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"Hiking California's Wine Country covers 67 hikes in the area for hikers of all abilities. Up-to-date trail information and miles and directions will be featured throughout, as well as sidebars on local culture, trivia, and wildlife. GPS coordinates are available for all trailheads."--Amazon.com.
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Hunter Publishing, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2010]
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1 online resource : map.
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English
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The earliest inhabitants called it the island of flowers and Christopher Columbus was so awed by it that he wrote "it is the best, most fertile, the softest... the most charming place in the world." You'll understand these accolades when you see Martinique for the first time. The volcanic mass is covered in luxuriant greenery, outlined in soft sand and sprinkled with colorful blooms. Part of the Lesser Antilles, the island is separated from its French...
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Hunter Publishing, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2009
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1 online resource (182 pages)
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English
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An essential guidebook to the region. An amazing resource for anyone traveling in the area. I highly recommend using this book as a reference tool. -- S. Johnson, Amazon reviewer. Italy's northernmost zone, the Veneto includes Padua, Verona, Vicenza, plus Venice itself, which once ruled the area. Some 5,000 Renaissance villas still stand, many by Palladio. A food- and wine-lover's paradise, it's also the most artistically rich region in Italy, and...
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Hunter Publishing, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2012
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1 online resource (99 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
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English
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Tranquil lagoons in shades of emerald and turquoise, palms swaying gently in the wind, powdery white beaches framed by soaring mountains and lush vegetation, waters teeming with brilliantly colored fish - this is the legendary South Pacific. Today, many o.
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Hunter Publishing, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2012]
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1 online resource : color illustrations, maps
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English
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Details of all the state and national parks in Arizona, including the Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest National Parks. This describes them all, from the vast national parks to little-visited wilderness preserves. Facilities, hiking trails, fees, campgrounds, fishing, canoeing, history, nearby attractions, directions - everything you need. Park maps show what to find and where to find it. Photos throughout. 22 State Parks are described - how to get...
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Hunter Publishing, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2010
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1 online resource (278 pages)
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English
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Here's a guide to the national and state parks, the cities, towns and villages and everything in between. Places to stay and eat, along with recommended fall foliage tours. We focus on Northern Virginia, including Arlington, Alexandria, Fairfax, Culpeper, Faulkner, Fredericksburg, Leesburg and Manassas. "Chock-full of attractions town by town; thoroughly interesting. Excellent detail; this excellent guide will take good care of you."--Bon Voyage.
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Hunter Publishing, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2010
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1 online resource (261 pages)
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English
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Based on our larger guide to all of the Bahamas, this one focuses on the Acklins and Crooked Island, the Turks and Caicos, Berry Islands, Cat Island, Inaguas, Long Island, San Salvador and Rum Cay. These islands are not for those vacationers who are looking for the high life, nightlife or wild times under the sun. But if you're looking for a week or so of sun, sand and relaxation, or if you're looking for some fine offshore fishing, or scuba diving,...
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GPP, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2015]
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1 online resource (114 pages : illustrations, maps)
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English
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"Washington attracts millions of visitors with its ability to match the dram of history and its blend of culture, art, historic preservation, and rich international diversity. This guide takes the readers on historical tours based on periods of history."--
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Hunter Publishing, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2012]
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1 online resource (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations, color maps.
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English
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Up until a few years ago, St. Kitts and Nevis were the type of islands that tourists delighted in "discovering." Seemingly untouched by modern times, they seemed like the "old" Caribbean - small, intimate hotels, pristine beaches, uncluttered roads, with acres of cane fields and rainforests dominating the landscape. But now two large chain hotels - the Marriott in St. Kitts and the Four Seasons in Nevis - have broadened the options. Along with the...
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University of California Press
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English
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From the majestic redwoods and rocky shores in the north to the palm trees and wide, sandy beaches in the south, the California coast is an area of unsurpassed beauty and diversity. This thoroughly revised and expanded 7th edition of the California Coastal Access Guide is an essential travel handbook for both new and seasoned visitors exploring California's majestic 1,271-mile shoreline. With up-to-date maps and information, it is an invaluable...
