The Rough Guide First-Time Around the World: A Trip Planner for the Ultimate Journey
10 best books like The Rough Guide First-Time Around the World: A Trip Planner for the Ultimate Journey (Doug Lansky): Stalking the Wild Asparagus, One Year Off: Leaving It All Behind for a Round-the-World Journey with Our Children, Southeast Asia on a Shoestring, 100 Places Every Woman Should Go, Off the Tourist Trail: 1,000 Unexpected Travel Alternatives, Make the Most of Your Time on Earth, Unforgettable Places to See Before You Die, Fly Solo: The 50 Best Places on Earth for a Girl to Travel Alone, The Smart Traveler's Passport, The Practical Nomad: How to Travel Around the World
Stalking the Wild Asparagus
Author | Euell Gibbons |
ISBN | 0911469036 |
Euell Gibbons was one of the few people in this country to devote a considerable part of his life to the adventure of "living off the land." He sought out wild plants all over North America and made them into delicious dishes. His book includes recipes for vegetable and casserole dishes, breads, cakes,...
Author | David Elliot Cohen |
ISBN | 1885211651 |
A year off from work. A meandering, serendipitous journey around the globe with the people you love most. No mortgage, no car payments, no pressure. Though it sounds like an impossible dream for most people, one day David Cohen and his family decide to make it a reality. With his wife and three children,...
Southeast Asia on a Shoestring
Author | China Williams |
ISBN | 1741044448 |
I used this extensively while working in Southeast Asia from 2008 to 2011. Generally useful information about peninsular Southeast Asia and Indonesia, but its reportage on the Philippines leaves much to be desired. The traveling warnings/suggestions in the back section are a little rough and wanting,...
Author | Stephanie Elizondo Griest |
ISBN | 1932361472 |
With its breezy reviews and insightful advice, 100 Places Every Woman Should Go encourages women of any age to see the world — in a group, with a friend, or solo — and inspires them to create their own list of dreams. Based on her own explorations of many countries, states, and regions, and on interviews...
Author | Sadie Smith |
ISBN | 0756653991 |
Off the Tourist Trail is a guide to the world's unspoiled sights and experiences. It takes a hundred clichéd tourist destinations - everything from over-visited national parks to overrated museums - and reveal 1,000 fresh and fascinating alternative options. Written by a team of travel experts,...
Make the Most of Your Time on Earth: A Rough Guide to the World with 1000 must-do experiences from around the world.
Make the Most of Your Time on Earth is a book that will inspire everyone. Perfect for both the seasoned traveller and the armchair dreamer, it brings you the very best travel experiences...
Author | Steve Davey |
ISBN | 1552979555 |
An inspiring exploration of the forty most memorable travel destinations in the world.
As travelers become more experienced and sophisticated, they become more discriminating about their destinations. Many are seeking the unusual and avoiding the routine and predictable tours.
Unforgettable...
Author | Teresa Rodriguez Williamson |
ISBN | 0399533109 |
There's a whole big world out there. Here's how every woman can get out and conquer it-solo.
This is an inspiring guide for women who want to "fly solo"-yet stay safe, sane, and solvent during their travels. With candid advice and insider's secrets about some of the most exciting places on earth,...
Author | Erik Torkells |
ISBN | 1594741778 |
Travel Smart!
The Smart Traveler’s Passport is a collection of 399 of the best travel tips you’ll ever read, compiled from the pages of Budget Travel magazine. You’ll learn:
• 13 different uses for Ziploc bags
• How dental floss can...
Author | Edward Hasbrouck |
ISBN | 1566914337 |
Invaluable tips and information make taking the plunge towards an extended vacation easier. Edward Hasbrouck, the Internet's best-known authority on international airfares and travel planning, provides guidance and advice for independent travel anywhere in the world. Get helpful information...
Drawing on the same standards of accuracy as the acclaimed DK "Eyewitness Travel Guides," each book in DK's "Top 10" series uses evocative color photography, excellent cartography, and up-to-date travel content to create a reliable and useful pocket-sized travel guide.
Dozens of Top 10 lists...
