Michael and Celia Richardson and their son Jamie, born two years before while Michael was learning Mandarin Chinese in Hong Kong, lived in Peking from January 1972 to January 1974.
Tuttle Mini Burmese Dictionary is the most up-to-date Burmese dictionary available and is ideal for any application where a handy, portable dictionary is required.
The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney's Dream is the story of how Walt Disney's greatest creation was conceived, nurtured, and how it grew into a source of joy and inspiration for generations of visitors.
The 21st edition of Time Out London will help visitors to navigate the 2000 year old city, from the many must visits through to the eccentricities and particularities that give London its flavor.
Famed for its wild nights and lazy days, Madrid provides a whole lot more, whether your interests lie in spectacular opera productions or chirpy folkloric zarzuela; in cutting-edge cuisine or ancient, tiled tabernas; in designer-shoe shopping or mooching around flea markets.
It's All Chinese to Me is a fun and authentic introduction to Chinese culture that allows readers, tourists, and business travelers to experience what ultimately makes China so unique--its people.
Barcelona barely has time to take down the bunting between its rollicking festivals-when there isn't an all night fiesta happening on the street, there's more likely a party on the beach ( only ten minutes away) and never any shortage of action in its clubs and bars.
The capital of the West Coast, a sprawling megalopolis that is home to more stars than the night sky, Los Angeles continues to enthrall all those who visit it.
A guide to the most beautiful short and easy hikes around VancouverNow in its seventh edition, Easy Hiking Around Vancouver is the indespensable guide to exploring Vancouvers beautiful wilderness.
Alongside profiles of the Guggenheim, the Statue of Liberty and all the other major attractions, Time Out New York gives you the inside track on local culture, with illuminating features and hundreds of independent venue reviews covering everything from iconic skyscrapers to buzzing bars.
This series of fifteen books - The Food Service Professional Guide TO Series from the editors of the Food Service Professional magazine are the best and most comprehensive books for serious food service operators available today.
"e;If you look at a map, you will see that the island chain known as the Caribbean, or, to confuse you, the West Indies, lies between Florida and South America and resembles a string of gems or possibly drool.
These three charming Southern "e;capitals"e; (including the oldest in America) are massively popular tourist destinations because of their well-preserved architecture (capturing the ante-bellum life of the 1860s and the Spanish colonial era, in the case of St.
Four long-time residents of France have here combined their talents to compress the highlights of that nation into one, 256-page volume: Paris, Normandy, The Loire Valley, Provence and the French Riviera.
When American tourists complete their first trip to Rome, Florence & Venice, their attention then invariably turns further south in Italy, to the dynamic city of Naples (along with nearby Pompeii), the colorful seaside city of Sorrento, and the enchanting Amalfi Coast alongside Capri.
The winner of numerous awards from prestigious organizations of travel journalists, this is a fiercely opinionated book that tells you what to avoid and not simply what to see, in an awesome city with an overwhelming number of attractions, lodgings, restaurants, museums and shops.
A collection of twenty stories showcasing the supernatural legends and unsolved mysteries of Southeast Alaska, with a focus on the region between Yakutat and Petersburg, where the author has lived his entire life, writing, teaching, guiding, commercial fishing, and investigating ghost stories.
Known for years as the sleeping giant of tourism, China has now awakened with a roar, attracting 120 million inbound tourists each year (including two and a half million Americans), and accounting for increasing sales of guidebooks to its three major attractions: Beijing, Xian and Shanghai.
Frommer's Honolulu and Oahu Day-by-Day is the complete up-to-date reference for visitors who want to maximize their stay in the smartest, most time-efficient way.
Though its a small country, there are few places on earth as vibrant, history-rich and intriguing as Israel meaning that too many visitors end their vacation wishing they had more time.
Guidebooks to Iceland are currently on every list of guidebook best-sellers, and will now be joined by a powerful new entrant written by an acknowledged and heavily-published expert on the subject.
