The world's best-selling pocket guides have been fully revisedand updated, featuring stunning new cover designs and freshlyrevised page layouts. Clear colour-coded sections enable you tolocate the information you need easily and include places to go,history of the area and interesting facts, and things to do,including shopping, sports, children's activities, entertainment,nightlife and more. An 'Eating Out' section provides information onwhere to go and what the local specialities are. The Top10attractions are highlighted, allowing you to set priorities foryour stay and ensure you don't miss out on the best yourdestination has to offer. Accommodation for all budgets isrecommended, along with other practical travel tips, such astransport and currency. Beautiful colour photographs accompany thetext throughout, making this guide truly a pleasure to read before,during and after your visit.
Getting the most out of your travels means staying healthy.Healthy Travel Central South America is a user-friendly guideto minimising health risks and dealing with problems while on theroad. Along with a comprehensive first-aid section, this second editionprovides clear guidelines on the correct treatment of illnessescommon to the region, such as altitude sickness. Included is anillustrated guide to useful rainforest plants, and information onhow to recognise and avoid wildlife hazards, from leeches topiranhas and tarantulas.
What Will Your Tokyo Encounter Be? Waking at dawn for the freshest sushi breakfast at TsukijiMarket? Soaking away your cares the traditional way in a popularneighborhood "onsen"? Sipping sake in the tiny bars of illustrious Golden Gai? Gazing upon architectural marvels, from the city 's oldest temple,Sonso-ji, to the ultramodern Tokyo International Forum? Strutting down Ginza 's boulevard lined with fashion straight offthe catwalks? Root, root, rooting for the home team at Japan 's temple tobaseball, then celebrating the win on Tokyo Dome City 's rollercoaster? Discover Twice The City In Half The Time Full-color pull-out map for easy navigation Our experienced author recommends the top neighborhoods, shops,restaurants, sights and entertainment Unique itineraries and must-see highlights help you make the mostof a short break Locals reveal Tokyo 's insider secrets: from an AcademyAward-nominated actress favorite theatres to an entrepreneur 'squintessential Tokyo experience
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 Berlitz Pocket Guide provides all the information you needto enjoy Italy. Places to go and unmissable attractions areexplored within easy-to-use, colour-coded sections, enabling you tolocate the information you need easily. Full-colour, fold-out mapsprovide instant orientation wherever you are. The most popularattractions are highlighted and include the Roman town of Pompeii,Rome's magnificent Sistine Chapel and the beautiful vineyards ofTuscany. Sports, shopping and entertainment are also detailed,including Milan's La Scala Opera House. The fantastic feature 'APerfect Day' offers top recommendations for a truly heavenly dayout exploring the stunning city of Rome. An 'Eating Out' sectionprovides information on the regional local specialities, such asparmesan and risotto, as well as useful Italian vocabulary forordering food and drinks. Accommodation for all budgets isrecommended, along with other practical travel tips, includingclimate, health, language, currency and more. Beautiful colourphotographs ac
Voices woven through staccato rhythms lead you to a narrowalley. Laughter flows from beneath a door. It opens to akaleidoscope of sound and color, led by an azmari singing asong of invitation. A waiter smiles as you glance in the book - youorder a bira and some ocholoni . The day had startedwith a mountain-top view of the Blue Nile and now the vibrant citynightlife takes you in... Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical andsocial words and phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with thelocals and discover their culture - a guaranteed way to enrich yourtravel experience.
Flat on your back on the hotel bed, you ponder the arrow onthe ceiling. Does it point past the minarets to the babbling pasarmalam, fragrant with fruit and loud with language? Will it lead youto the shadowy artists of wayang kulit, or to your guide throughunderwater paradise? Does it prophesy a meeting with orang-utans inthe unrivalled jungle beauty of Borneo? If you meet them, what onthis lonely planet will you say? Our phrasebooks give you a comprehensive mix of practical andsocial words and phrases in more than 120 languages. Chat with thelocals and discover their culture - a guaranteed way to enrich yourtravel experience.
From the capital, Male, to the northern and southern atolls,this guide features extensive information about all the resorts aswell as information on the key diving sites. Colour-coded sectionshelp to navigate around the book quickly and full colour fold-outmaps provide instant orientation. The top 10 unmissable attractionsare highlighted and hotels are recommended for all budgets. Plus:get the lowdown on local cuisine, entertainment, shopping and muchmore.
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This fully revised and updated Berlitz Pocket Guide is packedwith all the information you need to enjoy Spain, in a genuinelypocketable format. Places to go and unmissable attractions areexplored within easy-to-use, colour-coded sections, so you canlocate the information you need at a glance. The country's top 10attractions are identified on a dedicated double-page spread tohelp you plan your trip and ensure that you see the very bestsights, areas of natural beauty and more. The brand new feature 'APerfect Tour' offers top recommendations for a truly heavenly dayout exploring Spain's most memorable places and linking the keysights together. Not only does the guide provide in-depthinformation but there are full-colour photographs throughoutproviding a highly visual introduction to this stunningdestination. Full colour fold-out maps are also included to provideinstant orientation wherever you are. A concise history chapter andthe handy cultural tips throughout combine to give you a deeperunderstanding of
A new series from Lonely Planet and written for youngtravellers; aimed at children aged 8 - 11. This book covers all thecool stuff kids need to know about Rome. Lively intriguing stories,fascinating facts and a blend of photos, illustrations, cartoonsand quirky graphics. Each title in the series is designed to enticea whole new generation of beanbag explorers.This is not aguidebook. And it is definitely 'not-for-parents'. It is the real,inside story about one of the world's most famous cities - Rome. Ifyou were a cat why would you want to live in Rome? Would you wantto go to the bathroom with dozens of other people? Can you imagineeating a flamingo's tongue for lunch? Why do they fire a cannonevery day in Rome? This book shows you a Rome your parents probablydon't even know about.
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.
What Will Your Angkor Wat Siem Reap Encounter Be? Watching the sun rise over the stone towers of stupendous AngkorWat Falling in love with Khmer cuisine at a delightful Siem Reaprestaurant Finding your inner Lara Croft or Indiana Jones at jungle-shroudedTa Prohm Catching a glimpse of ancient Angkor at a classical danceperformance Exploring the watery worlds of Tonle Sap lake 's floatingvillages Bargaining for exquisite Cambodian silk at the Angkor NightMarket Discover Twice the Region in Half the Time Detailed maps for easy navigation of Siem Reap and Angkor 'stemples Our resident author recommends the very best sights, restaurants,shops and entertainment Unique itineraries and highlights help you make the most of a shorttrip Local people reveal the region 's secrets, from the best of SiemReap 's pagodas to the mysteries of Angkor
