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Cotswolds Map and Guide of Places to Visit is the ideal guide to
the very best of Cotswolds. From the gorgeous, honey-coloured stone
villages to the dramatic rolling hills The Cotswolds are a visual
feast. Long, winding lanes connect beautiful villages with
excellent pubs and friendly tearooms. This area of outstanding
natural beauty is ideal for a day out, weekend away or destination
holiday. Our Cotswolds Map & Guide presents the Cotswolds'
multiple attractions in an accessible, easy-to-read and follow,
format. It is in the format of a fold-out map and has a detailed
visitor map on one side and visitor information on the other:
Cotswolds Visitor Map An unbelievably detailed map on one side with
lots of additional visitor information The ideal scale for touring
at 1:126,720 (2 miles to 1 inch) Clear and easy-to-follow
cartography also easy to fold and unfold Cotswolds Travel Guide All
the information you need is shown on the reverse side of the map
ensuring you will see the very best of the Cotswolds The best
things to see and do are grouped into the following sections: Main
Centres; Towns Villages of interest; Farm and Countryside
interests; Birds and wildlife; Train and transport interests;
Historic buildings; Gardens; Museums; Art Galleries; Arts and
Crafts; Traditional inns with rooms; Pubs; Coffee, delis and
teas... Carefully selected scenic drives including the distance and
what to see and expect en route Illustrated with full-colour
photographs, our renowned map and guide to the Cotswolds will make
it easy to plan your trip. It really is the 'go-to' guide and map
for the very best of the Cotswolds.
This series brings together breathtaking landscapes, inspiring
quotes, and infographics about environmental issues that take the
reader on a journey through the depths of the earth. "We really
have the most beautiful planet in our solar system. None other can
sustain life like we know it. None other has blue water and white
clouds covering colorful landmasses filled with thriving,
beautiful, living things like human beings." Sunita Williams. The
mesmerizing pictures in The Earth are combined with powerful quotes
about the importance of protecting the world around us. Each
chapter begins with an infographic depicting the issues faced by
that area of the world, like our forests, prairies, mountains, and
glaciers. The photos and the quotations that accompany them help us
rediscover the amazement and respect inspired by uncontaminated
nature.
Discovering Vintage Philadelphia is a guide to all of the city’s
timeless classic spots that take you back in time. The book
spotlights the charming stories that tell you what each place is
like now and how it got that way. It includes indexes that let you
choose the places you want to visit by neighborhood, by category,
and—naturally—by era. Discovering Vintage Philadelphia takes
you to classic restaurants, shops, and other establishments that
still thrive today and evoke the unique character of the city.
They’re all still around—but they won’t be around forever.
Start reading, and start your discovering now!
The Discovering Vintage series takes you back in time to all of the
timeless classic spots each city has to offer. The books spotlight
the charming stories that tell you what each place is like now and
how it got that way from classic restaurants to shops to other
establishments that still thrive today and evoke the unique
character of the city. They're all still around—but they won't be
around forever. Start reading, and start your discovering now!
This is a completely revised and expanded edition of the
best-selling, comprehensive guide covering not only reasons to move
to Maine but also what newcomers will find once they get here. The
book answers questions about what Maine is really like as a place
to live, providing a broad range of information about schools,
housing, cultural life, taxes, work and employment opportunities,
and even the weather.
Enjoy this comprehensive guide to hikes of varying difficulty
levels and lengths in the state of Nevada. Offering around eighty
hikes, Hiking Nevada takes you through the dramatic alpine peaks,
lush pine forests, shady redrock canyons, and shimmering desert
salt flats.
Unique visual exploration of this glorious corner of England Let
this new collection of over 400 stunning, full colour photographs
of Kent & Sussex guide you around these beautiful counties.
Kent and Sussex are some of the most prosperous and cosmopolitan
counties outside London. They are also some of the sunniest. If
that is not a good enough reason to visit then there are many
others, including heritage sites that tell of a history reaching
back more than 2000 years and ancient woodlands where the dawn
chorus has been heard for centuries. In this unique visual
exploration you will discover the stories behind these ancient
counties through the photography of their coastlines, landmarks and
countryside - a book to remind you of past outings and to inspire
future adventures. An ideal gift book for locals proud of their
home county A perfect souvenir of your trip An inspirational guide
for planning your next visitK Kent and Sussex is a glorious visual
feast to be enjoyed by visitors and locals alike. Short essays and
extended captions are included, adding context to the pictorial
journey through a fascinating and beautiful part of England.
