China 17Simon Richmond
- Genre: Asia
- Publish Date: January 9, 2025
- Publisher: Lonely Planet
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China 17Simon Richmond
"Lonely Planet's China is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Climb the Great Wall, wander the Forbidden City and visit historic Tiananmen Square; all with your trusted travel companion. Inside Lonely Planet's China Travel Guide: Lonely Planet's Top Picks - a visually inspiring collection of the destination's best experiences and where to have them Itineraries help you build the ultimate trip based on your personal needs and interests Local insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - whether it's history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, politics Eating and drinking - get the most out of your gastronomic experience as we reveal the regional dishes and drinks you have to try Toolkit - all of the planning tools for solo travellers, LGBTQIA+ travellers, family travellers and accessible travel Colour maps and images throughout Language - essential phrases and language tips Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Covers Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei,Liaoning, Jilin, Shandong, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Fujian, Shanxi, Anhui, Henan, Hubei, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hong Kong, Macau, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan, Sichuan, Chongqing, Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia and more eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in on maps and images About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet, a Red Ventures Company, is the world's number one travel guidebook brand. Providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973, Lonely Planet reaches hundreds of millions of travellers each year online and in print and helps them unlock amazing experiences. Visit us at lonelyplanet.com and join our community of followers on Facebook (facebook.com/lonelyplanet), Twitter (@lonelyplanet), Instagram (instagram.com/lonelyplanet), and TikTok (@lonelyplanet). 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' Fairfax Media (Australia) " Bindloss, Joe | Bremner, Jade | Chen, Piera | Ferrarese, Marco | Gilbert, Christine | Isenberg, Robert | Mayhew, Bradley | O'Malley, Thomas | Pitts, Christopher | Ragozin, Leonid
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Indonesia, Etc.Elizabeth Pisani
"A spectacular achievement and one of the very best travel books I have read." —Simon Winchester, Wall Street Journal Declaring independence in 1945, Indonesia said it would "work out the details of the transfer of power etc. as soon as possible." With over 300 ethnic groups spread across over 13,500 islands, the world’s fourth most populous nation has been working on that "etc." ever since. Author Elizabeth Pisani traveled 26,000 miles in search of the links that bind this disparate nation.
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Korea 13Simon Richmond
Lonely Planet's Korea is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Marvel at the volcanic landscape of Jeju-do, wonder at the exquisite Changdeokgung palace, and get dirty at the Boryeong Mud Festival; all with your trusted travel companion. Inside Lonely Planet's Korea Travel Guide: Lonely Planet's Top Picks- a visually inspiring collection of the destination's best experiences and where to have them Itineraries help you build the ultimate trip based on your personal needs and interests Local insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - whether it's history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, politics Eating and drinking-get the most out of your gastronomic experience as we reveal the regional dishes and drinks you have to try Toolkit- all of the planning tools for solo travellers, LGBTQIA+ travellers, family travellers and accessible travel Colour maps and images throughout Language- essential phrases and language tips Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Covers Seoul, Incheon, Jeju-do, Gyeonggi-do, Gangwon-do, Cheongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, Sokcho, Samcheok, Chungju, Daejeon, Gongju, Daegu, North Korea, Pyongyang, Panmunjom, the DMZ, and more eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in on maps and images About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet, a Red Ventures Company, is the world's number one travel guidebook brand. Providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973, Lonely Planet reaches hundreds of millions of travellers each year online and in print and helps them unlock amazing experiences. Visit us at lonelyplanet.com and join our community of followers on Facebook (facebook.com/lonelyplanet), Twitter (@lonelyplanet), Instagram (instagram.com/lonelyplanet), and TikTok (@lonelyplanet). 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' Fairfax Media (Australia)
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Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Northern Thailand 6 [VCL]Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Northern Thailand is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Visit Chiang Mai, the cultural capital of northern Thailand, discover a secret beach on Cambodia's Koh Rong, or loosen up in Ho Chi Minh City; all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Northern Thailand and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Northern Thailand Travel Guide: Up-to-date information - all businesses were rechecked before publication to ensure they are still open after 2020’s COVID-19 outbreak NEW pull-out, passport-size 'Just Landed' card with wi-fi, ATM and transport info - all you need for a smooth journey from airport to hotel Improved planning tools for family travellers - where to go, how to save money, plus fun stuff just for kids What's New feature taps into cultural trends and helps you find fresh ideas and cool new areas our writers have uncovered Colour maps and images throughout Highlights and 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 info at 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 Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics Over 70 maps Covers Hanoi, Halong Bay, Ho Chi Minh City, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, Vientiane, Luan Prabang, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Golden Triangle and more The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Northern Thailand, our most comprehensive guide to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos & Northern Thailand, is perfect for both exploring top sights and taking roads less travelled. Looking for more extensive coverage? Check out Lonely Planet Vietnam, Lonely Planet Cambodia, Lonely Planet Laos or Lonely Planet Thailand for a comprehensive look at all these countries have to offer. eBook Features (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, and Greg Bloom, Austin Bush, David Eimer, Nick Ray, Iain Stewart, Bruce Evans, Paul Harding, Damian Harper, Ashley Harrell, Mark Johanson, Anirban Mahapatra, Bradley Mayhew, Daniel McCrohan. 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 phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You'll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, videos, 14 languages, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. 'Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.' – New York Times 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)
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Experience Japan 1 [2022]Lonely
Lonely Planet's Experience Japan travel guide reveals exciting new ways to explore this iconic destination with one-of-a-kind adventures at every turn. See ancient rituals in beautiful temples, find zen at a traditional tea ceremony, celebrate Tokyo's vibrant pop culture ñ using our local experts and planning tools to create your own unique trip. Inside Lonely Planet's Experience Japan: Local experts share their love for the real Japan, offering fresh perspectives into the country's traditions, values and modern trends to make your travel experience even more meaningful In the know tips to help you build on your experiences when visiting well-known sights and landmarks Fun insights that will pique your curiosity and take you to the heart of the place ñ follow in the footsteps of pilgrims to see the three Grand Shrines of Kumano; devour bowls of hearty ramen and thick saucy udon in Downtown Osaka; surf, swim and dive in Okinawa's crystal blue waters Insider scoop on the best festivals, secret hangouts, hidden locations, tantalising local food scene and photo-worthy views Handy seasonal trip planner to guide you on where to go, when to travel and what to pack Practical information on money, getting around, unique and local ways to stay, and responsible travel Comprehensive selection of maps throughout and beautiful full-colour photography to inspire you as you plan your unforgettable journey Covers Tokyo, Fuji Five Lakes, Central Japan Alps, Kyoto & Nara, Osaka, Kii Peninsula, Hiroshima & Western Honshu, Kyushu, Hokkaido, Okinawa & the Southwest Islands Lonely Planet's Experience Japan is an essential travel guide for all explorers looking to immerse themselves in the Japanese way of life. Each book within the Experience series contains handy trip building tools so that you can take your pick of the must-see attractions and activities as suggested by our local experts ñ and create your own dream travel itinerary to get away from the everyday. Unlock even more travel secrets using the QR codes throughout each guide and discover story-worthy travel moments that you'll never forget. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet, a Red Ventures Company, is the world's number one travel guidebook brand. Providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973, Lonely Planet reaches hundreds of millions of travellers each year online and in print and helps them unlock amazing experiences. Visit us at lonelyplanet.com and join our community of followers on Facebook (facebook.com/lonelyplanet), Twitter (@lonelyplanet), Instagram (instagram.com/lonelyplanet), and TikTok (@lonelyplanet). "...these new Experience guides from Lonely Planet are irresistibly attractive." - The Washington Post Book Club 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' ñ Fairfax Media (Australia
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Almost HomeGitha Hariharan
What does a medieval city in South India have in common with Washington, D.C.? How do people in Kashmir envision the freedom they long for? To whom does Delhi, city of grand monuments and hidden slums, actually belong? And what makes a city, or any place, home? In ten intricately wrought essays, renowned author Githa Hariharan takes readers on an eye-opening journey across time and place, exploring the history, landscape, and people that have shaped the world’s most fascinating and fraught cities Inspired by Italo Calvino’s playful and powerful writing about journeys and cities, Harihan combines memory, cultural criticism, and history to sculpt fascinating, layered stories about the places around the world—from Delhi, Mumbai, and Kashmir to Palestine, Algeria, and eleventh-century Córdoba, from Tokyo to New York and Washington. In narrating the lives of these places’ vanquished and marginalized, she plumbs the depths of colonization and nation-building, poverty and war, the struggle for human rights, and the day-to-day business of survival. Almost Home: Finding a Place in the World from Kashmir to New York presents a new kind of travel writing that is intellectually adventurous but never detached, couched in personal experience but deeply engaged in the world, inviting the reader to make surprising connections with her own sense of home. Born in Coimbatore, India, Githa Hariharan grew up in Bombay and Manila. She was educated in those two cities and later in the United States. Her first novel, The Thousand Faces of Night won the Commonwealth Writers' Prize for best first book in 1993. Her essays and fiction have also been included in anthologies such as Salman Rushdie's Mirrorwork: 50 Years of Indian Writing 1947-1997. She lives in New Delhi.