Author | Colin Fletcher |
ISBN | 0375703233 |
For the first time since 1984, we have a new edition of the classic book that Field & Stream called "the Hiker's Bible." For this version, the celebrated writer and hiker Colin Fletcher has taken on a coauthor, Chip Rawlins, himself an avid outdoorsman and a poet from Wyoming. Together, they have...
Where To Go When (Eyewitness Travel Guides)
Author | Joseph Rosendo |
ISBN | 0756630738 |
I love DK books. (Is it weird to have a favorite publishers? Because mine is DK. Their books are always top quality.)
Anyway this is a great travel guide, giving the ins and outs of the best times to travel to certain destinations around the world during which time of the year. The book is chock full...
Food Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 Extraordinary Places to Eat Around the Globe
Author | National Geographic Society |
ISBN | 1426205074 |
For pure pleasure, few experiences are as satisfying as a chance to explore the world’s great culinary traditions and landmarks—and here, in the latest title of our popular series of illustrated travel gift books, you’ll find a fabulous itinerary of foods, dishes, markets, and restaurants...
1001 Natural Wonders: You Must See Before You Die
Author | Michael Bright |
ISBN | 0764158171 |
Let Michael Bright take you on an incredible journey to the most spectacular natural wonders in the world.
Spanning every continent and ocean on the planet, "1001 Natural Wonders You Must See Before You Die" is a compendium of once-in-a-lifetime experiences that you can revisit time and time...
1000 Ultimate Experiences
Author | Andrew Bain |
ISBN | 1741799457 |
Travel Guides: 1000 Ultimate Experiences Travel Guide. 1000 Ultimate Experiences brings together 1,000 ideas, places and activities sure to inspire and entertain. Want to know where to discover a spectacular tropical paradise How about journeying to the worlds greatest natural wonders, or taking...
1001 Escapes to Experience Before You Die
Author | Helen Arnold |
ISBN | 0764161784 |
"1001 Escapes To Make Before You Die" is the essential guide for all discerning travelers seeking an escape from the madding crowd.
Every experience described in this book represents a genuine respite from the drudgery of daily life and guarantees a boost to your general well-being. Contemplate...
Author | Damian Harper |
ISBN | 1740599152 |
Discover China
Walk the watchtowers at Badaling, where President Nixon once said, 'this is a great wall.'
Knock back a shot of Confucius baijiu firewater in Qufu, hometown of the sage.
Find out how a local farmer first uncovered the Army of Terracotta Warriors.
Perfect your Monkey...
Writing Away: A Creative Guide to Awakening the Journal-Writing Traveler
Author | Lavinia Spalding |
ISBN | 1932361677 |
Two major trends have recently swept the travel world: the first, an overwhelming desire (thanks to Elizabeth Gilbert’s bestseller, Eat, Pray, Love) to write one’s own memoir; the second, an explosion of social media, blogs, twitter and texts, which allow travelers to document and share their...
Author | Sarah Johnstone |
ISBN | 1741045916 |
This book has been my friend for all my trips to Europe. I have read every little snipppet, tip and found them to be true. Infact, I have forgone the use of a GPS and turned to this wonder on my drive to Scotland.
All the listed youth hostels offer services as listed and within the range. The nightlife...
The Lonely Planet Guide To Experimental Travel
Author | Rachael Antony |
ISBN | 1741044502 |
Forget package holidays and classic travel routes. Wave adieu to predictable journeys and escape the clutches of tourist traps. The time has come for different travel rules and The Lonely Planet Guide to Experimental Travel is your passport to a new world.Do you yearn for the glories of yesteryear?...
Author | Lonely Planet |
ISBN | 1741045568 |
Get subterranean in the cavernous underground cities of Cappadocia, laze on white-sand beaches, pamper yourself in a steamy hamam or enjoy the buzz of cosmopolitan Istanbul -- discover Turkey s treasures and pleasures with Lonely Planet. Whether you want to worship the sun, climb Mt Ararat or muse...
Author | Yann Arthus-Bertrand |
This book is the antidote to the news. And today I really need an antidote to the news.
Well okay, a lot of it is. You do get pictures of Chernobyl and rusting tanks in deserts, but even the grim images are drenched in glory. And it's as huge as it's wonderful - you almost need a removal van to get it home....