Enhanced, large scale (1: 25,000) Ordnance Survey mapping in a
handy atlas format with all the mapping you need to walk a complete
circuit of the Anglesey section of the Wales Coast Path. Continuous
OS mapping covering the complete circuit from Menai Bridge.
Contains coastal extracts from large scale Explorer maps 262 and
263. - Large scale Ordnance Survey mapping for the complete circuit
of the Isle of Anglesey in a handy atlas format. - Highlighted
official route of the Wales Coast Path/ Anglesey Coastal Path. -
On-map symbols showing amenities at main towns and villages. -
Introduction with attractive photo mosaic. - Additional useful
information
Discover one of the world s most fascinating and beautiful cities
through 30 dramatic true stories spanning the rich history of
Paris. John Baxter takes readers through 2,000 years of French
history with tales of the kings, queens, saints, and sinners who
shaped the city. Essays explore the major historic events from the
martyrdom of Saint Denis near today s Abbesses Metro station to the
epic romances of Heloise and Abelard, Josephine and Napoleon, and
George Sand and Frederic Chopin. Learn about the labyrinth of
catacombs snaking under all of Paris and the artists who called the
seedy Montmartre home in the 19th century. Then see it all for
yourself with guided walking tours of each of Paris s historic
neighborhoods, illustrated with color photographs and period maps."
This guidebook includes step-by-step descriptions and detailed maps
of 18 excursions--from half-mile strolls to more rigorous four-mile
jaunts--including 9 in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area,
the world's largest urban national park. This compact guidebook
will walk you through the best San Francisco has to offer. If
you're planning to visit San Francisco--or explore your
hometown--you'll be sure you're on the right track with this
guidebook.
The Mystery of the Tuscan Hills is a personal travel account on how
to find the ancient Etruscan civilization in contemporary Italy.
The author is a practicing cardiologist who, at age 40, began
working at classical dig sites around the Mediterranean Sea,
toiling in the summer sun as a "grunt"-coupling that with study
trips over the past 25 years. The sites discussed and visited
include all phases of Etruscan history and culture, from the 9th
Century BC until the 3rd Century BC, when Roman might destroyed and
absorbed the society. However, enough remains to provide a lifetime
of study and travel opportunities. This monograph encompasses a
series of portraits, or snapshots, of the Etruscans-as the author
perceives them. It is not an encyclopedia of Etruscan sites and
cultural history, nor a detailed travel book of Tuscany. This book
will be surrounded on a bookshelf filled with elaborate
coffee-table tomes of the flowers, birds, villas and museums in
Tuscany, and traditional travel guides-most repeating the same
information. The Mystery of the Tuscan Hills reveals a Tuscany that
most travelers drive through or around, and view from a distance,
but rarely "see." Learning to understand the Etruscans will also
allow the traveler to get his hands around this exquisite space-one
of Earth's Edens. This book is an attempt to better understand the
Etruscan mind. Just as a great painter exposes the inner-self of
the subject on the canvas, the successful biographer must explore
the psyche of his subject, and not simply present a dry, scientific
history of dates, battles and plagues. This monograph, as it
rambles through Etruria (Tuscany), will paint a portrait of the
Etruscans as we understandthem in the 21st Century-not a simple
task, since their written language has defied translation.
Lonely Planet's PocketShanghai is your passport to the most
relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what
hidden discoveries await you. Rise early for riverside views of the
Bund, explore the fun and interactive Shanghai History Museum, or
admire the harmonic compositions of Yuyuan Gardens; all with your
trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Shanghai and begin
your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet's PocketShanghai: Up-to-date
information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to
ensure they are still open after 2020's COVID-19 outbreak
Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlightsand itineraries
help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and interests
Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local,
avoiding crowds and trouble spots Essential infoat your fingertips
- hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices
Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sightseeing,
going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss
User-friendly layout with helpful icons, and organised by
neighbourhood to help you pick the best spots to spend your time
Covers the Bund, People's Square, Pudong, Old Town, French
Concession East, French Concession West, Jing' an, and more The
Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet's PocketShanghai, is our colourful,
easy to use and handy guide that literally fits in your pocket, and
is packed with the best sights and experiences for a short trip or
weekend away. Looking for a comprehensive guide that recommends
both popular and off-the-beaten-path experiences, and extensively
covers all of Shanghai's neighbourhoods? Check out Lonely Planet's
Shanghai guide. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out
Lonely Planet's China for an in-depth guide to the country. About
Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company,
providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind
of traveller since 1973. Over the past four decades, we've printed
over 145 million guidebooks and grown a dedicated, passionate
global community of travellers. You'll also find our content
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"We did not all come back." Thus begins the rare firsthand account
of the extraordinary ordeal of the Karluk, the flagship of explorer
Vilhjalmar Stefansson's Arctic expedition of 1913-1916. When ice
trapped the Karluk, Stefansson abandoned Captain Robert A. Bartlett
and the crew-eleven of whom perished-to their fate. When the ice
crushed the Karluk and sank her, Bartlett led the shipwrecked
survivors safely to Wrangell Island. From there, with one Inuit
companion, he journeyed across 700 miles of frozen seas and
Siberian wilderness to return with rescuers. It is a feat that
rivals Shackleton's own celebrated efforts to seek for the crew of
the Endurance.
