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The little book that packs a big punch, the Dubai Mini Explorer may fit in your pocket but it is also bursting with information. With excellent maps to aid exploring, a comprehensive shopping chapter, and restaurant and bar reviews, this is an indispensable guide to an inspirational city.

This large scale street atlas features a comprehensive A to Z of Dubai's ever-growing road network, with a thorough index giving the exact location of every street, every hotel, every shopping centre, every landmark, and every major residential and commercial building.Each map spread features a satellite image of the featured area on one page, opposite a detailed vector map of the same area.

This book ventures into the world beyond Lampedusa: the crisis belt that stretches from Kashmir across Pakistan and Afghanistan to the Arab world and beyond, to the borders and coasts of Europe. Celebrated author Navid Kermani reports from a region which is our immediate neighbour, despite all too often being depicted as remote and distant from our daily concerns. Kermani has visited the places where no CNN transmitter truck is parked and yet smouldering fires threaten world peace. In his widely...

Lonely Planet Turkey is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Bath in a hammam; explore chaotic and colourful bazaars; or hot air balloon over Cappadocia's honeycomb landscape -all with your trusted travel companion. Get to the heart of Turkey and begin your journey now! Inside Lonely Planet Turkey:Full-colour maps and images throughout Highlights and itineraries help you tailor your trip to your personal needs and...

Insight Guides Pocket Abu DhabiTravel made easy. Ask local experts.The definitive pocket-sized travel guide, now with free eBook and handy pull-out map.Compact, concise and packed full of essential information about where to go and what to do, this is the ideal on-the-move travel guide for exploring Abu Dhabi. From top tourist attractions like the Liwa sand dunes, the Sheikh Zayed Mosque and Sir Bani Yas Island, to cultural gems, including the lush Al Ain Oasis, the rugged Jebel Hafeet and the t...

Nicholas Dylan Ray grew up next to an American national park, whose mountains and forests he explored to escape his troubled home. As a young man, he left the United States, and aged twenty-two set out on a six-month journey from France to Tibet, travelling through Turkey. That journey forms the first chapter of this book, and led to a career working with the Middle East. In middle age, the author returned to the road, travelling throughout Turkey. In the six subsequent chapters, one for each jo...

The little book that packs a big punch, the Qatar Mini Visitors' Guide may fit in your pocket but it's bursting with information on this emerging island nation. With excellent maps to aid exploring, a comprehensive shopping chapter with insider info on the best buys, details of sports and spas, and reviews of restaurants and the nightlife, this is an indispensable guide to an one of the most fascinating countries in the Gulf.

A guide to treks and climbs in Wadi Rum, Jordan, one of the world's leading desert climbing and trekking areas. Wadi Rum is tucked away in the south of Jordan, close to the Red Sea port of Aqaba, remote and splendid in both landscape and culture, yet only a five-hour flight and a short onward journey from Europe. The first edition of this guide, published in 1987, contained about 140 routes. Since then the number of climbs has doubled. Here are detailed descriptions and topos of all the known ro...

The little book that packs a big punch, the Bahrain Mini Explorer may fit in your pocket but it's bursting with information on this fascinating island nation. With excellent maps to aid exploring, a comprehensive shopping chapter with insider info on the best buys, sports and spas, and reviews on restaurants and the nightlife, this is an indispensable guide to an one of the most fascinating countries in the Gulf.

The Muscat Mini Map may be small, but it crams the entire city of Muscat (mountains and all) into a super-handy reference map that you'll never leave home without. On one side you've got the Muscat overview map, which is helpful for planning your routes. On the other side, zoom in on the main areas to provide detailed maps that are essential for visitors and tourists alike. It's a useful addition to any pocket!