Nepal (Lonely Planet Travel Guides) (Lonely Planet Country Guides)
by Hugh Finlay
This travel guide to Nepal provides information necessary to visitors on all budgets, including advice on getting there, accommodation, local cuisine, places to visit, language tips, and health and safety. This edition includes tips on eco-sensitive travel, and walking/trekking.
Dubai has become the watchword for all things new, glittering and very bling - a billionaire's dream world and a haven for international expatriates promising a fantasy land of tax-free fun, sun and sin. In less than a generation, this small city-state on the Arabian Gulf has been transformed from a sleepy smuggler's cove to a global financial and entertainment hub home to a number of world records, including the world's tallest building, the largest man-made island and the biggest shopping mall...
"Isfahan is half the world" was the proud boast of the 17th-century capital of Persia, established as the new political centre of the country by Shah Abbas I shortly after his accession to the throne in 1588. One of the many travellers attracted to Persia by these claims was Jean Chardin, a young French jeweller who spent a total of 10 years in Isfahan. During this time, he became intimately familiar with the city, its markets, shops, and workplaces; he was invited into people's houses and enter...
Trekking in the Annapurna Region (Nepal Trekking Guide S.) (Trailblazer Guides)
by Bryn Thomas
Accurate and detailed maps of the region to help trekkers find their way.
Globetrotter Adventure Guide: Trekking and Climbing in Nepal (Globetrotter Adventure Guide S.)
by Steve Razzetti
This is a comprehensive guide to India, giving background information and details on the places of interest across the country. It contains up-to-date practical guidance on: where and when to go; all the main tourist sites as well as many of the less well-known but easily accessible destinations; accommodation from backpacker hostels to luxury hotels and Maharajas' palaces; and trekking in the Himalayas and elsewhere in India.
Maldives (Bradt Travel Guide) (Bradt Country Guides)
by Royston Ellis
This guide to the beautiful Maldives islands caters to all types of visitors: watersports enthusiasts, nature lovers or festival seekers. This guide explores snorkling, diving, infomation on resorts and eveything you need to know about the Maldives islands.
The National Parks and Other Wild Places of the Philippines (National Parks of the World S.)
by Nigel Hicks
The National Parks and Other Wild Places of The Philippines is a prestigious souvenir for visitors to the Philippines, and a stunning introduction to the wildlife and landscapes of this extraordinary country. From multi-coloured reefs teeming with fish and corals, to smouldering volcanoes and dense rainforest harbouring many endemic animals and plants, the Philippines boasts an impressive and precious natural diversity. This evocative yet practical exploration of the country's wildlife and wilde...
Intriguing India: The Alluring North
by Hugh Gantzer and Colleen Gantzer
Where the Indus is Young (Traveller's S.) (Century classics)
by Dervla Murphy
Dervla Murphy and her six-year-old daughter walked into the Karakorum mountains in the heart of the western Himalayas and along the perilous Indus Gorge. Accompanied by only a gallant polo pony, they endured conditions that tested their limits of ingenuity, fortitude and courage and, remarkably, with little loss of good humour. This is their story.
North Korea (Bradt Travel Guides) (Bradt Country Guides)
by Robert Willoughby
A fascinating land on the edge of the world, despite recent tensions North Korea is a country more accessible than commonly believed. Bradt's North Korea guide is still the market leader after over a decade. Whole new parts of the country have opened up, including the cities of Pyongsong and Hoeryong, and the gorgeously scenic landscape around Haeju, while specialist trips on offer now range from cycling, skiing and architectural tours to travelling right across the land by train. Thoroughly upd...