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Japan 18Lonley Planet
Lonely Planet's Japan is our most comprehensive guide that extensively covers all the country has to offer, with recommendations for both popular and lesser-known experiences. Summit Mount Fuji, pay your respects at Buddhist temples in Kyoto, and have your fill of sushi and sake; all with your trusted travel companion. Inside Lonely Planet's Japan Travel Guide: Lonely Planet's Top Picks - a visually inspiring collection of the destination's best experiences and where to have them Itineraries help you build the ultimate trip based on your personal needs and interests Local insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - whether it's history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, politics Eating and drinking - get the most out of your gastronomic experience as we reveal the regional dishes and drinks you have to try Toolkit - all of the planning tools for solo travellers, LGBTQIA+ travellers, family travellers and accessible travel Onsen Planning Feature Colour maps and images throughout Language - essential phrases and language tips Insider tips to save time and money and get around like a local, avoiding crowds and trouble spots Covers Tokyo, Mt Fuji, The Japan Alps, Honshu, Kyoto, Kansai, Hiroshima, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Shiko-ku, Kyushu and Okinawa eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalize your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet, a Red Ventures Company, is the world's number one travel guidebook brand. Providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973, Lonely Planet reaches hundreds of millions of travellers each year online and in print and helps them unlock amazing experiences. Visit us at lonelyplanet.com and join our community of followers on Facebook (facebook.com/lonelyplanet), Twitter (@lonelyplanet), Instagram (instagram.com/lonelyplanet), and TikTok (@lonelyplanet). 'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' Fairfax Media (Australia)
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City of DjinnsWilliam Dalrymple
Peeling back the layers of Delhi’s centuries-old history, City of Djinns is an irresistible blend of research and adventure. Sparkling with irrepressible wit, City of Djinns peels back the layers of Delhi's centuries-old history, revealing an extraordinary array of characters along the way--from eunuchs to descendants of great Moguls. With refreshingly open-minded curiosity, author William Dalrymple explores the seven "dead" cities of Delhi as well as the eighth city—today's Delhi. Underlying his quest is the legend of the djinns, fire-formed spirits that are said to assure the city's Phoenix-like regeneration no matter how many times it is destroyed. Entertaining, fascinating, and informative, City of Djinns is an irresistible blend of research and adventure.
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Mongolia Travel GuideLonely Planet
Lonely Planet: The world’s number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet’s Mongolia is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Visit monasteries for a slice of Buddhist history and whispered mantras; hike through the rugged mountains, serene river valleys and fields of wildflowers in the Mongolian backcountry; and travel by camel across the Gobi Desert in the footsteps of Marco Polo. All with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Mongolia and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet’s Mongolia : • Colour maps and images throughout • Highlights and 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 info at 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 • Cultural insights provide a richer, more rewarding travel experience - covering history, people, music, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, politics • Over 44 maps for easy navigation • Covers Ulaanbaatar, Central Mongolia, Northern Mongolia, Eastern Mongolia, The Gobi, Western Mongolia The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet’s Mongolia is our most comprehensive guide to the country, and is designed to immerse you in the culture and help you discover the best sights and get off the beaten track. eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) • Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges • Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews • Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience • Seamlessly flip between pages • Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash • Embedded links to recommendations’ websites • Zoom-in maps and images • Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing Authors: Written and researched by Lonely Planet, and Trent Holden, Adam Karlin, Michael Kohn, Thomas O’Malley, Adam Skolnick. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world’s number one travel guidebook brand, 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 online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, nine international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more. TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 winner in Favorite Travel Guide category ‘Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.’ – New York Times ‘Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.’ – Fairfax Media (Australia) *Source: Nielsen BookScan: Australia, UK, USA, 5/2016-4/2017
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Return to Sri LankaRazeen Sally
'Sally's book is an exemplar of the best in the genre' Krishnan Srinivasan, The Statesman A blend of travel writing, memoir, history and current affairs that tells the story of Sri Lanka. A perfect read for first-time visitors, Sri Lankans abroad or at home, or anyone looking to deepen their understanding of one of the world’s most fascinating and paradoxical countries. Razeen Sally was born to a Sri Lankan Muslim father and a Welsh mother. Just before his teens, a political conflict tore his family apart and he left Sri Lanka, barely going back for thirty years. When he finally returned ‘home’, he spent much of the next decade crisscrossing the island, trying to understand this paradoxical place. Blessed with nature’s bounty and an easy, pleasure-loving people, it was nevertheless scarred by ethnic conflict and the violence of civil war. As a native and a tourist, Sally makes an ideal guide to Sri Lanka’s past and present. He won’t tell you which restaurant has the best reviews or the price of a hotel room. Instead, he will accompany you like a learned friend, sharing his journeys, pointing out the unmissable gems beyond the obvious spots, and unpacking the nation’s culture and history. Insightful, intimate and moving, Return to Sri Lanka is an indispensable book, whether you're already familiar with this spectacular country, or planning your first visit.
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Hokkaido japan tourFrancisco Park
A book about Japan in Hokkaido. The introduction of Japan, Hokkaido, National Park, attractions, how to get there, fare information.
