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Armchair Travel February 2019
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Essential Costa Rica 2019
by Dorothy MacKinnon
Offers recommendations on hotels, restaurants, shopping, local transportation, sightseeing, shopping, and nightlife.
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Fodor's essential Japan
by Judith Clancy
Japan offers something for every traveler, with opportunities to try outstanding cuisine, experience nature, and immerse yourself in art, nightlife, and adventure. The country continues to draw visitors to experience its exquisite beauty. In stunning full-color, Fodor's Essential Japan illustrates the country's eternal draws, from ancient temples and gardens and the deliberate pace of the tea ceremony, to the dizzying, frenetic pulse of its high-tech cities.
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Essential World Atlas
by Book Author
The 144 pages of physical and political maps - fully revised and updated - have been selected to provide balanced coverage of the continents, while giving prominence to densely populated and economically or strategically important areas. Projections and scales have been chosen to maximize legibility and minimize distortion over the largest regions.
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Fodor's essential Hawaii
by Karen Anderson
Provides information on Hawaiian history and culture, and offers recommendations for lodging, restaurants, sightseeing, shopping, entertainment, and natural landmarks.
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Insight Guides California
by Sian Marsh
From deciding when to go, to choosing what to see when you arrive, this is all you need to plan your trip and experience the best of California, with in-depth insider information on must-see, top attractions like Hollywood, and hidden cultural gems like the Pacific Coast Highway.
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| The Last Whalers: Three Years in the Far Pacific With a Courageous Tribe and a Vanishing... by Doug Bock ClarkWhat it is: An eye-opening, lyrical account of Doug Bock Clark's immersive visits over many years to a remote Indonesian island. There, many indigenous Lamaleran live as they have for centuries, but their traditional way of life is threatened as the modern world encroaches.
Want a taste? "As the six impromptu crews chased after the white spouts contrasting against the dark waves and stormy sky, they sang."
Did you know? Aboriginal subsistence hunts are allowed by the International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling. |
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Living the RV Life : Your Ultimate Guide to Life on the Road
by Marc Bennett
Whether you're downsizing or thrill-seeking--or anything in between--find out if the RV lifestyle is right for you, and learn how to transition from a life of traditional home-ownership to one on the road. Do you love traveling? Meeting new people and seeing new places? Are you craving a life that feels meaningful and new? The RV lifestyle could be the answer. Both aspirational and practical, Living the RV Life is your ultimate guide to living life on the road--for people of all ages looking to downsize, travel, or work on the go.
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The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka
by Rough Guides
The Rough Guide to Sri Lanka is the most comprehensive and user-friendly guide to exploring this fascinating island country. Each chapter includes thoroughly researched travel information, hotel and restaurant listings, and thoughtful background on the environment, politics, culture, music and history, and a practical language guide ensures you can interact with locals.
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To shake the sleeping self : A Journey from Oregon to Patagonia, and a Quest for a Life With No Regret
by Jedidiah Jenkins
From travel writer and Instagram phenomenon Jedidiah Jenkins, a long-awaited memoir of adventure, failure, and lessons learned while bicycling the 10,000 miles from Oregon to Patagonia. On the eve of turning thirty, terrified of being sucked into a lifehe didn't choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream job and spent the next sixteen months cycling from Oregon to Patagonia. He chronicled the trip on Instagram, where his photos and profound reflections on life soon attracted hundreds of thousands of followers and got him featured by National Geographic and The Paris Review.
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