-use maps In-depth background At-a-glance practical info Outdoor activities chapter Comprehensive planning tools

52 of the Region's Best Trips! Whether you're a local lookingfor a long weekend escape, a visitor looking to explore or yousimply need some ideas when family and friends come to visit,Lonely Planet's Trips series offers the best itineraries - andmakes it easy to plan the perfect trip time and again. Theme iconsmake finding the perfect trip simple - no matter what yourinterest. Includes easy-to-use maps for every trip, plus drivingtimes and directions. Explore the region with trips ranging fromtwo days to three weeks, and day trips around Seattle, Portland andVancouver. Local experts share their favorite trip ideas, includinga cheesemonger's cheese tour, a ghost hunter's ghost tour and anOlympic snowboarder's best Whistler runs. Iconic Trips chaptercovers must-do trips across the region, from Highway 101 and theLewis Clark Trail to microbreweries and hidden hot springs.Tune In on the road with our regional music playlists.Family-friendly and pet-friendly listings are shown throughout andthe Green Inde

Take a fresh approach to Hong Kong with this "Step by Step" guide, part of a brand new, stylishly designed series from Insight Guides. Lavishly illustrated in full colour, this book features 18 irresistible self-guided walks and tours, written by a local expert and packed with great insider tips. Whether you are new to the city or a repeat visitor, whatever your interests, and however long your stay, this book is the perfect companion, showing you the smartest way to link the sights and taking you beyond the beaten tourist track. All the walks and tours come with clear, easy-to-follow full-colour maps and hand-picked places to eat and drink en route. A 'Key Facts' box at the start of each tour highlights the recommended time needed to enjoy it to the full, plus the distance covered and a start and end point; all this makes it simple to find the perfect tour for the time you have to spare. The book also recommends top tours by theme and includes a special 'Only in' feature, highlighting a number of experiences

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Experience the Best of the Big Island This full-color guide reveals the island 's beaches, sights andoff-the-beaten-track adventures so you can discover the real BigIsland. Realize your dream vacation with insider insights, honestreviews and simple planning tools. Highlights reveal the must-see attractions and unbeatableexperiences Itineraries make planning your ultimate vacation simple Easy-To-Use Maps make getting around the island a breeze Sustainable Travel tips and resources Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authorsvisit the places we write about, each and every edition. We neveraccept freebies for positive coverage, and you can rely on us totell it like we see it.

Take a fresh approach to San Fransisco with this "Step by Step" guide, part of a brand new, stylishly designed series from Insight Guides. Lavishly illustrated in full colour, this book features irresistible self-guided walks and tours, written by a local expert and packed with great insider tips. Whether you are new to the city or a repeat visitor, whatever your interests, and however long your stay, this book is the perfect companion, showing you the smartest way to link the sights and taking you beyond the beaten tourist track. All the walks and tours come with clear, easy-to-follow full-colour maps and hand-picked places to eat and drink en route. A 'Key Facts' box at the start of each tour highlights the recommended time needed to enjoy it to the full, plus the distance covered and a start and end point; all this makes it simple to find the perfect tour for the time you have to spare. The book also recommends top tours by theme and includes a special 'Only in' feature, highlighting a number of experience

Lonely Planet knows New Zealand like our own backyard, andthis handy guide brings you the best of the country's South Islandin one easy package. Let us help you discover the South's mostbreathtaking mountain roads, quietest off-the-beaten-track escapesand best city experiences. Lonely Planet guides are written byexperts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. Thisfully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honestadvice, designed to give you the information you need to make themost of your trip. In This Guide: Comprehensive coverage of thehighlights and hidden secrets. Itineraries to inspire great skiing,eating, wine-touring, driving or bushwalking experiences. Practicalinformation on getting around by car, bus, plane or camper van.

Mother Nature wasn't messing around when she created the GrandCanyon, slicing through Arizona with 277 miels of red rock spires,stomach-churning drops and wide open spaces. Whether you're an avidhiker, geology nut or sunset seeker, maximize your trip with thistop-selling guide to the USA's most iconic national park.

In this book, Theroux takes a trip in and around fifty-onePacific Islands. From New Zealand"s rain forests tocrocodile-infested New Guinea, over isolated atolls, through dirtyharbors, daring weather and coastlines, he travels by kayakwherever the winds take him—and what he discovers is a world toexplore and try to understand.