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Central Asia 8Bradley Mayhew
Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Central Asia. Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from staying overnight in an authentic yurt in the high eastern Pamirs, to hiking through the wild and memorable Bartang Valley, and haggling for goods at the buzzing Jayma Bazaar in Kyrgyzstan. Build a trip to remember with Lonely Planet's Central Asia travel guide: Our classic guidebook format provides you with the most comprehensive level of information for planning multi-week trips Updated with an all new structure and design so you can navigate Central Asia and connect experiences together with ease Create your perfect trip with exciting itineraries for extended journeys combined with suggested day trips, walking tours, and activities to match your passions Get fresh takes on must-visit sights and expert local recommendations on when to go, eating, drinking, nightlife, shopping, accommodation, adventure activities, festivals, and more Essential information toolkit containing tips on arriving; transport; making the most of your time and money; LGBTIQ+ travel advice; useful words and phrases; accessibility; and responsible travel Connect with Central Asia culture through stories that delve deep into local life, history, and traditions Inspiring full-colour travel photography and maps Covers: Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Uzbekistan; Kazakhstan; Turkmenistan eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Add notes to personalise your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations' websites Zoom-in on maps and images Create a trip that's uniquely yours and get to the heart of this extraordinary part of the world with Lonely Planet's Central Asia. " Elliott, Mark | Kaminski, Anna | Lioy, Stephen
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Hokkaido Inspirational GuideKosuke Tsukagoshi
From the magnificent landscapes to the planned cities, Hokkaido is different from your image of Japan, this means the land has been developed in Western-style and risen fast in just 150 years. In addition to you will hear Ainu place names in many destinations. Awe-inspiring natural wonders, such as caldera lakes and active volcanoes, form relaxed onsen resorts. Snow-covered winter is a dream destination for skiers and photographers. Hokkaido is a continent-sized land of natural wonders. This inspirational book includes the relevant information about the places of interest and trip ideas. Hokkaido’s dream begins with this book. • Packed with detailed maps, inspirational photos and practical tips • Top-rated attractions, sights and things to do listed region by region • Itinerary ideas for creating your perfect trip • Directions, transportation and scenic walks • Specialities, activities, accommodation and history Covers Sapporo, Otaru, Shakotan Peninsula, Niseko, Shikotsu-Toya National Park, Sorachi, Hidaka, Hakodate, Onuma Park & Esan, Hiyama: The Oiwake Soran Line, Tokachi, Kushiro, Kushiro Shitsugen National Park, Akan-Mashu National Park, Akkeshi-Kiritappu-Konbumori Quasi-National Park, Nemuro, Konsen Plateau, Shiretoko National Park, Abashiri, Okhotsk, Asahikawa, Daisetsuzan National Park, Furano & Biei, Nayoro Basin, Rumoi: The Ororon Line, Soya & Wakkanai
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Eastern Hokkaido, Tokachi & KushiroKosuke Tsukagoshi
Majestic and beautiful, Eastern Hokkaido (simply called Do-to) boasts no fewer than wilderness national parks ideal for climbing, trekking, wildlife watching, getting into the smoothing onsen and learning about Ainu culture. This area has Japan’s largest wetland, plateau, lagoon and sandbank as well. During midwinter fantastic sea ice covers from the Sea of Okhotsk to the Nemuro Strait. It is a land of sprawling fields and dairy farms, particularly the Tokachi Plain and the Konsen Plateau. Easygoing Obihiro and Kushiro are strongholds of the region’s rich food culture, there are plenty of reputable restaurants and bars in the attractive nightlife districts. This ebook covers the following destinations: • Tokachi & Obihiro : Obihiro, Otofuke & Tokachigawa Onsen, Shintoku & Tokachi-Shimizu, Shikaoi & Shikaribetsu-ko, Kamishihoro & Nukabira Gensenkyo, Ikeda & Eastern Tokachi (Ashoro & Rikubetsu), Southern Tokachi (Nakasatsunai, Churui & Hiroo), Tokachi Coast • Kushiro & Nemuro : Kushiro, Kushiro Shitsugen & Tsurui, Akan-ko, Teshikaga (Mashuko & Kawayu Onsen), Akkeshi & Kiritappu, Nemuro, Konsen Plateau (Nakashibetsu & Betsukai), Shibetsu & Notsuke Peninsula • Shiretoko : Shari & Kiyosato, Shiretoko West Coast & Utoro Onsen, Shiretoko East Coast & Rausu • Okhotsk & Abashiri : Abashiri, Around Abashiri (Koshimizu, Ozora, Bihoro & Notoro-ko), Saroma-ko, Kitami & Onneyu Onsen, Engaru & Around, Monbetsu, Takinoue • Special Features Eastern Hokkaido Highway & Intercity Bus Routes, Travel by Train, How to Take the Bus, Travel Glossary, Useful Phrases
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Chiang Mai Travel Guide: A Comprehensive Guide to Chiang Mai, ThailandDaniel Windsor
Chiang Mai, a city nestled in the mountainous region of northern Thailand, is often described as a hidden gem, a place where tradition meets modernity and nature meets culture. This city, the former capital of the Lanna Kingdom, boasts a rich history that dates back centuries, along with a vibrant contemporary scene. Known for its stunning temples, lush landscapes, and warm hospitality, Chiang Mai has become a favored destination for travelers seeking both adventure and relaxation. The preface to this exploration of Chiang Mai sets the stage for understanding why this city is not just a travel destination but a cultural hub. As you venture through these chapters, you'll discover the historical significance of Chiang Mai, its development into a modern city, and the wealth of activities it offers. Whether you're an intrepid explorer looking to hike through the mountains, a history buff wanting to delve into its past, or a foodie eager to sample local delicacies, Chiang Mai has something to offer everyone. As we embark on this journey, we'll uncover the essence of Chiang Mai—its people, traditions, and the various experiences that await you. Through engaging narratives and practical information, this guide aims to provide a holistic view of Chiang Mai, encouraging you to immerse yourself in its beauty and charm. Prepare to explore the intricacies of this captivating city, where every corner tells a story and every encounter leaves a lasting impression.
