Arranged by neighborhood and compiled by natives, each guide leads you to a wide array of hotels, restaurants, shops and sights. The concise street-by-street listings include floorplans of all the major museums and notes on architecture. All entries are color-coded and located on neighborhood maps, making it easy to get oriented. These books are perfect for self-guided walking tours or for finding a charming cafe close to the concert.
The most detailed historical background, and information on every sightseeing destination, with special interest in art, architecture and archaeology.
Bradt Hiking & Backpacking Guides New
Founder Hillary Bradt, veteran adventurer and travel writer, sets the tone of this action-packed travel series. Each guide is filled with well-researched practical travel advice, detailed information on the natural sights, flora and fauna, good directions and mapped itineraries. The authors, all seasoned outdoors people, provide hiking tips, safety information, route maps, realistic assessments of hike/climb duration and difficulty, and all the help you need to make the most of your adventure.
Cadogan Guides New
One of our favorite travel series, Cadogan Guides are British imports with a distinct personality. Authors have lived and traveled for years in the regions they cover and bring an in-depth knowledge of local history and culture to their guides. Each volume offers a personal tour of both cities and countryside, with an emphasis on off-the-beaten-path sights and unusual events and activities. Opinionated reviews of hotels, inns, restaurants and special attractions are complemented by anecdotes, informed practical advice and good maps.
Cadogan Lazy Days Out: The Food Lover's Guides
These lovely guides are a new departure for Cadogan, one of our favorite series. Each small book guides the reader on 20 culinary excursions (mostly daytrips) through a particular region, emphasizing local food, wines, markets, restaurants and special sights.
These new city guides are written by residents who provide a very detailed view of the sights, cultural attractions, parks, children's activities, hotels, restaurants and nightlife in their hometown. "City Favorites" lists by local celebrities, little-known historical tidbits and a calendar of special events give these guides a unique, evocative appeal.
This series is known for its detailed historical, literary, art and architectural background, and unusually informative sightseeing information written by experts (often residents of the place they are writing about). It is now available once again, after being out of print for a number of years.
Geared toward the long-term visitor or new resident, these guides are useful for anyone interested in learning about the culture, customs, etiquette and history of their destination. From food and language to folklore and festivals, these detailed and good-hearted guides will make you feel right at home.
Impressive color graphics, informative well-written text and detailed sightseeing tips arranged by neighborhood and region make these new guides enjoyable and easy to use. Hotels, restaurants, nightlife and shops are all included and described in full.
These revised and re-packaged guides are loaded with detailed trail maps, color photographs, descriptions of all the natural wilderness areas and sections on side-trips, safety, preparation, and wilderness ethics. Details on a wide array of routes, planning tips, and honest assessments of time and expertise requirements make them particularly useful to the outdoor enthusiast, whether experienced or amateur.
These classic guides have gotten better with age. They offer well-organized information about all aspects of travel, from pre-trip planning to transportation, sightseeing and souvenir-hunting. Mapped driving and walking itineraries and starred ratings of the sights enable you to make the most of your time. Hotels and restaurants are described and rated, as are numerous nightspots, cultural activities and special events. These guides provide especially good coverage of major cities in the U.S. and Europe, and are perfect for business travellers and those looking for moderate to high-end accommodations. Good, clear maps make it easy to orient yourself. Fodor's Specialty Guides, such as How to Pack, are also included in this list.
Part of the AA Exploring series from Britain and distributed here by Fodor's, these guides offer detailed neighborhood by neighborhood and region by region sightseeing information. Driving itineraries, walking tours, numerous maps and a full-color format set these guides apart. Great for route-planning.
The same organization and usefulness as the Gold Guides above, but in a smaller, pocket-size format. The more concise information in these guides makes them perfect for a weekend vacation or short business trip.
Fodor Gay Guides New
The first major series to cover gay & lesbian travel, these new guides cover hotels, restaurants, nightspots, and sightseeing in major cities and resort areas. Written by gay authors, the guides rate everything from the "downtown" bar scenes to the hospitable (or not) attitudes of the locals.