Take a fresh approach to Dubai with this "Step by Step" guide, part of a brand new, stylishly designed series from Insight Guides. Lavishly illustrated in full colour, this book features 15 irresistible self-guided walks and tours, written by a local expert and packed with great insider tips. Whether you are new to the city or a repeat visitor, whatever your interests, and however long your stay, this book is the perfect companion, showing you the smartest way to link the sights and taking you beyond the beaten tourist track. All the walks and tours come with clear, easy-to-follow full-colour maps and hand-picked places to eat and drink en route. A 'Key Facts' box at the start of each tour highlights the recommended time needed to enjoy it to the full, plus the distance covered and a start and end point; all this makes it simple to find the perfect tour for the time you have to spare. The book also recommends top tours by theme and includes a special 'Only in' feature, highlighting a number of experiences or

Take a fresh approach to Venice with this "Step by Step" guide, part of a brand new, stylishly designed series from Insight Guides. Lavishly illustrated in full colour, this book features 14 irresistible self-guided walks and tours, written by a local expert and packed with great insider tips. Whether you are new to the city or a repeat visitor, whatever your interests, and however long your stay, this book is the perfect companion, showing you the smartest way to link the sights and taking you beyond the beaten tourist track. All the walks and tours come with clear, easy-to-follow full-colour maps and hand-picked places to eat and drink en route. A 'Key Facts' box at the start of each tour highlights the recommended time needed to enjoy it to the full, plus the distance covered and a start and end point; all this makes it simple to find the perfect tour for the time you have to spare. The book also recommends top tours by theme and includes a special 'Only in' feature, highlighting a number of experiences or

WHAT WILL YOUR BANGKOK ENCOUNTER BE? Watching the sun set while sipping a cocktail at one of Bangkok's rooftop bars Unwinding with a relaxing Thai massage Eating your way through the fresh, irresistible and affordableworld of Thai street food Hunting for bargains in the bustling labyrinth that is ChatuchakWeekend Market Shopping like a Thai teen at Bangkok 's famous malls Recovering from big-city exertions on an idyllic palm-fringedbeach, just a few hours away DISCOVER TWICE THE CITY IN HALF THE TIME Full-color pull out map and detailed neighborhood maps for easynavigation Bangkok resident and veteran food writer recommends the very besteating, drinking, shopping, entertainment and sights Unique itineraries and highlights help you make the best of ashort break Insider tips from tuned-in locals, including a Buddhist monk 'sinsights into the benefits of meditation, and a local food writer's tips on the best places to experience

Paul Theroux celebrates fifty years of wandering the globe bycollecting the best writing on travel from the books that shapedhim, as a reader and a traveler. Part philosophical guide, partmiscellany, part reminiscence, The Tao of Travel enumerates “TheContents of Some Travelers’ Bags” and exposes “Writers Who Wroteabout Places They Never Visited”; tracks extreme journeys in“Travel as an Ordeal” and highlights some of “Travelers’ FavoritePlaces.” Excerpts from the best of Theroux’s own work areinterspersed with selections from travelers both familiar andunexpected: Vladimir Nabokov J.R.R. Tolkien Samuel Johnson Eudora Welty Evelyn Waugh Isak Dinesen Charles Dickens James Baldwin Henry David Thoreau Pico Iyer Mark Twain Anton Chekhov Bruce Chatwin John McPhee Freya Stark Peter Matthiessen Graham Greene Ernest Hemingway The Tao of Travel is a unique tribute to the pleasures and painsof travel in its golden age.

From Crete's beaches, lovely towns, ancient sites towatersports, mountains walks and traditional music, it's all foundin this new Crete Berlitz Pocket Guide - a new edition to thebest-selling Berlitz Pocket Guide range. Fully revised and updated,featuring stunning new cover designs and freshly revised pagelayouts, this handy guide is packed with all the information youneed for your trip. Clear colour-coded sections enable you tolocate the information you need easily, with sections on history,where to go, what to do, eating out, handy travel tips, hotels restaurants and other insightful features, allowing you tomake the most of your leisure time. Written by a local expert, thisguide offers comprehensive coverage of Crete's attractions,identifying the top 10 sights Crete has to offer, as well ashighlighting the island's best shopping, sports, entertainment andchildren's activities. Shopaholics are well catered for with adedicated section on shopping, with advice on the best places tofind textiles, leath

The Nile is a brand new title for the Insight Step by Stepseries. This itinerary-based guide details 12 of the best walks andtours of the Nile, written by a local expert, for that personaltouch and insider information. All itineraries are arranged bytheme for a truly tailor-made travel experience, so whether youwant to explore Downtown Cairo, the pyramids of Giza and theSphinx, the Valley of the Kings in Luxor's West Bank, Aswan Townand islands, the magnificent monuments of Abu Simbel and much more,then there is a tour to suit all. From adventure-seekers toarchitecture aficionados, show-seekers to museum fanatics and foodfiends to shopaholics - this guide covers the best of the Nile tomake your trip truly unforgettable. For those wanting to enjoy thefull travel experience, this is an ideal way to link the topattractions with places to eat, drink and rest along the way, alongwith opening times and admission prices. All itineraries are markedon full-colour detailed maps alongside the text and also on aseparate