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Tokyo, Japan: Illustrated Travel Guide, Phrasebook and Maps (Mobi Travel)MobileReference
This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complemented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city attractions. An interlinked phrasebook as well as a pronunciation guide are included. This travel guide also features an itinerary with our suggestions for your travel route. Itineraries include links to individual attraction articles. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to. Table of Contents: Essentials: Phrasebook | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Contact | Stay Safe | Units Conversion 1. General: Tourist Info Center | History | Religion | Geography | Climate | Economy 2. Maps: Japan | Central Tokyo | Wards | Izu Islands | Asakusa | Shinjuku | Shibuya | Ueno | Odaiba | Roppongi | Subway | Toei | Expressway | JR Yamanote Line | Highways | Imperial Palace 3. Transport: Get in | Get Around | Airports | Subway | Tokyo Station | Railways | Shinkansen | Shuto Expressway 4. By Area: Districts | Neighborhoods | Get Out 5. Culture: Museums | Theater | Events 6. Landmarks: Top 20 | Buildings & Structures | Temples & Shrines | Parks | Scenic Views 7. Attractions: See & Do | Itineraries | Disney Resort | Hot Springs/Spa | Sports | Buy
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Beijing, China: Illustrated Travel Guide, Phrasebook and Maps (Mobi Travel)MobileReference
This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complemented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city attractions. An interlinked phrasebook as well as a pronunciation guide are included. This travel guide also features an itinerary with our suggestions for your travel route. Itineraries include links to individual attraction articles. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to. Table of Contents: Essentials: Mandarin Phrasebook | Cantonese Phrasebook | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Stay Safe | Cope | Units Conversion 1. General: History | Politics | Economy | Demographics | Climate 2. Maps: China | Central Beijing | Districts | Forbidden City | Subway | Fortifications | Great Wall 3. Transport: Get in | Get around | Roads | Railway | Subway 4. By Area: Geography | Districts | Streets & Squares | Get out 5. Attractions: Top 10 | Itinerary | Do | Buy | Amusement parks 6. Culture: Architecture | Music Venues | Education 7. Landmarks: Museums | Buildings & Structures | Parks & Gardens | Forbidden City | Great Wall Essentials: Mandarin Phrasebook | Cantonese Phrasebook | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Respect | Cope | Stay healthy | Stay Safe | Units Conversion 1. General: History | Politics | Economy | Demographics | Climate 2. Maps: Central Beijing | Districts | Forbidden City | Subway | Fortifications | Great Wall | China 3. Transport: Get in | Get around | Roads | Railway | Subway 4. By Area: Geography | Districts | Streets & Squares | Get out 5. Attractions: Top 10 | Itinerary | Do | Buy | Museums | Buildings & Structures | Parks & Gardens | Forbidden City | Great Wall 6. Culture: Architecture | Music Venues | Education 7. China: Do & See | Buy | Contact
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To a Mountain in TibetColin Thubron
"A superb account of a pilgrimage. . . . Characteristically beautiful, though uncharacteristically haunted." —Pico Iyer, New York Review of Books "Thubron walks for the dead and writes for the living, and I can't remember when I have been so thoroughly and deeply moved by an author's outward journey inward." —Bob Shacochis, Boston Globe New York Times bestselling author Colin Thubron returns with a moving, intimate, and exquisitely crafted travel memoir recounting his pilgrimage to the Hindu and Buddhist holy mountain of Kailas—whose peak represents the most sacred place on Earth to roughly a quarter the global population. With echoes of Peter Matthiessen’s The Snow Leopard, Peter Hessler’s Country Driving, and Paul Theoroux’s Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, Thubron’s follow up to his bestselling Shadow of the Silk Road will illuminate, interest, and inspire anyone interested in traveling the world or journeying into the soul. He walks on account of the dead, on a journey to a place beyond his own history. A Sacred Pilgrimage: Follow a path to Mount Kailas in Tibet, the holiest mountain for a billion Hindus and Buddhists, a place of immense power where the divine and the earthly meet. A Journey Through Grief: Confronting the loss of his entire family, Thubron undertakes an outward journey to navigate an inward landscape of memory and survival. Himalayan Travel: From the remote Humla region of Nepal to the stark, wind-scorched plateau of Tibet, experience a world of raw beauty, ancient monasteries, and unforgettable encounters. Lyrical and Haunting Prose: For readers of Peter Matthiessen’s The Snow Leopard , this is a deeply moving account written with characteristic beauty and unflinching honesty.
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Beijing SightsMobileReference
This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual articles. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. This travel guide also features an itinerary [three walking tours] with our suggestions for your travel route. Itineraries include links to individual attraction articles. Please search for "Travel Beijing," part of the Mobi Travel series, if you are interested in the complete travel guide that includes more maps and attractions with additional articles on history, cultural venues, transportation, districts, dining, accommodations, units conversion, and a phrasebook. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to.
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Vietnam: Illustrated Travel Guide, Phrasebook & Maps (Mobi Travel)MobileReference
This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complemented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city attractions. An interlinked phrasebook as well as a pronunciation guide are included. This travel guide also features an itinerary with our suggestions for your travel route. Itineraries include links to individual attraction articles. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to. Table of Contents: Essentials: Phrasebook | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Contact | Stay Healthy | Stay Safe 1. General: History | Geography | Government & Politics | Economy | Culture | Demographics 2. Maps: Vietnam | Regions | Hanoi | Ho Chi Minh City 3. Transport: Get In | Get Around 4. By Area: Regions | Cities | Other Destinations 5. Attractions: Top 10 | Itinerary | Buy | Holidays 6. Hanoi: Tourist Center | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Contact | Stay Safe 6.1 General: History | Economy | Education 6.2 Transport: Get In | Get Around 6.3 Attractions: See | Do | Buy | Get Out 7. Other Cities: Haiphong | Dalat | Ho Chi Minh City | Hoi An | Hue | Nha Trang | Phan Thiet | Vinh 8. Other Destinations: Con Dao | Cuc Phuong National Park | DMZ | Ha Long Bay | Kontum | My Son | Tay Ninh | Tam Coc | Bach Ma National Park
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Bangkok, Thailand: Illustrated Travel Guide, Phrasebook and Maps (Mobi Travel)MobileReference
This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complemented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city attractions. An interlinked phrasebook as well as a pronunciation guide are included. This travel guide also features an itinerary with our suggestions for your travel route. Itineraries include links to individual attraction articles. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to. Table of Contents Essentials: Phrasebook | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Respect | Cope | Contact | Stay Safe | Units Conversion 1. General: Name | Climate | Economy & Demographics | Administration | History | Orientation 2. Maps: Thailand | Bangkok | Sytrain | Railway | Transport | Mass Transit Routes | Ayutthaya | Chao Phraya River 3. Transport: Get in | Get around | Airports | Metro | Boats | Skytrain | Railway 4. Attractions: Top 10 | Itinerary | Do | Buy | Markets 5. Culture: Museums | Cultural venues | Emerald Buddha | Sport 6. Landmarks: Palaces & Wats | Buildings & Structures | Places of Worship | Parks & Gardens 7. By Area: Geography | Districts | Streets & Squares | Get out | Itinerary: Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City 8. Thailand: Do | History | Culture | Parks | Islands 8.1 Other Destinations: Chiang Mai | Ayutthaya | Pattaya | Chiang Rai | Hat Yai | Kanchanaburi | Sukhothai
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Shadow of the Silk RoadColin Thubron
Shadow of the Silk Road records a journey along the greatest land route on earth. Out of the heart of China into the mountains of Central Asia, across northern Afghanistan and the plains of Iran and into Kurdish Turkey, Colin Thubron covers some seven thousand miles in eight months. Making his way by local bus, truck, car, donkey cart and camel, he travels from the tomb of the Yellow Emperor, the mythic progenitor of the Chinese people, to the ancient port of Antioch—in perhaps the most difficult and ambitious journey he has undertaken in forty years of travel. The Silk Road is a huge network of arteries splitting and converging across the breadth of Asia. To travel it is to trace the passage not only of trade and armies but also of ideas, religions and inventions. But alongside this rich and astonishing past, Shadow of the Silk Road is also about Asia today: a continent of upheaval. One of the trademarks of Colin Thubron's travel writing is the beauty of his prose; another is his gift for talking to people and getting them to talk to him. Shadow of the Silk Road encounters Islamic countries in many forms. It is about changes in China, transformed since the Cultural Revolution. It is about false nationalisms and the world's discontented margins, where the true boundaries are not political borders but the frontiers of tribe, ethnicity, language and religion. It is a magnificent and important account of an ancient world in modern ferment.