This fast-growing series got its start with the venerable South American Handbook., currently in its 75th edition. Now separate volumes cover nearly every country in South America, as well as countries in Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Each compact cloth-bound book contains an extraordinary array of practical travel information, as well as essays on local history, politics, and culture. The emphasis is on unusual and off-the-beaten path places, detailed transportation information and budget choices in food and lodging. Careful research and great directions (with good maps) make these guides a big help to independent travellers.
Abundant color photographs complement historical and cultural background and an overview of all the sights. Perfect for planning an itinerary around the country, region or city.
Tailor every moment of your vacation to your fondest desires with one of these charming guides. Choose a b&b guide to experience the ambiance and friendliness of places off the beaten path, or follow an itinerary of stylish and sophisticated country inns. Karen, June and Clare Brown personally visit and review each accommodation in these highly selective guides. Now revised annually.
Over 2000 full-color drawings, photographs, art reproductions and maps are matched by encyclopedic descriptions of each city's history, art, literature and architecture. The sheer wealth of detailed information, presented with great flair and color, will delight both active and armchair travellers.
These volumes are a new departure for Knopf: slimmer and lighter to carry, they guide you to the top hotels, restaurants, shops, nightlife and sights for each city. They are still filled with color photographs, illustrations and maps, but the emphasis here is on the practical side of travel.
Subjects range from real estate agents, job-hunting and language barriers to researching schools, understanding insurance laws and the taxation system. These guides give much-needed concrete information to those thinking about living abroad.
Oriented to the budget traveller but useful to everyone, outspoken evaluations, excellent maps and unrivaled practical information set these compact, thorough guides apart from all others.
Succinct sightseeing information covering every important detail of history, art, architecture and geography, with excellent maps and floor plans.
Renowned ratings of an unequaled number of hotels and restaurants, as well as invaluable practical information such as prices, phone and fax numbers and local town plans.
An informal but extremely thorough approach for the independent traveller. The detailed coverage includes history, special events, sights and practical advice, with special attention to outdoor activities of all kinds, with good maps. Their guides to U.S. states are the best around.
Geared towards inexperienced or first-time travellers, Rick Steves' guides cover all the basics of travel, from trip preparation to packing to sightseeing. They tell you how to get the most for your money in hotels and restaurants, and how to see all the most important sights in your limited amount of time, whether two days or ten. Most are updated annually.
Rough Guides New
The Rough Guides have made their reputation with scrupulously researched information and honest reviews of hotels, restaurants and nightspots. They offer good coverage of sights and outdoor activities, as well as reports on local history, politics, art history and architecture. These guides are particularly good for budget travellers and those using public transportation to get around, as well as those who like to know where the local "in" crowd hangs out. Their new Mini Guides offer full coverage of select cities and islands in a convenient pocket size.
The Smithsonian Guides to Historic America
Newly revised and expanded, these guides are back with a great new design and even more information. Each volume covers a different region and provides detailed historical notes and listings of historic and cultural sites, museums and memorials. Chapters on everything from the new Georgia O'Keefe Museum to Graceland have been added. Several hundred illustrations, photographs and historical prints complement the well-written text. Maps help you plan an itinerary and find your way.
Smithsonian Guides to Natural America
Nature writers lead you through state parks, national seashores, and private nature reserves, fully describing their history, flora and fauna, sights and recreational options. A detailed appendix lists travel and campground information, and there are color photographs and good maps throughout.
Designed for travellers who want more historical background than can be found in most guidebooks, each compact, portable volume offers a complete history of a particular country from ancient times through the present. Lively writing, historical maps, line drawings and gazetteers pinpointing the historical significance of sights and towns make these the perfect reference before and during a trip.
Hailing from Canada, this relatively new series is geared toward providing independent travellers with an in-depth look at vacation destinations often overlooked by other publishers. Extensive sightseeing and good cultural information, hotels, restaurants and nightlife for all budgets and an easy to read format make these guides a welcome addition to our shelves.
