This 224-page title explores North America's superb natural landscapes, from Alaska to Florida and from Maine to Baja California. Evocative essays describe the wildlife and their habitats, with expert advice on how and where to spot some of the most exotic species. The practical tips section offers carefully selected information on travelling, lodging, touring and camping. The work is lavishly illustrated with more than 250 spectacular photographs and 17 specially commissioned maps.
Indian Sketches (American Exploration & Travel S.)
by John Treat Irving
The beautifully photographed CURVES driving guides encapsulate the joy of the open road. The latest in the series, aimed at all who drive, bike or cycle with passion, winds through the rainforest and the jungle roads of Thailand. The surroundings are exotic, ranging from wild, vibrant cities with chaotic traffic to the wild jungle, almost devoid of people, connected through miles and miles of winding roads. Beaches lead to soaring cliffs, the weather veers from torrential rain to sticky h...
A Lucky Monkey on the Hashish Trail (Lucky Monkey Stories, #3)
by Les Braunstein
Deep inside the little Amazon, the jungles of Honduras' "Mosquito Coast" - one of the largest, wildest, and most impenetrable stretches of tropical land in the world-lies the fabled city of Ciudad Blanca: the White City. For centuries, it has lured explorers, including Spanish conquistador Herman Cortes. Some intrepid souls got lost within its dense canopy; some disappeared. Others never made it out alive. Then, in 1939, an American explorer and spy named Theodore Morde claimed that he had locat...
The Vintage Journal Half Dome, Yosemite, California pocket (Pocket Sized - Found Image Press Journals)
Offering eighty hikes through the dramatic alpine peaks, lush pine forests, shady redrock canyons, and shimmering desert salt flats, this book is the only guide to the entire state.
Let's Talk Treasure Hunting (Treasure Hunting Text)
by Charles Garrett
This 224-page title is a guide to North America's vast array of winter sports destinations, covering all the activities from alpine skiing and snowboarding to Nordic skiing, dogsledding and winter trekking. Informative essays give details of preparation, equipment, health advice, the range of adventure activities available, as well as a comprehensive guide to more than 45 ski-resort areas and other winter sports areas. A Travel Tips section gives carefully selected listings of lodgings, tours, a...
Fully revised and expanded new edition covering Machu Picchu - Lost City of the Incas including a new history of the Incas by expert Hugh Thomson; The Inca Trail, The Vilcabamba Trail, the Choquequirao Trail, the Santa Teresa Trail and hikes around Cusco
The Rough Guide to France (Travel Guide) (Rough Guides)
by Rough Guides
Now in its fourteenth edition, The Rough Guide to France is brimming with carefully curated information and inspiration to help you squeeze every last drop out of your Gallic gallivanting. Whether it's making like a movie star in Cannes, following in Jeanne d'Arc's footsteps in medieval Rouen, cycling the Loire chateaux, brushing up on Impressionism or hitting Corsica's rugged GR20 hiking trail, Rough Guides' expert insights and gorgeous photos give you everything you need to embark on your Fr...
The Rough Guide to Kenya has been the most authoritative guide to the country since it was first published in 1987. The fully revised, full-colour 11th edition covers the country in fine detail. Learn how to cope with and enjoy Nairobi; visit the Maasai Mara without the crowds; explore lesser-known parks and conservancies; and make the most of the Indian Ocean coast. A wealth of practical information covers the highways and byways, supported by the most thoroughly researched and reliable backgro...
Insidescoop to Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom
by Bruce Moran, Paula Brown, and Patrick Corley
The Flying Apple Pie and Other Tales of Life and Gastronomy
by David Paul Larousse
Travel journal, Let the adventure begin in FURUDATE
by Travel Journal Life Stories Publishing
World's Most Dangerous Places (Atomic) (Atomic: Grade 5 (Hardcover))
by Paul Mason
Readers will explore some of the most dangerous landscapes, weather, natural events, and creatures in the world. Using the "report" text type, this title features a wide variety of places, from the deadly mountain K-2, to "Tornado Alley, to California's "Red Triangle."
'This is suicide!' Manuel screamed frantically. So begins an amazing true story of a journey to Antarctica in a 27-foot sailing boat. After travelling through South America to Tierra del Fuego, the only continent David had never visited beckoned to him across treacherous waters. Ships booked for scientific expeditions wouldn't take him, and tourist cruises didn't appeal. Then he saw a little boat in the harbour, its name hand-painted in red on the hull: Berserk. Together with a 'crazy Viking' an...