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GPP, an imprint of Rowman & Littlefield
Pub. Date
[2015]
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1 online resource (114 pages : illustrations, maps)
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English
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"These history travel guides provide an introduction discussing the history and preservation of the present-day site and facilities and include a detailed, walking tour interspersed with first-hand accounts about the cemetery and events that have taken place there. A timeline runs through the walking tour giving descriptions of key personalities who conceived, planned and designed the area with brief and colorful biographies. Also included is information...
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Neil Peart's travel memoir of thoughts, observations, and experiences as he cycles through West Africa reveals the subtle, yet powerful writing style that has made him one of rock's greatest lyricists. As he describes his extraordinary journey and his experiences - from the pains of dysentery, to a confrontation with an armed soldier, to navigating dirt roads off the beaten path - he reveals his own emotional landscape, and along the way, the different...
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Hunter Publishing, Incorporated
Pub. Date
2013
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1 online resource.
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English
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Here it is - the new edition of a proven top-seller, with color photos and maps throughout. Half-French, half-Dutch, St. Martin is considered the most interesting island in the Caribbean. 475,000 tourists visit by air each year, plus 1.3 million cruise ship passengers, more than all except Cozumel, the Bahamas and the Virgin Islands. Few other guides of substance to these extremely popular islands exist. Complete detail on what to do indoors (dining,...
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Allen and Unwin
Pub. Date
2012.
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1 online resource (320 pages)
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English
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"Bill King is the pioneer who put the Australian outback on the map for travelers from all over Australia and the world. In an enterprise founded on hope and hard work his business, still operating as AAT Kings, opened up a whole new branch of Australian tourism. Even though he became a tourist industry leader, Bill spent many years behind the wheel as one of the driver/tour leaders in what was then a shoestring operation. His story is colorful, full...
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Awa Press
Pub. Date
2012.
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1 online resource (264 pages)
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English
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"Civilisation is Steve Braunias at his best, the scavenger of social lodestone, rich, fascinating and occasionally disturbing stories of settlements-from Kawakawa in the north, to Mosgiel in the south, and Samoa and Antarctica over the seas-and the people who live in them, their lives, loves, aspirations, and sometimes dark secrets."--
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Hunter Publishing, Incorporated
Pub. Date
[2010]
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1 online resource.
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English
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This guide is based on our full Bolivia Adventure Guide, which is 440 pages. It focuses on the area between the two major spines of the Bolivian Andes, the Western Cordillera and the Cordillera Real. This is a dry plain, the world's largest, called the Altiplano. Starting at Lake Titikaka, the Altiplano runs 490 miles/800 km to the south. Some geographers believe that the Altiplano is a dried lake bed and that Lake Titikaka is the shrinking remnants...
18) Alice Springs
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University of New South Wales Press
Pub. Date
2013.
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1 online resource (336 pages)
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English
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"A personal, evocative, and unflinching account, this book reveals the texture of everyday life in Alice Springs, Australia, through the passage of the local seasons. Alice Springs, the most talked about yet least familiar place in Australia, is isolated and has extreme seasonal weather: searingly hot and bitterly cold. It is the heart of black Australia and the headquarters of the controversial Northern Territory Intervention. Questioning why frontier...
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You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Great Britain.
With this guide, you'll explore the misty isle of Great Britain, from lively London to the lush green fields of Wales and the craggy beauty of the Scottish Highlands. Wander the sheep-dotted hillsides of the Lake District, and stroll the promenade at the kitschy beach resort of Blackpool. On Edinburgh's Royal Mile, ask a proud Scot
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FalconGuides
Pub. Date
[2015]
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viii, 279 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
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English
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"A backpacker's guide, Backpacking Idaho features 50 trails statewide. Included here is up-to-date trail information, accurate directions to popular and less-traveled trails, difficulty ratings, detailed trail maps, and Leave No Trace camping tips."--
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