In the middle of the nineteenth century, British archeologist Austen Henry Layard uncovered parts of several ancient Assyrian cities buried beneath the earth, including the capital of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, Nineveh.
Fully illustrated with photographs and maps, this guide to the WWI battlefield of Verdun offers a deeper understanding of its history and its monuments.
La Americana is the story of Melanie Bowden Simn, who, at the age of twenty-five, left her job at Tina Browns Talk magazine following the death of her mother and decided to take a vacation in Havana, Cuba, with a friend.
Fully illustrated with photographs and maps, this guide to the WWI battlefield of Verdun offers a deeper understanding of its history and its monuments.
This practical travel guide to New Orleans features detailed factual travel tips and points-of-interest structured lists of all iconic must-see sights as well as some off-the-beaten-track treasures.
This practical travel guide to the North Coast 500 features detailed factual travel tips and points-of-interest structured lists of all iconic must-see sights as well as some off-the-beaten-track treasures.
This practical travel guide to Walks in and Around London features detailed factual travel tips and points-of-interest structured lists of all iconic must-see sights as well as some off-the-beaten-track treasures.
Streifzüge durch eine sagenhafte LandschaftCarmen Rohrbach führt den Leser auf facettenreichen Wanderungen durch das wildromantische Elbsandsteingebirge und den Nationalpark Sächsische Schweiz.
For the weary urban dweller, the verdant Mangala valley near the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka,; would seem like a haven of peace and tranquility.
This comprehensive guide to Southern India's varied heritage covers all the major Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and European historical monuments and sites in Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
In 1953, when he was thirty-three years old, Edmund Hillary became the first man to stand at the summit of Mount Everest, the Holy Grail for a generation of mountain climbers who had tried and failed to reach the highest point on earth (29,035 feet).
Rabindranath Tagore as a poet and a writer has been known for his legendary creations that have been a subject of study and research for so many people literary enthusiasts in the world.
A unique part of India that is associated with the best living traditions in craft, cuisine, houseboats and shikaras, rushing mountain streams, and snow-clad mountains, Srinagar is a garden of paradise.
Lace up your boots and sample more than sixty of the finest hiking trails in southeastern Utah, where the breathtaking canyons, multicolored sandstone arches, and magnificent spires of Canyonlands and Arches National Parks provide the setting for countless outdoor adventures.
The Columbianna, an ancient tramp steamer with a notably eccentric crew, 200 layers of paint on her decks, a sailing history going back to 1945, and demons in her plumbing, was crossing the Atlantic for the umpteenth timebut on this occasion with a sharp-eyed observer, whose brilliant account brings to life the harshness, humor, and bizarreness of life on board.
2023 Banff Mountain Book Award finalist in GuidebooksDetailed topographic maps and elevation profiles depict the entire routeSections about planning, preparation, transportation, acclimatization, resupplying food, permits, maps, suggested itineraries, and safetyIncludes photographs, alternative routes, and side trips, plus history, geology, flora, and faunaSierra Grand Traverse offers experienced hikers an epic route across one of the world s greatest mountain ranges.
Irland, die Grüne Insel, ist reich an faszinierenden Landschaften: An den Küsten wechseln sich malerische Sandbuchten mit windumtosten Klippen wie den Cliffs of Moher ab, im Inselinnern prägen sattgrüne Ebenen, verwunschene Moore und glitzernde Seenlandschaften das Bild – ideal für erlebnisreiche Wandertouren.