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Beyond the Sky and the EarthJamie Zeppa
Jamie Zeppa was 24 when she left a stagnant life at home and signed a contract to teach for two years in the Buddhist hermit kingdom of Bhutan. Much more than just a travel memoir, Beyond the Sky and the Earth is the story of her time in a Himalayan village, immersed in Bhutanese culture and the wonders of new and lasting love. Whether you're travelling to Bhutan, looking for the best travel writing around, or wishing to be transported to a culture, mindset, and spiritual ethos wonderfully different from your own, Beyond the Sky and the Earth is a joyous and lush memoir that will transform the way you think of faith, Western life, and love.
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A Thousand New BeginningsKristin Addis
This is the story of a 26-year-old girl who left her old life with a steady job and boyfriend behind in order to travel through Southeast Asia completely on her own. Over the course of the next year and thousands of miles, hundreds of new beginnings and new friendships, she found that more than traveling the world outside, she traveled the world within. This book is a collection of excerpts from her diary and blog during that time in which she found that traveling alone made all the difference in the world.
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Hong Kong: Illustrated Travel Guide, Phrasebook and MapsMobileReference
This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complemented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city attractions. An interlinked phrasebook as well as a pronunciation guide are included. This travel guide also features an itinerary with our suggestions for your travel route. Itineraries include links to individual attraction articles. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to. Table of Contents Essentials: Mandarin Phrasebook | Cantonese Phrasebook | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Stay Safe | Contact | Units Conversion 1. General: History | Religion | Geography | Climate | Demographics | Talk | Economy | Education | Governance 2. Maps: Hong Kong | Hong Kong City Map | Hong Kong Island | Districts | Lantau Island | MTR 3. Transport: Get in | Get around | Airport | MTR | Central Station | Airport Express | Peak Tram | Star Ferry | Central Mid Level Escalator 4. By Area: Districts | Hong Kong Island | Kowloon Peninsula | Get Out 5. Attractions: Top 10 | See | Do | Buy | Itineraries 6. Culture: Museums | Festivals | Respect 7. Landmarks: Architecture | Buildings & Structures | Places of worship | Parks | Streets & Squares
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Tokyo SightsMobileReference
This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual articles. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included where possible. Please search for " Travel Tokyo ," part of the Mobi Travel series, if you are interested in the complete travel guide that includes more maps and attractions with additional articles on history, cultural venues, transportation, districts, dining, accommodations, units conversion, and a phrasebook. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to.
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Shanghai, People's Republic of China Illustrated Travel guide, phrasebook, and maps (Mobi Travel)MobileReference
This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complemented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city attractions. An interlinked phrasebook as well as a pronunciation guide are included. This travel guide also features an itinerary with our suggestions for your travel route. Itineraries include links to individual attraction articles. NEW FEATURE: Most attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to. Table of Contents: Essentials: Phrasebook | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Cope | Stay healthy | Stay Safe | Units Conversion 1. General: History | Economy | Politics | Climate 2. Maps: China | Districts | West | East | Metro 3. Transport: Get in | Get around | Bus | Expressways | Railway | Port | Air | Metro 4. Attractions: Top 10 | See | Do | Buy | Itinerary 5. Culture: Architecture | Education | Sports 6. Landmarks: Museums | Buildings & Structures | Places of Worship | Parks & Gardens 7. By Area: Geography | Districts | Streets & Squares | Get out 8. China: History | Culture | Regions | Cities
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Seoul, South Korea: Illustrated Travel Guide, Korean Phrasebook and Maps (Mobi Travel)MobileReference
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Essentials: Phrasebook | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Respect | Stay Safe | Units Conversion 1. General: History | Geography | Climate | Economy 2. Maps: Seoul | Districts | Metro | South Korea 3. Transport: Get in | Get around | Bus | Upass | T-money | Subway | Cable car 4. Attractions: Top 10 | Itinerary | Do | Buy | Places of Worship | Palaces | Buildings | Parks | Gates 5. Culture: Museums | Cultural venues 6. By Area: Districts | Streets | Get out 7. South Korea: Regions | History | Geography | Culture
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A Beginner's Guide to JapanPico Iyer
“Arguably the greatest living travel writer” ( Outside magazine), Pico Iyer has called Japan home for more than three decades. But, as he is the first to admit, the country remains an enigma even to its long-term residents. In A Beginner’s Guide to Japan , Iyer draws on his years of experience—his travels, conversations, readings, and reflections—to craft a playful and profound book of surprising, brief, incisive glimpses into Japanese culture. He recounts his adventures and observations as he travels from a meditation hall to a love hotel, from West Point to Kyoto Station, and from dinner with Meryl Streep to an ill-fated call to the Apple service center in a series of provocations guaranteed to pique the interest and curiosity of those who don’t know Japan—and to remind those who do of its myriad fascinations.
