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Prague (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

DK Publishing

Prague (Eyewitness Travel Guides) DK Publishing Amazon Price: $15.64
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Total reviews: 27 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

DK Prague Book 5 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

My husband and I love to travel and found that the DK Eyewitness books are better than Fromers or Fodors. This Prague book was very helpful and made our 5 day stay wonderful (granted, you don't need 5 days in Prague).

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Few cities have as much to offer as Prague, so it can be difficult to decide how best to spend your time, but the Eyewitness Travel Guide helps you to get the most from your stay. This guide will introduce you to Prague by locating the city geographically, setting modern Prague in its historical context. Learn about the city's main attractions and sights including a feature on the River Vltava. Discover other places around Prague with the day trips listed in the section Prague Area by Area. It is the carefully researched tips for hotels and restaurants, shops, markets, cafes, bars, entertainment and sporting events that separates this guide from the rest. Let the maps, photography and detailed illustration of the Eyewitness Travel Guide show you what others only tell you.

Rick Steves' Italy 2008

Rick Steves

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Rick Steves Italy 2008 2 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Mr. Steves supplies a wealth of information for MOST of Italy, but unfortunately for those of us who desire to see Southern Italy, the book is not helpful. I would also like to suggest that Mr. Steves refrain from denigrating U.S. tourists. Many of us are well-seasoned travellers and can enjoy other cultures without the immature lectures offered by Steves.

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Who but Rick Steves can tell travelers the best way to see Rome, Venice, Florence, the hill towns of central Italy, the Dolomites, and the Amalfi Coast? With Rick Steves’ Italy 2008, travelers can experience the best of everything Italy has to offer — economically and hassle-free. Completely revised and updated, this guide includes opinionated coverage of both famous and lesser-known sights, friendly places to eat and sleep, suggested day plans, walking tours and trip itineraries, and clear instructions for smooth travel anywhere by car, train, or foot. America’s number one authority on travel to Europe, Steves' time-tested recommendations for safe and enjoyable travel in Europe have been used by millions of Americans in search of their own unique European travel experience.

Nepal (Lonely Planet Travel Guides French Edition)

Tony Wheeler

Nepal (Lonely Planet Travel Guides French Edition) Tony Wheeler By: Lonely Planet Publications - French editions
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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great travel advice, as usual for Lonely Planet 4 out of 5 stars.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

I bought this book to prepare for my trip to Nepal. I found the advice in the book regarding cultural mores and appropriate behavior to be invaluable. The descriptions of places, restaurants, and hotels was accurate. I would have liked to see longer lists of accommodations. One thing I learned in Nepal is there are many, many more hotels than this book describes.

Here's why I gave it a 4: if you are over 40, go out and buy reading glasses before purchasing this book. The font size is very small and difficult to read for those of us with older eyes, especially in the dim light of an airplane or a Nepal Hotel Room.

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Lonely Planet's "Travel Survival Kits" cover one country, or a small group of countries, in depth, with travel and accommodation options to suit a range of budgets. These guides are designed to be easy to use, providing practical travel information in a lively, entertaining style. Features of this series include: cultural and historical background; detailed maps of cities, towns and rural areas; information on getting there and getting around; practical information on every aspect of travel; health and safety advice; information on local cuisine; advice on customs and etiquette; key words, phrases and basic grammar of local languages; and names of places, restaurants and hotels in foreign script where applicable. This detailed guide covers all of Nepal - from trekking in the Himalaya, to exploring temples, white-water rafting and hiring a bike, to just relaxing in Kathmandu, observing the action from a cake-shop. This edition includes information on environmentally sensitive travel.

