Leaving the luxury and the security of home and travelling to far-off places is a trial in itself. Warner, in this work, contemplates the excitement and the turmoil associated with travelling. He asserts that the presence of an accommodating companion and exhilaration of discovering new places more than ... more »

Women's travel is a thriving niche, as our first book by travel expert Marybeth Bond amply showed. To continue serving that eager market of traveling women, National Geographic presents Best Girlfriends Getaways Worldwide. Each chapter takes off with stories of women who traveled with girlfriends to ... more »

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 "What Kind of Boating Experience Do YOU Want?" A calm lake with a simple rowboat? A romantic sailing trip? A rush of excitement in a motorboat? Your preference and experience will help you to decide, but knowing the pros and cons of each style is beneficial in making sure you get ... more »

Leben und arbeiten im Ausland - so wird es ein Erfolg Deutschland ist eines der wohlhabendsten Länder der Welt, und seinen Bürgern geht es gut. Dennoch verlassen jedes Jahr zehntausende von ihnen ihr Heimatland, um im Ausland zu leben - für immer oder für ein paar Jahre um dort eine Ausbildung zu machen ... more »

American Notes for General Circulation: American Notes is a lively chronicle of what was for Dickens an illuminating encounter with the New World. It is a candid record of Dickens's experiences, from his uncomfortable sea voyage to his observation of the American character. His discerning criticism of ... more »

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One of the world's most beloved and bestselling writers takes his ultimate journey -- into the most intriguing and intractable questions that science seeks to answer. In A Walk in the Woods, Bill Bryson trekked the Appalachian Trail -- well, most of it. In In A Sunburned Country, he confronted some ... more »

PREFACE Often enough, staying in a hotel in a foreign town, I have wished to sally forth and to dine or breakfast at the typical restaurant of the place, should there be one. Almost invariably I have found great difficulty in obtaining any information regarding any such restaurant. The proprietor of ... more »

When novelist and former editor Bunty Avieson's husband found his work led him to India and the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, Bunty decided to take her young baby and travel with him. This resulting travel narrative outlines the joys and horrors of travelling in the developing world with a small ... more »

Under the Tuscan Sun meets the wide-open sea . . . An Embarrassment of Mangoes is a delicious chronicle of leaving the type-A lifestyle behind -- and discovering the seductive secrets of life in the Caribbean. Who hasn't fantasized about chucking the job, saying goodbye to the rat race, and escaping ... more »

An indispensable resource for the perfect island getaway.This reader-friendly guide to the beauty and wonder of the nation's 50th state features everything you need to know before visiting Oahu, Maui, the Big Island, Kauai, Molokai, and Lana'i. Includes one-island and multiple-island itineraries, as ... more »