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Cambodia: Temples of Angkor (2022 Travel Guide by Approach Guides with Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and more)Approach Guides, Jennifer Raezer & David Raezer
RECENTLY UPDATED FOR 2022! With insightful profiles for 23 of Angkor's top temples and nearly 200 high-resolution images, this is the definitive travel guide to Angkor, Cambodia's premier World Heritage destination. Angkor — the capital of the Khmer empire that thrived for 500 years from 802-1327 — is one of the most magnificent sites in Southeast Asia. The ancient city’s temples inspire with their innovative architectural designs, world-class narrative reliefs and Hindu-Buddhist iconography. Still infused with their historical magic, they are yours to discover. What’s in this guidebook: ★ Context. We begin by laying out basic features of the Khmer civilization that are particularly relevant for understanding Angkor: the global factors that took the Khmer empire from a fragmented, trade-based society to a centralized, agriculture-based powerhouse; its early cultural exchange with India; the rationale underlying the establishment of the capital in Angkor; and the nature of interactions with southeast Asian neighbors. ★ Comprehensive look at Angkor’s art and architecture. We examine the distinctive Khmer style of art and architecture, isolating key features that you will see again and again on your temple visits; we tell you what makes them unique and what they symbolize. To make things come alive, we have packed our review with high-resolution images. ★ Detailed temple profiles. This guidebook provides detailed profiles for twenty-five of the premier religious monuments in Angkor. For each, we provide information on its history, a detailed plan that highlights its most important architectural and artistic features and a discussion that ties it all together. ★ Advice for getting the best cultural experience. This guidebook supplies logistical advice, maps and links to online resources. Further, to help plan and prioritize your temple touring itinerary, we rank temples based on the quality of their art and architecture and offer brief summaries of each temple’s highlights, so you can focus in on what most interests you. Finally, we give our personal tips for getting the most from your experience while on location. ★ Information the way you like it. As with all of our guides, this book is optimized for intuitive, quick navigation; information is organized into bullet points to make absorption easy; and images are marked up with text that explains important features. ★ NEW! Customers can now print this guidebook with our new PDF-on-Demand service. See the final chapter in the book for details. This guidebook includes profiles of the top sites in Angkor (Siem Reap), Cambodia: Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, Bakong, Baksei Chamkrong, Banteay Kdei, Banteay Samre, Banteay Srei, Baphuon, Bayon, Beng Mealea, Chau Say Tevoda, East Mebon, Lolei, Neak Pean, Phnom Bakheng, Prasat Kravan, Preah Khan, Preah Ko, Pre Rup, Ta Keo, Ta Prohm, Ta Som and Thommanon. ABOUT APPROACH GUIDES Travel guidebooks for the ultra curious, Approach Guides reveal a destination’s essence by exploring a compelling aspect of its cultural heritage: art, architecture, history, food, or wine. PRAISE FOR APPROACH GUIDES Compulsive (and compulsively informed) travelers, the Raezers are the masterminds behind the downloadable Approach Guides, which are filled with a university course-worth of history and insights for 62 destinations worldwide. WHY WE LOVE IT: The Raezers share our desire for deep, well-researched information on the wonders of the world. - Travel + Leisure
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Radio Shangri-LaLisa Napoli
Lisa Napoli was in the grip of a crisis, dissatisfied with her life and her work as a radio journalist. When a chance encounter with a handsome stranger presented her with an opportunity to move halfway around the world, Lisa left behind cosmopolitan Los Angeles for a new adventure in the ancient Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan—said to be one of the happiest places on earth. Long isolated from industrialization and just beginning to open its doors to the modern world, Bhutan is a deeply spiritual place, devoted to environmental conservation and committed to the happiness of its people—in fact, Bhutan measures its success in Gross National Happiness rather than in GNP. In a country without a single traffic light, its citizens are believed to be among the most content in the world. To Lisa, it seemed to be a place that offered the opposite of her fast-paced life in the United States, where the noisy din of sound-bite news and cell phones dominate our days, and meaningful conversation is a rare commodity; where everyone is plugged in digitally, yet rarely connects with the people around them. Thousands of miles away from everything and everyone she knows, Lisa creates a new community for herself. As she helps to start Bhutan’s first youth-oriented radio station, Kuzoo FM, she must come to terms with her conflicting feelings about the impact of the medium on a country that had been shielded from its effects. Immersing herself in Bhutan’s rapidly changing culture, Lisa realizes that her own perspective on life is changing as well—and that she is discovering the sense of purpose and joy that she has been yearning for. In this smart, heartfelt, and beautifully written book, sure to please fans of transporting travel narratives and personal memoirs alike, Lisa Napoli discovers that the world is a beautiful and complicated place—and comes to appreciate her life for the adventure it is.
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Angkor Archaeological Park SightsMobileReference
This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual articles. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included where possible. Please search for " Travel Cambodia ," part of the Mobi Travel series, if you are interested in the complete travel guide that includes more maps and attractions with additional articles on history, cultural venues, transportation, districts, dining, accommodations, units conversion, and a phrasebook. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to.
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Finding George Orwell in BurmaEmma Larkin
A fascinating political travelogue that traces the life and work of George Orwell, author of 1984 and ANIMAL FARM, in Southeast Asia Over the years the American writer Emma Larkin has spent traveling in Burma, also known as Myanmar, she's come to know all too well the many ways this brutal police state can be described as "Orwellian." The life of the mind exists in a state of siege in Burma, and it long has. But Burma's connection to George Orwell is not merely metaphorical; it is much deeper and more real. Orwell's mother was born in Burma, at the height of the British raj, and Orwell was fundamentally shaped by his experiences in Burma as a young man working for the British Imperial Police. When Orwell died, the novel-in-progress on his desk was set in Burma. It is the place George Orwell's work holds in Burma today, however, that most struck Emma Larkin. She was frequently told by Burmese acquaintances that Orwell did not write one book about their country - his first novel, Burmese Days - but in fact he wrote three, the "trilogy" that included Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four . When Larkin quietly asked one Burmese intellectual if he knew the work of George Orwell, he stared blankly for a moment and then said, "Ah, you mean the prophet!" In one of the most intrepid political travelogues in recent memory, Emma Larkin tells of the year she spent traveling through Burma using the life and work of George Orwell as her compass. Going from Mandalay and Rangoon to poor delta backwaters and up to the old hill-station towns in the mountains of Burma's far north, Larkin visits the places where Orwell worked and lived, and the places his books live still. She brings to vivid life a country and a people cut off from the rest of the world, and from one another, by the ruling military junta and its vast network of spies and informers. Using Orwell enables her to show, effortlessly, the weight of the colonial experience on Burma today, the ghosts of which are invisible and everywhere. More important, she finds that the path she charts leads her to the people who have found ways to somehow resist the soul-crushing effects of life in this most cruel police state. And George Orwell's moral clarity, hatred of injustice, and keen powers of observation serve as the author's compass in another sense too: they are qualities she shares and they suffuse her book - the keenest and finest reckoning with life in this police state that has yet been written.
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Bali Travel Guide: Incl. Seminyak, Ubud, Nusa Dua, West Bali National Park, Candidasa, Denpasar. Illustrated Guide with Maps (Mobi Travel)MobileReference
This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included where possible. The guide is complemented by numerous clearly marked maps that are linked to city attractions. This travel guide also features an itinerary with our suggestions for your travel route. Itineraries include links to individual attraction articles. NEW FEATURE: Many of the attraction and city articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to. Table of Contents: Essentials: Eat | Drink | Sleep | Contact | Stay Healthy | Stay Safe 1. General: History | Geography | Ecology | Economy | Demographics | Culture | Talk 2. Maps: Regions | Topography | Indonesia 2.1 City Maps: Denpasar | Candidasa | Jimbaran | Kuta | Legian | Lovina | Sanur | Seminyak | Ubud 2.2 Other Destination Maps: Amed | Bedugul | Bukit Peninsula | Kintamani | Nusa Dua | Nusa Lembongan | Nusa Penida | West Bali National Park 3. Transport: Get In | Get Around | Ngurah Rai Airport 4. By Area: Regions | Cities | Other Destinations 5. Attractions: Top 10 | Itinerary | See | Do | Buy | Get Out 6. Top Cities: Denpasar | Candidasa | Kuta | Jimbaran | Legian | Lovina | Sanur | Seminyak | Ubud 7. Other Destinations: Amed | Bedugul | Bukit Peninsula | Kintamani | Mount Agung | Nusa Dua | Nusa Lembongan | Nusa Penida | West Bali National Park 8. Indonesia: History | Geography | Economy | Cities & Destinations | See & Do
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KoreaSimon Winchester
In the late 1980s, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester set out on foot to discover the Republic of Korea - from its southern tip to the North Korean border - in order to set the record straight about this enigmatic and elusive land. Fascinating for its vivid presentation of historical and geographic detail, Korea is that rare travel memoir that actually defines a nation and its people. Winchester's gift for capturing engaging characters in true, compelling stories provides us with a treasury of enchanting and informed insight on the rich Korean culture, language, history, and politics of this little-known corner of Asia. With a new introduction by the author, Korea is a beautiful journey through a mysterious country and a memorable addition to the many adventures of Simon Winchester . This celebrated walk through the “Land of Miracles” is a masterclass in narrative journalism, revealing a country of stunning contrasts. A Journey on Foot: Follow Winchester’s trek from Korea’s southern tip to the tense border with North Korea, capturing the landscape and its people one step at a time. Vivid Korean History: Go beyond headlines to understand the roots of the “Hermit Kingdom,” from ancient dynasties to the scars of the Korean War and the dawn of its economic miracle. Candid Cultural Insight: Through encounters with fishermen, monks, and businessmen, Winchester provides an unfiltered look at the traditions, politics, and national character of an often-misunderstood nation. A Land of Contrasts: Witness the collision of ancient Confucian traditions and the relentless drive for modernity that defines the complex soul of late 20th-century South Korea.