That Summer in Sicily: A Love Story

Marlena De Blasi

That Summer in Sicily: A Love Story Marlena De Blasi Amazon Price: $11.20
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"From de Blasi (The Lady in the Palazzo, 2007, etc.), a fragrant tale of life and love in the mountains of Sicily.Shortly after the Venetian interlude she luxuriously captured in A Thousand Days in Venice (2002), the author accepted an assignment to write a magazine article on the interior regions of Sicily. Like many other journalists, she was met by silence from the wary Sicilians. She was about to retire to the mainland when she stumbled upon Villa Donnafugata, whose romantic turrets, towers, balconies and chromatically tiled roof were surrounded by gardens, fields, piazzas and hills. The black-draped, oldish women in residence tended to their various labors, chanted, laughed and prayed. The sun was hot, the smell of herbs suffused the air. Was this a fever dream? de Blasi wondered. No, but it was surely a place from another time, and how it emerged out of feudalism through an act of moral modernity was a story unfurled to the author by the villa’s mistress, Tosca. The tale, which comprises most of the book, is a marvel. As a child of nine or ten, Tosca was sent by her horse-breeder father to live with a Sicilian prince, Leo, who “had a stallion that Tosca’s father wanted more than his daughter.” Early rebellion gave way to affection, then love. Together, in the years following World War II, the prince and his ward brought education, health care and a shared sense of purpose to the village around their manor. Rapture and grief came in measured doses, but ultimately Leo was run out of town for his affront to the “centuries’-old system of hierarchy that kept the wealthy in comfort and the poor in misery.” Even in 1995, when de Blasi first visited Donnafugata, the old ways abided, like the shawl Tosca wore at night, still permeated with the scent of her beloved. Swift, sinuous, deep and brimming with cultural artifacts."
-Kirkus Reviews

"Strangers seldom wander into the mountainous wild at Sicily’s heart. The locals, having resisted repeated waves of invaders, maintain their own traditions in defiance of the outside world. So when de Blasi and her Venetian husband trek into Sicily’s core in search of background for a travel guide, they discover a world much removed from modern life. Persevering in what seems a fruitless search, they finally stumble upon the Villa Donnafugata, an old wreck of a castle presided over by an imperious woman called Tosca. The villa has become a refuge for widows from the region. It also houses a birthing clinic, vital to the mountains’ isolated women. The residents eat well and heartily, the leftovers distributed to the local town’s poor. De Blasi uncovers Tosca’s past, an extraordinary tale of passion and love stretching over decades of the twentieth century. Admirers of this author will relish her latest volume."
- BOOKLIST

“At villa Donnafugata, long ago is never very far away,” writes bestselling author Marlena de Blasi of the magnificent if somewhat ruined castle in the mountains of Sicily that she finds, accidentally, one summer while traveling with her husband, Fernando. There de Blasi is befriended by Tosca, the patroness of the villa, an elegant and beautiful woman-of-a-certain-age who recounts her lifelong love story with the last prince of Sicily descended from the French nobles of Anjou.

Sicily is a land of contrasts: grandeur and poverty, beauty and sufferance, illusion and candor. In a luminous and tantalizing voice, That Summer in Sicily re-creates Tosca’s life, from her impoverished childhood to her fairy-tale adoption and initiation into the glittering life of the prince’s palace, to the dawning and recognition of mutual love. But when Prince Leo attempts to better the lives of his peasants, his defiance of the local Mafia’s grim will to maintain the historical imbalance between the haves and the have-nots costs him dearly.

The present-day narrative finds Tosca sharing her considerable inherited wealth with a harmonious society composed of many of the women–now widowed–who once worked the prince’s land alongside their husbands. How the Sicilian widows go about their tasks, care for one another, and celebrate the rituals of a humble, well-lived life is the heart of this book.

Showcasing the same writerly gifts that made bestsellers of A Thousand Days in Venice and A Thousand Days in Tuscany, That Summer in Sicily, and de Blasi’s marvelous storytelling, remind us that in order to live a rich life, one must embrace both life’s sorrow and its beauty. Here is an epic drama that takes readers from Sicily’s remote mountains to chaotic post-war Palermo, from the intricacies of forbidden love to the havoc wreaked by Sicily’s eternally bewildering culture.


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Walks Through Lost Paris: A Journey Into the Heart of Historic Paris

Leonard Pitt

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Absorbing history of the city and its development 5 out of 5 stars.
6 of 7 people found this review helpful.

Whether one takes the recommended walks or just reads the words, this is a great little book, full of wonderful then and now photos (I especially like the photo of the people in the boat on Rue Jacob during the flood of 1910--see the hats!) and interesting discussions of how Paris came to be what we see today, how sections of the city were saved by those who loved them, and how other sectors were changed and updated. I have a number of walks-around-Paris books, some written for Parisians themselves, and I think this is the best and most interesting. It entertained my husband when he recently spent a week in the hospital. It is not especially touristic, and not a book for those dropping in for a day or two to see the highlights of Paris. This is a book to wallow around in. I found the English version first, but will look for the French, as I'm suspicious of translations.

