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!
Allahabad
Contributed articles on the description of Alahabad, India.
In 2005 Andy Warner traveled to Lebanon to study literature in Beirut, one of the world's most cosmopolitan and storied cities. Twenty-one years old and recently broken up from his girlfriend, Warner feels his life is both intense and directionless. Immersing himself in the vibrant and diverse city, he quickly befriends a group of students, many LGBTQ, including both foreigners and Lebanese, straddling different histories and embracing the freedoms of the multicultural city. Warner and his frien...
This brand new edition Insight Guide to Turkey features illuminating text written by expert, local writers alongside a wealth of inspiring full-colour photography that vividly brings Turkey and its people to life, at the turn of a page. The top attractions are highlighted to help you plan your trip priorities, including the many ancient sites not to be missed. An in-depth 'Places' section covers the entire country, region by region, from the hustle and bustle of Istanbul to the idyllic beaches...
In 2001 Rory Stewart set off from Herat to walk to Kabul via the mountains of Ghor in central Afghanistan. This was to be the last leg of a 21 month walk across Asia. The country was in turmoil following the recent US invasion and the mountain passes still covered in snow. Suspicious of his motives, and worried for his safety, the authorities provided Rory with two armed guards who accompanied him, but whom he soon out-walked. Later he was given a dog, whom he named 'Babur' in honour of the grea...
Explore the deserts, mountains and souks of the Middle East, with best-selling author and artist David Bellamy. The book is divided into chapters according to region: South Arabia and the Swahili Coast; Egypt; Jordan; Lebanon, Dubai, and Oman. Like Arctic Light, the book will provide an intriguing and entertaining insight into the region as a whole - its history, culture, customs, geography and way of life - all written from the perspective of an artist and filled with personal anecdotes and sp...
Premier foreign correspondent Michael Petrou treks through the Middle East and Central Asia, from Pakistan and Afghanistan to Syria and Egypt, and bring backs blistering stories of turmoil and the people who are driving significant changes.
Essentially Israel (Essentially)
by Carole Stewart and Chris Stewart
A view of Israel and the occupied territories, where, in the eyes of the authors, nothing is typical except the contradictions. The traveller will find impossibly dry and harsh deserts (with tracts coaxed to fertility by the Israelis), valleys, mountains, ravines and canyons, flat coastal plains, golden beaches, lakes, oases, lush hills and pastures, orange and olive groves and vineyards, and the lowest point on earth where the Dead Sea lies. Scattered over this varied landscape are the remains...
Jerusalem, Hier Et Aujourd'hui: Notes de Voyage (Histoire)
by Melchior De Vogue
Greater Than a Tourist- Cairo Egypt (Greater Than a Tourist, #101)
by Greater Than a Tourist and Gihan Amin
Winner, 2010 Association for Jewish Studies Jordan Schnitzer Book Award 2011 Honorable Mention for the American Sociological Association Culture Section's Mary Douglas Prize for Best Book Since 1999 hundreds of thousands of young American Jews have visited Israel on an all-expense-paid 10-day pilgrimage-tour known as Birthright Israel. The most elaborate of the state-supported homeland tours that are cropping up all over the world, this tour seeks to foster in the American Jewish diaspora a li...
Insight Guides Turkey (Travel Guide with Free eBook) (Insight Guides)
Insight Guides TurkeyTravel made easy. Ask local experts.Comprehensive travel guide packed with inspirational photography and fascinating cultural insights, now with free eBook.From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this guide to Turkey is all you need to plan your perfect trip, with insider information on must-see, top attractions like Istanbul, the colossal heads at Nemrut Dagi and Ephesus, and cultural gems like the dreamlike Cappadocian landscapes, the irresistibl...
This guide covers the holy sites, archaeological remains and modern towns in depth, with a full cultural and historical context. It also acknowledges that Israel lies at the heart of one of the world's longest standing territorial disputes - and provides the background information. Jerusalem is not just a biblical city, but also a modern centre, and one of the finest examples of a medieval Arab city in the world. There are sections on the Mediterranean beaches, on Eilat and the Red Sea, on Galil...
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