Take the Trip of a Lifetime with Moon Travel Guides!The Galapagos archipelago is one of the most beautiful, wild, and untouched places on earth. Travel back in time with Moon Galapagos Islands.Strategic tour information with advice on visiting sustainably, which boats to take, how long to stay, and where to stop along the wayDetailed maps and directions for exploring on your ownActivities and ideas for every traveler: Spot blue-footed boobies, frigates, albatross and pelicans just as Darwin did...
At a time when interest in the outdoors is at an all time high, this year sees the launch of a brand new guidebook: Almost Wild Camping, from the experts behind the best-selling Cool Camping series. Featuring 50 off-grid-style campsites in some of Britain's wildest locations, this glovebox sized guide is packed with inspiration for first-time wild campers looking for a remote place to pitch without having to arrive late and leave early - and with the added benefit of campfires, a composting toi...
Locations-Locations of TWD Seasons 1-6
by Marlene Littlefield and Jamie Thompson
"Bring the art and beauty of Japan to your garden with inspiration from Kyoto Gardens." --HGTV Gardens Featuring beautiful Japanese garden photography and insightful writing, Kyoto Gardens is a labor of love from master photographer Ben Simmons and Kyoto-based writer Judith Clancy. In their rocks and plants, empty spaces and intimate details--Kyoto's gardens manifest a unique ability to provoke thought and delight in equal measure. These varied landscapes meld the sensuality of nature with the d...
Rocky Mountain National Park: The Complete Guide (Color Travel Guide)
by James Kaiser
Discover the best of Rocky Mountain National Park in this full-color travel guidebook. From hiking to biking to rock climbing, Rocky Mountain National Park is filled with adventures. But without careful planning, a trip can be overwhelming. Rocky Mountain National Park: The Complete Guide helps you make the most of your time in the park. Whatever your interests-hiking to gorgeous alpine lakes, relaxing by beautiful waterfalls, watching sunset above 12,000 feet from Trail Ridge Road, relaxin...
Following the success of their first book Travel Anywhere, Fathom's latest book Travel North America pays homage to the stories, histories, landscapes and cultures of the vast and diverse North American continent. The future of travel is set to keep us closer to home, encourage us to slow down, expand our minds and bring us closer to nature. Tapping into a treasure trove of time-tested recommendations (both classic and little known) and a network of interesting people (chefs, novelists, desig...
Behind the island paradises, panoramic views and historical sites there often lies a different story. Using her twenty-year experience in the field of human rights, personal anecdotes and the testimonies of survivors, Lucy Popescu explores the various abuses that often go unnoticed or are carefully hidden from the tourist. From torture in the Maldives, the labour camps of China, seeking asylum in Australia to execution in Iran. Inspired by the ethical flying drive and the rise in investment of p...
As one of the largest service industries serving millions of international and domestic individuals yearly, it is important to understand the current trends, practices, and challenges surrounding tourism. Emphasized by the effects on people, management processes, and technological advancements, this economic and socio-cultural phenomenon's importance is increasing worldwide. Global Trends, Practices, and Challenges in Contemporary Tourism and Hospitality Management discusses and analyzes the imp...
Eden Project: The Guide
Revised and updated highly illustrated guide to the Eden Project in a pocket-sized format. The guide gives a flavour of the sort of things the Eden Project does and takes the reader on a tour of the exhibits, introduces them to events on site and to the Eden team. Contents include: *new site maps *planning your day *the Outdoor Gardens *the Core - up-to-date information about the forthcoming new exhibition for 2018 *the Rainforest Biome - including the rainforest canopy walkway and new Weathe...
The Nature of North Carolina's Southern Coast (Southern Gateways Guides)
by Dirk Frankenberg
For some years, The Nature of North Carolina's Southern Coast has stood as an essential resource for all who treasure our coastal environment. In this book, Dirk Frankenberg describes the southern coast's beaches, inlets, and estuaries and instructs readers in the responsible exploration and enjoyment of some of North Carolina's most precious natural areas. From Ocracoke Inlet to the South Carolina border, this field guide provides a close-up look at a complex ecosystem, highlighting the process...
Anthropocene Ecologies
Anthropocene Ecologies brings political ecology and tourism studies to bear on the Anthropocene. Through a collective examination of political ecologies of the Anthropocene by leading scholars in anthropology, geography and tourism studies, the book addresses critical themes of gender, health, conservation, agriculture, climate change, disaster, coastal marine management and sustainability. Each chapter theoretically and empirically unravels entanglements of tourism, nature and imagination to...
This is Costa Rica advice the way a friend would give it to you: fiercely opinionated, funny, and brimming not only with advice about what to see and do, but also what’s not worth your time. Fully updated post-lockdown. Whether you plan to hike through rainforests (and cloud forests), windsurf on Lake Arenal, bathe in geothermal pools or head to sun-soaked beaches where sea turtles nest, our expert has your back. A seasoned journalist, Nicholas Gill offers how to smartly explore this exhilarati...
An essential resource for the next generation of travel: a liberating, responsible, and inspirational guide to resorts, hotels, cruises, and adventure. Travel habits today are changing: airlines are investing in greener fuels, carbon offset programs are gaining in popularity, and people increasingly are looking for alternative travel means and destinations. So far, books on green travel have been mere destination guides, with little space given to the broader issues in eco-travel. Written by t...
1,001 animals to see before they die. From the world?s only multi-species primate sanctuary in South Africa, to the wild ponies of Assateague Island, to the Blue-Footed Boobies of the Galapagos Islands, Destination Wildlife provides all the information the intrepid traveler looking for the best wildlife experiences could need?and rarely finds in other travel guides. Written from a visitor?s perspective?and informed by the National Wildlife Federation and other naturalists? each site in Destin...
Wildlife & Conservation Volunteering (Bradt Travel Guides) (Bradt Travel Guides (Other Guides))
by Peter Lynch
A unique feature of this guide is its dedicated focus on wildlife and environmental conservation volunteering. It is aimed at all three sectors of the age and career spectrum: young people such as gap year students and backpackers; the larger market of vacation conservation volunteers; and the early retired. Peter Lynch investigates rather than lists different types of organisations including charities, clearinghouses, eco-tour operators and travel agents. He audits, analyses and deconstructs th...
The West Coast of New Zealand's South Island arguably boasts the greatest range of the country's natural attractions, from the warm, temperate nikau palm forests at Karamea to the cool beech forests of Haast, from the alpine heights of Arthur's Pass to the dramatic Paparoa coast with glaciers that descend into valleys filled with unique podocarp rainforests and pristine lakes and lagoons. This book presents an introduction to the West Coast's physical environment, plants, and animals, and it pro...
Five continents. Ten countries. Twenty Natural World Heritage sites in five years. In the Name of Wild is the story of what happened when one family set out to learn what wildness means to people around the world. What draws us to seek out wild places? Do they mean the same to everyone? Part travelogue, part ethnography, this book takes us on a journey into the lives of the people who call places such as Tasmania, Patagonia, and Iceland home. They reveal that wildness isn’t about the absence of...