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When he discovered that the city he lived in for many years was actually entirely rebuilt during the mid-1800s, Leonard Pitt plunged into Paris's history and began photographing what he learned had changed. Eventually, he led tours and gave lectures on the demolition and reconstruction that changed the city forever. Walks Through Lost Paris chronicles Paris's great periods of urban reconstruction through four walking tours. With a special focus on the work of Georges-Eugene Haussmann, this book provides a history of each site along with the motives behind the urban redesign and the reactions of Parisians who witnessed it. Detailed maps take the traveler through a city whose changes were captured by photographers and artists in each stage. Hundreds of color photos, diagrams, and engravings splendidly survey the massive transformation that resulted in the Paris of today.

Lonely Planet Iceland

Fran Parnell

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Whaling in Iceland?!? 2 out of 5 stars.
0 of 43 people found this review helpful.

I was saddened by the fact that Iceland chooses to whale hunt. I cannot believe the ignorance of a country in this day in age. This made me so distraught that I cancelled my trip to Iceland. Hopefully, with a down turn in tourism they will think about the effects of whaling and cancel that program.

Stop killing endangered species!!!

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Test the echo while swimming in warm blue waters inside a Volcano at Viti crater, p308.

Play the wild thing and join the runtur, a mad pub-crawl around Reykjavik's progressive nightlife, p98.

Break the silence as you roar across Vatnajokull icecap on a snowmobile, p294.

See the fjords in a new light on a guided midnight kayaking tour, p264.

Two expert authors and over 800 hours of on-the-ground research.
New inspirational itineraries for chasing the northern lights or finding a summer spot to whitewater raft

Get an Icelander's perspective on immigration, religion and the current music scene in an all-new Culture chapter

Streetwise Barcelona Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Barcelona, Spain - Folding pocket size travel map with metro map including lines & stations

Streetwise Maps

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Streetwise Barcelona Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of Barcelona, Spain - Folding pocket size travel map with metro map including lines & stations

This map covers the following areas:
Main Barcelona Map 1:12,000
Old City Center Map 1:6,000
Barcelona Area / Metro Map 1:73,000

In the northeast corner of Spain, reaching down to the shores of the Mediterranean Sea, lies Barcelona, imbued in a deep history of art, architecture and culture. First time visitors will find the Catalonian capital s past well preserved amongst the juxtaposition of modern and Gaudi architecture that surround it. They will find a bustling European city with an exciting nightlife, centered on the Ramblas, an outdoor living room where young and old alike take a seat to watch the parade of Spaniards enjoying an evening stroll. The old part of the city is encircled with narrow cobblestone streets filled with unique shops and great restaurants.

From the Sagrada Familia to the undulating architecture of Antonio Gaudi to the stunningly simple Barcelona Pavilion at the Museum, Barcelona is an architectural jewel box. These and many other notable sites are indexed and highlighted on the STREETWISE® Barcelona Map.

The STREETWISE® Barcelona Map is the ultimate resource for navigating your way through these streets of Spain s second largest city. This colorfully designed Barcelona map is fully indexed with streets, hotels, cultural sites, government buildings, parks, plazas, shopping centers, and other places of interest. The STREETWISE® Barcelona Map affords you a bird’s-eye view of everything from the Estadi Olimpic to Park Guell.

Our pocket size map of Barcelona is laminated for durability and accordion folding for effortless use. The STREETWISE® Barcelona map is one of many detailed and easy-to-read city street maps designed and published by STREETWISE®. Buy your STREETWISE® Barcelona map today and you too can navigate Barcelona, Spain like a native. For a larger selection of our detailed travel maps simply type STREETWISE MAPS into the Amazon search bar.

Fodor's Spain 2009 (Fodor's Gold Guides)

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Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences.

Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Spain!

•Updated annually, Fodor’s Spain provides the most accurate and up-to-date information available in a guide book.

Fodor’s Spain features options for a variety of budgets, interests, and tastes, so you make the choices to plan your trip of a lifetime.