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A Gaijin's Guide to JapanBen Stevens
An alternative look at Japanese life, history and culture Your Rough Guide or Lonely Planet book can tell who where to stay or what to see, but how do you really get under the skin of Japan? In this book Ben Stevens explores the serious and the frivolous, the history and the obsessions of a fascinating nation. Taking an A-Z walk through Japanese culture, A Gaijin's Guide To Japan looks at everything from akachochin bars to chikan (the weird blokes who touch you up on trains), geisha, inari shrines, karaoke, omikuji (sacred lottery) and ending up at zen. With a fair sprinkling of celebrity mentions – from David Beckham to soap opera star Yong-sama – and handy guides to kanji and sushi this is the perfect book for the Japanophile in all of us. Ideal for readers planning a visit to Japan but also to armchair fans of Japanese culture. About the author Ben Stevens splits his year between homes in Japan and London. He has been fascinated with Far Eastern culture all his life and his first book, From Lee To Li, a guide to martial arts heroes is published in spring 2009
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Hong Kong SightsMobileReference
This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual articles. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. This travel guide also features an itinerary with our suggestions for your travel route. Itineraries include links to individual attraction articles. Please search for "Travel Hong Kong," part of the Mobi Travel series, if you are interested in the complete travel guide that includes more maps and attractions with additional articles on history, cultural venues, transportation, districts, dining, accommodations, units conversion, and a phrasebook. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to.
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Singapore: Illustrated Travel Guide, Phrasebook and Maps (Mobi Travel)MobileReference
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Essentials: Phrasebook | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Contact | Stay Healthy | Stay safe | Respect | Driving in Singapore | Units Conversion 1. General: History | Economy | Politics | Climate 2. Maps: Singapore | Overview | City | Chinatown | Little India | Sentosa | MRT | LRT 3. Transport: Get in | Get around | Rail | Cable Car 4. Attractions: Top 10 | See | Do | Buy | Itineraries | Buildings | Temples | Churches | Synagogues | Mosques | Parks 5. Culture: Museums | Architecture | Music | Holidays 6. By Area: Geography | Districts | Streets & Squares | Get out
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Bangkok SightsMobileReference
This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual articles. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. This travel guide also features an itinerary with our suggestions for your travel route. Itineraries include links to individual attraction articles. Please search for "Travel Bangkok," part of the Mobi Travel series, if you are interested in the complete travel guide that includes more maps and attractions with additional articles on history, cultural venues, transportation, districts, dining, accommodations, units conversion, and a phrasebook. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to.
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Shanghai SightsMobileReference
This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual articles. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. Please search for " Travel Shanghai ", part of the Mobi Travel series, if you are interested in the complete travel guide that includes more maps and attractions with additional articles on history, cultural venues, transportation, districts, dining, accommodations, units conversion, and a phrasebook. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to.
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An Interactive Guide to AngkorDougald O'Reilly
An Interactive Guide to Angkor is a beautifully designed multi-touch iBook for use at the temples of Angkor or at home on the iPad. Winner of the 2018 Pacific Asia Travel Association Gold Award for Best Guide Book. Zoomable maps, pop-up information panels and a concise and enjoyable style make this the must have guide for short visits to Angkor. Authored by archaeologist Dr Dougald O'Reilly with narration by noted scholar on Southeast Asia, Professor Charles Higham the book will prove very useful and enjoyable for anyone visiting Angkor. This book has been reviewed independently at; http://www.travelfish.org/blogs/cambodia/2013/09/20/review-an-interactive-guide-to-angkor/ and recommended here; http://www.asialifemagazine.com/cambodia/apps-technology-in-cambodia/
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Delhi, India: Illustrated Travel Guide, Phrasebook & Maps (Mobi Travel)MobileReference
This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complemented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city attractions. An interlinked phrasebook as well as a pronunciation guide are included. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to. Table of Contents: Essentials: Phrasebook | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Stay Healthy | Stay Safe | Respect | Contact | Cope | Units Conversion 1. General: History | Geography | Climate | Politics | Utility Services | Economy | Demographics | Education 2. Maps: City | Districts | Metro | Rail 2.1 Other: India | Rajasthan | Kathmandu | Dharamsala 3. Transport: Get in | Get around | Transport Corporation | Metro | Outer Ring Road 4. Attractions: Top 10 | See | Do | Buy | Markets | Zoo 5. Landmarks: Forts | Temples | Gurdwaras | Buildings & Structures | Parks | Streets 6. Culture: Sari | Entertainment | Mughal Architecture | Festivals | Religion | Museums | Sports 7. By Area: Districts | Old Delhi | Northern India 7.1 Get out: Agra | Dharamsala | Haridwar | Jaipur | Kathmandu | Mussoorie | Nainital | Rajasthan | Rishikesh 8. India: Cities & Regions | Get in | Get around | Buy | Culture
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Cambodia Travel Guide: Angkor Archaeological Park (with Angkor Wat, Bayon, and 30+ sites) Siem Reap, Phnom Penh, Battambang, Sihanoukville. Illustrated Guide, Phrasebook & Maps (Mobi Travel)MobileReference
This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complemented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city attractions. This travel guide also features an itinerary with our suggestions for your travel route. Itineraries include links to individual attraction articles. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to. Table of Contents: Essentials: Phrasebook | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Contact | Respect | Stay Safe | Stay Healthy 1. General: History | Geography | Politics | Culture | Economy | Wildlife 2. Maps: Cambodia | Regions | Phnom Penh | Siem Reap | Battambang | Banlung | Angkor Archaeological Park 3. Transport: Get in | Get Around 4. By Area: Regions | Cities | Other Destinations 5. Attractions: Top 10 | Itinerary | Buy | Angkor Archaeological Park 6. Phnom Penh: History | Geography | Culture | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Contact | Stay Safe 6.1 Transport: Get in | Get Around 6.2 Attractions: See | Architecture | Do | A Stroll on Sisowath Quay | Buy | Get Out 7. Other Top Cities: Banlung | Battambang | Kampot | Koh Kong | Kompong Thom | Kratie | Siem Reap | Sihanoukville 8. Other Destinations: Angkor Archaeological Park | Bokor National Park | Kampong Cham | Kep | Koh Ker | Poipet | Preah Vihear | Tonle Sap Lake | Ta Prohm
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Taipei, Taiwan: Illustrated Travel Guide, Phrasebooks, and Maps (Mobi Travel)MobileReference
This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complemented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city attractions. An interlinked phrasebook as well as a pronunciation guide are included. NEW FEATURE: Most attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to. Table of Contents: Essentials: Phrasebooks | Talk | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Stay healthy | Contact | Stay safe | Units Conversion 1. General: History | Geography & Climate | Government 2. Maps: Taipei | Districts | Metro | Taiwan | Taiwan: Regions | Taiwan: High Speed Rail 3. Transport: Get in | Get around | Airports 4. Attractions: Top 10 | Do | Buy 5. Culture: Museums | Theatres & Venues | National Taiwan University 6. Landmarks: Buildings | Temples | Parks 7. By Area: Districts | Taipei County | Get out 8. More Cities: Danshui | Fulong | Hsinchu | Hualien | Jiufen | Kaohsiung | Keelung | Puli | Taichung | Tainan | Yingge 8.1 Other Destinations: Alishan | Kenting National Park | Shei-pa National Park | Sun Moon Lake | Taroko Gorge | Yangmingshan National Park | Yushan 9. Taiwan: Get in | Get around | Geography | Regions | History | Demographics | Culture | Sleep | Buy | Talk
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Hanoi SightsMobileReference
This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual articles. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included where possible. Please search for "Travel Vietnam," part of the Mobi Travel series, if you are interested in the complete travel guide that includes more maps and attractions with additional articles on history, cultural venues, transportation, districts, dining, accommodations, units conversion, and a phrasebook. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to.