A brand new 'Smart Guide' from Insight, featuring an A-Zformat that allows you to find your way around the book with easeand plan your trip according to your very own personal taste.Themed headings cover over 400 things to see and do fromarchitecture, history, cafes and hotels, to nightlife, restaurants,bars, shopping and much more, allowing you to set your ownpriorities for a truly tailor-made and individual travelexperience. The front-cover flap highlights all the top attractionsand pinpoints exactly where to find these within the guide, forquick and easy reference at a glance. Area overviews convenientlyhighlight the very best each district has to offer, from the oldMedina to the 'Ville Nouvelle' of Gueliz, through the MouassineQuarter and the Menara. The guide also contains a transport map and10-page street atlas with full index and detailed mapping,cross-referenced to the main text for easy navigation. Theback-cover flap provides on-the-spot practical information, such asimportant telephone number

A brand new series from "Insight" brings you the "Smart Guide"for smart travelers. The unique and innovative A-Z format of "SmartGuides" allows you to plan your trip according to your own personaltaste. Themed headings cover over 400 amazing things to see and doin Barcelona, from architecture, bars, cafes, churches, fashion,history, hotels, museums, nightlife, restaurants, shopping, theatreand much more for a truly tailor-made, individual travelexperience. Area overviews conveniently highlight the best eachdistrict has to offer helping you to set priorities for your tripand the front-cover flap highlights all the top sights Barcelona.The guide also contains a street atlas with full index and detailedmapping which is cross-referenced to the main text for ease of useand transport maps are provided to help you get around and explore.The back-cover flap provides useful phrases to help you get by,along with other useful contact information.

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

Roads to Santiago is an evocative travelogue through thesights, sounds, and smells of a little known Spain-itsarchitecture, art, history, landscapes, villages, and people. Andas much as it is the story of his travels, it is an elegant anddetailed chronicle of Cees Nooteboom's thirty-five-year love affairwith his adopted second country. He presents a world not visible tothe casual tourist, by invoking the great spirits of Spain'spast-El Cid, Cervantes, Alfonso the Chaste and Alfonso the Wise,the ill-fated Hapsburgs, and Velzquez. Be it a discussion of histrip to the magnificent Prado Museum or his visit to the shrine ofthe Black Madonna of Guadalupe, Nooteboom writes with the depth andintelligence of an historian, the bravado of an adventurer, and thepassion of a poet. Reminiscent of Robert Hughes's Barcelona, Roadsto Santiago is the consummate portrait of Spain for allreaders.

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MustSees Paris, a new addition to the MustSees series, hitsthe city's highlights for a 24-hour visit, a weekend or longer.Visit iconic sights like the Eiffel Tower, Sacre Coeur and NotreDame. Dive into art at the Louvre, Pompidou Centre, Musee d'Orsayand the new Centquatre. Stroll the Champs-Elysees or Ile St-Louis,and then have dinner in the Marais. This pocket-size guide helpsyou do it all with detailed maps, recommended hotels and MustSeesstar-rating system.

What Will Your Amsterdam Encounter Be? Sipping cold beer andwatching canal boats float by in the Jordaan. Discovering cleverDutch design in the boutique-filled Negen Straatjes. Contemplatingthe secret annexe at the Anne Frank Huis. Sampling spicy Indonesiansnacks and caramel-filled stroopwafels at the vibrant AlbertCuypmarkt. Experiencing the convivial Dutch gezelligheid at atraditional brown cafe. Cycling past grasslands and fields of wildorchids in the Amsterdam Woods. Discover Twice the City in Half theTime. Full-color pull-out map and detailed neighborhood maps foreasy navigation. Our discerning author pinpoints the city's bestsights, museums, shops and restaurants. Unique Snapshots chapterhelps you get under the skin of the city. Meet the locals: insidertips from a food blogger, innovative bike shop owners and a culturecritic.

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

Think Los Angeles and Southern California and you're feelinggolden warmth and a coastal breeze. This culturally vibrantand ethnically diverse area is equal parts movie makers, high-techtrailblazers, dreamy ocean drives and scorching desert.Throw in campy Palm Springs and some serious wine country and we knowyou'll be hooked. This revised edition includes special planning chapters forDisneyland, "Beaches Outdoors", "Travel with Children",and more road trips and scenic drives for touring holidays. 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 desiegn improvs map legibilty for easy navigation