Interpretation and Tour Leadership: Principles and Practices of
Tour Guiding is a complete manual to tour guiding that is based on
the author's first-hand experience of training more than 3000 tour
guides. With a practical hands-on focus, it guides the reader
through the key roles and responsibilities of a tour guide from
interpretation techniques, leading visitors in difference
scenarios, dealing tricky situations to setting up a tour guiding
business. Packed with real life international case studies, each
chapter follows a thorough pedagogic structure which includes
features such as training objectives, key terms, theory highlights,
assignments, further reading and links to videos.
Hidden in and around the Detroit and Ann Arbor area are some great
roads, trails, and bike paths that are fun to explore. Best Bike
Rides Detroit and Ann Arbor describes 40 great recreational rides
in the metro areas. With most rides between 5 and 35
miles-including road rides, rail trails, bike paths, and mountain
bike rides-it's easy to find a ride that suits your tastes. Each
route includes complete directions, a map, a text description of
the area you'll be riding, the GPS coordinates of the start/finish
point, and color photos of one the ride's features. Also included
is information on local restaurants, lodging, maps, bicycle shops,
other facilities for cyclists, and community resources. Look inside
to find: * Detailed maps and directions * Rides that explore the
urban areas as well as the surrounding country * A variety of
rides, most between 5 and 35 miles in length * In-depth information
about each ride, including length, terrain, traffic conditions, and
road hazards * Interesting facts about each area * Options to
create longer or shorter rides
The Best Short Hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains
Kenneth Wise and James Andrews
Located astride the Tennessee-North Carolina border, the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park contains more than one hundred trails
that trace eight hundred miles of rugged terrain. This fact is
certain to bewilder any newcomer who might be eager to explore the
Park's backcountry but is unsure where to start. This book,
intended as a beginner's guide to hiking the Smokies, offers
lively, informative descriptions of twenty-two trails that can be
completed in a day or less.
For anyone who has yet to discover the beauty of the Smokies, the
highest North American mountains east of the Mississippi, the
trails described here offer a splendid introduction. Scenic
overlooks at Mount Le Conte, Clingmans Dome, Gregory Bald, and
other peaks are included along these pathways, as are some of the
well-known waterfalls of the Park, such as Laurel Falls, Rainbow
Falls, and Ramsay Cascades. In addition to vital data about the
length of the trail, its elevation gain, and "how to get there,"
each trail description is packed with interesting facts and Smoky
Mountain lore. Detailed maps are also included. In their
introduction, the authors provide a brief overview of the park's
history as well as useful tips for novice hikers.
The Authors: Kenneth Wise, an administrator at the University of
Tennessee Library, Knoxville, has hiked in the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park for more than twenty years. He is the
author of Hiking Trails of the Great Smoky Mountains: A
Comprehensive Guide.
James Andrews, a partner in the firm of Andrews, Hudson & Wall,
P.C., has hiked the Park trails for more than a decade. He is the
coauthor, with Wise, of The Best Overnight Hikes in the Great Smoky
Mountains.
Grounded in scholarly analysis and personal reflection, and drawing
on a multi-sited and multi-method research design, Momentous
Mobilities disentangles the meanings attached to temporary travels
and stays abroad and offers empirical evidence as well as novel
theoretical arguments to develop an anthropology of mobility. Both
focusing specifically on how various societies and cultures imagine
and value boundary-crossing mobilities "elsewhere" and drawing
heavily on his own European lifeworld, the author examines
momentous travels abroad in the context of education, work, and
spiritual quests and the search for a better quality of life.
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