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Ho Chi Minh City SightsMobileReference
This illustrated Travel Guide is a part of the Mobi Sights series, our concise guides that only feature the most essential information on city attractions. This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. Inside you will find a locator map and a list of top attractions linked to individual articles. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included where possible. Please search for "Travel Vietnam," part of the Mobi Travel series, if you are interested in the complete travel guide that includes more maps and attractions with additional articles on history, cultural venues, transportation, districts, dining, accommodations, units conversion, and a phrasebook. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Illustrated Travel Guide, Phrasebook and Maps (Mobi Travel)MobileReference
This guide is designed for optimal navigation on eReaders, smartphones, and other mobile electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically and by category, making it easier to access individual articles. Articles feature information about attractions, landmarks, districts, transportation, cultural venues, dining, history and much more. Addresses, telephones, hours of operation and admissions information are included. The guide is complemented by clearly marked maps that are linked to city attractions. An interlinked phrasebook as well as a pronunciation guide are included. NEW FEATURE: The attraction articles now include links to Google Maps. On a dedicated electronic reader with a slow connection and a primitive browser, Google Maps will display the attraction on the map along with metro stations, roads, and nearby attractions. On an internet-enabled device such as the iPhone and the iPad, Google Maps will even show you the route from your current location to the attraction you want to go to. Table of Contents Essentials: Phrasebook | Eat | Drink | Sleep | Stay Safe | Units Conversion 1. General: Climate | History | Economy | Demographics | Governance and Politics | Tourism 2. Maps: Emirates | Dubai | Beach Hotels | Metro | Abu Dhabi 3. Transport: Airport | Abra (boat) | Get in | Get around | Roads 4. By Area: Geography | Neighbourhoods | Get out 5. Attractions: Do | Buy | Wafi City | Ski Dubai | Dubai Festival City 6. Culture: Dubai Philharmonic Orchestra | Annual Events 7. Landmarks: See | Buildings | Dubai Museum | Parks | Islands 8. United Arab Emirates: Regions | History | Climate | Culture | Transport | Do & Buy | Emirates: Abu Dhabi | Landmarks | Ajman | Fujairah | Sharjah | Ras al-Khaimah | Umm al-Quwain
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Kyoto, Japan Travel Guide: Illustrated Guide, Phrasebook and Maps (Mobi Travel)MobileReference
Table of Contents: Essentials: Phrasebook | Eat | Drink | Sleep 1. General: History | Demographics | Geography | Climate | Economy 2. Maps: Kyoto | Japan 3. Transport: Get In | Get Around 4. By Area: Districts | Kyoto Prefecture | Get Out 5. Attractions: Top 10 | See | Do | Buy | Historic Monuments | UNESCO World Heritage Sites 6. Culture: Temples & Shrines | Museums | Festivals & Events
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Autumn LightPico Iyer
In this “exquisite personal blend of philosophy and engagement, inner quiet and worldly life" ( Los Angeles Times), an acclaimed author returns to his longtime home in Japan after his father-in-law’s sudden death and picks up the steadying patterns of his everyday rites, reminding us to take nothing for granted. In a country whose calendar is marked with occasions honoring the dead, Pico Iyer comes to reflect on changelessness in ways that anyone can relate to: parents age, children scatter, and Iyer and his wife turn to whatever can sustain them as everything falls away. As the maple leaves begin to turn and the heat begins to soften, Iyer shows us a Japan we have seldom seen before, where the transparent and the mysterious are held in a delicate balance.
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Best of Japan Travel GuideLonely Planet
Lonely Planet: The world’s leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Best of Japan is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. See traditional geisha in Kyoto, hike up Mt Fuji, or shop around the clock in Tokyo; all with your trusted travel companion. Discover the best of Japan and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Best of Japan: Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and 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 info at your fingertips - hours of operation, phone numbers, websites, transit tips, prices Honest reviews for all budgets - eating, sleeping, sight-seeing, going out, shopping, hidden gems that most guidebooks miss Cultural insights give you a richer, more rewarding travel experience - history, art, architecture, politics, landscapes, wildlife, cuisine, onsen, ryokan, customs, etiquette Over 40 colour maps Covers Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Japan Alps, Fuji Five Lakes, Mt Fuji, Hiroshima, Osaka, Naoshima, Hokkaido, Kagoshima, Okinawa, Kii Peninsula and more eBook Features: (Best viewed on tablet devices and smartphones) Downloadable PDF and offline maps prevent roaming and data charges Effortlessly navigate and jump between maps and reviews Add notes to personalize your guidebook experience Seamlessly flip between pages Bookmarks and speedy search capabilities get you to key pages in a flash Embedded links to recommendations’ websites Zoom-in maps and images Inbuilt dictionary for quick referencing The Perfect Choice: Lonely Planet Best of Japan, our easy-to-use guide, filled with inspiring and colorful photos, focuses on Japan’s most popular attractions for those looking for the best of the best. About Lonely Planet: Lonely Planet is a leading travel media company and the world’s number one travel guidebook brand, 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 phrasebooks for 120 languages, and grown a dedicated, passionate global community of travellers. You’ll also find our content online, and in mobile apps, video, 14 languages, 12 international magazines, armchair and lifestyle books, ebooks, and more, enabling you to explore every day. Lonely Planet enables the curious to experience the world fully and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves, near or far from home. ‘Lonely Planet guides are, quite simply, like no other.’ – New York Times ‘Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.’ – Fairfax Media (Australia)