•If it’s not worth your time, it’s not in this book. Fodor’s discriminating ratings, including our top tier Fodor’s Choice designations, ensure that you’ll know about the most interesting and enjoyable places in Spain.

•Experience Spain like a local! Fodor’s Spain features choices for every traveler, highlighting the best ways explore the country’s fascinating history, art, and architecture; how to dazzle the senses with mouth-watering food and unforgettable hotels, hostels, and paradores; and where to shop, hike, and relax.

•Indispensable, customized trip planning tools include “Top Reasons to Go,” “Word of Mouth” advice from other travelers, and tips to help save money, bypass lines, and avoid common travel pitfalls.

•Pull-out map and 8-page color insert

Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.

Daytrips Germany: 60 One Day Adventures by Rail or by Car in Bavaria, the Rhineland, the North and the East

Earl Steinbicker

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Now in its sixth edition, Daytrips Germany has long been a favorite guidebook for adventurous travelers who prefer to make their own tours. This latest revision covers the tremendous changes taking place, especially in Berlin and the East, as well as the momentous changeover to a new monetary system and the growing importance of the Internet as a source of up-to-the-minute factual data.

Each of the 60 one-day adventures is complete with a do-it-yourself walking tour, a map, full travel directions, time and weather considerations, restaurant suggestions, background information, and concise descriptions of all worthwhile sights.

Destinations in Bavaria include: Munich, Nymphenburg, Lake Starnberg, the Ammersee, Oberammergau and Linderhof, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the Zugspitze, Mittenwald, Fussen and Neuschwanstein, Lindau, Augsburg, Ulm, Rothenburg, Wurzburg, Nurnberg, Bamberg, Bayreuth, Regensburg, the Chiemsee, Bad Reichenhall, Berchtesgaden, and the Wendelstein.

In the Rhineland they are: Frankfurt, Mainz, Wiesbaden, a Rhine cruise, Rudesheim, Koblenz, Trier, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Limburg, Bad Homburg, Marburg, Aschaffenburg, Miltenberg, Michelstadt, Darmstadt, Heidelberg, Worms, Baden-Baden, Triberg, and Freiburg.

Up north, the trips include: Hamburg, Bremen, Bremerhaven, Schleswig, Lubeck, Luneburg, Celle, and Goslar.

In the East they include: Berlin (four walking tours), Sans Souci, Potsdam, Dresden, Leipzig, and Wittenberg.

And, just in case travelers get hungry seeing all this, there is a comprehensive menu translator.

A Year in the World: Journeys of A Passionate Traveler (Random House Large Print (Cloth/Paper))

Frances Mayes

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The author who unforgettably captured the experience of starting a new life in Tuscany in bestselling travel memoirs expands her horizons to immerse herself—and her readers—in the sights, aromas, and treasures of twelve new special places.

A Year in the World is vintage Frances Mayes—a celebration of the allure of travel, of serendipitous pleasures found in unlikely locales, of memory woven into the present, and of a joyous sense of quest. An ideal travel companion, Frances Mayes brings to the page the curiosity of an intrepid explorer, remarkable insights into the wonder of the everyday, and a compelling narrative style that entertains as it informs.

With her beloved Tuscany as a home base, Mayes travels to Spain, Portugal, France, the British Isles, and to the Mediterranean world of Turkey, Greece, the South of Italy, and North Africa. In Andalucía, she relishes the intersection of cultures. She cooks in Portugal, gathers ideas in the gardens of England and Scotland, takes a literary pilgrimage to Burgundy, discovers an ideal place to live in Mantova, and explores the essential Moroccan city of Fez. She rents houses among ordinary residents, shops at neighborhood markets, wanders the back streets, and everywhere contemplates the concept of home. While in Greece, she follows the classic Homeric voyage across the Aegean, lives in a bougainvillea-draped stone house in Crete, and then drives deep into the Mani. In Turkey with friends, she sails the ancient coast, hiking to archaeological sites and snorkeling over sunken Byzantine towns. Weaving together personal perceptions and informed commentary on art, architecture, history, landscape, and social and culinary traditions of each area, Mayes brings the immediacy of life in her temporary homes to the reader. An illuminating and passionate book that will be savored by all who loved Under the Tuscan Sun, A Year in the World is travel writing at its peak.


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